The China Mystique: Pearl S. Buck, Anna May Wong, Mayling Soong, and the Transformation of American Orientalism
“An important venture into a little studied topic of Chinese American history and US cultural history. Through Leong’s work we learn how race, cultural experiences, class, and political power allowed each woman to represent China and the United States."—Xiaojian Zhao, author ofRemaking Chinese America: Immigration, Family, and Community, 1940-1965“Not since Elaine Tyler May’s Homeward Bound has a book so artfully interrogated popular culture, US women’s history, and international relations.”—Vicki Ruiz, coeditor ofCreated Equal: A Social and Political History of the United States