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Chinese Americans in Classic Hollywood: From Chinatown Movie Extras to Anna May Wong

  • Stanford University A3C Club House, Old Union (map)

Chinese Americans have been involved in the movie business since its earliest days, whether as extras, leading actors like Anna May Wong and Keye Luke, or Oscar-winning cinematographers like James Wong Howe. Join us for a presentation on Chinese Americans in early Hollywood with William Gow, author of Performing Chinatown: Hollywood, Tourism, and the Making of a Chinese American Community, and Katie Gee Salisbury, author of Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong, followed by conversation and audience questions. Hosted by Asian American Studies at Stanford, the Asian American Activities Center (A3C), and the Asian American Research Center at Stanford (AARCS).

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Chinese Americans in Hollywood: A Virtual Conversation with Authors William Gow and Katie Gee Salisbury