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Stephanie Murphy (born Đặng Thị Ngọc Dung) – first Vietnamese-American Congresswoman representing Florida's 7th congressional district [36] (Democratic) Jacqueline Nguyen – U.S. circuit judge; first Vietnamese-American federal judge; [37] first Asian-American woman to sit on the federal appellate court [38]
Dustin Nguyen (born Nguyễn Xuân Trí) is a Vietnamese–American actor and martial artist. He is best known for his roles as Harry Truman Ioki on 21 Jump Street and as Johnny Loh on V.I.P. [2] Recently, he starred as Zing in the Cinemax/Max martial arts crime drama series Warrior.
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên, Vietnamese-American fellow MC for Paris by Night, singer, spokesperson for "Sua Ong Chua" Phạm Xuân Ẩn, journalist, spy for North Vietnam during the Vietnam War; Tran Thanh, Vietnamese comedian, actor, and a major presenter in Vietnamese television. Tina Yong, YouTube personality
Early Asian American actors such as Sessue Hayakawa, Anna May Wong, and Bruce Lee encountered a movie-making culture and industry that wanted to cast them as caricatures. Some, like actress Merle Oberon, hid their ethnicity to avoid discrimination by Hollywood's racist laws. Asian Americans are rapidly gaining access to the American mainstream. [2]
On Monday's episode of “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” comedian John Mulaney talked about marrying Vietnamese American actress Olivia Munn and becoming part of her family.
Shien Biau Woo became the first Asian American statewide officer in the Northeast, when he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 1984. Leana Wen, prominent Asian American and public health leader, currently Commissioner of Health in Baltimore. David Wu, first Taiwanese American U.S. Representative (D-OR) Lily Wu, mayor of Wichita, Kansas
Though the show is populated with both human and animal characters, Diane is a Vietnamese American woman and writer, who, in one episode, returns to Vietnam to explore her heritage roots.Read Brie ...
The majority of Americans can’t name a single famous Asian American, according to a recent survey. And for the fourth year in a row, the most common answer besides "I can't think of one" was the ...