The fictional, aphorism-spouting Chinese detective is best known today as a stereotypical relic from a less sensitive time. Yunte Huang tells the... Investigating The Real Detective Charlie Chan ...

CRITICS HAVE NEVER cared much for Charlie Chan, but the portly Chinese-American detective has been a favorite for three-quarters of a century. Detective-Sergeant Charlie Chan of the Honolulu police ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Yunte Huang’s book ‘Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable ...

Charlie Chan was a Chinese detective who solved cases in Honolulu before Hawaii was a state, but it’s accurate to say Chan was born in Warren — or at least his creator was. Before his death in 1933 at ...

The fictional Chinese detective Charlie Chan, who starred in a series of novels and movies between the 1920s and the 1950s, is often dismissed as... Giving 'Charlie Chan' A Second Chance Depending on ...

Charlie Chan was a fictional Chinese detective who worked for the Honolulu Police Department, who first appeared in Earl Derr Biggers’ 1925 novel The House Without a Key.This was filmed fairly quickly ...

Action speak louder than French. Door of opportunity swing both ways. Smart fly keep out of gravy. Tongue often hang man quicker than rope. All gems of fortune-cookie-worthy wisdom spoken by Charlie ...

Depending on your cultural politics, you'll find the following scene from the 1934 film Charlie Chan in London either charming or wince-making: Our venerable detective is being congratulated by a ...

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