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Asian Americans in Film, Magenta shade branches/text represent either…

- - - - Ben in Better Luck Tomorrow is very upfront on his resistance, showing a bad guy image as a criminal
      - Wil in Saving Face by conforming to the norms she faces in her community that is hostile as well as her own family
  - - - different however; China is a threat for production/labor while Japan is a threat for technological innovation
  - - - ex Fu Manchu (the villain) vs the Model Minority
- - - - Lee was the only one who refused, he wanted to talk to Mei Ling to learn more the logistics/details about Hans operation (reinforces asexual stereotype), lacking sexual desire
      - William's sexuality as a Black man perceived as excessive
      - Roper was the only one to pick just one woman (monogamous), but also picking the White woman
  - - - Stephanie - female protagonist, strong academics, cheerleader, porn star?
      - Steve - Stephanie's boyfriend, strong academics, wealthy family, attends private school
      - Operations group
        
        Virgil, Ben's friends, not strong in academics, goofy sidekick
        
        Ben - male protagonist, strong academics, tries to be well rounded student with extracurriculars (clubs, part time job, basketball)
        
        Daric - male jock, strong academics, mischievous
        
        Han - Virgil's cousin, part of the operations group
      - academic decathlon is made up of mostly Asian students
  - - - he's the only white person in the neighborhood, has Hmong neighbors
      - calls Asian people gooks, barbarians, other slurs and racist names
      - saves both Thao and Sue - White Knight, White Savior complex
      - dark past being a war veteran who has killed men in battle
      - not close with his own children/family, but grows close with Thao's family; gave Thao the Gran Torino in his will
      - has White guilt from the War and feels better saving his Hmong neighbors from the Hmong gang (redemption)
        
        complexity on his intentions vs results/actions from getting close to the Hmong family
  - - - first instance of colorism we see