Demure, submissive and erotic, Suzie Wong is that bigger-than-life stereotype, that caricature Asian women grew up with in the U.S. We may have also secretly hoped to play that geisha-like image ...

Miyoshi Umeki, her friend and another prominent Asian actor of that period, did not like having to speak pidgin in her roles, but did it because that was her job as a professional.

Miyoshi Umeki, her friend and another prominent Asian actor of that period, did not like having to speak pidgin in her roles, but did it because that was her job as a professional.

Miyoshi Umeki was the first Asian actor to win an Oscar; she won the award for best supporting actress in 1958 for her role as Katsumi in the film "Sayonara," starring Marlon Brando.

Sheila Dianne Umeki passed away on December 14, 2024. Sheila’s passing came just three months after the loss of her husband, Spencer Jiro Umeki. They were long time residents of Alameda. Shei… ...

Among the more popular of his singers were Frank Parker, Marion Marlowe, Janette Davis, Julius La Rosa, Haleloke, The McGuire Sisters, Carmel Quinn, Pat Boone, Miyoshi Umeki and The Chordettes.

Spencer Umeki passed away unexpectedly on September 22, 2024. Born in Berkeley, CA on September 24, 1949, Spencer was the second son of Kaoru and Isoko Umeki. He is preceded in death by his parents… ...

In 1958, Miyoshi Umeki, a Japanese-American singer and actor, became the first Asian actor to win an Academy Award. She won best supporting actress for her role as Katsumi in "Sayonara," and ...

The tale of 1961 musical Flower Drum Song The 1961 Rodgers and Hammerstein adaptation follows ‘picture bride’ Mei Li (played by Miyoshi Umeki) who is brought to the US to marry a nightclub owner ...

At the 30th Academy Awards, which were held on March 26, 1958, Umeki took to the stage to collect her statuette and didn't appear to have planned a winning speech. 'Thank you.

1957: When she took home Best Supporting Actress, Miyoshi Umeki became the first Asian actor to win an acting Oscar. 1977: Film editor Richard Chew becomes the first Asian American to win Best ...