Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alexandra Szeto-Joe and Lloyd Wayne Taylor in 'The Chinese Lady' (Melissa Taylor) Only 14 years-old when she was brought to ...

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 ...

Sadly, I didn’t know; this history, part of the fabric of our nation, was denied to me in various history classes. It was obviously denied to most of us. Before last Saturday, I had never heard of the ...

Only 14 years-old when she was brought to America, Afong Moy was used as a living advertisement for the Chinese wares and furnishings of merchants Nathaniel and Frederic Carnes. As the first Asian ...