In 1943, Song Meiling held a banquet in the United States, inviting many celebrities, especially outstanding people in overseas Chinese circles.
She specially told the staff that Huang Liushuang would not be invited.
Who is this yellow willow cream and what is so special about her?
It turned out that she was the first Chinese actor to break into Hollywood.
She was the first Chinese actor to stay on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2022, the United States elected five outstanding women to be printed on the new version of the coin, and the image of yellow willow cream is printed on the 25-cent coin.
This pioneer who braved Hollywood was criticized when he was alive.
Even her family was ashamed of her, and her sister said directly to the public: "I don't have such a sister".
But the reality is that her film remuneration has fed their entire family, and the eight siblings in the family have received higher education, except for Huang Liushuang.
Because at that time she was making money in filming.
Huang Liushuang's contradictory life is legendary, and the beginning of this legend must start from her family.
Huang Liushuang is originally from Taishan, Guangdong Province, and is the third generation of Chinese immigrants to the United States.
Her grandfather was one of the first generation of Chinese workers to pan for gold in California.
Her father opened a laundromat near Chinatown to make ends meet.
Her mother was a housewife and had 8 children, with Huang Liushuang ranking second.
Born in Los Angeles in 1905, Huang Liushuang was able to beat her father at a very young age.
She was tipped for the first time while delivering clothes to her guests, and she used the money to see her first movie.
Since then, she has been deeply fascinated by movies.
It was just in time for American films to move from the East Coast to the West Coast, and many teams liked to shoot in Chinatown.
9-year-old Huang Liushuang excitedly shuttled through the various sets, and bravely begged the director to let her participate in the performance.
Little Yellow Willow Frost germinated the idea of making a movie, and used this as a dream to fight for.
In 1919, at the age of 14, Huang Liushuang participated in his first film "Red Lantern" and officially entered the Hollywood entertainment industry.
At that time, Chinese Americans were a very small minority in the United States and were subject to racial discrimination.
Not understanding China's foreign market is even more prejudiced against Chinese women.
Huang Liushuang can only play a mistress, a beard, or a well-dressed role.
Because of discrimination, her role in the play can't even kiss white male actors, and almost every role she plays has a good ending.
David, director of the Moving Image Museum, said: "Huang Liushuang has refreshed hollywood's standard for enabling actors, but Hollywood does not know how to deal with it. ”
Huang Liushuang did not care about the opinions of outsiders, she explained to her compatriots the general environment of Hollywood.
She said that those roles always had to be played by someone, and if she did, she could interpret each role more objectively.
But the public still does not understand.
In 1928, the 23-year-old Huang Liushuang left Hollywood to shoot movies in Europe in order to get rid of Hollywood's stereotypical positioning.
"I left the U.S. because I've died so many times," she said. ”
Unlike the United States, Europe opened its arms to yellow willow cream and accepted this "oriental doll" in a friendly way.
She has starred in five British films and has had a wide impact.
Through her, the public learned about different Chinese women, many intellectuals were proud to invite her, and many people wrote articles praising her.
Even the British royal family extended an olive branch to her and invited her to a royal banquet.
Once in power, Huang Liushuang was not impetuous and still remained awake at all times.
She said: "The audience is the most ruthless referee, even the brightest star, at any time can be crushed by a small problem. ”
Acting in a stage play, she will say to the audience before each performance: "No matter how bad the role I will play later, it cannot represent the whole thing, I hope you don't misunderstand." ”
In 1930, Hollywood invited the accomplished Yellow Willow Cream to return.
The hollywood rule is to cut leeks, and no matter where you grow up, Hollywood will welcome you to Hollywood.
Back in the United States, Huang Liushuang starred in 167 stage plays on Broadway in New York.
The fashion circle regards her style and dress as a popular trend, and there are many women who imitate her dress and regard her as a new trend of fashion.
She was later named "Best Dressed Woman in the World" by a modeling organization.
In 1931, when Japan invaded China, Huang Liushuang published an article criticizing Japan, and she also donated her film remuneration to China to contribute to the anti-Japanese resistance.
Although Huang Liushuang's personal strength is small, she has been running back and forth for the War of Resistance Against Japan.
She has repeatedly delivered speeches at banquets and charity gatherings in the American film industry, calling on the American people to support China's War of Resistance.
He also took out his jewelry for charity sale, and the money he obtained was remitted to China to support the War of Resistance.
