Representation of Asian Americans in contemporary US television dramas.

• Main Author: Leow, How Phing.
• Other Authors: Chua, Ling-Yen
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Broadcasting; DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Cultural studies
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1549
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In a predominantly white playing field of media politics in the United States, the minority ethnic groups are generally relegated as benchwarmers in the background. In television and films, it remains a struggle for Asian American characters to be equally represented alongside the white characters i...