Arthur Dong

Arthur Dong

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He later directed ''Forbidden City, U.S.A.'' (1989), about San Francisco Chinatown nightclubs,{{cite web |title=Forbidden City, U.S.A. |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/forbidden-city/ |publisher=PBS American Experience |access-date=April 20, 2026}} and ''Coming Out Under Fire'' (1994), which examines U.S. military policy toward gay and lesbian service members during World War II. The latter received a Peabody Award and was broadcast on PBS.{{cite web |title=Coming Out Under Fire |url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/coming-out-under-fire/ |publisher=Peabody Awards |access-date=April 20, 2026}}
He later directed ''Forbidden City, U.S.A.'' (1989), about San Francisco Chinatown nightclubs,{{cite web |title=Forbidden City, U.S.A. |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/forbidden-city/ |publisher=PBS American Experience |access-date=April 20, 2026}} and ''Coming Out Under Fire'' (1994), which examines U.S. military policy toward gay and lesbian service members during World War II. The latter received a Peabody Award and was broadcast on PBS.{{cite web |title=Coming Out Under Fire |url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/coming-out-under-fire/ |publisher=Peabody Awards |access-date=April 20, 2026}}


His film ''Licensed to Kill'' (1997), which addresses anti-gay violence in the United States, was screened at the Sundance Film Festival. Other films include ''Hollywood Chinese'' (2007), on the history of Chinese representation in American cinema,{{cite news |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |title=Review: 'Hollywood Chinese' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-may-25-et-hollywood25-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 25, 2007 |access-date=April 20, 2026}} {{cite web |title=Hollywood Chinese |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/hollywood-chinese-about-the-film/1055/ |publisher=PBS American Masters |access-date=April 20, 2026}} and ''The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor'' (2015), which aired on the PBS/World Channel series ''DocWorld''.{{citation needed|date=April 2026}}
His film ''Licensed to Kill'' (1997), which addresses anti-gay violence in the United States, was screened at the Sundance Film Festival. Other films include ''Hollywood Chinese'' (2007), on the history of Chinese representation in American cinema,{{cite news |last=Turan |first=Kenneth |title=Review: 'Hollywood Chinese' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-may-25-et-hollywood25-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 25, 2007 |access-date=April 20, 2026}} {{cite web |title=Hollywood Chinese |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/hollywood-chinese-about-the-film/1055/ |publisher=PBS American Masters |access-date=April 20, 2026}} and ''The Killing Fields of Dr. Haing S. Ngor'' (2015), which aired on the PBS/World Channel series ''DocWorld''.{{cite news |title=Foreign Docs Bring Global Stories to PBS |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-mn-foreign-docs-20161006-snap-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 6, 2016 |access-date=April 21, 2026}}{{cite news |title=Author Dong Documents Life of Genocide Survivor |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/movies/article/Author-Dong-documents-life-of-genocide-survivor-6130222.php |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=April 21, 2026}}


Dong has also worked in television as an associate producer for KGO-TV in San Francisco and as a producer at KCET in Los Angeles. He produced and directed ''Out Rage ’69'', part of the PBS series ''The Question of Equality.''{{citation needed|date=April 2026}}
Dong has also worked in television as an associate producer for KGO-TV in San Francisco and as a producer at KCET in Los Angeles. He produced and directed ''Out Rage ’69'', part of the PBS series ''The Question of Equality.''{{cite news |title=TV Review: Out Rage '69 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-06-ca-53923-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 6, 1995 |access-date=April 21, 2026}}


== Books ==
== Books ==