The US Mint will for the first time feature an Asian American on the nation’s currency when it circulates an image of actress Anna May Wong on a coin next week.
Wong worked in Hollywood during a period of open racism and stereotyping. She was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, a year before her death.
Wong, born in 1905, was first cast as an extra in the film The Red Lantern at the age of 14. She landed her first leading role in 1922, starring as Lotus Flower in The Toll of the Sea
