Ep 397: Arthur Dong on Anna May Wong

Untold numbers of Americans are celebrating the issuing of a new quarter dollar for the first time that features an American of Asian ancestry, the iconic actor Anna May Wong. Yet how many of us–even those who are Asian American–really know anything about Wong’s storied career in Hollywood? Asians in Hollywood film savant Arthur Dong not only recounts the arc of this native Angeleno, but also tells us how we can view standout films from the 100 years of Chinese in Hollywood at the Academy Museum’s theater (www.academymuseum.org) throughout the month of November.

To see one of today’s AAPI actors exercise agency, check out Anu Bhatt’s short film “Autocorrect” either at the Los Angeles Asian Film Awards on Saturday, 11/12 @ 6PM (https://filmfreeway.com/LAAsianFilmAwards/tickets) or the online screening from 11/12-15 (www.poweroffilm.xyz)