Alumna explores impact of Asian American Hollywood icon
November 14, 2023
November 14, 2023
ITHACA, New York, Nov. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Before Anna May Wong became one of 20 women chosen for a new series of U.S. quarters, Shirley Lim '90 felt she was "toiling away in obscurity" studying and writing about the actress' life.
Now Lim's research has been featured in two PBS documentaries, she's been interviewed by NPR, she appeared as a guest on the Mobituaries podcast and her book on Wong was featured in The New York Times . . .
Before Anna May Wong became one of 20 women chosen for a new series of U.S. quarters, Shirley Lim '90 felt she was "toiling away in obscurity" studying and writing about the actress' life.
Now Lim's research has been featured in two PBS documentaries, she's been interviewed by NPR, she appeared as a guest on the Mobituaries podcast and her book on Wong was featured in The New York Times . . .