No Coast Oriental

3: Asians in Media

James He and Stevie Zheng Season 1 Episode 3

In this episode of No Coast Oriental, Stevie and James talk about Asian American representation in movies, music, and more. Join us as we discuss "orientalism," stereotyping, American Dragon: Jake Long, and why representation is important.  

Timestamps:  
00:00:00 - Intro and Cold Open  
00:04:30 - "Orientalism" in Media  
00:17:00 - Examples of Whitewashing & Stereotyping  
00:44:00 - An Asian wave in music  
00:53:00 - Bruce Lee's Impact in Film  
00:57:48 - Technical difficulties  
00:59:35 - Reconnected  
01:04:53 - Drawn-out Kung Fu Panda digression  
01:11:15 - Early Asian Youtube Stars, their impact, and Eddie Huang  
01:28:00 - Outro: Why is representation important?  

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