This shot was taken on the set of the movie Iron Road. The sign reads “Caucasian Extras.” It’s an example of what happens when you don’t have a sense of history. The intention, however, is to make the foreign extras more comfortable. When the NBC crew showed up to do a documentary on China’s Hollywood the sign was removed by an American who was in charge of taking care of one of the stars.
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