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As the title suggests, the author questions if there are true representations of Asian American women in Hollywood movies. The book discusses how Asian American women are portrayed in Hollywood movies starting from the 1920s up to the early 2000s. With a careful analysis of interrogated screen images of Asian American female characters, this book uncovers Asian American women´´s ideological positions and historical circumstances of the times, and explores racist, sexist, and Oriental discourses projected on the silver screen.

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U.K. Kwak is a doctoral candidate in American Studies at Washington State University, where she is working on her dissertation on Philip Ahn, a pioneering Korean American actor. She specializes in representations and stereotypes of Asians and Asian Americans in the mainstream U.S. media and pop culture.

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