Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong Black & African American Poetry like Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

like Chocolate Olive Oil Cake and a Lemon Tart with Vanilla Sugar

an academic superstar who’s physically hopeless

Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head

" —Ina Garten

wasting illness

Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong Black & African American Poetry like Chocolate Olive Oil CakeEnlightening, nuanced, and honest.Lisa See Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood, this debut book celebrates Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star, to bring an unsung heroine to light and reclaim her place in cinema history. One of Entertainment Weekly's "Books We Are Excited to Read in 2024" Before Constance Wu, Sandra Oh, Awkwafina, or Lucy Liu, there was Anna May