Scope and Contents This collection mostly contains materials procured by Alex Jay and focus on Chinese American writers and playwrights, artists and illustrators, actors, comic book artists, filmmakers, designers, and architects. There are various periodicals, artwork, books, comic books, recipes, playbills, and other items either by Chinese Americans or about Chinese Americans, all dating between 1914 and 2015. Objects are also searchable via PastPerfect Online System at...

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This sub-series includes two objects--a newspaper cover and a periodical--about Chinese American actress Anna May Wong.

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This sub-series features three soundtrack CDs and six DVDs of eight films. The films belong to two categories. One is documentary films about Bruce Lee and Hong Kong action film scene: Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993), Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 (1999), Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (2000), The Art of Action (2002), Chop Socky (2003). The rest are three films in which Brandon Lee are present: Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991), Rapid Fire (1992), The Crow (1994).

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The sub-series includes four books. Three are authored by Rose Quong: Chinese Wit, Wisdom and Written Characters; Chinese Ghost and Love Stories, and Chinese Written Characters, Their Wit and Wisdom. The fourth book, The Flower Drum Song, a work by C.Y. Lee, belonged to Quong and was purchased on eBay by Alex Jay.

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Chinese Wit, Wisdom and Written Characters was written by Rose Quong, the actress and writer, and was published by Pantheon Books in 1945.

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Chinese Written Characters, Their Wit and Wisdom was written by Rose Quong and published by Cobble Hill Press in 1972.

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Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 2 is a compilation of Hollywood stars from the 1950s performing screen tests for major roles. Bruce Lee is featured.

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Autograph of Keye Luke, who starred in the Flower Drum Song among many other film and Broadway roles.

Abstract Jadin Wong grew up in a little town in a musical family where she had an interest in movies and stage performance at a young age. She left home at 14 and went to Hollywood to pursue a performance career. After being in films, she trained in ballet and became a professional dancer. She explains the different types of dance she did and their influences on her style. She talks about her experiences at the China Doll Night Club and what it was like to perform there. She reflects on changing body...

Abstract Ming Chu describes her experiences as a young performer in New York City. At the age of 15 she began dancing at a club and eventually got the opportunity to tour Europe. While in Europe she performed through WWII for troupes and was in several films. She discusses growing up and how her father died when she was two and her mother died when she was a young adult. She was raised in Florida but lived in NYC to train at Carnegie Hall in dance. She shares her motivations for entering show...