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Yoo, Paula

Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story

32 pp. | Lee | June, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-60060-259-7 $17.95
(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Lin Wang. Anna May longed to escape her family's Chinatown laundry for Hollywood's silver screen. But when her dream became reality in the early 1920s, the actress faced stereotyped roles ("China doll," "dragon lady"), movie studio racism (no interracial kissing), and criticism in China for her negative portrayals (she later refused roles that denigrated Asians). Realistic watercolor and acrylic paintings illustrate the insightful biography.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

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