David Henry Hwang Role Model

David Henry Hwang is the protagonist in this movie that accidentally cast a Caucasian in an Asian American role but has to protect his reputation as an Asian American role model. He struggles and also many Asians struggle with having many role models in America as their influence isn’t really big in the film industry. In the film industry it is not saturated with many Asians and this is a problem to David because he is a role model in the community and if this surfaces he will be looked down upon in his community.
Within the Asian community it is a reoccurring problem because the Asian community is growing and it is bothering Asian because they are a big contributor to American culture and it isn’t fair that in the industry there isn’t any really big Asian stars. It started in the 21st century around 2005 when a big switch in American culture came about by the Asian community. Racial identity is a big factor in which David cast a non-Asian actor which warms up to his fake identity and takes advantage and becomes a role model in the Asian community which upsets Hwang. I believe it to be a big problem though in the end because when it comes to race and popularity in race it shouldn’t matter we are all the same. It shouldn’t matter at the end of the day who you are, if you’re
putting a positive view in the community through film it shouldn’t

1000763861 matter and you should be proud of who you are. The actor “Marcus” in the film runs with the fact that he is Asian that they’re calling a “Siberian Jew” which Hwang gets jealous of the popularity by telling people that hes Caucasian. Both Hwang and Marcus are wrong by proclaiming something that wasn’t true to the audience. I n the movie hwang is having an argument with a Caucasian talking about empowering the Chinese community and the white male says hwang is trying to empower rather than Chinese americans.
Hwangs father in the movie is shown in a political scandal and the both of them re force to look at their own relationship and heritage. Yellow Face takes a look a Hwangs common themes of race and assimilation. In film actors play many different roles, many of them playing real roles, people in politics, and a lot of media and theatre. This play delves into many aspecs of why race and identity is important, in film characters are being played and at the end of the day they aren’t real
characters.
Whatever your race is you have to connect with yourself and whatever role you choose try to reflect that character the best way the director sees it but at the end of the day you are stil you. Many actors let fame get to their head and power overcomes there judgements and this could end your career through deceit. The industry thrives on having you’re name being out there but most of all being untouched and it is truly important to identify with yourself. If you think about it not only through film but through life you have to find yourself and find what things or parts you fit into through out life. Yellow Face shows us that its no so bad being yourself and that lying and deceit has no part in entertainment or anything that matters.