Despite having her career limited by racism, Anna May Wong is considered to be the first Chinese American Hollywood movie star. She was often limited to smaller roles that fit the Asian stereotypes, but Wong still managed to put her own stamp on the parts she was allotted.
Wong has since been recognized as an iconic Asian American actress who dealt with difficult circumstances and helped blaze a trail for subsequent generations of performers. She died in 1961, aged 56. t.ly/bb0Y
"I'm Anna May Wong. I come from old Hong Kong. But now I'm a Hollywood star."

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