Even in the 1930s, she sharply critiqued the way Hollywood portrayed Chinese and Chinese Americans only as stereotypical villains, “Dragon Ladies,” or “exotic flowers.”īut Wong’s story also infuriates me. ![]() Wong was the first Chinese American (and Asian American) movie star, gorgeous and glamorous and politically outspoken. I’d heard of Anna May Wong before, but after I read Peter Ho Davies’ fantastic novel “The Fortunes,” one section of which focuses on Wong’s life and career, I wanted to learn everything I could about her. Publicity photo of Anna May Wong/ Wikimedia
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