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1993
The Joy Luck Club is a 1993 American drama film directed by Wayne Wang and written by Amy Tan and Ronald Bass, based on Tan's 1989 novel of the same name. It stars Tsai Chin, Kieu Chinh, Lisa Lu, France Nuyen, Rosalind Chao, Lauren Tom, Tamlyn Tomita, and Ming-Na Wen. It explores the relationships between Chinese-American women and their Chinese immigrant mothers. The film was produced by Bass, Tan, Wang, and…
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Despite its alleged "political correctness", Hollywood continues to employ ethnic stereotypes in its films. Asians happened to be the most visible victims of such policy; whenever an Asian character appear in Hollywood film, it is usually in the form of nerdy geek. Asian women fare even worse in Hollywood, and the films where Asian women happen to be protagonists are quite rare. In 1993 there were two films that did…More