It can be seen that she is a woman with great righteousness, although she is in the United States, she has always been concerned about the motherland.
In 1936, Pearl Buck's "The Earth" was adapted into a movie, which was one of the few works depicting the positive image of Chinese.
Huang Liushuang was full of joy and took the initiative to fight for the heroine, thinking that she had finally waited for the opportunity to correct her name.
But in the end, Huang Liushuang was not selected because she was inappropriate, but because of racial discrimination in the United States.
In the end, the heroine is played by a white actress, and the role given to Huang Liushuang by the crew is the role of a villain woman in the play.
Huang Liushuang was disappointed, and she never refused to act for the first time to say no.
The white heroine also won the Oscar for Best Actress for playing a Chinese woman.
Faced with such ridiculous results, in the face of the cruel racial discrimination in the United States, Huang Liushuang became more and more eager for the motherland that lived of the same kind.
Willow's first love was much bigger than her filmmaker Mickey Nilan.
The relationship between the two is very good, even to the point of talking about marriage, they have planned to go to Mexico for a wedding.
But the environment at the time did not allow them to be together.
At that time, the law stipulated that Chinese women could not intermarry with whites, and the two eventually broke up.
Suffering from racial discrimination, Huang Liushuang began a journey to find its roots in China.
The Hearst newspaper team sent photographers to take photos and documentaries for Huang Liushuang, and the first place the group arrived in Shanghai.
Huang Liushuang held a press conference at the cruise ship ballroom.
She was warmly welcomed by Hu Die, Mei Lanfang, Gu Weijun and other people in the literary and art circles.
As a traffic star at that time, the ordinary people were curious about her, but their attitude was enthusiastic.
However, the media at that time was very unfriendly to her.
They published pictures of Huang Liushuang's bare back, saying that she was humiliated and a puppet of Westerners.
Some ordinary people are affected by these sounds and are not friendly to the attitude of yellow willow cream.
It is said that in Huang Liushuang's hometown, she was boycotted and refused to set foot on the land of her hometown.
Huang Liushuang painfully explained the general environment of Hollywood, described his helplessness, and begged for everyone's understanding.
On this 9-month journey to find roots, Huang Liushuang was warmly welcomed, but also met with some grievances and resistance.
After Huang Liushuang returned to the United States, she continued to work hard in Hollywood.
She showcased Chinese culture in her works, making the exquisite cheongsam a fashion boutique pursued by white women.
She used her hard-earned film remuneration to serve her adoptive parents and provide education and higher education for her siblings in the family.
Although her family did not understand her, and even had a bad attitude, Huang Liushuang did not give up on her family.
Look at the appearance of Yellow Willow Cream, this is a fashionable cool woman.
Her performance in Hollywood is also extremely brave.
But in her bones, she is still a traditional Chinese woman, who attaches great importance to her family and reputation.
In 1942, Huang Liushuang starred in the anti-Japanese propaganda film "Burmese Bomb" and "Lady Chongqing".
She donated the remuneration for both films to the United Relief Society of China to support the anti-Japanese resistance.
But the voice of the outside world rejecting her has always been there.
Subsequently, Huang Liushuang retired from the film industry.
In 1943, Song Meiling's refusal to her at the banquet was more like a slap in the face.
Over time, the public discovered the trough of yellow willow cream.
Especially after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the yellow willow frost that survived in the gap between praise and slander was once again noticed by the public.
In 1951, at the age of 46, Huang Liushuang starred in the American TV series "Lady Liushuang's Gallery", which she created, in which she starred under her real name.
In 1960, Huang Liushuang, as the first Chinese star, stayed on the inauguration ceremony of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Years later, the second Chinese actress, Liu Yuling, stayed next to her, and she also gave a speech thanking her predecessor Huang Liushuang and praising her bravery as a pioneer.
In 1961, at the age of 56, Huang Liushuang died of a heart attack, lying lonely on the couch in his apartment, leaving this world.
Huang Liushuang's life is brilliant and tragic.
She survived in the cracks, seeking recognition, and maintaining an ascending posture throughout her life.
Time is the tool for verifying the truth, and now the yellow willow cream is recognized.
Fashion darlings imitated her style, big names from all walks of life used her image to commemorate her, and ordinary people also recognized her as the light of The Chinese.
Huang Liushuang's soul could finally rest in peace.
After many years, she finally ushered in the recognition of the public.