Criminalization/Assimilation Chinese/Americans and Chinatowns in Classical Hollywood Film |
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| Author:
| Gates, Philippa |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-8941-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2019 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95USD $41.95 |
Book Description:
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Criminalization/Assimilation traces how Classical Hollywood films constructed America's image of Chinese Americans from their criminalization as unwanted immigrants to their eventual acceptance when assimilated citizens, exploiting both America's yellow peril fears about Chinese immigration and its fascination with Chinatowns.
Criminalization/Assimilation traces how Classical Hollywood films constructed America's image of Chinese Americans from their criminalization as unwanted immigrants to their eventual acceptance when assimilated citizens, exploiting both America's yellow peril fears about Chinese immigration and its fascination with Chinatowns.