Traces how Classical Hollywood films constructed America\'s image of Chinese Americans from their criminalization as unwanted immigrants to their eventual acceptance when assimilated citizens, exploiting both America\'s yellow peril fears about Chinese immigration and its fascination with Chinatowns..
Traces how Classical Hollywood films constructed America\'s image of Chinese Americans from their criminalization as unwanted immigrants to their eventual acceptance when assimilated citizens, exploiting both America\'s yellow peril fears about Chinese immigration and its fascination with Chinatowns.