The face of Anna May Wong , a groundbreaking 1920s movie star, will be on quarters next week, making her the first Asian American to appear on a U.S. coin.
Ms. Wong, born Wong Liu Tsong in 1905 in Los Angeles, was Hollywood’s first Chinese-American movie star.
She appeared in more than 60 films, including 1922’s “The Toll of the Sea,” one of the first silent movies filmed in color.
Ms. Wong, who also had roles on stage and television, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, about a year before she died.