![]() ![]() ![]() American Woman, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this year, gives a voice to this Asian-American woman whom history has largely overlooked despite her involvement in the turbulent events of 1974 by centering the story on a fictionalized version of her named Jenny (Hong Chau). But with all the media attention directed towards the dramatic story of a rich, white girl getting involved with a radical group, another part of the narrative was totally ignored: Wendy Yoshimura's narrative. It's been the topic of several articles, books, and documentaries - all trying to uncover what had actually happened when Hearst was abducted by the domestic terrorist group SLA (Symbionese Liberation Army), only to resurface later as an advocate for their cause and often pointed to as a high-profile case of Stockholm syndrome. ![]() The kidnapping of billionaire heiress Patricia Hearst was one of the most shocking, well-covered stories of the '70s. ![]()
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