When the majority of people think of the Asian culture, if they have little or no direct knowledge, they will tend to draw on the media images of these people. The problem with that is the media shows a very narrow scope of the diversity of Asian people. Asians in the media are depicted in a limited and conventional choice of jobs: restaurant workers, grocers, cab drivers, martial artists, gangsters, laund

It is true that many of the United States experiences with terrorism have been related to an Islamic person, but we have had terrorists within our country as well. Hollywood in particular almost never portrays Arabic people as anything else. Jihad and other terrorist organizations are associated with the Islamic people instead of individuals. Hollywood cinema exacerbates the problem by perpetuating the rumors that all Islamic people are violent, terrorists and suicide bombers.

Perhaps one of the most prevalent stereotypes of Asian males is their ability to fight using karate or king fu; think Jackie Chan or Jet Li. When Asian males play the lead role in a movie or television show they are portrayed as an action star. American audiences rarely see an Asian man in a dramatic leading role. These restrictions on the Asian races are hugely unfair.

ry workers, and prostitutes. This misrepresents the variety of the Asian work force in America.

As a member of the audience it is important to keep in mind that films are for entertainment v

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