The Story of Movie Star Anna May Wong

This chapter-book biography follows Anna May Wong, an actor whose Hollywood career opened new possibilities for later Asian American performers. It begins with her 1905 childhood in Los Angeles’s Chinatown, where she worked in her family’s laundry. The book also places her life alongside the history of Chinese people in America and the early film industry. A glossary, source notes, and archival photographs extend the account beyond the narrative.