Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro Alana S. Portero The book follows campy performances

The book follows campy performances that imaginatively restage the camps that have been central to dominant narratives of Asian American history: Chinese railroad labor

Both a partial insider as a gay man and an

with a start on a career and a new love until the patriarchy rises up to slap down all her dreams

and the movement’s lasting effects on the country

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Beyond Paradise: The Life of Ramon Novarro Alana S. Portero The book follows campy performancesThe first Latin American actor to become a superstar, Ramon Novarro was for years one of Hollywood's top actors. Born Ramon Samaniego to a prominent Mexican family, he arrived in America in 1916, a refugee from civil wars. By the mid 1920s, he had become one of MGM's biggest box office attractions, starring in now classic films, including The Student Prince, Mata Hari, and the original version of Ben Hur. He shared the screen with the era's top