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Hollywood Asian: Philip Ahn and the Politics of Cross-Ethnic Performance
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.
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Hollywood Asian: Philip Ahn and the Politics of Cross-Ethnic Performance