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To Be an Actress: Labor and Performance in Anna May Wong's Cross-Media World

By Yiman Wang
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By Yiman Wang
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Between 1919 and 1961, pioneering Chinese American actress Anna May Wong established an enduring legacy that encompassed cinema, theater, radio, and American television. Born in Los Angeles, yet with her US citizenship scrutinized due to the Chinese Exclusion Act, Wong—a defiant misfit—innovated nuanced performances to subve...

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