{"product_id":"anna-may-wong-an-intimate-portrait-9781419772573","title":"Anna May Wong: An Intimate Portrait","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illustrated biography of Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American Hollywood star, and her hardships, triumphs, successes, and scandals, by the leading Anna May Wong expert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Leading Anna May Wong expert Shirley Jennifer Lim reveals the triumphs, setbacks, fame, and scandal of the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood. Wong’s dazzling talent is not in question, yet what often goes unsaid was her feat of perseverance in the face of cinematic and theatrical rejection as well as daunting societal barriers such as the Chinese Exclusion Act and racialized housing segregation. Her legacy spans through her 50-plus films, pathbreaking television series, sumptuous fashion looks, Broadway and vaudeville shows, iconic photographs, groundbreaking journalism, and global fame, making her one of the only Asian American actors to become a household name. Wong’s lack of obedience to a heteronormative lifestyle in conjunction with her wild sexual encounters, debauched night life, and friendships with cultural figures such as Walter Benjamin, Marlene Dietrich, Ramón Novarro, Vincent Price, Rosa Rolanda Covarubbias, Philip Ahn, Hedda Hopper, Carl Van Vechten, Evelyn Waugh, Blanche Knopf, and Paul Robeson, shed light on what it meant to be a trailblazing actress almost a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna May Wong\u003c\/i\u003e will use the actress’s own personal correspondences, never-before-seen archival photos, and creative endeavors such as her writings published in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Herald Tribune \u003c\/i\u003eand her self-made film about China (broadcast on ABC) to tell the story of the \"World’s Most Beautiful Chinese” American woman who rose past the boundaries of the silent and studio eras of white Hollywood. A story of tenacity and determination, \u003ci\u003eAnna May Wong\u003c\/i\u003e will show the real woman behind the actress’s facade and inspire a new generation of writers, image creators, fashionistas, and television and film enthusiasts in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781419772573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 08 Dec 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: New York, United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 25.4(H)x20.3(L)x2.7(W)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cb\u003eShirley Jennifer Lim \u003c\/b\u003eis the go-to Anna May Wong expert and professor of history and affiliate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Asian and Asian American Studies, and Africana Studies at SUNY Stony Brook. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Feeling of Belonging: Asian American Women’s Public Culture, 1930–1960\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnna May Wong: Performing the Modern,\u003c\/i\u003e which was a finalist for the Organization of American Historians’ Mary Nickliss Prize. Her work has been featured in the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and NPR’s \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, and news programs such as C-NBC, \u003ci\u003eInside Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, and CBS-2 \u003ci\u003eNews at 9 A.M.\u003c\/i\u003e She has discussed Anna May Wong on Turner Classic Movies, two PBS documentaries (\u003ci\u003eAsian Americans\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnladylike \u003c\/i\u003e2020), BBC 4 (\u003ci\u003eScreenshots\u003c\/i\u003e), and podcasts like \u003ci\u003eHistory This Week (\u003c\/i\u003eHistory Channel) and \u003ci\u003eMobituaries\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Shirley Jennifer Lim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50837513339097,"sku":"9781419772573","price":72.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781419772573.jpg?v=1793104950","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/anna-may-wong-an-intimate-portrait-9781419772573","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}