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"The Fortunes: A Novel" [1982] by Peter Ho Davies A saga of Chinese-American experiences centered around four characters, one of whom is a fiction-alized Anna May Wong, imagined from childhood until her death; author Davies has described his novel as an exploration of the Chinese-American quest for authenticity – a third way of being Chinese-American – with Anna May Wong representing an iconic example of that struggle; chosen one of N.P.R.'s Best Books of 2016; winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for literature that confronts racism and examines diversity; winner of the 2017 Chautauqua Prize; and a New York Times Notable Book Kindle Edition from Mariner Books [9/2016] for $9.99 Mariner Books 8x5¼ pb [9/2017] for $14.77 Hodder & Stoughton/Sceptre Books 8x5¾ pb [2017] out of print/used Playboy Paperbacks 9¼x6 pb [1982] out of print/used

"Perpetually Cool: The Many Lives of Anna May Wong (1905-1961)" [2003] by Anthony B. Chan Kindle Edition from Scarecrow Press [2007 edition] for $50.00 {sic} Scarecrow Press 8¾x5¾ pb [2/2007] for $53.00 Scarecrow Press Filmmakers Series 9¼x6½ hardcover [10/2003] for $99.99

"Anna May Wong: From Laundryman's Daughter To Hollywood Legend" [2004] by Graham Russell Gao Hodges Palgrave Macmillan 9x6 pb [12/2004] for $13.22 Palgrave Macmillan 9½x6½ hardcover [1/2004] out of print/used

	"The China Mystique: Pearl S. Buck, Anna May Wong, Mayling Soong, and The Transformation of American Orientalism" [2005] by Karen J. Leong Kindle Edition from Univ California Press [2005 edition] for $25.98 Univ California Press 9x6 pb [7/2005] for $27.35 Univ California Press hardcover [7/2005] out of print/used
	"Idols of Modernity: Movie Stars of The 1920s" [2010] Edited by Patrice Petro Chapters/topics include: Clara Bow, Marie Dressler, Douglas Fairbanks, Greta Garbo, Emil Jannings, Noble Johnson, Al Jolson, Buster Keaton, Colleen Moore, Ernest Morrison, Lincoln Perry, Evelyn Preer, Gloria Swanson, the Talmadge Sisters, Rudolph Valentino & Anna May Wong Rutgers Univ Press 9x6¼ pb [3/2010] for $25.95 Rutgers Univ Press 9¼x6 hardcover [3/2010] for $72.00
	"Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story" [ages 6-11; 2009] by Paula Yoo, Illustrated by Lin Wang Lee & Low Books 8¼x11 pb [4/2016] for $0.00 Lee & Low Books hardcover [6/2009] overpriced
	"Chinese In Hollywood (Images of America Series)" [2013] by Jenny Cho & the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California [est. 1975] vintage photographs from the silent film era celebrate Chinese-American pioneers such as Anna May Wong [1905-61], Tyrus Wong, Milton Quon, James Wong Howe [1899-1976], and many more actors who aspired to a career in Hollywood thru the present day Arcadia Publng 9¼x6½ pb [12/2013] for $21.99 Arcadia Publng 9½x6¾ hardcover [12/2013] for $31.99

