Okay. Hold the angry emails. It doesn’t say that Na Li is inscrutable because she is Oriental, does it? Maybe it’s because she wears a visor. Or because she likes “crisps” (potato chips).

In the West, the Asiatic figure has long been associated with aloofness and obfuscation, as exemplified by the notion of the “inscrutable Oriental.” The image is rife in fiction and poetry ...

It’s usually a negative connotation to encountering an 'inscrutable' face for the Westerner. It’s as if the Oriental person failed to provide something that was expected of them. This is an ...

Q: I guess the principal Asian stereotype is the inscrutable Oriental. A: My girlfriend is always telling me my emotions are written all over my face. I can't play poker at all. Q: So you're ...

"The Davis at hand. What d'ya Shafer a prediction?" "I'll give you the Ward and Rait the teams," retorted the inscrutable Oriental. "That Lion team is pretty Chaky, Becauskas their line is ...

He has dug his way deep into the mysteries of Oriental temperament. Honorable Enemy is a knowing and compassionate portrait of the Japanese character. To Hauser, the typical Japanese is a ...

Washington has fallen for the myth of the inscrutable oriental in fashioning its response to the Korean threat, when what is really needed to avert disaster is some Crawford-style straight shooting.