Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films, Arthur Dong, 2019, HC, NF

Dong, Arthur. Santa Monica: Angel City Press, 2019

English, Near Fine hardcover, folio, 12 ¼” x 9 5/16”, 304 pp.

ISBN:9781626400610

Near Fine folio, coated paper over boards, black-and-white image of Keye Luke in Burma Convoy (1941) to front, red and black lettering to front, red spine with white and black lettering, endpapers with black-and-white photographs of actors on set, bumping and rubbing to top and bottom tips, bumping to front top of joint, tight binding. Text in English, Foreword by Randy Haberkamp, Afterword by Janet Yang, illustrated companion and expansion of Arthur Dong’s documentary film, Hollywood Chinese (DeepFocus Productions, 2007), replete with more than 500 full-color and black-and-white stunning vintage photographs, movie posters, lobby cards, and promotional stills. These images unearth the many myths, misconceptions, and memorable moments of the Chinese in film. An amazing book on Asian Americans in Hollywood films, from 1917's The War of the Tongs to 2018's Crazy Rich Asians.