Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Anna May Wong" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Anna May Wong, Chinese Actress, Hollywood, Film, Chinese Cinderella
Some early newspapers misidentified her ethnicity as Mongolian.
Spanish-language newspapers may have written her name as Ana May Wong.
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. To narrow your results for this topic, search between 1921 and 1961.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Chinese Cinderella refuses to forsake laundry for film fame"
The West Virginian (Fairmont, West Virginia), October 4, 1921, Page 10, Image 10, col. 1.
"The little Chinese Cinderella of the screen"
Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA), September 8, 1921, NIGHT EXTRA, Page 14, Image 14, col. 1.
"Cartas de amor escritas a las estrellas del cinema"
La Opinión (Los Angeles, CA), September 7, 1930, Page 14, Image 14, col. 1-2.
"Hollywood's new Chinese star"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), August 16, 1931, Page 9, Image 77, col. 1-4.
"Anna May Wong's clever pose"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), April 13, 1932, Image 24, col. 1.
"Anna May Wong sees land of ancestors for the first time"
Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, TX), March 12, 1936, Page 11, Image 11, col. 6-7.
"Distinctive style evident in M.H. Herrin's pastel portraits"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), June 20, 1936, Page 7, Image 29, col. 1.
"Anna Wong guarded in extortion plot"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), March 24, 1937, Image 1, col. 6-7.
"Extortionist note writer confesses"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), March 26, 1937, Page 16, Image 16, col. 1.
"Anna May Wong Is ready to resume picture career"
Eveniing Star (Washington, DC), May 7, 1937, Page C-7, Image 45, col. 1-2.
"La Guardia leads U.S mayors in bowl of rice party drive"
The Key West Citizen (Key West, FL), October 16, 1940, Page 4, Image 4, col. 3-4.
"Chinese Cookery"
Detroit Evening Times (Detroit, MI), May 8, 1942, Night Edition, Page 17, Image 17, col. 2.
"Anna May Wong dies; film star since 1924"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), February 4, 1961, Page A-10, Image 10, col. 4-5.

Anna May Wong: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America