Settler cinema and beyond: Carson Wang, ‘Beyond an Asian settler cinema: Asian American media, PBS, and the settler colonial state’, Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media, 63, 2025 | settler colonial studies blog

Settler cinema and beyond: Carson Wang, ‘Beyond an Asian settler cinema: Asian American media, PBS, and the settler colonial state’, Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media, 63, 2025

29Jul25

Excerpt: The article examines the complex relationship between Asian American media and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), arguing that Asian American media functions as a settler colonial media movement that reinforces the legitimacy of the U.S. state while seeking equality and redress for Asian Americans. It highlights how PBS’s commitment to a nationalist version of multiculturalism shapes the narratives produced by Asian American filmmakers, often sidelining indigenous sovereignty and struggles. Through case studies of three media works—*Ancestors in the Americas*, *The Great American Recipe*, and *Terminal USA*—the article illustrates how these productions reflect and challenge the dynamics of settler colonialism, ultimately critiquing the limitations of state-supported multiculturalism and advocating for a more radical, decolonial approach to Asian American media.

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