Chinese American Eyes: November 2019

I Spy
“The Tiger” aired January 5, 1966, with France Nuyen

The Wild Wild West
“The Night the Dragon Screamed” aired January 14, 1966, with Pilar Seurat

Laredo
“The Bitter Yen of General Ti” aired February 3, 1967, with Irene Tsu
see the kiss at the Official Peter Brown Fan Site

The Golden Girls
“Vacation” aired November 29, 1986, with Keye Luke

Hero Collector

(Updated December 31, 2021; Next post on Friday: Dong Kingman in Famous Artists Schools Advertisements)

Friday, November 8, 2019

Television: Chinese Working on the Railroad

Some vintage and recent television westerns with Chinese laborers working on the railroad.

The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
“Pilot” aired August 27, 1994, with James Hong, Chi Muoi Lo, Stuart Quan,

Cimarron City
“Chinese Invasion” aired March 21, 1959, with Lisa Lu, James Hong, Spencer Chan, Owen Song

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
”The Train” aired September 24, 1994, with Eric Michael Zee
“Things My Father Never Taught Me” aired February 10, 1995, with Eric Michael Zee
“Hell on Wheels” aired December 9, 1995, with Eric Michael Zee

Have Gun Will Travel
“Hey Boy’s Revenge” aired April 12, 1958, with Kam Tong (Hey Boy), Philip Ahn, Lisa Lu (Hey Girl), Harold Fong, Spencer Chan, Paul King, Owen Song, Walter Soo Hoo

Hell on Wheels
Season 5, 2015–2016

The Iron Horse
“The Dynamite Driver” aired September 19, 1966, with James Hong, William Saito
“Sister Death” aired April 3, 1967, with James Hong

Kung Fu
“The Garments of Rage” aired November 8, 1974, with Philip Ahn, James Shigeta, James Hong, Johnny Yune, Jay Jay Jue

Little House on the Prairie
“To Live with Fear, Part 2” aired February 21, 1977, with James Shigeta

The Magnificent Seven
“Chinatown” aired July 9, 1999, with John Cho, George Kee Cheung, Jim Lau, Kathleen Luong, Tzi Ma, Roland Nip, Arsenio “Sonny” Trinidad

Wanted: Dead or Alive
“Black Belt” aired March 19, 1960, with Robert Kino

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(Next post on Friday: The Asian Interracial Kiss)