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Hace 8 horas · Anna May Wong was not the only multilingual woman engaged in wartime cultural diplomacy in support of the Chinese resistance, not even in the realm of film – the forgotten case of producer Li Ling-Ai, for example, was compellingly recovered in Robin Leung’s documentary Finding Kukan (2016). Yet, her high-profile wartime activities, and the ...
Hace 2 días · May has already been jam packed with events celebrating AAPI Heritage Month 2024 and we still have two weeks to go! That means there are also two more weeks to catch Not Your China Doll: Art Inspired by Anna May Wong, a free exhibition that I’ve curated in the atrium of Chelsea Market, hosted by Pearl River Mart.In honor of the show, this week’s newsletter spotlights each of the artists ...
Hace 3 días · World War 2 DramaIn World War II, Chinese guerrillas fight against the occupying Japanese forces. A young woman is the secret leader of the villagers, who pl...
21 de may. de 2024 · Chinese Americans have been involved in the movie business since its earliest days, whether as extras, leading actors like Anna May Wong and Keye Luke, or Oscar-winning cinematographers like James Wong Howe. Join us for a presentation on Chinese Americans in early Hollywood with William Gow, author
Hace 4 días · Less well known than her contemporary Anna May Wong, Yong played small but significant parts in major Hollywood productions and shared the screen with film legends including Greta Garbo, Cary Grant, and Clark Gable.
Hace 2 días · Anna May Wong (Chinese: 黃柳霜; pinyin: Huáng Liǔshuāng) (January 3, 1905 – February 3, 1961) was the first Chinese American movie star, and the first Asian American actress to gain international recognition. Her long and varied career spanned both silent and sound film, television, stage, and radio. Born near the Chinatown neighborhood of Los Angeles to second-generation Chinese ...
Hace 2 días · Lang's inclusion on the Walk of Fame places him among a select group of Asian performers, including luminaries such as Anna May Wong, Mako, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, James Hong and Ming-Na Wen.
