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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

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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