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YELLOW FACEA history.
Ever hear of the term
blackface?
Similarly, yellowface is the practice of applying prostheses or paint to simulate a crude idea of what “Asians” look like.
THE PROCESS
The transformation of Shirley MacLaine
Yellowfacemeans more than a non-Asian person wearing make-up to look Asian.
It is non-Asian bodies (usually white) controlling what it means to be Asian on screen and stage, particularly in lead/major roles.
Do you want them to represent you?
Thank goodness our society is over
yellowface, right?
WRONG!
What about these people?
What does this mean for you?
Why
can’t
they
just
have
Asian
American
Actors
and
Actresses
Presentation byLiz S. Jang
&
Tony K. Choi
Made for SYEP ’11@ KRC
Feel free to distribute, give credit where it’s due.No copyright infringement intended.
For educational purposes only.
Image CreditsSlide 1 flickr/Sid Andrew
Slide 2 flickr/whsimages
Slide 3 flickr/brizzlebornandbred
Slide 4 flickr/coreyann
Slide 10 (right) DVD Beaver
Slide 11 flickr/thomashawk
Slide 13 flickr/lobraumeister
Slide 14 flickr/laughingsquid
Slide 21 (left) TV Trivia Tribute
(right) I Won’t Love You Long Time
Slide 22 Tony Choi
Slide 23 flickr/Barack Obama
Slide 29 Paramount Pictures
Slide 30 Columbia PicturesSlide 31 20th Century FoxSlide 32 Walt Disney PicturesSlide 33 Metro Goldwyn-MeyerSlide 34 flickr/DrachmannSlide 35 flickr/ADiamondFellFromTheSkySlide 36 Tony ChoiSlide 37 flickr/CrespoEventsSlide 38 flickr/92ytribecaSlide 39 flickr/Loren JavierSlide 40 flickr/orayzioSlide 41 flickr/jeffhenshawSlide 42 flickr/greginhollywoodSlide 43 flickr/nohodamonSlide 44 flickr/nohodamonSlide 46 flickr/Korean Resource Center
Slides 16-22: The Makeup GallerySlides 25-27: Racebending