The Chinese Lady: Afong Moy in Early America

ISBN-13: 9780190645236 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 344 str.

Nancy E. Davis

Recenzje

Davis's book is not only a triumph of historical scholarship and storytelling, but also a surprisingly human story that restores to Afong Moy much of the dignity her handlers, managers, and audiences denied her.

O autorze

Nancy E. Davis is curator emeritus of Home and Community Life at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. She has worked as a public historian in local, state, and national museums for more than forty years. Her research in museums and as a lecturer has frequently addressed aspects of Asian influence on American culture.