2022-11-26
华裔报刊近日报道，自2022年开始，美国造币局（U.S. Mint）推出了25美分美国妇女纪念币项目（American Women Quarters Program），该项目弘扬英勇女性的贡献和美国的多元文化遗产。印有黄柳霜头像的25美分硬币于10月24日开始发行。这是迄今为止该项目发布的第五枚，也是第一枚以美籍亚裔人为主题的硬币，反映了黄柳霜在电影界和社会上所取得的广泛成就。
作为在美国洛杉矶出生的好莱坞第一位亚裔电影明星，黄柳霜（1905-1961）一扫亚裔眯缝眼的刻板形象，于1919年十四岁在红灯笼中出演小角色，十七岁出演主角，开始了几十年的电影职业生涯。她拍摄过60多部电影，包括无声影片和彩色影片，此外还演过戏剧和电视，也是电视剧中的第一个亚裔主角。黄柳霜在1961年去世之前，于1960年获得了自己的星光大道之星。
美国造币局这样说：时至今日，作为一个国际巨星，黄柳霜的事迹，还一直地激励着无数的电影演员和电影制片人：
Wong was born on January 3, 1905, in Los Angeles. Her birth name was Wong Liu Tsong, and her family gave her the English name Anna May. 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). Her career spanned motion pictures, television, and theater. She appeared in more than 60 movies, including silent films, and was one of the first movies made in Technicolor. Wong also became the first Asian American lead actor in a U.S. television show for her role in The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong (1951). After facing constant discrimination in Hollywood, Wong traveled to Europe and worked in English, German, and French films. She also appeared in productions on the London and New York stages. Wong was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. She died on February 3, 1961. She is remembered as an international film star, fashion icon, television trailblazer, and a champion for greater representation of Asian Americans in film. She continues to inspire actors and filmmakers today.
其实，处于夹缝中生存的黄柳霜，不但美国人欠她一声道歉，中国人同样，也欠她一声道歉：
按说，作为第一位好莱坞华人女星，黄柳霜是全体华人的骄傲，中国媒体理应对她大加赞赏才对，可是奇怪的是，当时的中国媒体对她的谴责远多于赞美。黄柳霜在中国的形象是：坏女人专业户，被祖国媒体骂作卖国贼。大公报说她：羞为华人并且专辱华人的黄柳霜……因为惯演作践华人的片子，亦出了名了。可见流芳虽能千古，遗臭亦足以万年。着名报人邹韬奋也指责她犯了毁坏自己民族的难以宽恕的罪过。1942-1943年宋美龄访美，发表中国抗日的演讲，在美国各界引起巨大的反响。尤其是，宋美龄会见了200多位支持中国抗日的美国影剧界人士，如中国人所熟知的大牌影星劳勃·泰勒 、贾利·古柏、英格丽·褒曼、凯瑟琳·赫本、亨利·方达、秀兰·邓波儿等。然而悲哀的是，宋美龄特别拒绝让黄柳霜出现在她的演讲地。
宁赠友邦，不予家奴的劣根性，在喝过洋墨水的中国第一夫人宋美龄的身上，一丁点儿也不见少。
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