acclaimed poetry collection "Oculus" [1/2019] by Sally Wen Mao - is about AMW

	"Anna May Wong: Performing The Modern" [2019] by Shirley Jennifer Lim author Lim’s analysis considers the salient moments of Wong’s career and cultural output, exploring the deeper meanings and positioning the actress as an historical and cultural entrepreneur who rewrote categories of artistic representation Temple Univ Press 9x6 pb [4/2019] for $25.92 Temple Univ Press 9x6 hardcover [4/2019] out of print/used
	"Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese In American Feature Films" [2019] by filmmaker Arthur Dong, Foreword by Randy Haberkamp, Afterword by Janet Yang author shows how the motion picture industry has evolved, beginning with "War of The Tongs" [1917] - billed to white audiences as 'planned and executed by the Chinese' - and ending with "Crazy Rich Asians" [2018] and its all-Asian cast; also extensive interviews with Hollywood actors, directors, and producers, including Ang Lee, Nancy Kwan, Justin Lin, James Hong, Joan Chen, Wayne Wang, and David Henry Hwang, and writer Amy Tan Angel City Press 12¼x9¼ hardcover [10/2019] for $38.31
	"Delayed Rays of A Star: A Novel" [2019] by Amanda Lee Koe In 1928, at a glamorous soir้e in Berlin, the photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt took a black-and-white photograph of Marlene Dietrich, Anna May Wong, and Leni Riefenstahl, immortalizing the three actresses before the height of their fame; this brief, shining moment, where the women’s lives inter-sected, is where Singaporean author Amanda Lee Koe begins her sweeping, richly imagined debut novel that reinvents the lives of the three women; an N.P.R. Best Book of the Year Kindle Edition from Anchor Books [7/2019] for $13.99 Anchor Books 8x5¼ pb [6/2020] for $12.99 Nan A. Talese Books 9½x6½ deckle-edge hardcover [7/2019] for $18.29
	"TIME Magazine 100 Women of The Year" List [March 2020] TIME Magazine produced a "100 Women of The Year" special issue to celebrate National Women's History Month [est. 1978]; for 1928 they chose "Anna May Wong - cinematic trailblazer" TIME Magazine single issue [3/2020] for $9.95 TIME Magazine single issue [3/2020] for $18.99 read short article at the TIME Magazine website
	"Anna May Wong Paper Dolls" [2020] Illustrated by David Wolfe There are 25 costumes in all - movie clothes and her own personal wardrobe - to dress on three dolls, plus a star bio 8-page Paper Studio Press pb [10/2020] for $12.95

"The Sexiest Chinese-American Woman Ever To Grace The Silver Screen: Anna May Wong" [Sexy Beijing podcast Feb 2007] interview by 'Sexy Beijing' series host Su Fei with Prof. Graham Russel Gao Hodges, author of the recent book "Anna May Wong: From Laundryman's Daughter To Hollywood Legend" not listed at IMDb • watch full segment [2/2007 upload; 9:56] online at YouTube

"Anna May Wong: Frosted Yellow Willows: Her Life, Times, and Legend" student docufilm [U.T.A. Jan 2008] compiled from mostly b&w archival footage & still photographs • Produced by Kathy D. Mazza, Ed Manwell, Jean Lau, Ben Wong; co-produced & directed by Elain Mae Woo; narrated by actress Nancy Kwan; experts consulted include Kevin Brownlow, Leonard Maltin, A.C. Lyles, Judy Yung, Law Kar, Philip Leibfried, Conrad Doerr, Marc Wanamaker • not listed at IMDb college homepage • movie weblog (last update 2016) watch full movie - in 4 parts [3/2020 uploads; total 49:43] online at YouTube:         Part 1 [14:51] + Part 2 [14:51] + Part 3 [14:51] + Part 4 - credits [5:10]

"Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films" [DeepFocus Productions/WNET-TV13 NYC May 2009] Episode 3 Season 23 of the "American Masters" documentary TV series [est. 1985] includes clips of portrayals by Anna May Wong and others of different characters, as examples of Hollywood bias • Produced, written & directed by Arthur Dong; featuring Turhan Bey, Joan Chen, Tsai Chin, James Hong, David Henry Hwang, director Ang Lee, Christopher Lee, Justin Lin, Luise Rainer, James Shigeta, author Amy Tan, Wayne Wang, BD Wong; with archive footage of: Patrick Adiarte, Philip Ahn,

Nils Asther, Ingrid Bergman, Daniel Bernhardt, Bryan Brown, Jackie Chan, Rosalind Chao, Glenn Corbett, Marlene Dietrich {as Shanghai Lily}, Roger Ebert, Benson Fong, Willie Fung, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ross Hagen, Juanita Hai, Juanita Hall, Jean Harlow, Woody Harrelson, Rutger Hauer, Katharine Hepburn, William Holden, Lauren Holly, James Wong Howe, Walter Huston, Jeremy Irons, Boris Karloff {as Fu Manchu}, Diane Keaton, Val Kilmer, Nancy Kwan, Bruce Lee, Jason Scott Lee, Gong Li, Jet Li, Lucy Liu, John Lone, Bessie Loo, Richard Loo, Peter Lorre, 'Ducky' Louie, Myrna Loy, Lisa Lu, Sterling Macer Jr., Steve Martin, Charles Middleton, Wood Moy, Paul Muni, Jack Nicholson, Warner Oland {as Charlie Chan}, Stephen Peck, Winona Ryder, Steven Seagal, Martin Short, James Stewart, Sidney Toler {as Charlie Chan}, Miyoshi Umeki, Peter Wang, Gedde Watanabe, Ming-Na Wen, Marian Wong, John Woo, Chow Yun-Fat full credits at IMDb • official movie homepage watch official trailer [7/2015 upload; 2:17] online at YouTube DeepFocus Prodns home-use DVD [2014] 2 disks for $18.00

