1. Asian American Race, Class, Gender, And Television Action: Vanishing Son And Martial Law
Running from the law, Jian-Wa, like Lo and Caine, represents a fundamental dissatisfaction with the American justice system and frustration with the ineptness of police procedure, while, at the same time, fulfilling the role of "illegal alien- connected with the Chinese in America since the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. ... Ironically, although he supported "democracy- in China, the system works against him in America. ... For liberal America, Jian-Wa represents a race-blind, melting pot ideal, and, for conservative America, he embodies the "yellow peril- of criminality and non-white immigrat...
- Word Count: 9463
- Approx Pages: 38
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate