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Old Crow's JournalAnna May Wong to become first Asian American to appear on US currency
The legendary Hollywood star Anna May Wong will become the first Asian American to appear on US currency.
Starting Monday, Oct. 24, Wongs image will be imprinted on quarters across the country. Recognized as Hollywoods first Asian American movie star, she acted in over 60 films across a decades-long career.
Wong called for greater representation of Asian people in Hollywood and challenged stereotypical depictions at a time when yellowface dominated the industry and the Chinese Exclusion Act was still law.
Why is it that the screen Chinese is nearly always the villain of the piece, and so cruel a villain murderous, treacherous, a snake in the grass? Wong said in a 1933 interview with the Los Angeles Times. We are not like that.
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Full article:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/19/anna-may-wong-first-asian-american-us-quarters
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