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• Mississippi Masala

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  Years after her Indian family was forced to flee their home in Uganda by the dictatorship of Idi Amin, twentysomething Mina spends her days cleaning rooms in an Indian-run motel in Mississippi. When she falls for the charming Black carpet cleaner…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wedding Banquet

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  In this original film by Ang Lee, Wei-Tung and his boyfriend, Simon, stage a marriage of convenience between Wei-Tung and Wei-Wei. This plan is meant to please Wei-Tung's traditional Taiwanese parents (who have no idea he is in a relationship with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Every Day in Kaimukī

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  A young man is determined to give his life meaning outside of Kaimukī, the small Hawaiian town where he grew up, even if it means leaving everything he's ever known and loved behind.

• Kim's Convenience. Season 1

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  A funny, heartfelt sitcom about the Kims, a Korean-Canadian family, running a convenience store in downtown Toronto.

• Asian Americans

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  This PBS series traces the story of Asian Americans, spanning 150 years of immigration, racial politics, and cultural innovation. It is a timely look at the role that Asian Americans have played in defining who we are as a nation.

• The Namesake

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  The son of Indian immigrants born in America wants to fit in with fellow New Yorkers, but his family is unwilling to let go of their traditional ways.

• Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

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  Until today, whitewashing is a racist tradition in Hollywood, and as with "blackface", "yellowface" was used in Hollywood as a propaganda tool and manifestation of the racism. YELLOWFACE is a historical look at how Asian culture has evolved through…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Joy Ride

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  A raunchy and unapologetically explicit story of identity and self-discovery centers on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure.

• Not Your Model Minority

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  Exploring the origins of the myth and the intersections with past and present anti-Asian violence, NOT YOUR MODEL MINORITY reveals the many ways the model minority myth has been used to create a wedge between communities of color and perpetuate…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bend It Like Beckham

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  Eighteen year-old Jesminder's parents want her to be a nice, conventional Indian girl. But she just wants to play soccer like her hero, David Beckham. For Jess, that means kicking a ball around the local park with the lads until she's spotted by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everything Everywhere All at Once

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  Evelyn Wang, a flustered immigrant mother, is contacted from a parallel universe and told that only she can save the world. The unlikely hero must learn to channel her newfound powers and fight through the splintering timelines of the multiverse to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Minari

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  A tender and sweeping story about what roots people that follows a Korean-American family that moves to a tiny Arkansas farm in search of their own American Dream. The family home changes completely with the arrival of their sly, foul-mouthed, but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Past Lives

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  Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are wrest apart after Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

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  In this Marvel movie, martial-arts master Shang-Chi confronts the past he thought he left behind when he's drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

• The Farewell

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  Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has been given mere weeks to live, everyone has decided not to tell Nai Nai herself. To assure her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Joy Luck Club

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  Amy Tan's best-selling story that crosses generations to explore universal themes in mother/daughter relationships.

• Bitter Melon

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  When a Filipino-American family reunites for a Christmas party, the holiday takes a dark turn when they conspire to murder the abusive bully of the family in this dark comedy. Best Narrative Feature winner at the San Diego Asian Film Festival!