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

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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