The Chinese Lady: Afong Moy in Early America

In 1834, a Chinese woman named Afong Moy arrived in America as both a prized guest and an advertisement for a merchant firm--a promotional curiosity with bound feet and a celebrity used to peddle exotic wares from the East. This first biography of Afong Moy explores how she shaped Americans' impressions of China, while living as a stranger in a foreign land.

• | Author: Nancy E. Davis
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 01, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 344 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0197581986
• | ISBN-13: 9780197581988