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Update on “The Mikado”: Conversation ensues

August 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly The Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society closed their production of “The Mikado,” but the conversation on its implied racism has just begun.

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Artistic Freedom, Artistic Responsibility, Asian Americans, Bif Brigman, Braden Abraham, Dave Ross, KIRO, Mary Ann Goto, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Islander, Producer Mike Storie, Roger Shimomura, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Times, Sue Kay, The Mikado, Tilman Smith, Tomiko Santos, Vol 33 No 33 | August 9 - August 15

Mini-Mikado Gets a Modern Makeover

August 10, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Laura Ohata Northwest Asian Weekly Last weekend, a mini Mikado starring tweens and teens, took the stage at The Bathhouse

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features Tagged With: 2014, Green Lake, It August, Laura Ohata, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Gilbert Sullivan Society, The Mikado, Tokyo, United States, Upcoming Seattle Public Theater Youth Program Shows, Victorian Era, Vivek Shah, Vol 33 No 33 | August 9 - August 15, Zoe Alexis Scott, language

COMMENTARY: Yellowface in 2014? Is it 2014 or 1914?

July 25, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By The Chinese American Citizens Alliance For Northwest Asian Weekly The Chinese American Citizens Alliance sees the current production of The Mikado in Seattle as continuing the

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Chinese Exclusion Act, English Victorian, Japanese Americans, Seattle Repertory Theatre, The Mikado, Vol 33 No 31 | July 26 - August 1, WWII

COMMENTARY: Dignity is not expendable for entertainment

July 25, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By The Greater Seattle Chapter of AdvOCAte For Northwest Asian Weekly The Greater Seattle chapter of AdvOCAte (formerly the Organization of Chinese Americans) would like to thank Sharon Pian Chan for her thoughtful editorial, “Yellowface in Your Face” (Seattle Times, 7/14/14), regarding the Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s production of The Mikado.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, Asian Americans, China, Chinese Americans, Fu Manchu, Mickey Rooney, Seattle Gilbert Sullivan Society, Sharon Pian Chan, The Mikado, Vol 33 No 31 | July 26 - August 1, editorial, japan

COMMENTARY: Applause for opinion on “The Mikado” — A letter from Bettie Luke to the Seattle Times

July 25, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Thank you for writing your OPINION column “Yellowface in your face” in the Seattle Times Monday July 14, 2014, page News A7.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2014, Bagley Wright Theater July, Bettie Luke, Mike Storie, News A7, OPINION, Seattle Times Monday July, The Mikado, Victorian England, Vol 33 No 31 | July 26 - August 1

“Yellowface” controversy over the “The Mikado” — Gilbert & Sullivan opera incites protest

July 24, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Zachariah Bryan Northwest Asian Weekly On Sunday, July 20, while standing outside the Seattle Repertory Theatre to protest the Seattle Gilbert and

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2014, API, Bif Brigman, Christina Seong, Civil Rights Lawyer Laurie Shiratori, Gei Chan, Iris Carrera, Iris Parker Pavitt, Lizzie Lin, Michael Johnston, OK, Pacific Islander, Rachel Johnston, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle Times, Sharon Pian Chan, Sonia Huang, The Mikado, Theatre Puget Sound, Vol 33 No 31 | July 26 - August 1, japan

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