Shownotes
In today's class we talk about Marco Polo, the Chinese Exclusion act, Bruce Lee, the Hong Kong Stock Market, and way more. Oh yeah, the Mandarin, Shang Chi, and Fu Manchu too. The history of Chinese cinema and American stereotypes intersect with this Marvel character. We go up through the Marvel Knights era of Shang Chi and next week will delve into the Avengers era that leads into his re-invention in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
