Museum of Chinese in America

Jadin Wong grew up in a little town in a musical family where she had an interest in movies and stage performance at a young age. She left home at 14 and went to Hollywood to pursue a performance career. After being in films, she trained in ballet and became a professional dancer. She explains the different types of dance she did and their influences on her style. She talks about her experiences at the China Doll Night Club and what it was like to perform there. She reflects on changing body ideals between generations and the nuances of being a performer in comparison to other careers. Wong talks about the closing of the China Doll Night Club and doing shows for the military during World War II in Europe. She continues to describe how she became an agent and how she feels about performing.