Diana Wan, middle, plays Afong Moy in Manoa Valley Theatre’s “The Chinese Lady,” which is directed by Reiko Ho, right. Alvin Chan, left, is Moy’s translator Atung. Hawaii theater veteran Reiko Ho is ...

For all the Very Big Ideas that “The Chinese Lady” makes one ponder (racism, sexism, immigration, exploitation, xenophobia et al), it’s important to remember one crucial detail: It’s very funny. “I am ...

A show at the Met offers a feminist revision of Chinoiserie, a decorative style that swept through Europe in the age of empires and seeded stereotypes of Asian women. By Aruna D’Souza The dragon lady, ...