I read recently that the ONLY woman of Asian decent who has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was Anna May Wong (of The Bitter Tea of General Yen, portrait on page 113 of Screen Style) who received her star in 1960. Wong was also present at the groundbreaking for Grauman's Chinese Theatre in 1927 although she was never asked to immortalize her and hand and footprints in their courtyard. As of this year, the limited number of other performers of Asian heritage who have been awarded stars on the Walk of Fame have all been male.
I couldn't stop thinking about this as I walked over Donald Trump's and Ryan Seacrest's stars on the boulevard last night. Sigh...
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