Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

Directed by Julia Kuperberg and Clara Kuperberg
2019    53m
6.3
"Yellowface" unveils Hollywood's enduring struggle with anti-Asian racism, tracing how the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack fueled a cycle of exclusion and misrepresentation, all while challenging audiences to confront the impact of stereotypes and cultural erasure.
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Cast of Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
  • Dan AkiraSelf
  • Joseph McBrideSelf
  • Tamlyn TomitaSelf
  • Nancy Wang YuenSelf
  • Marlon Brando(archive footage)
  • Katharine Hepburn(archive footage)
  • Warner OlandCharlie Chan (archive footage)
  • Anna May Wong(archive footage)
  • Keye Luke(archive footage)
  • Sessue Hayakawa(archive footage)
  • Paul Muni(archive footage)
  • Luise Rainer(archive footage)
  • Yoshiko Yamaguchi(archive footage)
  • Robert Stack(archive footage)
  • Victoria Shaw(archive footage)
  • Glenn Corbett(archive footage)
  • James Shigeta(archive footage)
  • Mickey Rooney(archive footage)
 
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