Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-243) and index
Introduction to warrior women -- Hong Kong-Hollywood connections -- Transnational Chinese mothers: the heroic identities of Michelle Yeoh and Pei Pei Cheng -- Intermedial stars: Hong Kong warrior women in post-1997 cinema -- Chinese women and the tropes of modern China: the transnational appeal of Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi -- Pan-Pacific connections: Chinese American warrior women in post-1997 Hong Kong -- transnational integration: Chinese Canadian warrior women in post-1997 Hong Kong -- The influence of Hong Kong in Hollywood: the asianization of American warrior women -- Conclusion: transnational Chinese warrior women
