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Stereotypes In Better Luck Tomorrow

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In Justin Lin’s “Better Luck Tomorrow” film, he successfully subverted dualistic stereotypes of Asian Americans. This film does not only portray the Asian Americans characters with just a positive image, but negative side as well. The main character named Ben is very studious and excel in school. He is portrayed as an overachieving student and even participating in extracurricular activities. In addition to his busy life in school, he still managed to do part-time job. This is particular positive image is the common stereotype among Asian Americans. We always see how Asian Americans are always being portrayed as a perfect role model for kids, who always aiming for higher and do not disobey their parents. But not many people realize that
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