{"product_id":"daughter-of-the-dragon-anna-may-wongs-rendezvous-with-american-history","title":"Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDaughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eYunte Huang\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781324095132\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eLiveright\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into the steam and starch of a Chinese laundry, Anna May Wong (1905-1961) emerged from turn-of-the-century Los Angeles to become Old Hollywood's most famous Chinese American actress, a screen siren who captivated global audiences and signed her publicity photos--with a touch of defiance--\"Orientally yours.\" Now, more than a century after her birth, Yunte Huang narrates Wong's tragic life story, retracing her journey from Chinatown to silent-era Hollywood, and from Weimar Berlin to decadent, prewar Shanghai, and capturing American television in its infancy. As Huang shows, Wong's rendezvous with history features a remarkable parade of characters, including a smitten Walter Benjamin and (an equally smitten) Marlene Dietrich. Challenging the parodically racist perceptions of Wong as a \"Dragon Lady,\" \"Madame Butterfly,\" or \"China Doll,\" Huang's biography becomes a truly resonant work of history that reflects the raging anti-Chinese xenophobia, unabashed sexism, and ageism toward women that defined both Hollywood \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e America in Wong's all-too-brief fifty-six years on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Liveright","offers":[{"title":"Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History | Yunte Huang | Paperback | 9781324095132 | New | Biography 1623251","offer_id":50694679298306,"sku":"1623251","price":33.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/91KSTro28iL.jpg?v=1791558786","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/daughter-of-the-dragon-anna-may-wongs-rendezvous-with-american-history","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}