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