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The Warmth of Other Suns

how Paul Robeson & Josephine Baker’s success in Europe paved the way for Anna May Wong

14 min readJan 30, 2024

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The Warmth of Other Suns

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How Collectors Are Reimagining the Anna May Wong Barbie Doll

I squealed like any other fangirl when I heard the news that Mattel was releasing a Barbie doll inspired by Anna May Wong. It was another…

6 min readJan 7, 2024

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How Collectors Are Reimagining the Anna May Wong Barbie Doll

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Wrong Asian, Again

what a runaway, a hit-and-run driver & a Malaysian singer all have in common

11 min readDec 7, 2023

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Wrong Asian, Again

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The Way of the Warrior

How Bruce Lee Inspired Max’s Cult Favorite Kung Fu Show

13 min readOct 11, 2023

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The Way of the Warrior

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✨Not Your China Doll✨ Cover Reveal

plus a Q&A with cover designer Vi-An Nguyen

7 min readJun 30, 2023

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✨Not Your China Doll✨ Cover Reveal

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We Need to Talk About Yellowface

confronting Hollywood’s racist past

11 min readMay 22, 2023

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We Need to Talk About Yellowface

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A Cigarette that Bears a Lipstick’s Traces

the woman who inspired one of the most famous love songs ever written

10 min readApr 12, 2023

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A Cigarette that Bears a Lipstick’s Traces

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When We Eat Our Own

Constance Wu & the impossible expectations of representation

10 min readOct 13, 2022

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When We Eat Our Own

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Stanford University’s History Is Inextricably Linked with Asian American History

And it’s time for the University to acknowledge it

8 min readJun 28, 2022

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Stanford University’s History Is Inextricably Linked with Asian American History

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Young Hollywood Was Asian

the playboys, half-castes, outsiders, and sirens who made motion pictures

15 min readMay 3, 2022

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Young Hollywood Was Asian

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Katie Gee Salisbury

Katie Gee Salisbury

Author of NOT YOUR CHINA DOLL, a new biography of Anna May Wong, forthcoming from Dutton on March 12, 2024. Available for pre-order: www.notyourchinadoll.com

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