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A selection of film clips from Hollywood movies with representations of Asian people provided by Turner Classic Movies.

FilmGrab’s library comprises over 2500 separate films and 160k images selected to represent a comprehensive library of film shots.

The Internet Movie Database provides great background information about movies and television, including plot summaries, cast, crew, production dates & locations, and images--film stills, posters, and advertisements. **This link goes to one example: "The Bitter Tea of General Yen" (Frank Capra, 1932).

Over 60,000 images from the L.A. Central Library History Department's Photo Collection.

A documentary of 81-year-old artist Frank Wong who has spent the past four decades recreating his fading memories by building extraordinarily detailed miniature models of the San Francisco Chinatown rooms of his youth. This film takes the journey of one individual and maps it to a rapidly changing urban neighborhood from 1940s to present day.

This documentary film brings together a fascinating portrait of actors, directors, writers, and iconic images to show how the Chinese have been imagined in Hollywood movies.

SLAYING THE DRAGON is a comprehensive look at media stereotypes of Asian and Asian American women since the silent era.