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20 groundbreaking AAPI women who changed the entertainment industry

Business Insider 16 May 2024
In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, here are 20 groundbreaking AAPI women in entertainment you need to know about.Miyoshi Umeki was the first Asian actor to win an Oscar.Red Buttons and Miyoshi Umeki with their Academy Awards in 1958.
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20 iconic women who made movie history

Business Insider 20 Mar 2024
Even after historic Academy Awards wins, actresses like Hattie McDaniel, Rita Moreno, and Miyoshi ... Miyoshi Umeki was the first Asian actor to win an Oscar.Miyoshi Umeki poses with her Oscar in 1958.
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When were the first Oscars? A brief timeline of the Academy Awards and its biggest firsts

Cincinnati.com 10 Mar 2024
Show Caption. Hide Caption. Oscars preview. Will Emma Stone or Lily Gladstone will best actress? ... and Barnum & Bailey Circus ... Japanese-American actress and singer Miyoshi Umeki, the first Asian actress to win an Academy Award in 1957 for "Sayonara."
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The Oscars

The Daily Mail 10 Mar 2024
Myoshi Umeki was the first Asian actress to win an acting award for her role in Sayonara in 1958 ... Miyoshi Umeki was the first Asian actress to be nominated - and to win - an Academy Award for acting for her role in the 1957 film Sayonara.
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The Landmark Asian-American Musical That Never Got Its Due

Vanity Fair 12 May 2023
But this time, Hong was sharing the screen with major Asian stars of the moment—like Miyoshi Umeki, who had won an Oscar a few years earlier for Sayanora, or James Shigeta, whose career spanned from the original Perry Mason to Beverly Hills 90210 ... E ... .
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For Asian Americans, Yeoh, Quan's Oscar wins are theirs too

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 17 Mar 2023
“I was surprised by how heavily invested I got. It’s not even about the acting ... “I want to be like Michelle ... The only previous Asian winners of acting Oscars have been Miyoshi Umeki (“Sayonara”), Ben Kingsley (“Gandhi”), Haing S ... All rights reserved ... .
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For Asian Americans, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan\u2019s Oscar wins are theirs too

Indian Express 14 Mar 2023
\u201cI was surprised by how heavily invested I got. It\u2019s not even about the acting ... The only previous Asian winners of acting Oscars have been Miyoshi Umeki (\u201cSayonara\u201d), Ben Kingsley (\u201cGhandi\u201d), Haing S.
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For Asian Americans, Oscar wins are theirs, too

Beatrice Daily Sun 14 Mar 2023
TERRY TANG Associated Press ... "I was surprised by how heavily invested I got. It's not even about the acting ... The only previous Asian winners of acting Oscars have been Miyoshi Umeki ("Sayonara"), Ben Kingsley ("Ghandi"), Haing S ... .
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For Asian Americans, Yeoh, Quan’s Oscar wins are theirs too

Federal News Radio 14 Mar 2023
“I was... READ MORE ... “I was surprised by how heavily invested I got. It’s not even about the acting ... Insight by LinkedIn ... The only previous Asian winners of acting Oscars have been Miyoshi Umeki (“Sayonara”), Ben Kingsley (“Ghandi”), Haing S ... .
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Michelle Yeoh scripts history as she becomes first Asian to win 'Best Actress' award at Oscars

Beijing News 13 Mar 2023
Los Angeles , March 13 (ANI) ... According to Variety, Yeoh is only the third Asian woman to win an Oscar for acting, following Yuh-Jung Youn for "Minari" and Miyoshi Umeki for "Sayonara," and the first in the lead category ... (ANI) ....
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Why Halle Berry presenting Michelle Yeoh with the Best Actress Oscar is such a big deal

Penn Live 13 Mar 2023
It’s 2023, and another Oscars ceremony is in the bag ... Miyoshi Umeki won Best Supporting Actress for “Sayonara” in 1958 and Yuh-Jung Youn won in the same category for “Minari” in 2021, making Yeoh the third Asian actress to win an acting Oscarperiod.
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5 Oscar winners of Asian descent you might not have known

The Citizens 10 Mar 2023
Miyoshi Umeki (1929-2007) ... The first performer of Asian descent to win an Academy Award for acting, Umeki was born in Otaru, Japan, and began her career as a nightclub singer during World War II.
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Oscar nominations for ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ mark long-overdue progress for Asian representation

The Morning Journal 10 Mar 2023
“In many ways, it’s a defining moment of what I consider the new American-Asian wave ... The honor previously went to the Japanese American actress Miyoshi Umeki in 1958 for “Sayonara” and South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung in 2021 for “Minari.”.
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Stephanie Hsu’s Oscar Celebration Will Include a Nice Long Walk

Vanity Fair 24 Jan 2023
In 95 years, only two women of Asian descent have ever won Hsu’s category (Minari's Yuh-Jung Youn in 2021 and Sayonara's Miyoshi Umeki in 1958), and only one woman of color has ever won the ...

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