Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Hong Kong-Hollywood Connections 2. Transnational Chinese Mothers: The Heroic Identities of Michelle Yeoh and Pei Pei Cheng 3. Intermedial Stars: Hong Kong Warrior Women in Post-1997 Cinema 4. Chinese Women and the Tropes of Modern China: The Transnational Appeal of Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi 5. Pan-Pacific Connections: Chinese American Warrior Women in Post-1997 Hong Kong 6. Transnational Integration: Chinese Canadian Warrior Women in Post-1997 Hong Kong 7. The Influence of Hong Kong in Hollywood: The Asianization of American Warrior Women Conclusion: Transnational Chinese Warrior Women Notes Works Cited Filmography Index

About the Author

Lisa Funnell is Assistant Professor in the Women's and Gender Studies Program at the University of Oklahoma, where she is also an affiliated faculty member of the Film and Media Studies Program and the Center for Social Justice. She is the coeditor (with Philippa Gates) of Transnational Asian Identities in Pan-Pacific Cinemas: The Reel Asian Exchange.

Reviews

"[Warrior Women] is full of interesting and important facts, figures, dates, events, agents, agencies and historical, cultural, and industry information." - Journal of Chinese Overseas "Funnell has compiled an impressive filmography in her astute analysis of Chinese warrior women, including many films that would otherwise not garner much critical attention." - H-Net Reviews (H-Asia)