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- - - - After Suzie's son passes away, Robert asks Suzie to marry him and she accepts his proposal. Now that she doesn't have a son, she can have a fresh start with Robert and she doesn't have to prostitute herself to survive.
    - - Walt sacrifices himself to save Thao and Sue's family. He shows up the the gang's house unarmed and provoked them. He did this so that the police would arrive at the gang's house and arrest them for murder
      - Walt saves Sue from the group of Black men who were harassing her
  - - - Walt is a Korean War veteran that doesn't have a good relationship with his Hmong neighbors initially. He is very rude to them and belittles them. He calls them "swamp rats" and does not accept their gifts. He constantly uses slurs and derogatory words towards other POC
      - There is racism among the gangs. The Latino gang and the Asian gang are rivals. The Latino gang target Thao and tell him to "go back to the rice patty."
      - A fight breaks out between Spider's gang and Thao and they end up on Walt's lawn. Walt threatens them to get off his lawn or else he'll kill them like he did in Korea (even though they aren't Korean
      - Sue thanks Walt for saving Thao from the gang and her family gift Walt a bunch of plants/flowers but Walt hates them and throws the gifts in the trash. He tells them to leave him along and he calls them Gooks
      - As Walt is talking to Sue, Sue realizes that he doesn't know much about Hmong culture. She tells him that he should hang out with her people (other Hmongs). He refers to them as "jungle people" but he says that she is not bad and is willing to give her a chance
      - Walt refers to Sue's family as "fish people" at the family bbq because they were all staring at him
      - When Walt meets Thao officially, he starts calling him a "pussy" and other derogatory names because he doesn't speak to a pretty girl and he lets the gang walk all over him
    - - The Indians living in Uganda are no longer accepted and are forced to move out of the country. Indians that are living there could face violence, so many of them choose to leave
      - A Ugandan man says to an Indian man "Africa is for Africans"
      - The Ugandan police force Mina's mom out of the bus by gun to check her bag. They disrespect her belongings and throws a framed photo of her family onto the muddy ground. He then proceeds to rip off her necklace with his gun and says she can go. This humiliates her but she tries to stay strong to keep her dignitiy
    - - Vincent Chin was murdered in a racially charged killing. He did not receive justice for his murder because Ebans was released on bond. He was arrested and released on the same night. The killers were not punished substantially for their crime. Ebens and Nitz were charged with second-degree murder but they plead down to manslaughter
      - Vincent was murdered because the perpetrators assumed that he was Japanese when in fact he was Chinese. He was targeted because during this time, Americans were hostile towards Japanese citizens due to the bombing of Pearl Harbor
      - The men that killed Vincent Chin were white men
- - - - Dragon Lady Character: portrays the Asian female character as a mysterious, dominant, deceitful, and sexual individual
        
        Daughter of the Dragon (1931)
        
        Princess Ling Moy is the villain of the film because she is plotting to kill Ronald to fulfill her father's (Fu Manchu) wishes. She deceives him by acting like she loves him and uses her mysterious and sensual traits to her advantage to get what she wants
      - Lotus Blossom Character: portraying the Asian female character as a naive or submissive individual. Usually will give up anything to be with a lover
        
        The Toll of the Sea (1922)
        
        Lotus Flower is a very naive character that is infatuated with Allen and is willing to fully give herself up to him even when he doesn't do anything for her
      - The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
        
        Suzie Wong is a prostitute that stays at a hotel that is geared towards white men who are traveling (especially those in the Navy). She is very seductive towards these men and is very popular at the hotel. Robert chooses her to be his muse because he is fascinated by "wonderful oriental faces."
        
        Suzie Wong tries to get Robert to like her buy wearing a European style dress (different from her usual traditional Chinese dress) and Robert says she looks like a cheap European streetwalker. Robert proceeds to rip the dress off of her.
      - Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
        
        One of the men at the bachelor party talks down on Rachel in front of Nick. The men disapprove of Rachel because she doesn't come from wealth. They make Nick mad because they are disrespecting Rachel and seeing her as an object. They make a comment about Rachel having small boobs. The men don't bother getting to know Rachel and only focus on the physical aspect
      - Enter the Dragon (1973)
        
        At the island, William and Lee are offered girls and William gladly takes them. All of the girls except 1 are Asian and William chooses only the Asian girls. William is more than happy to have these girls. Lee on the other hand only wants 1 girl and it is for non-sexual reasons. Lee asks the woman he choose about Han and his plans and she informs him that the girls on the island keep disappearing
      - Gran Torino (2008)
        
        Black men see Sue with her white boyfriend and disrespects the both of them. They essentially try hitting on Sue in front of her boyfriend. They think that Sue will be submissive and follow their orders but instead, she fights back and taunts them. They call her a bitch and disrespect her because she wouldn't give into them
      - Better Luck Tomorrow (2003)
        
        Stephanie is seen to be the prize to be won between Steve and Ben. There is competition between them to win her love
        
        Virgil and Ben watch Stephanie's alleged porn. They are interested because they believe that it is her in the porn
      - My Geisha (1962)
        
        Japanese women are desirable and the subject of Paul's film. He wants them to be the focus of his film so he goes to Japan to seek out a Japanese actress
        
