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Ep 408: J. Elijah Cho in "Mr. Yunoishi" And The Problem of Yellow Face

Ep 408: J. Elijah Cho in "Mr. Yunoishi" And The Problem of Yellow Face

FromASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST


Ep 408: J. Elijah Cho in "Mr. Yunoishi" And The Problem of Yellow Face

FromASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Jan 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Actor and writer J. Elijah Cho is performing his award-winning solo show "Mr. Yunioshi" from January 27-Feb 5 as part of the Solo Shows Festival of 2023 at the charming Sierra Madre Playhouse (Sierra Madre, CA). Cho portrays the late actor Mickey Rooney after he is cast to play a Japanese photographer in yellow face in the classic film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" in 1961. It is both hilarious and thought-provoking to have an Asian American actor playing the White Rooney as he works out exactly how to portray this Japanese character. 
Released:
Jan 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Ken Fong gets to the heart of Asian American culture, history, and spirituality. Through interviews with movers and shakers in the Asian American community -- some you know, others you've never heard of before -- prepare to laugh, cry, and be amazed.