"Screen Goddesses" [Illuminations Films Dec 2012] Season 37, Episode 9 of the long-running "Arena" documentary BBC4-TV series [est. 1975] hour-long episode co-produced by Anthony Wall & Andrew Wright; co-produced & directed by David Thompson; narrated by Elizabeth McGovern; with archive footage of: Anna May Wong, Theda Bara, Brigitte Bardot, Ingrid Bergman, Clara Bow, Louise Brooks, Julie Christie, Joan Crawford, George Cukor, Bette Davis, Dolores del Rio, Catherine Deneuve, Marlene Dietrich, Anita Ekberg, Jane Fonda, Greta Garbo, Ava Gardner, Lillian Gish, Jean Harlow, Rita Hayworth, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Hedy Lamarr, Florence Lawrence, Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Stanwyck, Gloria Swanson, Elizabeth Taylor, Josef von Sternberg, Mae West, Billy Wilder DVD/Blu-ray not available • episode credits at IMDb

	"Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words" documentary [P.B.S. May 2013] Co-produced, written & directed by Yunah Hong; words of Anna May Wong acted & spoken by Doan Ly; Danny Boushebel as European emcee VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb • official movie blog watch 5/2012 official trailer [6:10] online at YouTube movie available for streaming online at Vimeo On Demand for $7.99
	"Anna May Wong: The First Asian-American Movie Star" segment [P.B.S./WNET-TV April 2020] from the "American Masters: Unladylike 2020" TV series Anna May Wong spent her acting career resisting racism and typecasting in Hollywood; her segment is centered on the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 • As usual, the data for this 'American Masters' show is either incomplete or garbled - or both; produced, co-written & directed by Charlotte Mangin & Sandra Rattley; co-written by Jenny Kubo; original artwork by Amelie Chabannes; narrated by Julianna Margu-lies; voice of AMW by Lisa Ling; interviewees include historian Shirley J. Lim and actress Jenna Ushkowitz ("Glee" TV series) • credits at IMDb • official series homepage watch segment [4/2020 upload; 11:35] online at YouTube watch segment [11:35] online at P.B.S Learning Media
	"Old Hollywood: Anna May Wong and The Hays Code" [2020] on the 'Reel Hollywoodland' podcast channel short video compiled & narrated by Laura Jane Atelier watch 8/2020 webisode [10:16] online at YouTube
	"Searching For Anna May Wong" [Margin Films Nov 2020] 35-minute color docufilm co-produced & cinematography by Quentin Lee; co-produced, cinemato-graphy & directed by Z. Eric Yang; cinematography, directed by & film editing by Denise Chan; film editing by Mark D. Lee & Jingyi Zhang; focuses on actress Natasha Tina Liu, also featuring Jake Choi, Jayden Ham, Amy Hill, James Hong, Kurt Kanazawa, Juni Lim, Lance Lim, Ludi Lin, Anthony Ma, Tzi Ma, Sandra Oh, Albert Park, Elizabeth Sung, Chris Tashima, Jason Tobin, Anna Wong DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb • official website {last update 11/2020} watch 11/2020 official trailer [0:51] online at YouTube Amazon Instant Video [11/2020] HD rental $4.99, HD purchase $9.99 Amazon Instant Video [11/2020] HD rental $4.99, HD purchase $9.99
	"The Life and Sad Ending of Anna May Wong" [Black Stars News March 2021] Produced by Pham Phan; mechanized narration in English watch 3/2021 short video [12:18] online at YouTube
	"Anna May Wong: I, Protest" [Legends of Hollywood Channel March 2021] clips & photos from all sorts of sources; narration is well-written, but lamely spoken edited by blogger/critic Jerry Saravia watch 3/2021 full movie [1:13:27] online at YouTube

