Mobituaries with Mo Rocca
Anna May Wong: Death of a Trailblazer
Published: 7 February 2020 at 10:00 Europe/London
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Anna May Wong wasn't supposed to be in the movies. Her laundryman father was dead set against it. And Hollywood preferred white actors in "yellow face" for Asian characters. But Wong knew what she wanted. With her talent, beauty and tenacity, she ran a gauntlet of social and legal obstacles to become Hollywood's very first Chinese-American star. Mo talks with comedian Margaret Cho and actress Rosalind Chao about the woman who is finally getting her due.
