Anna May Wong (autographed) by William Wong Foey

The Helen and Joe Chew Foundation carries a variety of rare autographed books by local 19th Century Chinese American descendant William Wong Foey. William’s grandfather, Wong Foey arrive in 1862. The cover is also the original artwork of William Wong Foey. If you’re looking for a special collection piece of work with an authentic signature, you’ve come to the right place.

Anna May Wong, Hollywood Legend, is the most popular novel of the Foey collection and a powerful story about one woman’s fight against crushing racism and chauvinism in the era of the 1930s and ’40s. Ms. Wong fought both the major film studios and her own demons for significant screen roles that normally went to white actresses made up to look Asian. It was an era where the only roles available to Asian actresses were those of either stereotypical prostitutes or maids. The reader will learn about one woman’s struggle for her own self-worth against the powerful movie moguls of the Golden Age of movie making, and during the rising Nazism in pre-World War II. This novel is Anna May Wong’s fight song!

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