The acceptance towards Asian in American society as reflected in “Driveways” movie

Abstract

This study aims to find out how the character interactions reflect the accpetance towards Asian American in American society as seen in the Driveways. The methodology used in this study is qualitative method using a descriptive approach. The data source of this study is taken from the character interactions in The Driveways film. The data from Driveways will be analyzed by watching the film repeatedly. The data were collected in the form of short conversation, long conversation and body gestures between characters. Theory of representation and theory of social interaction are used in this study to analyze data. There are three social interactions reflect the acceptance toward Asian in American society. Those are Intergeneration relation, neighborhood integration, and shared empathy.