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Hsi Tseng Tsiang | |
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 Hsi Tseng Tsiang in My Three Sons 1963 | |
| Born | 1899 |
| Died | July 16, 1971 |
Hsi Tseng Tsiang (Chinese: 蔣希曾; pinyin: Jiǎng Xīzēng; Wade–Giles: Chiang Hsi-tseng; 1899–1971) was a Chinese-American left-wing writer of novels, poetry, and plays. In his later years, he trained himself to be an actor in Hollywood. He was captivated with the proletarian movements and created literature works associated with the miserable life of the early Chinese Americans and the struggle of working-class in the United States. In his works, he created eccentric but radical figures, bold but self-deprecating images as instruments to serve his vision of a proletarian revolution.
Tsiang was recognized as an innovator who managed to melt the essences of literature in the eastern and western world.[1] He was also the first left-wing writer who utilized his works to promote social changes and his political awareness from the perspective of a Chinese American.[2] His famous novels were China Red, And China Has Hands and The Hanging on Union Square. He was also one of the first noted Chinese film actors, having moved to Hollywood in the early 1940s.[3] One of the most famous films he acted in is Tokyo Rose.
- ^ "H. T. Tsiang: Literary Innovator and Activist". scholarworks.sjsu.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "Revolutionary Oddball: A Celebration of Writer H. T. Tsiang |". Kaya Press. 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ Hsu, Hua (July 14, 2016). "The Remarkable Forgotten Life of H. T. Tsiang". The New Yorker.