        Paul is in a room full of Japanese geishas and is infatuated with them. He believes that they are very photogenic
        
        Paul didn't want Lucy to be the star because he wants a traditional Japanese girl
        
        Paul sees the Japanese women as friendly puppies
        
        Bob initiated sex with Yoko thinking that she was Japanese when she was actually Lucy in costume
        
        Bob falls for Yoko even though she is actually Lucy. He is in love with the idea of the Asian woman, rather than the actual woman herself. His love for her is purely physical
    - - Gran Torino (2008)
        
        The Asian gang targets Thao and his family despite being a part of the family. They are very violent towards them and other rival gangs. Spider tries to get Thao to join this gang but Thao refuses to get involved
        
        Thao wants to kill the gang after they attack his family and rape Sue. He wants revenge and is very serious about it. He confided in Walt and wanted to get a gun to shot them
        
        Spider and his gang haze Thao and try to get him to steal Walt's Gran Torino to initiate him into the gang
        
        The gang find Thao after work and they steal his tools and burn his face with a cigarette. Thao didn't want to tell Walt about what happened but once he did, he told Walt not to worry about it
      - Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
        
        Astrid's husband feels emasculated because Astrid is more wealthy than him. She has to hide the expensive things that she buys herself and he doesn't like to accept expensive gifts from her. He feels that she pities him. Due to this, he cheats on her because he doesn't fell like he is good enough for her since he can't provide for her
        
        The bachelor party is on a boat with girls/strippers while the bachelorette party does the stereotypical spa day/shopping. The men are expected to always be around women to be masculine. The men at the bachelor party disrespect Rachel and objectify her. They convince Nick to not marry her and should stay in Singapore instead
      - Enter the Dragon (1973)
        
        Lee has to reclaim the last honor of the temple by fighting in a tournament that occurs every 3 years at Han's island and stoping Han from his schemes
        
        Lee's sister is stuck on Han's island along with her father and are planning to escape. She fights the group of men and they are violent against her. They do not hold back on her and once Han catches up to her, she kills herself. Her father was killed while trying to hold off the men. Therefore Lee wants to defeat Han to avenge his sister and father
      - Better Luck Tomorrow (2003)
        
        There is violence between Han and Virgil. They push themselves to shed any sign of weakness. Instead of talking through problems, they will throw punches
        
        Ben competes with Steve in terms of masculinity. Ben is the passive male while Steve is the aggressive male. Steve is essentially the opposite of Ben, and is exactly who Ben wants to be
    - - Peik's dad asks Rachel questions about her life at NYU and in college with his daughter in a heavy Asian accent despite studying in the States and being able to speak without the emphasized accent. He plays into the stereotypes that all Asians speak in that way
    - - Gran Torino (2008)
        
        After Thao's mom forces him to work for Walt to make amends, Walt assigns him to count the birds on the tree, saying that he's good at it because Asians are good at math
        
        Walt rants to sue about her actions and says that she should be smarter like other Asian girls
      - Better Luck Tomorrow (2003)
        
        Ben is the stereotypical Asian American student that excels in academics. He is an overachiever
        
        Ben is consistently studying SAT words daily to prep for the SAT. He wants to go to a prestigious Ivy League University
        
        Ben breaks from this Model Minority by getting himself involved in petty crime. He starts dealing drugs and starting a business with cheating on exams. He gets too heavily involved with drugs that he develops a cocaine habit that eventually becomes his wake-up call to stop.
        
        At a party, one of the white guys tells Ben and his friend group that they are at the wrong place. He says that bible study was somewhere else
  - - - Wil is a lesbian that has more closeted compared to her love interest Vivian. Wil prefers to keep her relationship with Vivian private while Vivian is proud and out. Wil struggles with showcasing her sexuality in public and it becomes an issue in their relationship especially when Wil didn't kiss Vivian before she flew to Paris.
      - Wil's mom is a traditional, conservative Asian mother (for the most part). She goes to a video store and asks for a Chinese film and the worker directs her towards the porn section. She was a little judgmental at first, but she ends up getting it and enjoying it.
- - - - Walt eventually takes a liking to Thao and Sue. They become friends and Sue even invites Walt over to a family bbq
      - Walt sacrifices himself to save Thao and Sue's family. He leaves to Gran Torino to Thao (over his granddaughter) and refers to him as his friend
      - Walt starts respecting Thao when he sees him helping out a neighbor with picking up groceries when the kids knocked them to the ground
      - Walt initially doesn't fit in at the family bbq. The grandma doesn't like Walt and starts to yell as she is wondering why he is there. The interaction between Walt and the others is awkward but eventually, the family is okay with Walt being there. Walt really enjoys the food and the company of the aunties and grandmas
    - - Eleanor and Rachel have a bad relationship with each other. Rachel wants to impress Eleanor while Eleanor doesn't like Rachel because she feels like Rachel isn't worthy enough to be a part of the family
      - After the mahjong game, Rachel gave Eleanor some things to think about. Nick proposes to Rachel on the plane with Eleanor's ring and Rachel accepts. She attends the engagement party in Singapore and Eleanor smiles at her