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1. Nativism is a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants.  2. Yellow face is when somebody who isn't asian portrays to be one in some kind of film. 3. A dragon lady is a glamorous and mysterious women. 4. Anti-miscegenation is when two different races have a romantic connection with one another or get married. 

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1. Nativism is a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants.  2. Yellow face is when somebody who isn't asian portrays to be one in some kind of film. 3. A dragon lady is a glamorous and mysterious women. 4. Anti-miscegenation is when two different races have a romantic connection with one another or get married. 

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Philip Ahn (left) and Anna May Wong (right) in “Daughter of Shanghai” (1937)

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This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family. (2018)

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This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family. (2018)

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The long history of erasing Asian actors in films makes the release of 2018’s Crazy Rich Asians, which features an all-Asian cast, that much more significant. The film marks the first time that Hollywood has produced a movie with an all-Asian cast since the critically-acclaimed film, The Joy Luck Club, was released 25 years earlier. And with growing appetite for diverse representation in media, Crazy Rich Asians could represent just the beginning.

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White actors, Luise Rainer and Paul Muni as O-Lan and Wang Lung in ‘The Good Earth’ 

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Hollywood touches upon how Wong was robbed of a lead role in 1937's The Good Earth, the adaptation of Pearl S. Buck's literary drama about a family of Chinese farmers.

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Wong was 3rd generation Chinese American

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Wong was 3rd generation Chinese American

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Her family was originally from Taishan, China, but her grandfather emigrated to the United States in the 1850s. He opened a store in California near the area where gold had been discovered in 1848. In 1858, Wong’s father, Sam Sing, was born in California.

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1. Describe:

nativism - hint

yellow face - hint

Dragon Lady - hint

anti-miscegenation law - hint

unsympathetic - hint

2. Explain Wong’s protest when she stated,  "If you let me play O-lan, I’ll be very glad. But you’re asking me—with Chinese blood—to do the only unsympathetic role in the picture, featuring an all-American cast portraying Chinese characters.”

Resource

Portrayals of Asians in Film & Television

Weird Wonderful Women Anna May Wong - Video (5:20)

Who was Anna May Wong? - Article

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Wong grew up on Flower St. in Chinatown, Downtown Los Angeles, Ca

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Comment below with your answers.

1. Describe the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.

2. Anna May Wong describes, “The great game was to gather around my sister and myself, and torment us.” How do you think the social-political tone of the time affected Wong as a child? Did it stop her from pursuing her dreams?

Resource

1. The Chinese Exclusion Act Video (1:30)

2.  Women's History Month Anna May Wong (2:43)

3. Chinese Exclusion Act - Top Questions - Article