Daughter of the dragon: Anna May Wong's rendezvous with American history
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Author:
Published:
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2023.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xvi, 382 pages : illustrations (black and white), map ; 25 cm.
Status:
Ashland Adult Nonfiction
921 WONG
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Ashland Adult Nonfiction
921 WONG
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Jan 29, 2024
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Superior Adult Nonfiction
921 W8461h Wong, Anna May
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Nov 28, 2023
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781631495809, 1631495801
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index.
Description
Born into the steam and starch of a Chinese laundry, Anna May Wong (1905–1961) emerged from turn-of-the-century Los Angeles to become Old Hollywood’s most famous Chinese American actress, a screen siren who captivated global audiences and signed her publicity photos―with a touch of defiance―“Orientally yours.” Now, more than a century after her birth, Yunte Huang narrates Wong’s tragic life story, retracing her journey from Chinatown to silent-era Hollywood, and from Weimar Berlin to decadent, prewar Shanghai, and capturing American television in its infancy. As Huang shows, Wong’s rendezvous with history features a remarkable parade of characters, including a smitten Walter Benjamin and (an equally smitten) Marlene Dietrich. Challenging the parodically racist perceptions of Wong as a “Dragon Lady,” “Madame Butterfly,” or “China Doll,” Huang’s biography becomes a truly resonant work of history that reflects the raging anti-Chinese xenophobia, unabashed sexism, and ageism toward women that defined both Hollywood and America in Wong’s all-too-brief fifty-six years on earth.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Huang, Y. (2023). Daughter of the dragon: Anna May Wong's rendezvous with American history. New York, Liveright Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Huang, Yunte. 2023. Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous With American History. New York, Liveright Publishing Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Huang, Yunte, Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous With American History. New York, Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Huang, Yunte. Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous With American History. New York, Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2023.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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