Chinese plays in the English language， as well as traditional Chinese drama， have played a significant role in disseminating Chinese culture across the world． Since the beginning of last century， generations of theatrical artists in Hawaii， Chinese and non-Chinese， have produced over a dozen of Chinese plays， among which “The Yellow Jacket”was the most influential and popular， and lasted the longest． The productions of this play aroused a keen interest in Chinese culture among non-Chinese in Hawaii， and contributed a great deal to the cultural identification of the Hawaiian Chinese， promoting traditional Chinese culture and the enrichment of the pluralistic Hawaiian culture．