Daughter of the Dragon
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
A trenchant reclamation of the Chinese American movie star, whose battles against cinematic exploitation and endemic racism are set against the currents of twentieth-century history
Yunte Huang is an author who primarily engages with the complexities of transpacific identity and cultural exchange. His work explores how imaginations of East and West influence and reshape each other in the modern world. Huang focuses on literary and cultural phenomena that transcend borders and challenge traditional dichotomies. His analyses offer profound insights into global interconnectedness.



A trenchant reclamation of the Chinese American movie star, whose battles against cinematic exploitation and endemic racism are set against the currents of twentieth-century history
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