They Call Us Charlie Chan and Anna May Wong
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English - June 14, 2024 17:57 - 56 minutes - 78.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 315 ratingsSociety & Culture TV & Film asian angryasianman asianamerican jeffyang philyu Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Recorded live at NCORE (National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in Higher Education) in Honolulu! Jeff and Phil welcome Katie Gee Salisbury, author of Not Your China Doll, a biography on the life and career of movie star Anna May Wong. They discuss the "golden age" of Hollywood, the enduring popularity of film sleuth Charlie Chan (who was inspired by real-life Honolulu police detective Chang Apana), The Good Earth, the legacy of yellowface and performance/perception of Chinese-ness.