{"product_id":"9781592135172","title":"Hollywood Asian: Philip Ahn and the Politics of Cross-Ethnic Performance","description":"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 \u003ci\u003eBonanza\u003c\/i\u003e. The first book-length study of Korean identities in American cinema and television, \u003ci\u003eHollywood Asian\u003c\/i\u003e 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.","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163095875824,"sku":"9781592135172","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781592135172_p0.jpg?v=1763811730","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781592135172","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}