One of the first Asian-Americans in films, Sessue Hayakawa ended up becoming one of the best paid actors in Hollywood as well as a giant romantic icon for women of the 1910s to early 1920s. Sadly the racism of many films and Hollywood meant he was passed over for films or was given the role of Japanese Commander in his later life. #oldhollywood #silentera #1910s #1920s #asianamerican #japanese #sessuehayakawa #silverscreen