Noir: Charlie Chan Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 6/26/2011
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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We love reading old detective stories or watching black and white Noir movies. We want to put out caches highlighting some of the more famous characters, and based on a nearby restaurant opening that is among Tineke's favortes, we thought Charlie Chan was a perfect one to start out with.

Charlie Chan is a fictional Chinese-American detective created by Earl Derr Biggers in 1923. Loosely based on Honolulu detective Chang Apana, Biggers conceived of the benevolent and heroic Chan as an alternative to Yellow Peril stereotypes, such as villains like Fu Manchu. Chan is a detective of the Honolulu police, though many stories feature Chan traveling the world as he investigates mysteries and solves crimes.

Interpretations of Chan by critics are split, especially as relates to his ethnicity. Positive assessors of Chan argue that he is portrayed as intelligent, benevolent and honorable — in contrast to the adverse depictions of evil or conniving Chinese then current on page and screen. Others state that Chan, despite his good qualities, reinforces certain Asian stereotypes, such as an alleged incapacity to speak fluent English and the possession of an overly tradition-bound and subservient nature.

Whatever your feelings on Charlie Chan, it is hard to argue against his enduring popularity and influence on cinema and books.

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