Foreword by Randy Haberkamp
Preface by Arthur Dong
Introduction by Arthur Dong
Chapter 1: Hollywood Chinatown
Chapter 2: Fu Manchu
Playing Fu Manchu: Interview with Christopher Lee
The Daughter of Fu Manchu: Interview with Tsai Chin
Chapter 3: Charlie Chan
Chapter 4: The Good Earth
Finding O-Lan: Interview with Luise Rainer
Chapter 5: Yellowface
Personal Reflections by:
Amy Tan
B.D. Wong
David Henry Hwang
James Hong
Nancy Kwan
Turhan Bey
Wayne Wang
Chapter 6: Some Real Chinese
Profiles:
Anna May Wong
Barbara Jean Wong
Benson Fong
Beulah Quo
Bruce Lee
Chester Gan
Eddie Lee
H.T. Tsiang
Honorable Wu
James Hong
Keye Luke
Lady Tsen Mei
Lee Tung Foo
Marianne Quon/Lai Yee
Maylia
Richard Loo
Soo Yong
Spencer Chan
Victor Sen Yung
Weaver Levy
Willie Fung
Chapter 7: The Saviors
I’m Going to Be Saved: Interview with Wayne Wang
Chapter 8: The Butterfly Syndrome
The Difference is Scripts: Interview with Lisa Lu
Chapter 9: Suzie Wong: A Nancy Kwan Conundrum
Nothing Lasts Forever: Interview with Nancy Kwan
Chapter 10: Flower Drum Song: All Dancing! All Singing! All Asian (almost)
You Were Hot!: Interview with Nancy Kwan
A Guilty Pleasure: Interview with David Henry Hwang
I Wanted To Be All-American: Interview with Amy Tan
It Is What It Is: Interview with B.D. Wong
I Had No Aspirations of Being a Blond: Interview with James Shigeta
Profile: Myoshi Umeki
Profile: Jack Soo
Chapter 11: They Made Movies Then
Profiles:
Marion Wong
James B. Leong
Joseph Sunn Jue
Esther Eng
Chapter 12: They Make Movies Now
I’m This Screwed-up Mix: Interview with Wayne Wang
Our Cultural Identities Evolve: Interview with Amy Tan
This Is What America Wants: Interview with Joan Chen
A Game of Chess: Interview with Justin Lin
Films Should Be Provocations: Interview with Ang Lee
Afterword by Janet Yang
Acknowledgements
Image Credits
Technical Notes
References
Interview Dates and Locations
Index
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