Made-up Asians: yellowface during the exclusion era

Introduction: The Persistence of Yellowface

Chapter 1. "A Dumb Chinese Slave": The Stage Chinaman and Clown Yellowface

Chapter 2. "Chinee by Nature": Physiognomy and Scientific Yellowface

Chapter 3. "How to Makeup": Theatrical Makeup Guidebooks and Private Yellowface

Chapter 4. "Dainty as Needs Be": The White Actress and Cosmetic Yellowface

Chapter 5. "The Oriental Eye": Special Effects Technology and Prosthetic Yellowface

Epilogue: Casting as Gatekeeping

Appendix: Yellowface Instructions in Theatrical Makeup Guidebooks during the Exclusion Era

Notes

Bibliography

Index.