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When we see things depicted in film, something special happens,

especially when what we see has been rendered invisible for so long.

That's the story at the heart of a new book by writers Jeff Yang and Preeti Chibber,

called The Golden Screen, the Movies that Made Asian America.

It's a collection of commentaries about the films that have shaped how Asian Americans have been depicted in Hollywood.

But it's not just a celebration of cinematic triumphs.

It's also about the pain points, from yellow face to racist tropes, and all the work that it

took to tell a more complex and humane story.

They tell all things considered host Elsa Chang about the impetus for writing the book,

the sheer joy of putting it together, and why the story is important to tell,

even when it's not always pleasant to hear. Here's Elsa Chang.

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your podcasts. When the movie, Everything Everywhere, all at Once came out last year, it made history.

And the Oscar goes to everything, everywhere, all at once.

That movie was widely beloved for its portrayal of Chinese immigrant parents struggling to connect with their American daughter.

I don't want to hurt anymore, and for some reason, when I'm with you, it just hurts the both of us.

This film felt new and fresh, but you know at the same time? Everything everywhere all at once is actually part of a long, complicated history of Asian representation on screen.

And that complicated history is what writer Jeff Yang unspoles in his new book, The Golden Screen.

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