Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American actress in Hollywood and is now the fifth coin in the American Women Quarters Program
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The first U.S. quarter featuring an Asian American will go into circulation on Oct. 24, the U.S. Mint announced. The quarter will depict Anna May Wong, considered the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood.
The obverse, or “heads,” side of the coin will feature a portrait of George Washington designed and sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser in 1932. The reverse, or “tails,” side will be a close-up image of Wong resting her head on her hand, framed by the lights of a marquee sign, the U.S. Mint said. The coin was designed by Emily Damstra and sculpted by John P. McGraw, according to the U.S. Mint.
It will be produced at U.S. Mint facilities in Denver and Philadelphia.
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Nothing Wong with that
Ohh
i thought this was America
No. Its just a four letter word.
Is it unAmerican to honor a group of American women pioneers?
Anna May Wong, Anna May Right, regardless I like these quarters with strong women on them
Why? What a waste of our resources while most of us can barely afford gas and groceries.
See, I should make it into a how-to video about this: I use all my old quarters to pay for groceries and gas, call it a lifehack if you want, but it’s only because I’ve been hoarding them like a lunatic that they had to start printing more
More of everyone of great influence on coins is needed…🙂
ありがとう
More important people than that!
☺️☺️
Good job. Would like to see som recognition of Susan Ahn-Cuddy. The first Asian American to enlist in the Navy following Pearl Harbor. The first female Gunnery officer in the Navy. Later she worked in Naval Intelligence. She also worked at the Library of Congress. She later was recruited by the NSA overseeing 200 agents in the Russian division. She was the daughter of the first married Korean couple to emigrate to the US. She is also the sister of actor Phil Ahn.
Excellent! 🇺🇸
This is just wonderful.
So the quarter is now a yen?
All the women are pioneers in their field. Racists don’t bother to watch the video and are quick to denigrate Anna Wong because of her race. She was a 3rd generation American.