Ang Lee's domestic tragicomedy: immigrant nostalgia, exotic/ethnic tour, global market

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Ang Lee's trilogy 'Pushing Hands,' 'Wedding Banquet,' and 'Eat Drink Man Woman' are domestic tragicomedies that depict the immigrant's culture and dilemma in the US, and weakens racial, cultural and sexual identities. The films, produced through a joint venture between Western and Taiwanese crews, were conceived with a global audience in mind. Lee's leading roles possess an immigrant subjectivity that breaks the barriers between the first and third worlds. The trilogy comprises both immigrant nostalgia and a tour of the exotic and the ethnic.

International aspects, Portrayals, Immigrants, Criticism and interpretation, Works, Filmmakers, Movie directors, Movie producers (Persons), Motion pictures, Movies, Lee, Ang

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Jewish humor, self-hatred, or anti-Semitism: the sociology of Hanukkah cards in America

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American Jews celebrate Hanukkah by giving gifts, decorating their homes and sending cards. Hanukkah is a celebration of Jewish fortitude and defiance of attractive non-Jewish practices, often associated with the Christians' Christmas. Hanukkah cards reflect how Jews feel about themselves and about Judaism in the US. They contain traditional Jewish humor that only Jews can understand. The cards serve as a symbol of Jews' refusal to assimilate in the mainstream culture.

Social aspects, Analysis, Greeting cards, Jews, American, American Jews, Hanukkah

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