Get to know Anna May Wong, the trailblazing movie star and style icon. Born in Los Angeles in 1905, she challenged the film industry’s stereotypical representations of Chinese Americans and the use of white actors in yellow face. to.pbs.org/331h3ZB #AAPIHeritageMonth American Masters | PBS

Anna May Wong will become the first Asian American featured on U.S. money. | HuffPost

22K views · 1.1K reactions | Today we're celebrating Anna May Wong's birthday with some of her wit and wisdom from her long-spanning and incredible career. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

53 reactions · 12 shares | Anna May Wong will be the first Asian American on U.S. currency. The trendsetting actor and fashion icon was the first woman to break the tradition of white actors playing Chinese characters in yellowface. Learn more about this trailblazing woman: https://to.pbs.org/3DcUdkk [VID: Video and images of Anna May Wong performing.] | American Masters | Facebook

13K views · 1.2K reactions | The surefire combination of glamour and adventure made SHANGHAI EXPRESS one of the most successful films of 1932, pairing Star of the Month Anna May Wong with Marlene Dietrich. At Oscar time, it was nominated for Best Picture. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook

The first Chinese-American movie star, Anna May Wong became the toast of London after her performance in PICCADILLY ('29). She went on to star in a play with a young Laurence Olivier before returning to the U.S. in late 1930. PICCADILLY ('29) marked Wong's final silent film. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Despite her billing in the pre-Code mystery thriller A STUDY IN SCARLET ('33), Star of the Month Anna May Wong only appears on screen for less than ten minutes. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM