Looking for a Reflection as the Only Asian Actor in a Production of ‘Mulan’
I felt humiliated singing a song about honor when I could only feel shame. As I stood in yellowface, I had finally fulfilled my quest to become white.
The Story of Hansel and GretelThe Wizard of Oz
Tom Sawyer
Mulan.
Star Trek
It’s fine
Mulan
I
How would he have done Harvey Fierstein’s voice?

Mulan
Dundundundun-dun-dun . . . dun . . . dun . . . dun!
Phirripe
Mulan
A View from the Bottom What’s The Bubble Tea?
Phillipe Thao is a queer Hmong American writer based in Chicago. His work has appeared in Teen Vogue and he was the co-host of What's The Bubble Tea?, a podcast about the Asian American millennial experience. He can be found on Twitter at @phillipethao or phillipethao.com.
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