Hollywood Asian Philip Ahn and the Politics of Cross-Ethnic Performance
| Author/creator | Chung, Hye Seung, 1971- Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Temple University Press Chicago : Chicago Distribution Center [Distributor] |
| Description | 248 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation 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 showBonanza.The first book-length study of Korean identities in American cinema and television,Hollywood Asianinvestigates 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. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2006010401 |
| ISBN | 9781592135158 |
| ISBN | 1592135153 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781592135158 |
| Stock number | 00025936 |
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