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Asian American Actors: Oral Histories from Stage, Screen, and Television

Asian American Actors: Oral Histories from Stage, Screen, and Television

Lee, Joann Faung Jean

Paperback

Entertainment & Performing Arts

ISBN10: 0786407301
ISBN13: 9780786407309
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Aug 15 2000
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.08 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

The acting profession is increasingly drawing more and more actors of Asian descent. Yet, even with the success of television programs (Martial Law), films (Mulan), and even Broadway plays (Miss Saigon) that include Asian characters, there are still limited roles for these actors. In the past, Asian characters like Charlie Chan and Fu Manchu were played by non-Asian actors in makeup. Many of the roles available for Asians today tend to be stereotypical: kung-fu sidekicks, emasculated or gang-member males, sexually accessible females, comic characters with a poor command of English. Seldom are Asian actors cast in race-neutral roles. Despite these obstacles, many excellent Asian actors continue to seek their places on screen and stage.

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