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"The representation of Indian Americans as foreign terrorists and as citizens who speak with an American accent comprise a major plot point in Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. In American media, South Asians vacillate between being cast as racially foreign while simultaneously being...

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1. Verfasser: Davé, Shilpa
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013]
Schriftenreihe:Asian American experience.
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Zusammenfassung:"The representation of Indian Americans as foreign terrorists and as citizens who speak with an American accent comprise a major plot point in Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. In American media, South Asians vacillate between being cast as racially foreign while simultaneously being praised as a model minority because they are highly educated, speak English, and can economically succeed in America. In American cinema and television, Shilpa Davé serves how contemporary images of South Asians build upon, modify, and at times diverge from previous stereotypes of Asian Americans as immigrants and model minorities"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780252094583
0252094581
1299243207
9781299243200

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