Criminalization/Assimilation
| Author | : Philippa Gates |
| Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
| Total Pages | : 305 |
| Release | : 2019-03-08 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780813589411 |
| ISBN-13 | : 081358941X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Download or read book Criminalization/Assimilation written by Philippa Gates and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-08 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pt. 1. Hollywood's Chinese America -- Introduction -- Yellow peril, protest, and an orientalist gaze: Hollywood's constructions of Chinese/Americans -- Pt. 2. Chinatown crime -- Imperilled imperialism: Tong wars, slave girls, and opium dens -- The whitening of Chinatown: action cops and upstanding criminals -- Pt. 3. Chinatown melodrama -- The perils of proximity: white downfall in the Chinatown melodrama -- Tainted blood: white fears of yellow miscegenation -- Pt. 4. Chinese American assimilation -- Assimilation and tourism: Chinese American citizens and Chinatown rebranded -- Assimilating heroism: the Chinese American as American action hero -- Epilogue
