{"product_id":"youve-seen-me-before-over-700-roles-and-70-years-in-hollywood-and-counting-hardcover","title":"You've Seen Me Before: Over 700 Roles and 70 Years in Hollywood (and Counting) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Hong\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeff Yang\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping memoir of an Asian American Hollywood pioneer, star of \u003ci\u003eEverything Everywhere All at Once \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMulan\u003c\/i\u003e, from coming of age under the Chinese Exclusion Act to becoming one of the hardest-working actors in the business.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou might not know actor James Hong's name, but we can guarantee you've seen him before. With over seven hundred acting credits and counting, James is one of Hollywood's most prolific actors and a pioneer in Asian American entertainment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Born to Chinese immigrants in Minneapolis, Hong endured the aggressive anti-Asian racism of the 1930s, served in the army during Korean War, and--somewhere in the mix--was bitten by the performance bug that would eventually lead to a seventy-year long career in showbiz (and counting). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From his iconic role as Chi-Fu in Disney's \u003ci\u003eMulan\u003c\/i\u003e to the hilariously terrifying Lo Pan in \u003ci\u003eBig Trouble in Little China \u003c\/i\u003eand Kung Fu Panda's beloved Mr. Ping, James has been capturing viewers hearts for years. And who could forget his powerful, viral speech as he accepted the Best Ensemble Cast honors on behalf of \u003ci\u003eEverything Everywhere All at Once\u003c\/i\u003e at the Actor Awards? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on never-before-seen archival materials and hours of interviews, this is a powerful first-person journey through James's incredible life and unique family history: a quintessential Asian American post-immigrant story, filled with new anecdotes and wisdom drawn from an unprecedented career, threaded through with an incisive look at nearly a century of Hollywood history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Hong's career spans seven decades, and he has acquired nearly seven hundred credited roles in feature films and television, perhaps most notably in Best Picture winner \u003ci\u003eEverything Everywhere All at Once. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is one of the founders of the East-West Players, the oldest and largest Asian American theater in Los Angeles. He served as president and charter member of the Association of Asian Pacific American Artists and was a former member of the SAG Board of Directors under Charleton Heston as president. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeff Yang has spent much of his life covering Asian America as a journalist, critic, and author. He founded one of the earliest Asian American magazines, \u003ci\u003eA. Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eback in the 1990s, and was a culture critic for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eand now am a featured columnist for CNN. He's written five books including Jackie Chan's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling autobiography \u003ci\u003eI Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action\u003c\/i\u003e, and then most recently, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eRise: A Pop History of Asian America from the 90s to Now\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56555692097841,"sku":"9781668099308","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/A3XZcEaPZ79781668099308.webp?v=1790765499","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/youve-seen-me-before-over-700-roles-and-70-years-in-hollywood-and-counting-hardcover","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}