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Six Early Films, 1900–1929 

For much of the history of Hollywood filmmaking, movies often portrayed Chinese as the “other” in a “them vs. us” hierarchy. Early movies, in particular, exploited this dichotomy, illustrated by the now-absurd—but no less damning—examples in this program.

Six Early Films, 1900–1929

35mm

HOLLYWOOD CHINESE

daughter-of-dragon-king-of-chinatown-update

Big Trouble in Little China with Black Widow

16mm

WALK LIKE A DRAGON with ENTER the DRAGON

TONG MAN with YEAR OF THE DRAGON

M. Butterfly with The Wedding Banquet

Flower Drum Song 

English

Our Gang: Baby Blues with Charlie Chan in Honolulu 

The Joy Luck Club

Thearchwithxiuxiu

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Six Early Films, 1900–1929

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