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Vietnamese-American actor Ke Huy Quan wins Oscar for supporting role  


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Ke Huy Quan, a Vietnamese-born American actor, won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Everything Everywhere All at Once." Ke Huy Quan is best known for his roles in "The Goonies" and "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom." He expressed his gratitude to his 84-year old mother and wife during his acceptance speech. Michelle Yeoh, a Malaysian actress, also won an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in the same movie. Both Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh come from Southeast Asia, and their wins are being celebrated by Malaysia and Vietnam. Their victories are seen as a significant achievement for the film industry in Southeast Asia, as it showcases the region's talent and potential.

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I don't much care for these award shows but I am glad to see someone from Vietnam making it big like this. I am sure his family is so proud of him.

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Aww, this made me tear up! He is so happy. I love seeing this kind of emotion. What a blessing! 

I did not watch the event. I have not watched since my teens but this moment is such a good one. 

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We don't know if Quan Kế Huy has Vietnamese ancestry.

 

Quan Kế Huy has Chinese origins as he is a hoa. It has never been stated that if he is full Chinese or partially Chinese and partially Vietnamese. His name in Mandarin is Guān Jì Wēi. He was born in Saigon in the Republic of Vietnam on 20 August 1971 which is the reason why he has officially a Vietnamese name.

 

In 1978, his family fled the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a boat people. He, his father, and five siblings arrived in a refugee camp in Hong Kong, while his mother and three other siblings fled to Malaysia. His whole family was admitted to the United States of America through the refugee resettlement program in 1979.

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@rockman Thank you for the additional information about Quan Kế Huy. I would consider him Vietnamese because he was born in Vietnam. There are many ethnic minorities who were born and are living in Vietnam who I would also consider Vietnamese too.

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@vietzone I found some more news about the origins of Quan Kế Huy :

 

Thanh Nien newspaper wrote only that "he was born in 1971 to a Chinese family in Ho Chi Minh City [the official name for Saigon] and then moved to the US in the late 1970s".

 

Tuoi Tre wrote: "Quan Ke Huy was born in 1971 in Vietnam to a Chinese family, with a mother from Hong Kong and a father from mainland China."

 

VN Express wrote that the actor "has Chinese parents in Cho Lon area", the commercial district of Saigon traditionally inhabited by ethnic Chinese.

 

Source :

"Why Vietnam doesn't want to claim Ke Huy Quan" :

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64963161

 

So it seems that Quan Kế Huy has no Vietnamese blood but only Chinese blood.

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I saw him celebrating with Brendan Fraser and it was a very wholesome moment for them both. Brendan, for anyone that doesn't know, had medical problems develop after doing his own stunts and it cost him his career for 2 decades. The man also had to deal with a very mean ex-wife who sucked any finances he had left. Very sad story. 

Happy to see both men winning awards! 

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Posted by: @rockman

In 1978, his family fled the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as a boat people. He, his father, and five siblings arrived in a refugee camp in Hong Kong, while his mother and three other siblings fled to Malaysia. His whole family was admitted to the United States of America through the refugee resettlement program in 1979.

This is something I never knew about! Wow, talk about a journey! It makes his award that much more impactful. It is amazing to see people come from nothing and make it in such a big way.

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