Setting the stage -- The cast -- Behind the scenes -- The show -- The curtain rises -- Afong Moy presents Chinese objects for the person -- Afong Moy presents Chinese objects for the American home -- On tour -- New York to Charleston -- Return to the North -- Cuba and up the Mississippi River -- Finale -- Off stage -- The final act
Summary
"In 1834, a Chinese woman named Afong Moy arrived in America as both a prized guest and advertisement for a merchant firm--a promotional curiosity and celebrity used to peddle exotic wares from the East. This first biography of Afong Moy explores how she shaped a number of Americans' impressions of China, all while living as a stranger in a foreign land"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from web page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on May 5, 2020)
