Asian American as in Chinese-, Japanese-, Filipino-, Korean-, Asian Indian-, Vietnamese- and Laotian- American are one of the fastest growing populations in the America and one of the most diverse in terms of class, culture, political orientation, and social experience. Among their populations are some of the highest achieving ethic groups in the America, as well as those deeply affected by discrimination, linguistic barriers and cultural differences. Historically, Asians in film have been seen in mostly negative terms through the eyes of white filmmakers. Although the image of Asian Americans as the "model minority?has for decades been used to separate Asian Americans from other racial minority group, they are made virtually invisible while placing between white and black and they have faced enormous individual prejudice, frequent violent and extreme forms of institutional discrimination.
In the film "Seven Years in Tibet? Asian (monks) is seen as uncivilized, foolish, poor, shy and people full of superstition ideas. The expression of the monks face in the aggregate is neither cheerful nor happy especially when the war came. There was an abiding consciousness of degradation, a secret pain or self-humiliation, visible in the lines of the monks and eyes. They seldom smile and the laughter is such an extraordinary and sardonic nature. This are the tendency to show the Asian as witless, harmless beings emerged as the Western powers were consolidating in the Asia. The only brave character that show some different from the rest is the role of Nai Wang who was the minister of government. He was given the characters of loyalty, responsible, kind-hearted and talented. While the young Da-lai-la-ma of Tibet was fed with the role like a puppet and be controlled by his status, his country and his responsibilities. He was forced to be serious and lost the privilege to be nave and playful like other children.