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Asian Americans in Silent Film



How were asian actors and characters treated at the time in american films? Which of these actors stories could you relate too? Explain why you found their achievements so significant.

At the time, Asian actors were treated as lesser than white actors, even if they were more fit for the role. Back in my home school, I don't experience this kind of discrimination because the majority of the students who attend Saratoga are Asian. However, out in public, my friends and I often experience the same sort of injustice that these actors may have experienced after starring in many films that objectified her. When were are together in public, people often refer to us as "China dolls" or "Mulan" or cat call us and fetishize our appearances. Though these stars sort of started an uproar in cultural appropriation, they broke barriers in Hollywood's casting and showed Asians in a positive light. 

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