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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