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American Sons

American Sons

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Drama

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AMERICAN SONS is a provocative examination of how racism shapes the lives of Asian American men. A simple but compelling performance piece featuring four of the country's best Asian American actors, AMERICAN SONS is a challenging exploration of how prejudice, bigotry and violence twists and demeans individual lives.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

28 mins

Rating

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Release Date

01 January 1994

Country

United States of America

Cast

Yuji Okumoto

Yuji Okumoto

James

Kelvin Han Yee

Kelvin Han Yee

Mitchell

Lane Nishikawa

Lane Nishikawa

Robert

Ron Muriera

Ron Muriera

Danny

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