Daughter of the dragon Anna May Wong's rendezvous with American history
The story of Anna May Wong, who fought virulent anti-Chinese xenophobia, unabashed sexism, cinematic exploitation and ageism that defined American culture in the 20th century to became Hollywood's first Chinese American film star.
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Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company,
[2023]
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| 100 | 1 | |a Huang, Yunte, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Daughter of the dragon : |b Anna May Wong's rendezvous with American history / |c Yunte Huang. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Anna May Wong's rendezvous with American history |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York, NY : |b Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, |c [2023] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2023 | |
| 300 | |a xvi, 382 pages : |b illustrations, map ; |c 25 cm | ||
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| 520 | |a The story of Anna May Wong, who fought virulent anti-Chinese xenophobia, unabashed sexism, cinematic exploitation and ageism that defined American culture in the 20th century to became Hollywood's first Chinese American film star. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Part one. Fun in a Chinese laundry -- Year of the dragon -- Chinatown -- The laundryman -- Fun in a Chinese laundry -- Anna -- Curious Chinese child -- part two. Becoming Anna May -- The red lantern -- Anna May -- Madame Butterfly in technicolor -- Hollywood Babylon -- The thief of Bagdad -- Her own company -- Vaudeville -- 1927 -- part three. "Orientally yours" -- Weimar Berlin -- "Orientally yours" -- Conversation with AMW -- The vamp -- Picadilly -- The circle of chalk -- The first word -- part four. Daughter of the dragon -- On the spot -- Daughter of the dragon -- Shanghai express -- To be kissed, or not -- Not so good Earth -- part five. China -- Transpacific interlude -- Shanghai -- Chinese Alice in Shanghailand -- Fragrant harbor -- Chinese gestures -- The dust of the Earth -- At the palace of the dragon lady -- part six. The big nowhere -- These foolish things -- Daughter of Shanghai -- Your name in Chinese -- Goddess of mercy -- Will the real lady from Chungking please stand up? -- The big nowhere -- Ready for close-up. | |
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-350) and index. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Wong, Anna May, |d 1905-1961. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Chinese American motion picture actors and actresses |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Asian Americans in the motion picture industry. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Xenophobia in motion pictures. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) |v Biography. | |
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