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

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