Why do we love the image of Bruce so much?
I remember as a kid growing up in Hawai’i, everyone on the playground wanted to be Bruce Lee. It’s like no matter how much evil they threw at the guy, he could overcome it.
Around the world you can find statues of Bruce Lee. There’s one in Hong Kong, amd San Francisco is getting ready to put one in the heart of Chinatown. In the Balkans, the image of Bruce as a force for good was one that everyone shared.
For some of us, the image of Bruce Lee and the idea of Asian America have always been linked. And in 2020, his image began to mean much more…
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This is the fourth video in a ten-episode series, *Ten Ways To See Bruce Lee*, that accompanies the new book, Water Mirror Echo. Out September 23rd.
For the entire series, visit watermirrorecho.net
Every Tuesday we’re dropping another short on Bruce Lee. Stay tuned!
CREDITS:
Executive Produced by the @MashUpAmerican team, Amy S. Choi and Rebecca Lehrer
Editing by Grant Stakenas, Born Ready Films
Production Management by Shelby Sandlin, The Mash-Up Americans
Photos of Bruce Lee courtesy of the Bruce Lee Family Archive
Art by Julianna Lee, Gian Galang, Lily Qian
Music courtesy DJ Shadow
To see the entire series, go to: watermirrorecho.net