Michelle Yeoh's Oscar win is also a win for Asian Americans


By AGENCY

Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh (right) waits as her Oscar for Best Actress is engraved during the 95th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023. Photo: AFP

Edward Dion Fariñas watches the Academy Awards every year but the Filipino American didn't expect to have such a visceral reaction when hearing Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh's awards announced.

"I had a squeal come out that I was not expecting,” said Fariñas, who was watching Sunday from his Austin, Texas, home, complete with "Everything Everywhere All At Once” themed pastries from a local Asian American-owned bakery.

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