Karen Leong

professor of history at the University of New Mexico

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Anna May Wong’s career spanned more than 60 films across the silent era and the talkies. Her life is now the focus of an exhibit at the Chinese American Museum .

Encore: Anna May Wong fought discrimination in film. Now she’s on US quarter

Anna May Wong’s career spanned more than 60 films across the silent era and the talkies. Her life is now the focus of an exhibit at the Chinese American Museum .

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

As the first Chinese American movie star in Hollywood, Anna May Wong made more than 60 films, but was never cast as the lead.

Anna May Wong fought discrimination in film. Now she’s on US quarter

As the first Chinese American movie star in Hollywood, Anna May Wong made more than 60 films, but was never cast as the lead.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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