The World of Nancy Kwan: A Memoir by Hollywood's Asian Superstar - Hardcover
by Nancy Kwan
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Availability:In StockContributor:Nancy Kwan, Deborah Davis (With), Kevin Kwan (Foreword by)Publish date:2025-04-22Pages:256
Language:EnglishPublisher:Legacy LitISBN-13:9780306834271ISBN-10:306834278UPC:9780306834271Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Asian & Asian American, MemoirsSize:9.26 x 6.37 x 0.96 inchesWeight:1.0714Product ID:SCG6TQZT6H
The World of Nancy Kwan: A Memoir by Hollywood's Asian Superstar
A Hollywood icon and Asian superstar shares the inspiring story of her groundbreaking career. When Nancy Kwan burst onto the scene in the early 1960s, Asian characters in film were portrayed by white actors in makeup playing "yellowface," and those minor roles were the stuff of clich? shopkeepers, maids, prostitutes, servants. When--against all odds--Nancy landed the lead role in the...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Legacy LitISBN-13:9780306834271ISBN-10:306834278UPC:9780306834271Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Asian & Asian American, MemoirsSize:9.26 x 6.37 x 0.96 inchesWeight:1.0714Product ID:SCG6TQZT6H
Nancy Kwan is a Chinese American actress renowned for her unforgettable starring roles in The World of Suzie Wong and the musical Flower Drum Song. She is also a filmmaker and a political activist and was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Asian Hall of Fame. Deborah Davis has written twelve books, including Tina Turner's bestselling memoir, My Love Story, Strapless, Party of the...
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