Made-Up Asians : Yellowface During the Exclusion Era - 9780472055432

Traces the history of yellowface, the theatrical convention of non-Asian actors putting on makeup and costume to look East Asian. Using specific case studies from European and US theatre, race science, and early film, Esther Kim Lee traces the development of yellowface in the US context during the Exclusion Era.

• | : Esther Kim Lee
• | Publisher: The University of Michigan Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 11, 2022
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 282 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 0472055437
• | ISBN-13: 9780472055432