Tag: actor
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Fresno celebrates 50th anniversary of Hmong America Day
Jack Nicholson made a rare appearance at Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special back in February. At the time, the actor was snapped by photographers leaving his hotel and was using a cane. In … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/fresno-celebrates-50th-anniversary-hmong-174035337.html
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Hmong New Year cultural celebration in Sheboygan
Actor Julien Arnold died after suffering a medical emergency on stage during a performance of A Christmas Carol in Edmonton, Alberta. The actor, 60, had multiple roles in the interpretation of the … Full story: https://www.yahoo.com/news/hmong-cultural-celebration-sheboygan-221614360.html
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Hmong-led movie starring St. Paul actor debuts at Tribeca Festival
The film, shot in Missoula, Montana, is one of just a handful of full-length feature films focused on the Hmong American experience. Like last year’s release, “The Harvest,” it drew on a pool of … Full story: https://sahanjournal.com/culture-community/hmong-led-movie-starring-st-paul-actor-debuts-at-tribeca-festival/
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EST Studios in talks with Cannes buyers on Cambodian family drama ‘The Harvest’ (exclusive)
Based on a screenplay by Mulan and Gran Torino actor Doua Moua, the story revolves around a man who returns home to his ailing father against a backdrop of shifting cultural traditions in the Hmong … Read Full Article
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Brenda Song says she had ‘no hesitation’ choosing ‘The Suite Life’ over Harvard
In an interview with Glamour, Song, 34, described some of the struggles she faced as the eldest child of a first-generation Thai and Hmong family pursuing her childhood dream to become an actor. While … Read Full Article…
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Song Joong-ki’s new wife was his Italian teacher, according to local report
Dispatch revealed that the 37-year-old South Korean actor met his British wife, Katy Louise Saunders, in Italy a few years ago. In his hit K-drama series “Vincenzo,” released in 2021, Song plays a … Read Full Article
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Actor explores her own cultural life for one-woman production
Gaosong Heu auditioned in Manhattan for “The Latehomecomer,” a one-woman show based on the memoir by Kao Kalia Yang, everything that could go wrong did. Her morning meeting ran long, her train was … Read Full Article
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In Thailand, actor Sakda Kaewbuadee is asylum seekers’ guardian angel
On a hot Sunday in June in an alley in the northern suburbs of Bangkok, some 300 Hmong, an ethnic group from Vietnam, were living in complete secrecy, having fled persecution in their communist … Read Full Article
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Brenda Song: ‘I’m Really Proud of the Woman I’ve Become—She’s Been Through a Lot’
Song opens up about her experience as an Asian American child actor, choosing ‘The Suite Life’ over Harvard, and passing on the importance of family to her son. Read Full Article
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‘She looked like me’: Lana Condor and Brenda Song talk Asian representation in entertainment
Thai and Hmong American actor Song, 34, is fondly remembered as London Tipton from Disney Channel’s “The Suite Life,” which ran in the mid-2000s. Song took the moment to share how Asian representation … Read Full Article
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Explore the Value of Allyship with Author and Actor Duoa Muoa in His New Picture Book Today Is Different
Is Different Written by Doua Moua, illustrated by Kim Holt Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In Today Is Different, coming this spring from Carolrhoda Books®, an imprint of … Read Full Article
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‘Gran Torino’ actor Bee Vang on returning to acting amid rise in anti-Asian racism
Among them was Bee Vang, then a 15-year-old newcomer who portrayed Thao Lor, a neighbor to Clint Eastwood’s Walt Kowalski. While watching “Gran Torino,” I remember feeling a chill wash over me as the … Read Full Article
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‘Gran Torino’ Actor Bee Vang Set To Star In Indie Horror-Comedy ‘Dark Christmas’
EXCLUSIVE: Bee Vang, who is best known for his role in the 2008 pic Gran Tornio, is set to lead Daric Loo’s indie horror-comedy Dark Christmas. He will join Buffy the Vampire Slayer alum Nicholas … Read Full Article
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Gran Torino star Bee Vang criticizes film’s racial slurs amid surge in anti-Asian violence
More than a decade after the release of Clint Eastwood’s drama Gran Torino, actor Bee Vang is speaking out about the damage caused by the film’s racist dialogue. Read Full Article
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Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino Co-Star Bee Vang Says Film “Mainstreamed Anti-Asian Racism”
Actor Bee Vang is speaking out against the 2008 movie Gran Torino, his acting debut directed by his co-star, Clint Eastwood, saying the movie “mainstreamed anti-Asian racism.” Vang, 29, made his … Read Full Article
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‘Gran Torino’ Actor Bee Vang Addresses Surge Of Violence Against Asians And How Clint Eastwood’s Film “Mainstreamed Anti-Asian Racism”
Bee Vang was born in Fresno, California. He is Hmong and his parents are immigrants from Thailand. He is best known for his role in Clint Eastwood’s 2008 drama Gran Torino, a film that … Read Full Article