Friday, January 3, 2:30–4:30 p.m.

American Historical Association Annual Meeting Sessions

48. Orientalism for a Better Tomorrow: Asian Americans, "Asia," and the Changing U.S. Film Industry, 1930s to 1970s

Palmer House, Parlor B

Chair: Jennifer Fay, Michigan State University

Papers: Metro Goldwyn Mayer and Glorious Descendent: The Contradictions of Chinese American Employment in the Hollywood Studio System during the 1930s
 
Victor Jew, Michigan State University

 Anna May Wong in China
 Graham R. Hodges, Colgate University

 Martial Arts and the Transnational U.S.-Asian Film Industrial Relationship, 1950s to 1970s
 Christina Klein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Comment: Stephen Rachman, Michigan State University

   

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