{"product_id":"daughter-of-the-dragon-by-yunte-huang-9781324095132","title":"Daughter of the Dragon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn into the steam and starch of a Chinese laundry, Anna May Wong (1905–1961) emerged from turn-of-the-century Los Angeles to become Old Hollywood's most famous Chinese American actress, a screen siren who captivated global audiences and signed her publicity photos—with a touch of defiance—\"Orientally yours.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow, more than a century after her birth, Yunte Huang narrates Wong's tragic life story in \u003cem\u003eDaughter of the Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e, retracing her journey from Chinatown to silent-era Hollywood, and from Weimar Berlin to decadent, prewar Shanghai, capturing American television in its infancy. As Huang shows, Wong's rendezvous with history features a remarkable parade of characters, including a smitten Walter Benjamin and an equally smitten Marlene Dietrich.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChallenging the parodically racist perceptions of Wong as a \"Dragon Lady,\" \"Madame Butterfly,\" or \"China Doll,\" Huang's biography becomes a truly resonant work of history that reflects the raging anti-Chinese xenophobia, unabashed sexism, and ageism towards women that defined both Hollywood \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e America in Wong's all-too-brief fifty-six years on earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46855750189292,"sku":"9781324095132","price":35.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781324095132.jpg?v=1759275989","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/daughter-of-the-dragon-by-yunte-huang-9781324095132","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}