History of Asian Americans - Brittany Le - Christine Sivilay - Mollie Frager

Crazy Rich Asian A modern example of the model minority myth Flower Drum Song In the 1961 musical film Flower Drum Song directed by Henry Koster, the musical comedy that portrays Asians as the perfect subjects for assimilations into American society. This musical filmed featured a mostly Asian cast, with the exception of Juantia Hill who was an African American singer. The film constructed Chinatown as a Oriental fantasy and the musical aspect doesn’t address actual struggles of Chinese-American families during that time. Crazy Rich Asian A romantic comedy directed by Jon M. Chu in 2018. This film portrays Asia as a wealthy continent, with rich cultural representation for Chinese and Singaporean culture. The film also addresses the stereotypes Asian-Americans face, therefore making the film more relatable as modern Asian-Americans.