Anna May Wong

Anna May Wong the first Chinese-American movie star was born Wong Liu Tsong on January 3 1905 in Los Angeles California to laundryman Wong Sam Sing and his wife Lee Gon Toy. She was given the English name Anna May by her family.

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The second child of eight children her birth name was Wong Liu Tsong which means Frosted Yellow Willows.

. She was the second of her parents seven children. Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood. Anna May Wong Identification Card August 1924.

Wong was born January 3 1905 in Los Angeles. National Archives and Records Administration San Francisco. Her birth name was Wong Liu Tsong and her family gave her the English name Anna May.

Wong left high school in 1921 to concentrate on acting. Anna May Wong was born Wong Liu Tsong on January 3 1905 in Los Angeles California. She selected Anna May Wong as a stage name and at 14 got her start as an extra in The Red Lantern 1919.

A third-generation American she managed to have a substantial acting career during a deeply racist time when the taboo against miscegenation meant that Caucasian. 1 day agoAnna May Wong who broke into Hollywood during the silent film era will become the first Asian American to appear on US currency a century after she landed her first leading role. Wong will appear on the back of a quarter as part of the US Mints American Women Quarters Program with.

She was cast in her first role as an extra in the film The Red Lantern 1919 at 14 and continued to land small roles as extras until her. Anna May Wong was born on January 3 1905 in the Chinatown area of Los Angeles California. Annas family lived in the back of her parents laundry business just outside of Chinatown.

Her family was originally from Taishan China but her grandfather emigrated to the. 1 day agoMovie star Anna May Wong will be the first Asian-American to be featured on a US coin.

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