4 May 2024

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BTS, Awkwafina, John M Chu and Sandra Oh honored on Gold House’s A100 Most Influential Asians

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Gold House has released its A100 list of Most Influential Asians Deadline reports that Gold House has unveiled its second annual A100 list of Most Influential Asians. The list champions members of the AAPI community from industries including entertainment, fashion, lifestyle, technology, business, social activism and politics over the past year. Honorees are chosen by a committee consisting of Gold House members…

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Awkwafina shares ‘Asian glow’ selfie with John Cho, Constance Wu and Lana Condor

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Awkwafina has shared a selfie showing ‘Asian glow’ with John Cho, Constance Wu, Jenny Han and Lana Condor. In an Instagram post, Crazy Rich Asians star Awkwafina shared an image with fellow Asian American stars showing what appears to be ‘Asian glow’. Star Trek actor John Cho, Fresh Off The Boat star Constance Wu, To All The Boys I’ve Loved writer and actress Jenny Han and…

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Awkwafina’s new comedy will have an all-women’s writers’ room

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Awkwafina’s new show will have an all-women’s writers’ room. The Huffington Post reports that Crazy Rich Asians star Awkwafina will be penned by females. The 10-episode series is aptly titled Awkwafina, that will feature “[her] father and my grandma, in a single family house, with many expired Asian Calendars,” according to a tweet from Awkwafina herself. In a separate tweet, Awkwafina added that the series…

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Ronny Chieng slams People Magazine for misidentifying Crazy Rich Asians stars

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Ronny Chieng has slammed People Magazine for misidentifying the cast of Crazy Rich Asians. Ronny Chieng has called out People.com for misidentifying Asian actors from Crazy Rich Asians in a recent photo from the Screen Actors Guild Awards. In the photo, Chieng was captured with Tan Khen Hua, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong and Fiona Xie. However, People captioned the photo “Jae W Suh, Randall Park, Awkwafina, Michelle…

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Awkwafina announced as Screen Actors Guild Awards presenter

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Awkwafina and Alec Baldwin have joined the list of Screen Actor Guild Awards presenters. Albawaba reports that Crazy Rich Asians star Awkwafina and Alec Baldwin have joined the list of 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards presenters. The Screen Actors Awards made the announcement on Twitter, introducing Awkwafina, Alec Baldwin, Mattt Boner and Laverne Cox Crazy Rich Asians star Awkwafina and 30 Rock alum…

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Lil Pump angers China and Asian Americans with ‘Yao Ming Ching Chong’ lyrics

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US rapper Lil Pump has angered people in China and America with a racially offensive song. As reported by The Straits Times, US rapper Lil Pump has triggered outrage in China and America after releasing a song containing racist lyrics. Lil Pump, AKA Gazzy Garcia posted the song on his Instagram account earlier this week. In the track, titled ‘Butterfly Doors’,…

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Awkwafina honors her great-grandpa on Thanksgiving

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Awkwafina has honored her great grandfather to celebrate Thanksgiving. Awkwafina is celebrating Thanksgiving by honoring her great-grandpa who lived through the Chinese Exclusion Act. In a post on Instagram, the Crazy Rich Asians star shared a picture of the thanksgiving menu from a restaurant founded by her great grandfather Jimmy Lum. “[Lum] came to the US in the 1940s through a loophole in…

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‘Peik Lin needs a man!’ – Awkwafina on her character in Crazy Rich Asians sequel

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Awkwafina has discussed her character in the Crazy Rich Asians sequel. Too Fab reports that Awkwafina has talked about what she wants to happen to her character Peik Lin in the Crazy Rich Asians sequel. Earlier this month, Crazy Rich Asians became the top grossing rom com in 10 years. Building on that success, a sequel is already in the works. Little is known about the sequel other than it…

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‘Crazy Rich Asians’ star Awkwafina to host 22nd Hollywood Film Awards

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Awkwafina will host the 22nd Hollywood Film Awards. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Awkwafina (Ocean’s 8, Crazy Rich Asians) will host the 22nd Hollywood Film Awards. The Hollywood Film Awards, which will be held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on Sunday will honor the achievements in cinema. Nicole Kidman will receive the Hollywood career achievement award. Glenn Close and Hugh Jackman will be…

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Crazy Asian American Halloween costumes are winning the internet

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Asian American Halloween costumes are winning the internet in 2018. Today is Halloween – the time of year when you can dress as scary or as sexy as you please without anyone judging you. This year, Asian Americans have taking a different approach. Instead of dressing as zombies, vampires, nurses, cops and robbers, Asian Americans are dressing as themselves. Well, not…

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