Anna May Wong Will Be the First Asian American on U.S. Currency

SF Gate ^ | October 18, 2022 | By Soumya Karlamangla , New York Times

[ConservativeMind]

When will be get “Sex Toy Quarters?”

That’s probably the following year.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I rarely touch currency or coins anymore. I am really saddened that I’m missing all the WOKE aspects of our currency and coins. I remember the old days when we honored guys like Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson on our money. I even loved all the Indian visages on our money over 100 years ago.

[EEGator]

I’m leaving the US.

[kosciusko51]

But they will make 50 cents...

[God luvs America]

I think she was a famous porn star in the 90s. Wait- that was Annabelle Chung. My bad.

[Common Sense 101]

That’s just Wong!

[kosciusko51]

I understand the sentiment, but where?

[EEGator]

Iceland, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, etc.
Extremely high white population percentage.

I’d rather be poor there than “richer” here.

[gundog]

Yeah. A three. year run of coins. I don’t think they wanted to put many white hetero- women on coins.

[Justa]

So a person who achieved fame and notoriety in the film industry in spite of her gender and ethnicity will now be featured on a coin because of her gender and ethnicity?

[shotgun]

Som Ting Wong’s mom.

[Red Badger]

4 Bits!....................

[Robert DeLong]

Silent movie star.

[yuleeyahoo]

300 million Wong quarters. 😂

[dirtymac]

Who?
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You Know! The most unforgettable Asian American Hollywood star.

The others must be really, really forgettable.

[x]

This is going to be on the back side of quarters. They will be sold first at more than face value to collectors in mint sets. I suppose they will enter general circulation too, but people will see George Washington and not really notice what's on the back.

Very "diverse" crew. 2 African-American. 2 Native American. 2 Hispanic. 1 Hawaiian. 1 Asian. Sally Ride. Eleanor Roosevelt.

[RinaseaofDs]

Good motto for the program:

“Putting tokens on our tokens.”

[PGR88]

This is the SF newspaper being idiotic (again)

[central_va]

Fake fake fake completes the circle.

[daler]

The Craw (aka “Lefty”) was more of a Hollywood icon, IMHO.