Asian American Perspective On Mickey Rooney’s Yellow-Face Portrayal on “Breakfast At Tiffany’s”

Commentary from MANAA members Guy Aoki, Jeffery Mio, and Phil Lee and East West Players’ Marilyn Tokuda. Includes the history of the practice of white actors putting on prosthetic make-up to play Asian people, discrimination against Asian Americans, “The World Of Suzie Wong,” and the importance of George Takei’s participation in the “Star Trek” television series and motion pictures.

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Formed in 1992, Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) is the only group solely dedicated to monitoring the media and advocating for balanced, sensitive, and positive depiction and coverage of Asian Americans. Since 1999, the non-profit/all-volunteer organization has been a founding member of the Asian Pacific American Media Coalition (APAMC), which meets regularly with the top four television networks—ABC, CBS, NBC & Fox--and pushes for better inclusion of Asian Americans in front of and behind the camera.