5 pages media analysis paper.

For my final assignment, I am going to write a media analysis paper talking about the character or plot that is based on a stereotype people in modern cinema. As a international student, I probably know less about American culture than any other student, so my perspective may be more subjective. During the three years of living and studying here, I have known countless local people, including a large number of Chinese Americans or Asian Americans. I will analyze the rationality of such stereotype from the perspective of an Asian or Asian American. In my point of view, many Chinese-Americans are trying to shake off the stereotypes based on what they look like, but these stereotypes are even presented in the mainstream media as certain characteristics of a character, this includes some manners and accents.

Jimmy O’ Yang is a actor and stand-up comedian that I've liked for a long time, at first, I was also attracted by the funny things he said about his life as a Chinese-American. As he became bigger and bigger, more and more movies and TV series have begun to ask him acting in. I think one of the reason is that his appearance really conforms to most Americans' impression of a Chinese. This sentiment has been reflected in a number of films and television programs he has participated in, which including Space Force 2020 and Crazy Rich Asians 2018. I will mainly start with these two works to explore this phenomenon for my final paper.

My stand point: The heavy use of stereotyped elements can be comedic, but in some ways it reinforces Asian stereotypes. But because it's a comedy, it can also shorten the distance between the races, so there are pros and cons to this condition.