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Part 1. The Asian mystique. Mystery, sex, fear, and desire : a brief history
Hollywood, Burbank, and the resulting imaginings
Matters of men and country : the unbearable lightness of being portrayed
"Race-sim," fetish, and fever
Part 2. Ten people, ten colors. The real memoirs of geisha
The other side of Miss Saigon
Glamour of the skies, sorority of service
Screwing, getting screwed, and getting ahead
Who's playing whom
China doll, dragon lady
Power women
Epilogue : Demand creates supply.
Hollywood, Burbank, and the resulting imaginings
Matters of men and country : the unbearable lightness of being portrayed
"Race-sim," fetish, and fever
Part 2. Ten people, ten colors. The real memoirs of geisha
The other side of Miss Saigon
Glamour of the skies, sorority of service
Screwing, getting screwed, and getting ahead
Who's playing whom
China doll, dragon lady
Power women
Epilogue : Demand creates supply.