‘Star Wars’ fans’ hate toward diverse characters driven by racist, sexist attitudes, new study says

Some “Star Wars” fans’ animosity toward recently introduced characters in the franchise may be driven by racist and sexist...

Kelly Marie Tran, Carlos López Estrada launch production company for excluded communities

“Raya and the Last Dragon” star Kelly Marie Tran and director Carlos López Estrada have teamed up to create AntiGravity Academy (AGA), a pr...

Kelly Marie Tran to star in biopic about Nobel-nominated activist Amanda Nguyen

Kelly Marie Tran will produce and star in a biopic about civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen. The film will cover Nguyen’s story as a sexu...

Vietnamese American actor Kelly Marie Tran arrives to the Oscars wearing a green ao dai

Actor Kelly Marie Tran wore a green ao dai to the 94th Academy Awards ceremony on Monday, marking the first time the traditional Vietnamese...

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’ Stars Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina Dish About Favorite Foods, Traditions

“Raya and the Last Dragon” voice actors Kelly Marie Tran and Awkwafina dish about family traditions, movie night snacks and thou...

Kelly Marie Tran Opens Up About Leaving the Spotlight After ‘Star Wars’ Cyberbullying

Kelly Marie Tran has described her experience with cyberbullying and harassment during her time on the “Star Wars” franchise as something li...

9 Ways ‘Raya and The Last Dragon’ Puts Southeast Asia in the Spotlight

As the first Disney movie centered around a Southeast Asian heroine, “Raya and The Last Dragon” is chock full of vivid details and reference...

Kelly Marie Tran Reveals ‘Unfair Pressure’ Underrepresented Minorities Get When They Land a Role

Kelly Marie Tran, star of Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon,” wants to take off the “unfair pressure” of bein...

Kelly Marie Tran Says She Has Moved on From Cyberbullying Over ‘Star Wars’ Casting

While Kelly Marie Tran has not made a social media comeback, the Vietnamese American star has already moved past the backlash she had receiv...

John Boyega Says Disney Sidelined People of Color in ‘Star Wars’ Sequel Trilogy

John Boyega, the British-Nigerian actor who took on the role of Finn in the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy, spoke out about how Disney sidelined...

Kelly Marie Tran is Now a Disney Princess

Kelly Marie Tran has been recast to voice the main character in “Raya and the Last Dragon,” Disney’s animated adventure se...

Kelly Marie Tran Reveals She Went Into Therapy Over Star Wars Hate Comments

Kelly Marie Tran, the Vietnamese American actress who starred in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” two years ago, had to undergo therap...

Kelly Marie Tran Snubbed From ‘Star Wars’ Merchandise

Rose Tico, a major character in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, has been silently removed from Star Wars merchandise for the next fi...

Kelly Marie Tran Gets Heartwarming Standing Ovation During ‘Star Wars Celebration’ in Chicago

Kelly Marie Tran, the Vietnamese-American Actress who currently plays Rose Tico in the upcoming “Star Wars: Rise of the Skywalker,” was rece...

Kelly Marie Tran Writes Powerful Op-Ed to Stand Up Against Racism

Kelly Marie Tran has broken her silence since deleting her Instagram account due to online harassment about three months ago. In an op-ed pi...

Facebook Hate Group Takes Credit For Cyberbullying Kelly Marie Tran off Instagram

A Facebook hate group has come out taking credit for driving “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” star Kelly Marie Tran off social media. ...

Kelly Marie Tran Deletes All Instagram Posts After Months of Racist Attacks From Star Wars Fans

After reportedly enduring months of online abuse from some angry Star Wars fans, actress Kelly Marie Tran has allegedly decided to delete al...

Getty Images Screws Up Apology for Mixing Up ‘Kelly Marie Tan’ and Mirai Nagasu

Getty Images has officially released a formal statement where it apologized for the horrible mix up when it captioned Vietnamese-American ac...

Getty Images Can’t Tell Kelly Marie Tran and Mirai Nagasu Apart

This is Kelly Marie Tran, Vietnamese American actress and breakout star of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, the latest in the Star Wa...

Kelly Marie Tran Uses Her ‘Star Wars’ Salary to Pay Off Student Loans

While most breakthrough Hollywood celebrities spend their paycheck buying new homes, cars, and other luxury items, Kelly Marie Tran, the ris...

Bitter Racists Attack Kelly Marie Tran’s Star Wars Wookieepedia

Kelly Marie Tran has largely been considered the breakout star of the new “Star Wars” movie, with fans praising her stellar perf...

Kelly Marie Tran’s Star Wars Audition Tape Will Make You Love Her Even More

The official “Star Wars” YouTube channel has released a short video about Kelly Marie Tran‘s “The Last Jedi” e...

Star Wars Fans Rave About Rose Tico in Pub, Don’t Realize Who’s Sitting Next to Them

“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is now in theaters and moviegoers can’t stop talking about it, especially right next to one of the film’s newest ...

Why ‘Star Wars’ Star Kelly Marie Tran is The Hero Asians Need

Meet Kelly Marie Tran. Unless, you’ve been living under a rock, she plays mechanic “Rose Tico” in “Star Wars: The L...

Kelly Marie Tran Breaks Down at ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ World Premiere

A week before the anticipated official release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the cast members hit the “Battle of Crait”-themed red carpet at ...

Kelly Marie Tran Promotes New Star Wars Movie in Traditional Vietnamese Dress

Kelly Marie Tran, the Vietnamese-American actress set to play the role of Rose Tico in the upcoming “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, continues to...

Star Wars Fans are Loving the Tico Sisters Action Figures for ‘The Last Jedi’

Disney and Lucasfilm have finally released the Tico Sisters action figures for “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, and many Asian American fans were...

Asian Actresses in the New ‘Star Wars’ Movie Are Getting Their Own Action Figures

“Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi” is still a few months away, but pictures of the characters’ action figures have already surfaced o...

Vietnamese American to Play the ‘Biggest New Part’ in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

“The Last Jedi” panel at the Star Wars Celebration on Friday unveiled the character Rose, a “Resistance” maintenance worker play...