American sons / a Farallon Films production ; a film by Steven Okazaki ; executive producer, G. Scott Hong ; produced, written & directed by Steven Okazaki.

This film is a provocative examination of how racism shapes the lives of Asian American men. Asian American actors tell real stories based on interviews with Asian Americans addressing such issues as hate violence, the stereotypes placed on Asian men, and psychological damage that racism causes over...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Farallon Films (Production company)
Other Authors: Okazaki, Steven (Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Film editor)
Okumoto, Yuji (Actor)
Yee, Kelvin Han (Actor)
Nishikawa, Lane (Actor)
Muriera, Ron (Actor)
Language:English
Subjects:
Asian Americans > Ethnic identity.
Japanese Americans > Ethnic identity.
Chinese Americans > Ethnic identity.
Asian Americans > Crimes against.
Men > United States > Psychology.
Racism > United States.
Stereotypes (Social psychology) > United States.
Assimilation (Sociology)
Documentary films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (41 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
This film is a provocative examination of how racism shapes the lives of Asian American men. Asian American actors tell real stories based on interviews with Asian Americans addressing such issues as hate violence, the stereotypes placed on Asian men, and psychological damage that racism causes over generations.
Note:Digitized for preservation purposes from VHS version published by Farallon Films in 1995.
Videorecording.
Call Number:E184.O6 A446 1995a VideoDVD
Credits:Director of photography, Steven Condiotti ; editor, Steven Okazaki ; music, Mark Izu ; consultants, Bill Tamayo [and others].
System Details:Burned DVD (DVD-R), all regions, NTSC format.
Cast:
Yuji Okumoto, Kelvin Han Yee, Lane Nishikawa, Ron Muriera.