3 ways she made history

Throughout her career as an actress, Anna May Wong broke several barriers in film and television. Here are a few of them.

Leading TV role In 1951, Wong became the first Asian American to be cast in a lead role in a US television program. In the mystery show The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong, she played a detective and an art gallery owner in a part written specifically for her. Hollywood star She was also the first Asian American woman to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California. She received the star in 1960, the year before she died, and it can be seen at 1708 Vine Street. US quarter A glamorous depiction of Wong appears on a US quarter released in 2022, when she became the first Asian American to be shown on the nation’s currency. The coin is part of the American…

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