Afong Moy was the first known female Chinese immigrant to the United States. [6][7] In 1834, Moy was brought from her hometown of Guangzhou to New York City by traders Nathaniel and Frederick …

Feb 4, 2025 · Discover 15 remarkable Chinese women who transformed leadership and reshaped the world through their actions and influence.

Jan 10, 2024 · Afong Moy was more than just a young Chinese woman who was exploited for commercial and monetary gain: she is a foil and a mirror through which we can understand the …

Inspired by a true story, Lloyd Suh’s critically acclaimed play is a poetic, whimsical tale that paints a unique portrait of the United States as seen through the eyes of this remarkable young Chinese woman.

May 18, 2022 · In conversation with Karintha Lowe, our Mellon Foundation predoctoral fellow, Davis talked about the little known history of Afong Moy, the first-ever Chinese woman recorded to enter …

Krusiec plays fourteen-year-old Guangzhou native Afong Moy, who having being sold into servitude by her financially strapped parents, became in the year 1834 the first female Chinese immigrant to the …

Jul 27, 2018 · Shannon Tyo as Afong Moy, the first woman to come from China to the U.S., and Daniel K. Isaac as her translator, Atung, in the world premiere of “The Chinese Lady.”

In 1834, Afong Moy was brought from Guangzhou to America and put on display as the “Chinese Lady.” Over the next several decades, she performed in a spectacle that both defined and challenged her …

Intriguing, powerful, and based on a true story, The Chinese Lady is a play unlike anything you’ve seen before. The year is 1834 and 14-year-old Afong Moy is the first Chinese woman mainland America …

Inspired by the true story of Afong Moy, believed to be the first Chinese woman to set foot in America in 1834, this play follows her to New York, where she is destined to become a living curiosity in a …