The Asian American actress rose to fame in an era when white actors in yellowface were more likely to play Asian characters than Asian ones.
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There are signs that home movie viewing could meet a resurgence of local movie-going that draws on entertainment conventions that preceded Hollywood’s rise.
Remember the ‘peanut gallery’ from the ‘Howdy Doody’ show? That term, like many others we commonly use, has surprisingly controversial origins.
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Roger J. Kreuz is a Friend of The Conversation.Associate Dean and Feinstone Interdisciplinary Research Professor, University of Memphis
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Associate Professor. Cinema Arts, School of Creative Arts, University of Windsor
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Professor of History, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)