'The Chinese Lady is a testament to important swaths of history that have previously been swept under the rug—including the Opium Wars, and the debt we owe to Chinese Americans for building the railroads with their sweat and blood.' | SheriFlanders
, to circus freak shows, to the modern day where stage plays, movies, and books serve as “education” to predominantly white audiences while often simultaneously exploiting disenfranchised communities.
Afong Moy is wonderfully portrayed by Mi Kang, an incredibly versatile actor who takes the character from the innocence of youth, as Moy experiences the joy of adventure of a new country after being sold into slavery by her parents for a “temporary” two-year stint in a museum, to the heartbreaking reality of old age, as the ugly truth of her predicament becomes undeniable.
Though she may be alone in America, fortunately Moy isn’t the only Chinese person in the museum. Her translator Afong is thoughtfully portrayed by Glenn Obrero, who seamlessly moves between providing every role to Moy—a circumspect caretaker, a teasing brother, a paternal father, and begrudgingly, a friend.
Moy and Afong are utterly alone, not only isolated from their country, but isolated socially, unable to earn money to strike out on their own, unable to start families of their own, and unable to communicate with each other and the world around them in a manner that expresses the complexity and richness of their inner lives.
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