ABSTRACT
Asian American men have also often contributed to the silencing of Asian American women's efforts to address omissions and distortions by foregrounding Asian American masculinity. Armed with this "double consciousness" or "double vision" and their gendered perspectives, Asian American women directors have the potential of being able to address multiple publics, which might help explain the potential appeal of Face, Saving Face, and Advantageous to a wide array of viewers for sometimes quite different reasons. To craft their stories—whether in a coming-of-age tale, a science fiction work, or a romantic comedy—Asian American women narrative filmmakers must negotiate the contextual minefield of misogyny and racial tensions. For the viewer, Genie's world is infinitely more alluring and promising; the portrayal of American youth culture is stronger and more convincing than the representations of her mother's and grandmother's worlds. Pan, Wu, and Phang present stories and characters that are rarely seen in mainstream American movies.
