01928cam a2200313 4500 891461646 TxAuBib 20230707120000.0 230608s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063213753 0063213753 (OCoLC)1381478653 TxAuBib Tsukiyama, Gail, author. The brightest star / Gail Tsukiyama. First edition. New York, NY : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] 337 pages ; 24 cm. Arriving in Hollywood to become an actress, Anna May Wong discovers her beauty and talent aren't enough to overcome the racism that relegates her to supporting roles and, over the years, fights to win lead roles, accept risqué parts, and keep her illicit love affairs hidden-even as she finds global stardom. At the dawn of a new century, America is falling in love with silent movies. Wong Liu Tsong and her sister, daughters of Chinese immigrants who own a laundry, are taunted and bullied for their Chinese heritage. Determined to become an actress, Wong Liu has already chosen a stage name: Anna May Wong. Defying her disapproving father and her Chinese traditional upbringing will hold emotional and physical consequences. Her first taste of Hollywood fame starring opposite Douglas Fairbanks in The Thief of Bagdad isn't enough to overcome the racism that relegates her to supporting roles as a helpless, exotic butterfly or a vicious, murderous dragon lady. 20230707. Actresses Fiction. Asian Americans fiction. Racism Fiction. Celebrities Fiction. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif) Fiction. Psychological fiction. Historical fiction.