HerStory celebrates the global dimensions of International Women’s Day through sharing 35 inspiring quotes by women leaders from the Philippines. They are drawn from the book, ‘DISRUPT: Proud. Loud. L.
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The iconic beauty that is Nancy Kwan
Courtesy of Janet Susan R. Nepales/HFPA Los Angeles Looking flawless and glowing, Nancy Kwan of “The World of Suzie Wong” and “Flower Drum Song” fame, doesn t look a day older. Now 81, the Chinese-American actress-philanthropist and former dancer, played a pivotal role in the acceptance of Asian actresses in Hollywood films. The daughter of a Cantonese architect and a European model of English and Scottish ancestry, Nancy is simply a classic beauty that never fades. Asked what her secret was, Nancy revealed, “I never had a facelift or anything. Just live a healthy life, you will be fine.”
Published April 25, 2021 11:13am Los Angeles Filipina-American songwriter-singer H.E.R. will perform her Oscar-nominated composition “Fight For You” for the movie “Judas and the Black Messiah” at the “Oscars: Into the Spotlight” lead-in special to the 93rd Oscars on Sunday, April 25. The 23-year-old from Vallejo, California, whose Filipina mom, Agnes, hails from Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija and her musician dad, Kenny Wilson, is African American, revealed that along with co-songwriters D Mile and Tiara Thomas, she wrote the song over FaceTime. “I didn t imagine that my fear and that my pain would turn into impact, and it would possibly turn into change. And I think that s what this is about, H.E.R. said.