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The effigy of Anna May Wong, an American silent film actress of Chinese descent, will appear on a new US coin of 25 cents, announced the Mint of that country, according to ABC News on Wednesday. She will be the first Asian-American person to be depicted on a US coin.
The Mint informed that the new piece will begin to be minted on 24 October. Its director, Ventris C. Gibson, described Wong as “courageous” and explained that in this way they want to pay tribute to the “breadth and depth of Anna May Wong, who overcame the challenges and obstacles she faced throughout her life. “.
Anna May Wong was the first Asian-looking star in Hollywood. She began her career in the years 20, when in the US. xenophobia towards people from the far east was at the highest level of hers.
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