Anna May Wong

Backlot Bitch: Retrieving the Past to Educate Our Future

Movies post by Monica Castillo on October 12, 2012 - 9:37am; tagged Anna May Wong, documentary, film, Li Ling-Ai, movie.
The name Li Ling Ai is a mystery to film historians. Without her film available, we might never find out about one of the first Asian American producers in Hollywood history.
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Adventures in Feministory: Five Halloween Costume Ideas From History!

History post by Kelsey Wallace on October 31, 2011 - 9:00am; tagged Anna May Wong, Big Mama Thornton, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, feminist Halloween costumes, Gertrude Stein, history, Valentina Tereshkova.
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Halloween has arrived! If you're still scrambling for a last-minute costume to wear out tonight, put down the "sexy cat" getup—Adventures in Feministory is here to help! Here are five costume ideas from the past year in Feministories, all guaranteed to make for great Halloweenwear (and you don't even need a pushup bra to pull them off). Click on the links after the jump to learn all about these women (and get info to enhance your costume)!

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Adventures in Feministory: Anna May Wong

History post by Kelsey Wallace on October 24, 2011 - 2:04pm; tagged Adventures in Feministory, Anna May Wong, Asian American women, Hollywood, racism.
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Born in LA's Chinatown in 1905 to a family that ran a laundry service, Anna May Wong was Hollywood's first Chinese-American movie star.
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