Darrell Hamamoto

Darrell Hamamoto


Darrell Hamamoto is a Professor of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Davis who is best known for his views on the desexualization of Asian American males in the media.

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Education

Dr. Hamamoto received his education at CSU Long Beach, Bowling Green State University and UC Irvine.[1]

Influential works

Professor Hamamoto created a 50-minute pornographic film named Skin on Skin,[2] which starred Asian American actors and actresses and addresses the desexualization of Asian American males. Dr. Hamamoto created another piece called Yellowcaust: A Patriot Act, which includes clips from Skin on Skin and information regarding atrocities committed against Asian Americans in the U.S.'s history.[3] His work has generated controversy for producing porn movies as research[4][5][6][7]

Dr. Hamamoto was featured in both The Daily Show[8] and Masters of the Pillow,[9] which is a documentary about Skin on Skin.

Books

  • Nervous Laughter: Television Situation Comedy and Liberal Democratic Ideology, Praeger, 1991
  • Monitored Peril: Asian Americans and the Politics of TV Representation, University of Minnesota Press, 1994
  • New American Destinies: A Reader in Contemporary Asian and Latino Immigration, Routledge, 1996
  • Countervisions: Asian American Film Criticism (Asian American History and Culture), Temple University Press, 2000

References

  1. ^ http://asa.ucdavis.edu/faculty_hamamoto.shtml
  2. ^ http://daviswiki.org/Asian_American_Studies
  3. ^ http://daviswiki.org/Darrell_Hamamoto
  4. ^ Masters of the Pillow Robert Koehler, May 26, 2004 Variety.com
  5. ^ Yellow Porn Harry Mok, October 10, 2003 Salon.com
  6. ^ Research Stirs Interest Susanne Rockwell, November 7, 2003 University of California Davis, Faculty Dateline News
  7. ^ Porn as commentary Film on Asian issues grabs attention, stirs debate Dorothy Korber, November 3, 2003 - Sacramento Bee
  8. ^ http://www.thedailyshow.com/
  9. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461993/

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