Half-Caste Woman is a monthly newsletter written by me, Katie Gee Salisbury.
I’m the author of NOT YOUR CHINA DOLL, a new biography of Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star, forthcoming from Dutton on March 12, 2024. This newsletter is a place for me to share revelations from the writing process and ruminate on all the interesting bits of research didn’t make it into the final manuscript. By the way, the book is now available for pre-order here!
As someone who identifies as mixed—I’m part Anglo-Irish, part Chinese—race and representation in film/tv, politics, and in America at large is something I think about a lot. Also, words that make people uncomfortable, like “half-caste.” You’ll hear about that too.
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Join me as I explore the life and times of Anna May Wong in early Hollywood.
