Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

Documentary

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

53 minutes
10/13/2019
5.5

Overview

A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.

Cast

Dan Akira
Dan AkiraSelf
Joseph McBride
Joseph McBrideSelf
Tamlyn Tomita
Tamlyn TomitaSelf
Nancy Wang Yuen
Nancy Wang YuenSelf
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando(archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn(archive footage)
Warner Oland
Warner OlandCharlie Chan (archive footage)
Anna May Wong
Anna May Wong(archive footage)
Keye Luke
Keye Luke(archive footage)
Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa(archive footage)
Paul Muni
Paul Muni(archive footage)
Luise Rainer
Luise Rainer(archive footage)
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Yoshiko Yamaguchi(archive footage)
Robert Stack
Robert Stack(archive footage)
Victoria Shaw
Victoria Shaw(archive footage)
Glenn Corbett
Glenn Corbett(archive footage)
James Shigeta
James Shigeta(archive footage)
Mickey Rooney
Mickey Rooney(archive footage)