“Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and his Rendezvous with American History”

How much do you know about Charlie Chan — the lyric from the Beastie Boys song? The Asian stereotype with the pencil-thin goatee in the 50s movies?

Yunte Huang, the author behind Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and his Rendezvous with American History ($17.79) would like you to consider the true inspiration behind the character, which he believes is Chang Apana, a real detective from Hawaii who lived during the early 20th Century. Huang writes about Apana’s life, the history of Charlie Chan and his own personal journey, which you can learn more about here.