A Study of Asian American Issues in the United States - Nicoline Pedersen - Krista Celo - Eden Stilman - Seren Ventullo

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Pocahontas, 1910

The films portray the process of Americanization through women of color. The symbol of the Nuclear Family encourages the transformation from a transgressive, dangerous, or exotic persona into a domesticated and modern American. American cultural intricacies including material goods, television, and the importance of a white, masculine husband drives the ideology of becoming a 'naturalized' woman who is then prepared for motherhood.

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