Graham Russell Gao Hodges presents Anna May Wong, w/ Dr. Gao Yunxiang (高云翔)

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Discussion, Q&A, and book signing for Graham Russel Gao Hodge's new biography, Anna May Wong: From Laundryman's Daughter to Hollywood Legend

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P&amp;T Knitwear is pleased to welcome Graham Russell Gao Hodges for a discussion of his book Anna May Wong: From Laundryman&#x27;s Daughter to Hollywood Legend, along with an audience Q&amp;A and book signing. A biography of Anna May Wong, legendary Chinese American actress, Anna May Wong: From Laundryman&#x27;s Daughter to Hollywood Legend uncovers Anna May Wong&#x27;s early career in Silent Films, struggling to maximize value of her popularity move to Europe to gain greater fame and resist stereotyped racial roles. Graham will be joined in conversation by Dr. Gao Yunxiang (高云翔), Professor of History at Toronto Metropolitan University. After the talk, Graham will sign copies of his book. <h2><a href="https://www.ptknitwear.com/item/PzCbNeEp56wQadf-t3i_cg" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">RESERVE YOUR SIGNED COPY OF ANNA MAY WONG: FROM LAUNDRYMAN&#x27;S DAUGHTER TO HOLLYWOOD LEGEND</a></h2>AVAILABLE TO SHIP MOST PLACESAnna May Wong remains one of Hollywood’s best-known Chinese American actors.Between 1919 and 1960, Anna May Wong starred in over fifty movies, sharing billing with stars such as Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Marlene Dietrich, Joan Crawford, Ramon Novarro, and Warner Oland. Her life, though, is the prototypical story of an immigrant’s difficult path through the prejudices of American culture.Born in Los Angeles in 1905, she was the second daughter of seven children born to a laundryman and his wife. Childhood experience fueled her fascination with Hollywood. By 1919 she secured a small part in her first film, The Red Lantern, and she continued to act up until her death. Her most famous film roles were in The Toll of the Sea, Peter Pan, The Thief of Baghdad, Old San Francisco, and Shanghai Express.But discrimination against Asians, in both in the film industry and society, was commonplace, and when it came time to make a film version of Pearl Buck’s The Good Earth, she was passed over for the Chinese female lead role, which was ultimately given to the white actor Luise Rainer.In a narrative that recalls the pathos of life in Los Angeles’s Chinese neighborhoods and the glamour of Hollywood’s pleasure palaces, Graham Russell Gao Hodges recovers the life of a Hollywood legend.<ul><li>This is a free in-store event with limited amphitheater-style seating</li><li>We encourage all guests to wear masks.</li><li>The talk will be followed by a book signing. Books signed at P&amp;T Knitwear events must be purchased from P&amp;T Knitwear. If you would like a signed copy and cannot attend the event, we&#x27;re happy to take your pre-order. We ship most places!</li></ul><h3></h3><h3>ABOUT THE AUTHOR</h3>Graham Russell Gao Hodges is the George Dorland Langdon Jr. Professor of History and Africana and Latin American Studies at Colgate University. He is the author of Taxi! A Social History of the New York City Cabdriver; Black New Jersey: 1664 to the Present Day; and David Ruggles: A Radical Black Abolitionist and the Underground Railroad in New York City. He lives in Hamilton, New York.<h3>ABOUT THE MODERATOR</h3>Dr. Gao Yunxiang (高云翔) is a professor of history at Toronto Metropolitain University. Her research focuses primarily on trans-Pacific cultural history in the twentieth century through a multilingual approach. She has written two books. <a href="https://ptknitwear.com/item/EpPBM6i8V1a6vqId7DxQyA" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Arise, Africa! Roar, China!: Black and Chinese Citizens of the World in the Twentieth Century</a> was published by the University of North Carolina Press in December 2021. This book focuses on the interactions of W.E.B Du Bois, Paul Robeson,Langston Hughes, the founder of mass singing Liu Liangmo (刘良模), and the modern dancer-choreographer Sylvia Si-lan Chen Leyda (陈茜兰). <a href="https://ptknitwear.com/item/5749O_534SxUczubX1PXCQ" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sporting Gender: Women Athletes and Celebrity-Making during China’s National Crisis, 1931-1945</a>, appeared with the University of British Columbia Press in 2013.

Graham Russell Gao Hodges presents Anna May Wong, w/ Dr. Gao Yunxiang (高云翔)

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