Anna May Wong will become first Asian American featured on US currency : Chinese-American movie star in Hollywood, Anna May Wong will be the first Asian-American to feature in US currency. This will be the fifth coin in the American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program and its circulation would start on October 24, 2022.
October 2022 Current Affairs Quiz
AWQ program: It is four-year program that honors the achievements of women in the United States from 2022 to 2025.
Till date, Maya Angelou, Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mankiller, and Nina Otero-Warren have been featured under the program.
