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Culture
Kelly Marie Tran comes out as queer
Kelly Marie Tran, known for her roles in “Star Wars” and “Raya and the Last Dragon,” has publicly come out as queer....
Ryan General
Entertainment
Andrew Ahn remaking Ang Lee’s ‘The Wedding Banquet’: reports
Andrew Ahn is set to helm a remake of Ang Lee’s 1993 romantic comedy “The Wedding Banquet,” according to reports. Key points: ...
Carl Samson
‘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...
Civil Rights
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...
Daniel Anderson
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...
Rebecca Moon
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...
Thy Nguyen
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...
Bryan Ke
Feature
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...
Khanh Tran
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...
News
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. ...
Editorial Staff
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...
Heather Johnson Yu
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 ...
Khier Casino
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 ...
Asia
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...
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