In the 1984 film Sixteen Candles directed by John Hughes, there is a Chinese character whose name is Long Duk Dong. Despite his minor role, he has quite a few memorable quotes such as “Oh, sexy girlfriend… Banzai!” and “Oh, no more yankie my wankie. The Donger need food!” (Hughes 1:04:11, 1:14:53) Most of the actor’s lines are laughter, onomatopoeias and a stereotypical Chinese American accent, painting him as the laughing stock of the film. Although this movie is 35 years old, similar depictions of East Asians remain in Hollywood to this day such as Ghost in the Shell (2017), [where]…