Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Featured Films is a 2007 American documentary film

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

 directed by Academy Award-nominated director Arthur Dong

Arthur Dong

Arthur Dong is an Academy Award-nominated American documentary filmmaker. His work combines the art of the visual medium with an investigation of social issues, examining topics such as Asian American history and identity, and gay oppression...

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From early films like the 1900's Beheading the Chinese Prisoner

Beheading the Chinese Prisoner

Beheading the Chinese Prisoner, also known as Beheading a Chinese Prisoner, was a 1900 silent film produced by Siegmund Lubin. The 42-second-long film, which was inspired by news reports of the Boxer Rebellion, was produced on the roof of the Lubin Studios building in Philadelphia.It is considered...

to Ang Lee's triumphant Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

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in 2005, Dong utilizes clips of more than 100 films and interviews of prominent Chinese Americans to create a thorough overview on the depiction of Chinese in mainstream Hollywood films. He hits many major points such as white performers who portray Asians in both The Good Earth

The Good Earth

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 and Fu Manchu

Fu Manchu

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 series, Nancy Kwan

Nancy Kwan

Nancy "Ka Shen" Kwan is a Eurasian-American actress, who played a pivotal role in the acceptance of actors of Asian descent in major Hollywood film roles...

's roles in The World of Suzie Wong

The World of Suzie Wong (film)

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, Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...

 and the emergence of martial arts

Martial arts

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 films and Justin Lin

Justin Lin

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's take on his film Better Luck Tomorrow

Better Luck Tomorrow

Better Luck Tomorrow is a 2002 crime-drama film directed by Justin Lin. The movie is about Asian American overachievers who become bored with their lives and enter a world of petty crime and material excess...

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