"The Chinese American Immigrant" documentary [in pre-production for 2022 release] "A story about borders and barriers overcome by a Hollywood Dream . . . The tragic and yet heroic and inspiring journey of Grace Yang Vitali" • Executive producer Grace Yang Vitali; created, co-produced, directed, cinematography & music by Steven Vitali; screenplay by Rendi Cloe Johnson; featuring Grace Yang Vitali {IMDb credits}, Steven Vitali, director Edward Yang, Ewart Chin, Aya Jean, Jiahuan Ding, Julia Zhang, Bingzhi Yang, Michelle Meng, Bingli Yang, Jingli Zhang, Ruilian Kong, Gandalf Sun, Galadriel Lee, Lydia Li; with archive footage of Brad Pitt, Sylvester Stallone, Betty White, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu, Audrey Hepburn, Jane Fonda, Michelle Yeoh, Meghan Markle, Julie Andrews, director Chlo้ Zhao, Gong Li, Elizabeth Taylor, Ziyi Zhang, Natalie Wood, Jet Li, Grace Kelly, Michael Madsen, Bruce Lee, director Ang Lee, Joan Chen, Tsai Chin, Lisa Lu, Anna May Wong, Naomi Campbell, Kobe Bryant, Tiger Woods, Mi Yang, Wah Yuen DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb

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	"Dragon Lady: Being Anna May Wong" [2008] stage performance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Return engagement in July-Aug 2019 presented by Red Velvet Productions & China Now at Venue 348 on Chambers Street, Edinburgh; directed by Sarah Galton, performed by Alice Lee
	"Piccadilly Revisited" film & stage performance [Royal Opera House, London UK 2010] Film and video, dance, music, and drama performance inspired by the life of Hollywood’s first Chinese-American film star, Anna May Wong, and by the classic British silent movie "Piccadilly" [1929] directed by E.A. Dupont, in which she had a starring role • Presented by Chinatown Arts Space at the Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London UK; featuring dancers Yuyu Rau & Quang Van, and Calita Rainford playing Anna May Wong; written by David Tse Ka-Shing & Alice Lee; music composed and performed by Suki Mok & Ruth Chan; choreography by Sin-Man Yue & Anh Nguyen; short film sequences by Shan Ng & O Zhang "Piccadilly Revisited" short videos with music composed by Ruth Chan - free online at Vimeo Excerpt 1 - Beginning [1:47] • Excerpt 2 - 20s Partying [1:26] • Excerpt 3 - 20s Partying [2:52] • Excerpt 4 - Anna May Wong’s Self-Reflection [4:52]
	"Anna May Wong: The Actress Who Died A Thousand Deaths" stageplay [Mabou Mines, NYC Jan-Feb 2019] Presented at Mabou Mines [est. 1970] experimental theatre in New York City Created and directed by Cinthia Chen archive show page at Mabou Mines website photos page of costume designer Sophia Choi
	"Dragon Lady: The Many Lives & Deaths of Anna May Wong" stage performance [June 2019] World Premiere at the Festival Centre Space Theater as part of the Adelaide, South Australia Cabaret Festival; written by Helen Yotis-Patterson; directed by Michael Fulcher; musical director Andrew Patterson; original songs by Simon Hall & Andrew Patterson; featuring Fiona Choi as Anna May Wong; also performed at His Majesty's Theatre as part of the Perth, Western Australia Cabaret Festival in June 2021

Later in life, AMW invested in real estate and owned a number of properties in Hollywood; she converted her home on San Vicente Boulevard in Santa Monica
into four apartments that she called 'Moongate Apartments', serving as the apartment house manager from the late 1940s until 1956,
when she moved in with her brother Richard on 21st Place in Santa Monica.

	Anna May Wong's residence at 326 San Vicente Blvd. in Santa Monica, California was remodeled in 1940; further remodel into four apartments by Modernist architect Rudolf Schindler [1887-1953] in 1946-47; torn down in 1956, replaced by extant multi-unit apartment complex
	Richard Wong's residence at 308 - 21st Place in Santa Monica, California; his sister actress Anna May Wong moved in with him due to her ill health in 1956 and died there in her sleep in 1961 - photo taken in 2019

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