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PBS' 'Asian Americans' Doc Explores Why Anna May Wong Lost Faith in Hollywood: First Look (Exclusive)

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was the first Chinese American movie star, but she wasn't treated like one.In PBS' upcoming five-part docuseries, , the challenges Wong faced in order to break through the «bamboo ceiling» in Hollywood is one of many topics that are explored.

Told through individual lives and personal histories, the series — narrated by Daniel Dae Kim and Tamlyn Tomita — shines a light on trailblazers, both prominent and forgotten, who had an impact on representation and what it means to be Asian American today.In the mid-1930s, Wong was in consideration to play the Chinese lead, O-Lan, for but the part was given to a white actress,, who would later go on to win the Oscar.