Daughter of the dragon : Anna May Wong's rendezvous with American history / Yunte Huang.
2023
Non-Fiction
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Daughter of the dragon : Anna May Wong's rendezvous with American history / Yunte Huang.
Edition
First edition.
Imprint
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2023]
Copyright
©2023
Description
xvi, 382 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
Summary
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-350) and index.
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Non-Fiction
Language
English
ISBN
9781631495809 (hardcover)
1631495801 (hardcover)
9781631495816 ePub ebook
1631495801 (hardcover)
9781631495816 ePub ebook
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