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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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company,
[2023]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.
