The Stanford Journal of Asian American Studies is an online journal featuring excellence in the field of Asian American Studies. We are currently accepting submissions for the 08-09 issue: read the submission guidelines to find out more.
Current Issue: Vol 1. (2008)
The Politics and Aesthetics of “Asian American” Sexuality in Ang Lee’s Cross-Cultural Family Dramas: A Case Study on The Wedding Banquet and The Ice Storm
by Dennis Lo
The definition of Asian American Cinema is as difficult to pin down as the term Asian America is itself, a term popularized by Japanese American political activist Yuji Ichioka in the 1960s. Used originally to unify the political interests of Asians living in the United States, the term “Asian America” has since been used in a myriad of other contexts, such as race studies, cultural studies, and art history. However, upon closer inspection in the field of contemporary cinema, the term seems to run into enormous complications, often failing to differentiate between the highly varied experiences of Asian filmmakers living in the United States...
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