Talk by Jenny Banh, California State University, Fresno.
Thursday, May 7, 2026
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Dodd Hall 175
Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland: Attempted Indigenizations of Space, Labor, and Consumption by Jenny Banh is a book examining the complex, often challenging, transplantation of Disney culture into Hong Kong, focusing on transnational dynamics between American corporate, Chinese governmental, and local audience perspectives.
Jenny Banh is a professor of Asian American Studies and Anthropology. She received Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in Anthropology at the University of California, Riverside, an M.A. in Cultural Studies at Claremont Graduate University, and an B.A. in Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research has focused on Asia/Asian American studies, Cultural Anthropology, and Asian/American Popular Culture. Her current research examines the barriers/bridges to Southeast Asian American students, Asian Foodways, and a Hong Kong corporation.
Sponsor(s): Center for Chinese Studies, Asia Pacific Center