Anna May Wong and the Golden Age of Asian American Cinema

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Location: Main Library

Asian & Pacific Islander Month Author Talks Movies/Film Teen Adult Senior Library

Saturday, May 25, 2024

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Main Library

601 Santa Monica Blvd.

Santa Monica, CA 90401

Multipurpose Room

Authors Katie Gee Salisbury (Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong) and Jeff Yang (The Golden Screen: How Movies Made Asian America), discuss Anna May Wong and other underappreciated Asian American pioneers of the Dawn of Hollywood. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Arthur Dong (Hollywood Chinese) moderates the conversation.

A book sale and signing follows.