In Message Mon, 17 Oct 1994 08:37:47 -0800,
  Tara Mocsny <[log in to unmask]> writes:
 
>        My name is Tara Mocsny and I as a junior at San Francisco State
>University majoring in Communications. I am currently working on a research
>paper for an Asian American Studies class looking at stereotypes regarding
>Asians in the cinema and how societal perceptions of them mirrored their
>portrayal on the screen.I am looking at the time period from 1930-1960. If
>anybody on this list has information or can point me to resources on this
>subject I would greatly appreciate it. Please send a response directly to
>me through my e-mail address. Thanks.
>
>                                        Tara Mocsny
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I know of no resources per se, but westerns in that time period often used
Asians to portray the American Indians.  Something to think about.
Luke T. Delwiche
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