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'Babylon' star Li Jun Li on diversity in Hollywood then and now

NPR
Published December 22, 2022 at 12:40 PM EST
Li Jun Li poses at the premiere of the film "Babylon," Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/AP)
Li Jun Li poses at the premiere of the film "Babylon," Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/AP)

The new film “Babylon” explores the wild days of early Hollywood.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Li Jun Li who stars in the film as a character inspired by the real-life Chinese-American film star Anna May Wong.

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This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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