2. “I Protest”: Anna May Wong and the Performance of Modernity

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. “A Feeling of Belonging”: Chi Alpha Delta, 1928–1941 11
6. 2. “I Protest”: Anna May Wong and the Performance of Modernity 47
7. 3. Shortcut to Glamour: Popular Culture in a Consumer Society 87
8. 4. Contested Beauty: Asian American Beauty Culture during the Cold War 121
9. 5. Riding the Crest of an Oriental Wave: Foreign-Born Asian “Beauty” 155
10. Conclusion 189
11. Notes 191
12. Index 231
13. About the Author 241