Anna May Wong: Chinese-American Movie Star, Julia Von De Bur, 2011

File — Box: 1, Folder: 29

Identifier: I

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Scope and Contents

A thematic comic biography zine of Anna May Wong that covers important aspects of her life as a movie star during a period of intense racism in the US and in Hollywood. It includes a timeline of her life side by side important historical events and drawings from iconic moments in her movies.

Published in Chicago, Illinois. 16 pages in English and Chinese.

Dates

Creation: 2011

Creator

From the Collection: J. Willard Marriott Library (Organization)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Collection materials are in English, Spanish, Hebrew, Chinese, Navajo, Quechua, French, Yiddish, Slovenian, Serbian, Icelandic, and Japanese.

Conditions Governing Access

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