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The NYC Asian American Experience on Stage (review)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11645899 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Josephine Lee (0000-0003-0686-9228, English and Foreign Languages University, corresponding author), Josephine D Lee |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 666-667 |
| Publication date | 2001-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theatre Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-2882 • E-ISSN: 1086-332X |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tj.2001.0113 |
| OpenAlex | W2046462075 |
| Language | EN |
Those looking for innovative perspectives on making Asian American theatre will be amply rewarded by this new collection. Tokens? includes one-actor shows such as Aasif Mandvi's Sakina's Restaurant; Alvin Eng's The Last Hand Laundry in Chinatown, a "vaudevillian rock & roll" musical; comic sketches by the performance groups SLANT and Peeling the Banana; Muna Tseng and Ping Chong's distinctive blend of dance, visual arts, and live drama in SlutForArt, a tribute to the life and work of photographer Tseng Kwong Chi; as well as plays by David Henry Hwang, Han Ong, Ralph Peña, Jessica Hagedorn, and Chiori Miyagawa
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Chinatown · Comics · Dance · Drama · Laundry · Literature · Musical · Performance art · Tribute · Visual arts · Asian American and Pacific Histories · Asian Culture and Media Studies · History · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |