biography – Asian American / Asian Research Institute

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit: A Biography

October 17, 2024October 4, 2024 By Manu Bhagavan

Prof. Manu Bhagavan will present his biography, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (Penguin, 2023), based on eight years of research and using material in five languages from seven countries and over forty archives.

Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong’s Rendezvous with American History

November 9, 2023October 27, 2023 By Yunte Huang

More than a century after her birth, Yunte Huang narrates Anna May Wong’s tragic life story, retracing her journey from Chinatown to silent-era Hollywood, and from Weimar Berlin to decadent, prewar Shanghai, and capturing American television in its infancy.