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Asian American Filmography – Listed by Theme

Culture: Art/Performance/Religion

Blue Collar and Buddha
Bollywood/Hollywood
Death of a Shaman
Desi: South Asians in New York
Forbidden City, U.S.A.
The Good Son
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
Punjabi Cab
Searching for Asian America

Cultural Crossing/Return Visit

A Great Wall
Calcutta Calling
Daughter from Danang
First Person Plural
Precious Cargo
Searching for Go-Hyang

Cultural Encounter & Misunderstanding

Anatomy of a Spring Roll
Arirang: The Korean American Journey
Blue Collar and Buddha
Bollywood/Hollywood
Chan is Missing
Daughter from Danang
First Person Plural
The Good Son
Joy Luck Club
Miss India Georgia
Monkey Dance
My America (or Honk If You Love Buddha)
Punjabi Cab
SA-I-GU: From Korean Women’s Perspectives
Searching for Asian America
Who Killed Vincent Chin?

Family and Intergenerational Issues

A Great Wall
Bollywood/Hollywood
Daughter from Danang
Death of a Shaman
First Person Plural
The Good Son
Joy Luck Club
Miss India Georgia
Searching for Go-Hyang

Gender and Sexuality

a.k.a Don Bonus
American Sons
Banana Split
Miss India Georgia
My America (or Honk If You Love Buddha)
SA-I-GU: From Korean Women’s Perspectives
Slaying the Dragon

History

Ancestors in the Americas
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
Chinatown Files
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
My America (or Honk If You Love Buddha)
On Strike! Ethnic Studies, 1969 – 1999
Precious Cargo
Searching for Asian America
Unfinished Business
An Untold Triumph

Identity/Representation

A Great Wall
a.k.a Don Bonus
American Sons
Anatomy of a Spring Roll
Arirang: The Korean American Journey
Banana Split
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
Better Luck Tomorrow
Bollywood/Hollywood
Calcutta Calling
Chan is Missing
Daughter from Danang
Desi: South Asians in New York
First Person Plural
Forbidden City, U.S.A.
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
Miss India Georgia
Monkey Dance
My America (or Honk If You Love Buddha)
Searching for Asian America
Searching for Go-Hyang
Slaying the Dragon
The Story of Vinh

Immigrant/Refugee Experience/Diaspora

Anatomy of a Spring Roll
Ancestors in the Americas
Arirang: The Korean American Journey
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
Blue Collar and Buddha
Chan is Missing
Chinatown Files
Death of a Shaman
Desi: South Asians in New York
The Good Son
Joy Luck Club
Miss India Georgia
Monkey Dance
Precious Cargo
SA-I-GU: From Korean Women’s Perspectives
Searching for Asian America
Sewing Woman
The Story of Vinh

Individual Profiles & Personal Stories

Arirang: The Korean American Journey
Calcutta Calling
Daughter from Danang
First Person Plural
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
Monkey Dance
Searching for Asian America
Sewing Woman
The Story of Vinh

Labor & Class Issues

Anatomy of a Spring Roll
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
Blue Collar and Buddha
Sewing Woman
The Story of Vinh
Who Killed Vincent Chin?

Political/Legal Issues

a.k.a Don Bonus
American Sons
Ancestors in the Americas
Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
Blue Collar and Buddha
Chinatown Files
Desi: South Asians in New York
Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
On Strike! Ethnic Studies, 1969 – 1999
SA-I-GU: From Korean Women’s Perspectives
Searching for Asian America
Unfinished Business
An Untold Triumph
Who Killed Vincent Chin?

War & Military Service

Precious Cargo
Unfinished Business
An Untold Triumph

Youth

Better Luck Tomorrow
The Good Son
Miss India Georgia
Searching for Asian America
The Story of Vinh

Asian American Filmography

Films Listed Alphabetically
Films Listed by Ethnicity
Films Listed by Theme
Films Listed by Genre

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