NPR: "Yellowface"

NPR piece on "yellowface".

As you listen, answer the questions below:

1. What is "blackface"?

2. Who is Sharon Chan?

3. What stereotypical behavior did Chan observe in The Mikado?

4. Give other examples of "yellowface" in popular culture?

5. How does Jeffrey Yang explain the above examples?

6. What is the challenge of the Asian-American identity, according to Yang?

7. What was the response of the Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society?

8. How do newer productions deal with this issue?

Op-ed by Sharon Pian Chan

Scarlett Johansson Controversy

As you read the article, take notes on the issue and the various opinions expressed.