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    Hollywood trailblazer Anna May Wong to be first Asian American featured on US currency

    by Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times Oct 19, 2022 3 minutes
    The quarter featuring Anna May Wong is in high demand, according to the U.S. Mint.

    Hollywood trailblazer and international film star Anna May Wong will be the first Asian American featured on a U.S. coin.

    Wong rose to stardom in the 1920s, breaking barriers while facing entrenched discrimination as America's first movie star of Asian descent. She will be the fifth woman this year honored in the American Women Quarters Program.

    The newest quarter honoring Wong, to be released Monday, will feature a close-up image of Wong's face, her chin resting on a hand, "surrounded by the bright lights of a marquee sign," according to the U.S. Mint.

    The coin'sat the Paramount Pictures theater, with a special screening of Wong's most famous 1932 movie that she stars in, "Shanghai Express." There will also be a panel discussion featuring Wong's niece, Anna Wong.

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