| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 249 pages) |
| Series |
Asian Americans |
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Asian Americans.
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| Contents |
Ch. I. The Cultural Climate in the 1960s and the Foundation of the East West Players -- Ch. II. Searching for Recognition: The Beginning Years, 1965-72 -- Ch. III. Slaying Asian Stereotypes: The Emergence of Asian American Playwrights -- Ch. IV. Gender, Cultural Nationalism, and Between Worlds -- Ch. V. Dialogue with the Community: The Asian American Hearings, Outreach Projects, and Made in America -- Ch. VI. Reaching Out to a Broader Audience: Musical Theatre, 1978-88 -- Ch. VII. Breaking the Silence: The Internment Camp Series, 1981-82 -- Ch. VIII. New Asian American Playwrights: David Henry Hwang, Velina Hasu Houston, and Philip Kan Gotanda -- Ch. IX. The Company Toward the Twenty-First Century |
| Summary |
This book captures the 30-year history of the East West Players (EWP), tracing the company's representation of Asian Americans through the complex social and cultural changes of the past three decades |
| Notes |
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Indiana University, 1996 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-228) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
East West Players (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History
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| SUBJECT |
East West Players (Los Angeles, Calif.) fast |
| Subject |
Asian American theater -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- History & Criticism.
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Asian American theater
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Drama
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Theater
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California -- Los Angeles
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USA
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Asiaten.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136529801 |
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1136529802 |
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1299608582 |
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9781299608580 |
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