What Did Afong Moy Dream About?

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Published by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 08/02/2024 - 6:39am in

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culture, Identity, Film, history, interview, race

The first documented Chinese woman to come to the United States was told it would be temporary. Just 19 years old (or 14, or 16—reports vary), Afong Moy was brought to America not as an immigrant, but as a curiosity, sold off by her father to a ship captain who promised he would return her on his next voyage back to Canton in two years. Moy’s father wouldn’t be the only one to capitalize off…

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