A month later, Liu would have her own surreal moment when she became the second Asian-American woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — right next to 1920s movie star Anna May Wong. “A hundred years ago, she was a pioneer while enduring racism, marginalization, and exclusion,” Liu said of Wong during her acceptance speech . Today, most people don't know the name Anna May Wong, but she is arguably the most important Asian American to have ever graced the silver screen.