Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Illustrations VII
4. Preface IX
5. 1. Introduction 1
6. 2. The Rape Fantasy: The Cheat and Broken Blossoms 10
7. 3. The Threat of Captivity: The Bitter Tea of General Yen and Shanghai Express 46
8. 4. Passport Seductions: Lady of the Tropics 67
9. 5. The Scream of the Butterfly: Madame Butterfly, China Gate, and "The Lady from Yesterday" 78
10. 6. White Knights in Hong Kong: Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing and The World of Suzie Wong 109
11. 7. Tragic and Transcendent Love: Sayonara and The Crimson Kimono 125
12. 8. Japanese War Brides: Domesticity and Assimilation in Japanese War Bride and Bridge to the Sun 158
13. 9. The Return of the Butterfly: The Geisha Masquerade in My Geisha and "An American Geisha" 176
14. 10. Conclusion: The Postmodern Spectacle of Race and Romance in Year of the Dragon 202
15. Notes 223
16. Bibliography 239
17. Index 249