User:Instantnori/Portrayal of East Asians in American film and theater/Bibliography

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Bibliography

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Galella, D. (2018). Feeling Yellow: Responding to Contemporary Yellowface in Musical Performance. Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism 32(2), 67-77. https://doi.org/10.1353/dtc.2018.0005.

- This is an article detailing an Asian-American woman's experience at a musical performance in which 'yellowface' was performed. It is a source that puts words to the types of emotions that the practice evokes from Asian-Americans, so it is helpful when I write a blurb about the community's reactions.


Daniher, C.K. (2023). [Review of the book Made-Up Asians: Yellowface During the Exclusion Era, by Esther Kim Lee]. Modern Drama 66(2), 301-304. https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/901792.

- This article is a review of a novel written about the origins and technologies behind the practice of 'yellowface'. It serves as an excellent summary of the book's argument and will aid me as I discuss the background of the subject.

Thornton, R. (2017). Dragon Lady Stereotype. In Women in American History : A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia and Document Collection: Progressive Era through World War II (pp. 229–230).

- This book describes the 'dragon lady' stereotype and its connections to racism toward people of Asian descent and sexism to East Asian women. This will help as I include information about the Asian-American community's response to the American portrayal of East Asians.

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I intend to provide more background on the subject of 'yellowface', as I believe that this is one of the most important points within the topic of 'Portrayal of East Asians in American film and theater'. Additionally, I would like to touch on specific stereotypes and tropes, such as the 'Yellow Peril' and 'Dragon Lady'. These content gaps becoming filled would make the article a more cohesive and complete one that properly depicts the stereotypes that Asian-Americans even today face.

Daniher's review of the book Made-Up Asians: Yellowface During the Exclusion Era will allow me to set up needed context. I will first go into detail about the "purpose" of yellowface and precisely how its emphasis on physical transformation and exaggeration have been accused to be deeply problematic by the Asian-American community. Furthermore, I plan to discuss the topics of 'cosmetic yellowface' and 'prosthetic eye technologies', which are techniques used frequently in theater.

Galella's Feeling Yellow: Responding to Contemporary Yellowface in Musical Performance is a written critique about the practice of yellowface. I intend to reference this source when describing the emotions that the Asian-American community has reported feeling due to the skewed portrayal in film and theater.

In addition to close content gaps, I also plan to improve the article's readability by reorganizing the material and switching sections around so that the page provides a comprehensive story.