Wendy van Dijk
Videos
Wendy van Dijk is a Dutch actress, comedian and television presenter. She is best known for her portrayal of Ushi Hirosaki, a hapless Japanese journalist featured in both a series of Dutch television
Van Dijk in 2008
Yellowface
Videos
Portrayals of East Asians in American film and theatre has been a subject of controversy. These portrayals have frequently reflected an ethnocentric perception of East Asians rather than realistic and
Wendy van Dijk
…on common Asian and Japanese stereotypes. Ushi has been the subject of criticism. Bloggers have derided Ushi and describe her as a cruel and racist "yellowface" caricature. A review of Ushi Must Marry in the Dutch newspaper Het Parool drew further attention to the more controversial aspects of the character…
Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess in Broken Blossoms
Boris Karloff in The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
American actor Luise Rainer as O-Lan in 1937 film The Good Earth
Mickey Rooney as Mr. Yunioshi in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)