Jenny Banh
Professor of Asian American Studies and Anthropology at California State University, Fresno, and author of Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland, with research on labor, space, and consumption in transnational contexts and community oral-history work.
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Jan 25, 2026 • 55min
Jenny Banh, "Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland: Attempted Indigenizations of Space, Labor, and Consumption" (Rutgers UP, 2025)
Jenny Banh, Professor of Asian American Studies and Anthropology at CSU Fresno and author of Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland, explores the clash of Disney, China, and Hong Kong. She recounts long-term fieldwork on labor and space. Discussion covers localization attempts like feng shui and menu changes, tensions in park crowding and queuing, unequal development deals, and why Ocean Park resonates more locally.
Jan 25, 2026 • 55min
Jenny Banh, "Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland: Attempted Indigenizations of Space, Labor, and Consumption" (Rutgers UP, 2025)
Jenny Banh, professor of Asian American Studies and Anthropology and author of Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland (2025). She traces Disney’s attempt to localize in Hong Kong. Short takes on unequal contracts, feng shui hires, food controversies, queue tensions between mainland and Hong Kong visitors, and how Ocean Park’s local roots contrast with Disneyland’s struggles.
Jan 25, 2026 • 55min
Jenny Banh, "Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland: Attempted Indigenizations of Space, Labor, and Consumption" (Rutgers UP, 2025)
Jenny Banh, scholar of Asian American studies and anthropology and professor at Cal State Fresno, explores how Disney tried to localize Hong Kong Disneyland. She traces 15 years of fieldwork on space, labor, and consumption. Short takes cover feng shui and food controversies, queuing and social tensions, comparisons with Ocean Park, and ideas for more sustainable local adaptation.
