Description |
1 online resource (x, 246 pages) |
Series |
Asian American history and culture |
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Asian American history and culture.
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Contents |
Prologue: Anna May Wong in Los Angeles -- 'Speaking German like nobody's business': Anna May Wong in Berlin -- American moderns in Europe: Anna May Wong and Josephine Baker -- 'I can play any type of Oriental': Anna watches Josephine at the Casino de Paris, 1932 -- Glamourous American moderns: Anna May Wong and Lupe Velez -- My China film -- Anna May Wong in Australia -- Epilogue: Bold journey, native land |
Summary |
"This critical cultural biography of Anna May Wong--a Chinese American actress who made close to sixty films, headlined theater and vaudeville productions, and had her own television show in 1951--examines Wong's life in order to gain an understanding of racial modernity and twentieth-century Western fantasies of China"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed April 19, 2023) |
Subject |
Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961.
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SUBJECT |
Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961 fast |
Subject |
Chinese American motion picture actors and actresses -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Entertainment & Performing Arts.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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Chinese American motion picture actors and actresses
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Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2018050041 |
ISBN |
9781439918357 |
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143991835X |
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