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Anna May Wong To Be First Asian American To Appear On US Currency

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Silent era movie icon Anna May Wong is now a different kind of star. Starting Monday, her image will appear on new quarters, making her the first Asian American to appear on US currency.

Wong’s image on the currency is the fifth new face in the American Women Quarters Program, which spotlilghts pioneering women.

The other four quarters put into production this year feature poet and activist Maya Angelou; Sally Ride, the first American woman in space; Wilma Mankiller, a Cherokee Nation leader; and suffragist Nina Otero-Warren.

The latter two and Wong were selected with input from the public. Wong, who died in 1961, had a four-decade career in film, theater, and radio.

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