Anna May Wong 黄柳霜

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(1) Ashley Ahn, Anna May Wong Will Become the First Asian American to Be on US currency. NPR, Oct 18, 2022.
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/18/1 ... arters-coins-movies

Quote:

"The US Mint will begin shipping coins [quarters] featuring actress Anna May Wong on Monday[, Oct 24, 2022], the first US currency to feature an Asian American.

"she was underpaid, earning $6,000 for her top billed role in Daughter of the Dragon compared to Warner Oland's $12,000, who only appeared in the first 23 minutes of the film. For Shanghai Express, Wong earned $6,000 while Marlene Dietrich made $78,166.

"Wong's career spanned 60 films — many in the silent era — and she earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

"The US Mint's American Women Quarters Program celebrates five female trailblazers in American history each year between 2022 and 2025. Wong is featured on the fifth coin released this year. The US Mint is expected to produce more than 300 million Wong quarters at facilities in Philadelphia and Denver.

Note:
(a) Daughter of the Dragon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughter_of_the_Dragon
(1931)
(b) Shanghai Express *film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Express_(film)
(1932)


(2) Anna May Wong
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_May_Wong
(1905 – 1961; born Wong Liu Tsong, known professionally as Anna May Wong; table: signatures in English and Chinese in opposite directions; section 1 Biography, section 1.1 Early life: Her paternal grandfather and father were from Taishan, Guangdong)


(3) Anna May Wong Quarter. US Mint, "last reviewed" on Mar 24, 2022.
https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coi ... rters/anna-may-wong

Quote:

"Authorizing Legislation: Public Law 116-330

"She was cast in her first role as an extra in the film 'The Red Lantern' (1919) at 14 and continued to land small roles as extras until her first leading role in 'The Toll of the Sea' (1922).

"Characteristics[:] The obverse (heads) depicts a portrait of George Washington [1732 – 1799], originally composed and sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser to mark George Washington's 200th birthday. A recommended design for the 1932 quarter, then-Treasury Secretary Mellon ultimately selected the familiar John Flanagan design.  The reverse (tails) features a close-up image of Anna May Wong with her head resting on her hand, surrounded by the bright lights of a marquee sign.

"Artist Information

Note:
(a)
(i) marquee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquee   
(may refer to "Marquee (structure) ")

Click it to view photos and section 1 Etymology. The noun marquee has its accent on the second syllable.
(ii) marquee
https://www.etymonline.com/word/marquee

full text:

"[introduced into English in] 1680s, [meaning] 'large tent of unusual elaborateness,' from French marquise (mistaken in English as a plural [thus Englishmen drop the s in marquise to make it marquee]) [with the FRENCH noun feminine marquise meaning] 'linen canopy placed over an officer's tent to distinguish it from others,' fem[inine] of [French noun masculine] marquis (see [English noun (a loanword from French)] marquis), and perhaps indicating 'a place suitable for a marquis.'  By 1812 the English word [om England] was used of large wooden structures erected for a temporary purpose (a concert, dinner party, etc). The extended sense of 'canopy over the entrance to a hotel or theater, etc' is recorded by 1912 in American English")

(b)
(i) Andrew Mellon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Mellon
(1855 – 1937; "He served as United States Secretary of the Treasury from * * * 1921 to * * * 1932 [under three consecutive Republican presidents: Warren G Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover], presiding over the boom years of the 1920s and the Wall Street crash of 1929. A conservative Republican, Mellon favored policies that reduced taxation and the national debt in the aftermath of World War I. * * * Mellon's national reputation collapsed following the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and the onset of the Great Depression. * * * Mellon's paternal grandparents, both of whom were Ulster Scots, migrated to the United States from County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1818")
(ii) BNY Mellon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNY_Mellon
("BNY Mellon was formed from the merger of The Bank of New York and the Mellon Financial Corporation in 2007"/ table: Headquarters  Manhattan)


(c) Click "Public Law 116-330" and one reaches the law itself. In the left upper corner of page 1, one sees "GPO" follow by "H. R. 1923." GPO is Government Printing Office.

About "H. R. 1923," see
(i)
(A) Bills & Resolutions. US House of Representatives, undated
https://www.house.gov/the-house- ... s/bills-resolutions

the first two paragraphs:

"The work of Congress is initiated by the introduction of a proposal in one of four principal forms: the bill, the joint resolution, the concurrent resolution, and the simple resolution.

Bills[:] A bill is the form used for most legislation, whether permanent or temporary, general or special, public or private. A bill originating in the House of Representatives is designated by the letters “H.R.”, signifying “House of Representatives”, followed by a number that it retains throughout all its parliamentary stages. Bills are presented to the President for action when approved in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

(B) Bill Keating (a House representative "representing the 9th District of Massachusetts'), A Guide to Legislative Votes. US House of Representative, undated
https://keating.house.gov/policy-work/guide-legislative-votes

three consecutive paragraphs:

"H.R. stands for the U.S. House of Representatives, and any legislation with this prefix indicates that the bill originated from the House.  If passed by the House, the bill moves on to the Senate for consideration.

"H.Res. stands for a resolution of the House of Representatives.  House resolutions are not binding law, but rather express the collective sentiment of the House on a particular issue, person, or event.  House committees may also be formed through the passage of a House resolution.

"S. stands for the Senate, and any legislation with this prefix indicates that the bill has originated from the United States Senate.  If passed by the Senate, the bill then moves on to the House for consideration."

(ii) Public Laws. US Congress undated
https://www.congress.gov/public-laws/117th-congress
("Enacted bills and joint resolutions appear on this list after NARA assigns public law (PL) numbers. PL numbers link to slip law texts after they have been published by GPO. (Private laws are in a separate list.) The Statutes at Large is the permanent collection of all laws, both public and private, enacted during each session of Congress")

NARA stands for "National Archives and Records Administration. After the President signs a bill into law, it is delivered to NARA’s Office of the Federal Register where editors assign a public law number."
(iii) The 116 part of "Public Law 116-330" means the law was passed (by both chambers) by "116th Congress (2019-2020)." Now it is "117th Congress (2021-2022)."

Was "Public Law 116-330" passed in 2019 or 2020?  We return to
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/ ... LS-116hr1923enr.pdf
("SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.  This Act may be cited as the 'Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020' ")
(iv) Types of Legislation. US Senate, undated
https://www.senate.gov/legislati ... g/leg_laws_acts.htm

the first four consecutive paragraphs:

"Chapter 1 Bills[:]

"Bills are prefixed with H.R. when introduced in the House and S. when introduced in the Senate, and they are followed by a number based on the order in which they are introduced. The vast majority of legislative proposals are in the form of bills. Bills deal with domestic and foreign issues and programs, and they also appropriate money to various government agencies and programs.

"Public bills pertain to matters that affect the general public or classes of citizens, while private bills affect just certain individuals and organizations.

"A private bill provides benefits to specified individuals (including corporate bodies). Individuals sometimes request relief through private legislation when administrative or legal remedies are exhausted. Many private bills deal with immigration–granting citizenship or permanent residency. Private bills may also be introduced for individuals who have claims against the government, veterans' benefits claims, claims for military decorations, or taxation problems. The title of a private bill usually begins with the phrase, "For the relief of. . . ." if a private bill is passed in identical form by both houses of Congress and is signed by the president, it becomes a private law.