Americanese is a 2006 American romantic drama film directed by Eric Byler and starring Chris Tashima, Allison Sie, Kelly Hu, Ben Shenkman, Autumn Reeser, and Joan Chen.
It is based on the novel American Knees by Shawn Wong, concerning the relationships of a man and woman of East Asian descent in the United States.
Raymond Ding, a middle-aged Chinese American college professor, and Aurora Crane, his younger Hapa (half East Asian) girlfriend, have just split, but continue to drift in and out of each other's lives.
Race and identity issues begin to surface as Raymond and Aurora try to start new lives, but remain drawn to their past.
Their romances are not heedless but wary, and involve a lot of negotiation," and finished by calling the film "...uncommonly absorbing".