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Not your China doll the wild and shimmering life of Anna May Wong

"Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood, this debut book celebrates Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star, to bring an unsung heroine to light and reclaim her place in cinema history"--

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Main Author: Salisbury, Katie Gee (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: [New York, New York] : Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2024]
Subjects:
Wong, Anna May, > 1905-1961.
Chinese American motion picture actors and actresses > Biography.
Motion picture industry > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
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Summary:"Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood, this debut book celebrates Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star, to bring an unsung heroine to light and reclaim her place in cinema history"--
Item Description:Place of publication from publisher's website.
Physical Description:xvii, 458 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780593183984
0593183983
Author Notes:Katie Gee Salisbury has spoken and written about Anna May Wong on MSNBC, in the New York Times, and in Vanity Fair . She also writes the newsletter "Half-Caste Woman." She was a 2021 Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship finalist and gave the TED Talk "As American as Chop Suey." A fifth-generation Chinese American from Southern California, she now lives in Brooklyn. Not Your China Doll is her first book.

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