17. Anna May Wong and Susan Ahn Cuddy

This episode covers Anna May Wong: international starlet and the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood, and Susan Ahn Cuddy, the first female gunnery officer in the United States Navy.

Act I

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Episode Sources

Anna May Wong

• Hong, Y. (Director). (n.d.). Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words [Video file]. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/ondemand/annamaywonginherownwords.
• Alexander, Kerri Lee. “Anna May Wong.” National Women’s History Museum, 2019. March 27, 2021. 
• “Celebrating Asian American Women.” National Women’s History Museum. March 27, 2021. 
• The Good Earth. (2021, February 03). Retrieved March 27, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Earth 

Susan Ahn Cuddy

• Blakemore, Erin. “Susan Ahn Cuddy-She Opened U.S. Navy to Asian-American Women.” Time, Time, 3 May 2016, time.com/4314308/susan-cuddy-history/. 
• Kim-Eubanks, Erina. “10 AAPI Women You Should Know (but Probably Have Never Heard of).” Medium, IMAGINEBayArea, 17 May 2018, medium.com/imaginebayarea/10-aapi-women-you-should-know-but-probably-have-never-heard-of-2fbe9bcfec0c. 
• Kim, Sung. Susan Ahn Cuddy: Asian American Trailblazer, Los Angeles Public Library, 6 May 2020, lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/susan-ahn-cuddy-asian-american-trailblazer. 
• Vickery, Martha. “Susan Ahn Cuddy Archives.” Korean Quarterly, 2020, www.koreanquarterly.org/tag/susan-ahn-cuddy/. 
• Warren, Mia, and Emma Bowman. “Their 'Tough' Mom Was Also The Navy's 1st Asian American Woman Officer.” NPR, NPR, 17 Aug. 2019, www.npr.org/2019/08/17/751418920/their-tough-mom-was-also-the-navy-s-1st-asian-american-woman-officer.