Launched during the Cold War, Chinatown's pageants were about much more than beauty | CNN
From the Cold War through the civil rights movement and multiple waves of feminism, Miss Chinatown USA has continued to shape, and be shaped by, the ever-changing ideals of Chinese American womanhood.
Asia China Race & ethnicity See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! Follow Editor’s Note: This feature is part of CNN Style’s new series Hyphenated , which explores the complex issue of identity among minorities in the United States. New York - In February of last year, the Miss Chinatown USA pageant in San Francisco crowned its newest winner: the then-18-year-old Lauren Yang of Sugar Land, Texas. Across four competition categories – titled beauty and poise, talent presentation, verbal communication and swimsuit/fitness and form – Yang, a Harvard University student, gave
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