17. Anna May Wong and Susan Ahn Cuddy
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04/08/21 • 96 min
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.
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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.
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
Instagram: @stopaapihate
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.
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16. Mary Fields and Josephine Baker
This episode covers the lives of the wild west hero and United States postal carrier Mary Fields (aka Stagecoach Mary) and Josephine Baker the infamous dancer, singer, and spy.
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Mary Fields
- Amspacher, Shelby. “Stagecoach Mary Fields.” Stagecoach Mary Fields | National Postal Museum, postalmuseum.si.edu/stagecoach-mary-fields.
- Bauer, Patricia. “Mary Fields.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/biography/Mary-Fields.
- Blakemore, Erin. Meet Stagecoach Mary, the DARING Black Pioneer Who Protected Wild WEST STAGECOACHES. 14 Sept. 2017, www.history.com/news/meet-stagecoach-mary-the-daring-black-pioneer-who-protected-wild-west-stagecoaches.
- Weekes, Princess. “How The Once Enslaved ‘Stagecoach Mary’ Became The Gun-Toting First Black Woman Mail Carrier.” BUST, July 2019, bust.com/feminism/196348-stagecoach-mary-fields-runs-the-west.html.
Josephine Baker
- Burton, Kristen D., PhD. “Siren of the Resistance: The Artistry and Espionage of Josephine Baker.” The National WWII Museum of New Orleans. February 20, 2021. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/siren-resistance-artistry-and-espionage-josephine-baker
- Goodman, Elyssa. “Remembering Josephine Baker, a Radical Bisexual Performer and Activist.” Them. https://www.them.us/story/josephine-baker-activism-history
- Norwood, Arlisha. "Josephine Baker." National Women's History Museum. National Women's History Museum, 2017. February 20, 2021. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/josephine-baker
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