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Best Actor: Year Name Country Film Role Status Milestone / Notes 1956 Yul Brynner: The King and I: King Mongkut: Won Buryat (Mongol) descent as well First Asian (and first Asian-American, overall) to be nominated for Best Actor, First Asian (and first Asian-American) to win Best Actor. Brynner became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1943. 1982 Ben ...
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Of course, "Crazy Rich Asians" stars Constance Wu and Michelle Yeoh made the list.
Canadian actresses of Asian descent (12 C, 4 P) Actresses of Chinese descent (2 C, 6 P) F. Actresses of Filipino descent (2 C, 2 P) I. Actresses of Indian descent (2 ...
First female Asian American general officer in the US Army. Eldon Regua – major general, U.S. Army Reserve. Commanding General, 75th Division (BCTD). Only non-retired Filipino American general officer. [30] [31] George T. Sakato – private, U.S. Army. Medal of Honor recipient in World War II; Eric Shinseki – general, U.S. Army, retired.
Haing S. Ngor – actor; won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in The Killing Fields; Julia Nickson-Soul – actress, most notable for playing the role of Co-Bao in Rambo: First Blood Part II; Jimmy Ouyang (歐陽萬成) – actor, writer and comedian; Will Pan (潘瑋柏) – singer and songwriter; Janel Parrish – actress and singer
Yeoh’s Oscar is particularly significant given the history of Asian actors and the Academy Awards. Yeoh, who was born in Malaysia, is only the second Asian actress to be nominated in her ...