Hollywood Asian: Philip Ahn and the Politics of Cross-Ethnic Performance
by Chung, Hye Seung
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Synopsis
From silent films to television programs, Hollywood has employed actors of various ethnicities to represent "Oriental"characters, from Caucasian stars like Loretta Young made up in yellow-face to Korean American pioneer Philip Ahn, whose more than 200 screen performances included roles as sadistic Japanese military officers in World War II movies and a wronged Chinese merchant in the TV show Bonanza.The first book-length study of Korean identities in American cinema and television, Hollywood Asian investigates the career of Ahn (1905-1978), a pioneering Asian American screen icon and son of celebrated Korean nationalist An Ch'ang-ho. In this groundbreaking scholarly study, Hye Seung Chung examines Ahn's career to suggest new theoretical paradigms for addressing cross-ethnic performance and Asian American spectatorship. Incorporating original material from a wide range of sources, including U.S. government and Hollywood screen archives, Chung's work offers a provocative and original contribution to cinema studies, cultural studies, and Asian American as well as Korean history.
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- Bonita (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Hollywood Asian: Philip Ahn and the Politics of Cross-Ethnic Performance
- Author
- Chung, Hye Seung
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
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- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1592135161
- ISBN 13
- 9781592135165
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- This edition first published
- October 28, 2006