简介：FromLockermaison IrecordedthismovieoffPBSonedaywhenIwasincollege.Didn'tknowwhatIwasrecording,IjusthabituallyrecordedthingsoffofPBSatthetime.AsanAsianAmericanmyself,IfoundthistobeanexcellentoverviewoftheexperiencesandfeelingsthatweencounterfromthemoreignorantandracistsideofAmerica.However,wewerebornhere,thisistheonlycountryweknow,andweloveitthesameasanyotherimmigrant'schildren-white,black,brown,orwhatever.Thismoviedealswiththatsituation,whereweliveandloveourcountrybuthavetodealwiththeideathatmanyAmericanshavethatanyonewhoisAsianmustbe"foreign"or"unamerican".IttalksaboutthehistoryofourstrugglesforcivilrightsoverthepastcenturyandhowwewererighttherealongsidetheAfricanAmericansinthe60sfightingwiththem.AlsodiscussedaremanydisservicesdonebyAmericatoAsian-Americansandhowtheyarestilltodaytreatedinsurprisinglyracistways.ItalsoexploreshowsomeAsiansfitintostereotypesandhowmanydefinitelydon't.Italsodealswiththeconceptsofinterracialrelationshipbetweenblacks,white,Asian,andHispanics.ThefilmmakertalkstomanydifferenttypesofAsianAmericansfromdifferentareasofthecountryandgivesyouaveryinterestingcrosssectionofthesurprisingmakeupofpeoplethatisAsianAmerican.Therearesomanykindsofpeopleyouneverknewexisted. IwatchedthisseveraltimesandIalwaysenjoyedit.Thereweresomeexcellentshots.IalsolikedafewofthetransitionsandtheeditingingeneralIthoughtwasclever.Theinterviewsareveryintriguing. AfewproblemsIhadwereIdidn'tlikethenarrator'svoiceanddelivery.Obviouslyshe'sanormalpersondoingherownmovie'snarrationanditsoundsamateurish,butitistolerablenevertheless.Thefilmqualitysuddenlychangesneartheendbecausesheusedvideoinsteadoffilminonesection.Somepeoplearen'texploredasmuchasIwouldhaveliked.Ithinkthemoviecouldhavebeenstrongersomehow,butI'mnotsure.It'saquietmovieandalotoftheissuesbroughtupmightstillbeconfusingtonon-Asianswatchingit,andmightendupboringtosome.AlthoughlikeIsaid,Ithoughtitwasallreallycool. IfyouareinterestedinAsianAmericanissues,thefilmstillholdstruetodayandyoushouldlikeitalot.…