{"id":141611,"date":"2022-10-19T22:30:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T17:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/anna-may-wong-to-be-first-asian-american-on-us-currency\/"},"modified":"2022-10-19T22:31:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T17:01:35","slug":"anna-may-wong-to-be-the-first-asian-american-to-receive-us-currency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/anna-may-wong-to-be-the-first-asian-american-to-receive-us-currency\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna May Wong to be the First Asian American to Receive US Currency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Anna May Wong was an early film star and will be the first Asian American to appear on U.S. money, almost 100 years after her first movie role. <\/p>\n

The U.S. Mint is set to begin shipping quarter-coins featuring her likeness Monday.<\/p>\n

Wong was dubbed the first Asian American Hollywood star. She overcame discrimination and intense racism to continue her 40-year career as a silent and sound filmmaker, theatre and radio host. <\/p>\n

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Wong was born in Los Angeles. At 14 he began acting and eventually took the lead in a role. \u201cThe Toll of the Sea\u201dIn 1922. She was not able to land major roles in Hollywood, which was the era of negative typecasting. \u201cyellowface,\u201dWhite people used to wear makeup and clothing. \u201cappear\u201dAsians are often cast by industry leaders to avoid casting Asian actors. Anti-miscegenation laws were also passed, which criminalized interracial relationships. This limited the roles Wong and other Asian American actresses can take. <\/p>\n

Wong fled to Europe in the 1920s to find a better job in the industry and to escape the racism that she experienced. Later, she returned to the USA to make her hit films, including \u201cShanghai Express,\u201d a 1932 romance movie that became one of Wong\u2019s best-known roles. Because her style often incorporated flapper-era styles with traditional Chinese dresses, she became well-known for her fashion sense.<\/p>\n

Wong was a champion for Asian representation on the screen. She appeared in more than 60 films during her career. She was awarded a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, just one year before her death.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMany prominent actors from the 1920s and 1930s saw their name framed by lightbulbs on movie theater marquees, so I thought it made sense to feature Anna May Wong in this way,\u201d said the coin\u2019s designer, Emily Damstra, in a press release.\u00a0\u201cAlong with the hard work, determination, and skill Anna May Wong brought to the profession of acting, I think it was her face and expressive gestures that really captivated movie audiences, so I included these elements next to her name.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ventris Gibson, Mint director, called Wong \u201ca courageous advocate<\/a>\u00a0who championed for increased representation and more multi-dimensional roles for Asian American actors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wong\u2019s coin will start shipping Oct. 24. The actress\u2019s coin is the fifth design in the American Women Quarters Program, celebrating groundbreaking women by placing them on quarter dollar coins. The four other quarters include poet and activist Maya Angelou, Wilma Mankiller, Cherokee Nation leader; Nina Otero Warren; and Sally Ride, the first American woman to go into space. <\/p>\n

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