A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.
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- GoofsNancy Wang Yuen's statement that the Hays Office's Production Code prohibited actors of different races from playing husband/wife couples on film is incorrect. The 1934 Production Code of America clarified that the miscegenation clause forbid only relations between blacks and whites. The Production Code of 1934, Section II, Article 6 says "Miscegenation (sex relationships between the white and black races) is forbidden." The Production Code did not apply to Asians, Native Americans, or Mexicans.
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Joseph McBride: There is a strange tradition in Hollywood films. Of course, when you look at golden Hollywood films, that's kind of a sign of our cultural imperialism that we play all parts.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Cheat (1915)
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Important Topic, Halfhearted Attempt
Watched this hour-long documentary via TCM and found it interesting as well as lacking. Some of the movies I was familiar with (Breakfast at Tiffany's) and others I was not (The Crimson Kimono, Sayonara, et al.), but the film veered off into an odd direction midway through to discuss the camps for the Japanese during WW2 but failed to talk to George Takei, who was actually sent to one of these camps as a small child and has been in various productions about this very topic.
I think the topic is extremely important and deserves to be tackled a bit more in-depth than this film allowed. Great to hear from Tamlyn Tomita, but there are sooo many more we could've heard from (Nancy Kwan, James Hong, etc.). Also it seems like the movie was essentially only about Japanese racism since hardly any other Asian races were featured or even mentioned.
Important topic but this was a half-hearted attempt. D.
I think the topic is extremely important and deserves to be tackled a bit more in-depth than this film allowed. Great to hear from Tamlyn Tomita, but there are sooo many more we could've heard from (Nancy Kwan, James Hong, etc.). Also it seems like the movie was essentially only about Japanese racism since hardly any other Asian races were featured or even mentioned.
Important topic but this was a half-hearted attempt. D.
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- May 7, 2024
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By what name was Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019) officially released in India in English?
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