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->''“Casting white actors as Asians characters is a practice that has been around for nearly as long as cinema has existed … Creator/MickeyRooney’s buck-toothed I.Y. Yunioshi in ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys'' remains the starkest and most notorious example, but Creator/JohnWayne, Creator/KatharineHepburn, and Creator/MarlonBrando took their turns at dramatic portrayals of Asian characters. Creator/LindaHunt [in Film/TheYearOfLivingDangerously] and Luise Rainer [in Film/TheGoodEarth] even won UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for doing so.”''

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->''“Casting white actors as Asians characters is a practice that has been around for nearly as long as cinema has existed … Creator/MickeyRooney’s buck-toothed I.Y. Yunioshi in ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys'' remains the starkest and most notorious example, but Creator/JohnWayne, Creator/KatharineHepburn, and Creator/MarlonBrando took their turns at dramatic portrayals of Asian characters. Creator/LindaHunt [in Film/TheYearOfLivingDangerously] and Luise Rainer Creator/LuiseRainer [in Film/TheGoodEarth] even won UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for doing so.”''
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->''“Casting white actors as Asians characters is a practice that has been around for nearly as long as cinema has existed … Creator/MickeyRooney’s buck-toothed I.Y. Yunioshi in ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys'' remains the starkest and most notorious example, but Creator/JohnWayne, Creator/KatharineHepburn, and Creator/MarlonBrando took their turns at dramatic portrayals of Asian characters. Creator/LindaHunt ''[in Film/TheYearOfLivingDangerously]'' and Luise Rainer ''[in Film/TheGoodEarth]'' even won UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for doing so.”''

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->''“Casting white actors as Asians characters is a practice that has been around for nearly as long as cinema has existed … Creator/MickeyRooney’s buck-toothed I.Y. Yunioshi in ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys'' remains the starkest and most notorious example, but Creator/JohnWayne, Creator/KatharineHepburn, and Creator/MarlonBrando took their turns at dramatic portrayals of Asian characters. Creator/LindaHunt ''[in Film/TheYearOfLivingDangerously]'' [in Film/TheYearOfLivingDangerously] and Luise Rainer ''[in Film/TheGoodEarth]'' [in Film/TheGoodEarth] even won UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for doing so.”''
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-->-- '''Rebecca Sun and Rebecca Ford''', "[[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/are-asian-american-movie-stars-890755 Where are the Asian-American Movie Stars?]]"

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-->-- '''Rebecca Sun and Rebecca Ford''', "[[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/are-asian-american-movie-stars-890755 Where are the Asian-American Movie Stars?]]"Stars?]]"
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->''“Casting white actors as Asians characters is a practice that has been around for nearly as long as cinema has existed … Creator/MickeyRooney’s buck-toothed I.Y. Yunioshi in ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys'' remains the starkest and most notorious example, but Creator/JohnWayne, Creator/KatharineHepburn, and Creator/MarlonBrando took their turns at dramatic portrayals of Asian characters. Linda Hunt ''[in Film/TheYearOfLivingDangerously]'' and Luise Rainer ''[in Film/TheGoodEarth]'' even won UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for doing so.”''

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->''“Casting white actors as Asians characters is a practice that has been around for nearly as long as cinema has existed … Creator/MickeyRooney’s buck-toothed I.Y. Yunioshi in ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys'' remains the starkest and most notorious example, but Creator/JohnWayne, Creator/KatharineHepburn, and Creator/MarlonBrando took their turns at dramatic portrayals of Asian characters. Linda Hunt Creator/LindaHunt ''[in Film/TheYearOfLivingDangerously]'' and Luise Rainer ''[in Film/TheGoodEarth]'' even won UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for doing so.”''
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->''“Casting white actors as Asians characters is a practice that has been around for nearly as long as cinema has existed … Creator/MickeyRooney’s buck-toothed I.Y. Yunioshi in ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys'' remains the starkest and most notorious example, but Creator/JohnWayne, Creator/KatharineHepburn, and Creator/MarlonBrando took their turns at dramatic portrayals of Asian characters. Linda Hunt ''[in Film/TheYearOfLivingDangerously]'' and Luise Rainer ''[in Film/TheGoodEarth]'' even won UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s for doing so.”''
-->-- '''Rebecca Sun and Rebecca Ford''', "[[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/are-asian-american-movie-stars-890755 Where are the Asian-American Movie Stars?]]"

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