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David Henry Hwang attacked, neck slashed — Playwright recovering

December 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jenn Fang Northwest Asian Weekly The New York Daily News reported Dec. 3 that Tony Award-winning playwright and Yale alum David Henry Hwang was recovering in his Brooklyn-area home after being the victim of a random assault. Hwang was apparently walking near his home when he was attacked from behind by an unknown assailant […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2015, Asian American, Broadway World, China, Chinese, Daily News, East West Players, FOB, Flower Drum Song, Jenn Fang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Producing Artistic Director, Tim Dang, Tony Award-winning, Vol 34 No 51 | December 12 - December 18, Yellow Face

Pork Filled Players tackle ‘Yellow Face’

August 4, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Irfan Shariff Northwest Asian Weekly Consider the 1961 classic “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” where Mickey Rooney, a white actor, portrays Audrey Hepburn’s Japanese neighbor, Mr. Yanioshi. This depiction is a prime example of “yellowface,” or the caricaturing of Asians — much like blackface was to Blacks.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles Tagged With: 2011, Agastya Kohli, Asian American, Audrey Hepburn, Equity Association, Furuta Lee Foundation, Jonathan Pryce, London, Madame Butterfly, Mickey Rooney, Miss Saigon, Pork Filled Players, Richard Hugo House, Roger Tang, Seattle, Tony Award-winning, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theater, Vol 30 No 32 | August 6 - August 12, Yellow Face

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