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Many Asians have been misrepresented in American Media. There seems to be an obvious, yet subtly discriminatory, degrading portrayal of Asian men and women in the American media. Possible reasons for such portrayal include: the experience of war, Asian Economic success and trade relation, and even colonialism. These have contributed greatly to the stereotypes and misconceptions of Asians. In American history, in the last three wars (WWII, the Korean War and Vietnam War) the enemies of America were all Asians. These experiences might have fostered a sense of enmity towards Asians, especially towards Asian men since it was the Asian men who were fighting with U.S. soldiers. From my observations, Asian men in American media have been stereotyped as uncivilized, broken English speaking immigrants or Kung-Fu masters, nerdy bookworms, strict patriarchal husbands, asexual and unromantic. The foreign policy concerns and international relations between the U.S and Asia have profoundly influenced the experiences of Asians in American media. During the time of war, the role of the press and media rooted many misco