| Hollywood Asian: Philip Ahn and the Politics of Cross-Ethnic Performance Contributor(s): Chung, Hye Seung (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592135153 ISBN-13: 9781592135158 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $72.68 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2006010401 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.34" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Korean |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From silent films to television programs, Hollywood has employed actors of various ethnicities to represent Orientalcharacters, 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. |