Biography of actress Anna May Wong (1905-61), chronicling her rise from a poor background in Los Angeles to a Hollywood career that saw her appear in over fifty movies, starring alongside the likes of Douglas Fairbanks and Marlene Dietrich. Her prominence helped raise the profile of Chinese-Americans, but she had to endure racial prejudice from Americans as well as criticism from the Chinese: the book discusses in detail how Wong was both affected by - and in turn helped influence - changing attitudes towards gender and race, Orientalism, Asian American identity, patriotism and politics.
| Item number | 66348 |
|---|---|
| Category | Book |
| Type | Biography |
| Language | English |
| Country of origin | America |
| Related people | Anna May Wong (Subject) |
| Graham Russell Gao Hodges (Author) |
Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection