A show at the Met offers a feminist revision of Chinoiserie, a decorative style that swept through Europe in the age of empires and seeded stereotypes of Asian women. By Aruna D’Souza The dragon lady, ...
Lloyd Suh’s “The Chinese Lady” is a drama about the first Chinese woman to come to the U.S., and the international relations surprises she reveals ...
Eiko Moon-Yamamoto (pictured) shares the role of Afong Moy with Joann Wu in “The Chinese Lady” at the Pear Theatre. Photo by Sinjin Jones. In 1834, 14-year-old Afong Moy was brought from China to the ...
In 1834, teenager Afong Moy became the first known Chinese woman to come to the United States, where she was displayed as a ...