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Detailed explanation-1: -Anna May Wong: Anna May Wong was born with the name Wong Liu-Tsong. Wong began her film career at the age of 14 as an extra in The Red Lantern. Anna May Wong was born in Los Angeles to second-generation Chinese immigrants (1919).

Detailed explanation-2: -Wong, who got her first leading role in 1922, was a ‘courageous advocate’ who fought for representation in Hollywood. When Anna May Wong first entered Hollywood in the 1920s, US entertainment was dominated by white filmmakers and actors.

Detailed explanation-3: -Late Hollywood actress and fashion icon Anna May Wong (1905-1961) is set to become the first Asian American to feature on US currency.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mint, Wong will be the first Asian American to grace U.S. currency. Few could have been more stunned at the honor than her niece and namesake, Anna Wong, who learned about the American Women Quarters honor from the Mint’s head legal consul.

Detailed explanation-5: -Anna May Wong, largely considered the first Chinese American movie star, has made history as the first Asian American to appear on U.S. currency. She’ll appear on quarters, as part of the U.S. Mint’s new American Women Quarters Program.