Anna May Wong was a pioneering golden age actor considered to be Hollywood's first Chinese American movie star.A new U.S. quarter featuring the likeness of Anna May Wong, a pioneering golden age actor considered to be Hollywood's first Chinese American movie star, will soon go into circulation.
The Anna May Wong coin also includes the words “quarter dollar” and “E pluribus unum," the Latin phrase meaning"out of many, one." Throughout her career, Wong fought against biased attitudes in Hollywood that limited Asian American actors to stereotypical roles.
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Anna May Wong was a pioneering golden age actor considered to be Hollywood's first Chinese American movie star. The coin, which will begin shipping on Oct. 24, features a close-up of Wong’s head resting on her hand.