![Yin Chang
Currently plays Blair Waldorf’s academic rival, Nelli Yuki, on the CW’s hit show Gossip Girl. Chang can be seen in prior episodes of Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, and Six Degrees. Born and raised in New York, Chang is of Taiwanese and Chinese Malaysian ancestry and is a classically trained pianist and ballerina. [More on IMDB and her official website.]
Gossip Girl premieres Next Monday, September 14th on the WB at 9pm.
[photo source]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kppzhxIy7A1qzvmrjo1_r1_500.png)
Currently plays Blair Waldorf’s academic rival, Nelli Yuki, on the CW’s hit show Gossip Girl. Chang can be seen in prior episodes of Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, and Six Degrees. Born and raised in New York, Chang is of Taiwanese and Chinese Malaysian ancestry and is a classically trained pianist and ballerina. [More on IMDB and her official website.]
Gossip Girl premieres Next Monday, September 14th on the WB at 9pm.
![Li Na
Tuesday, September 8th, US Open - Li Na, Asia and China’s No. 1 (as of 2009), No. 19 in the world and at Wimbledon, and No. 18 seed at the US Open, was defeated 6-2, 6-4 by former No. 1 Kim Clijsters in the Women’s Quarterfinals in just over an hour.
Demonstrating the mark of a true sportsman and champion, Li Na maintains a positive, humble attitude. “…still I do well for the whole tournament. Good experience for me…You never know. Maybe it’s day for [Clijsters], not for me…” More of Li Na’s interview here.
Li Na became the first Chinese tennis player to ever reach the top 30 (2006) and the top 20 (2007). She switched from badminton to tennis at age 8 when her coach saw her potential. More on her profile and stats here.Watch Federer v. Soderling and Oudin v. Wozniacki play in the Men’s and Women’s US Open Quarterfinals LIVE tonight at 7pm on ESPN2.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kppvsrA3CH1qzvmrjo1_500.jpg)
Tuesday, September 8th, US Open - Li Na, Asia and China’s No. 1 (as of 2009), No. 19 in the world and at Wimbledon, and No. 18 seed at the US Open, was defeated 6-2, 6-4 by former No. 1 Kim Clijsters in the Women’s Quarterfinals in just over an hour.
Demonstrating the mark of a true sportsman and champion, Li Na maintains a positive, humble attitude. “…still I do well for the whole tournament. Good experience for me…You never know. Maybe it’s day for [Clijsters], not for me…” More of Li Na’s interview here.
Li Na became the first Chinese tennis player to ever reach the top 30 (2006) and the top 20 (2007). She switched from badminton to tennis at age 8 when her coach saw her potential. More on her profile and stats here.
Watch Federer v. Soderling and Oudin v. Wozniacki play in the Men’s and Women’s US Open Quarterfinals LIVE tonight at 7pm on ESPN2.
![Nicole Bilderback
Bring It On 2 DVD was released yesterday, but we are paying homage to the original movie whose cast includes Korean born Nicole Bilderback. Nicole’s character, Whitney, was one of the main cheerleaders on the team with Torrance, played by Kirsten Dunst.
Born June 10, 1975 in Korea and raised in Tulsa, OK by her adoptive parents, Jim and Lois Bilderback, Nicole is also well known for her role as Summer in Clueless (1995), her recurring roles on television’s Dark Angel, Dawson’s Creek, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.Nicole has also starred in hit shows as The Practice, Heroes, Without a Trace, House MD and Boston Legal.[photo sources: 1, 2, 3]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpd2s5zZw61qzvmrjo1_500.png)
Bring It On 2 DVD was released yesterday, but we are paying homage to the original movie whose cast includes Korean born Nicole Bilderback. Nicole’s character, Whitney, was one of the main cheerleaders on the team with Torrance, played by Kirsten Dunst.
Born June 10, 1975 in Korea and raised in Tulsa, OK by her adoptive parents, Jim and Lois Bilderback, Nicole is also well known for her role as Summer in Clueless (1995), her recurring roles on television’s Dark Angel, Dawson’s Creek, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Nicole has also starred in hit shows as The Practice, Heroes, Without a Trace, House MD and Boston Legal.
[photo sources: 1, 2, 3]
![Y.E. Yang - Historic Victory!
By 5 strokes, Yang beat 14-time Majors champion Tiger Woods to WIN the 91st PGA Championship on August 18, 2009. The win earns Yang the fourth and final seat in one of the world’s toughest tournaments to be held Oct. 20-21 at Bermuda’s Port Royal Golf Course - the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
Turning Pro only 5 years ago, the 37-year old South Korean’s victory will “go down in the history books as one of sports greatest upsets. The most notable aspect [being] that Yang did to Tiger Woods what Tiger has become famous for doing to everyone else.” [source]
Imagine this win … HELL YEAH !!! [top photo source, bottom photo source]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp05la2NB91qzvmrjo1_500.jpg)
By 5 strokes, Yang beat 14-time Majors champion Tiger Woods to WIN the 91st PGA Championship on August 18, 2009. The win earns Yang the fourth and final seat in one of the world’s toughest tournaments to be held Oct. 20-21 at Bermuda’s Port Royal Golf Course - the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
Turning Pro only 5 years ago, the 37-year old South Korean’s victory will “go down in the history books as one of sports greatest upsets. The most notable aspect [being] that Yang did to Tiger Woods what Tiger has become famous for doing to everyone else.” [source]
Imagine this win … HELL YEAH !!! [top photo source, bottom photo source]
Not only is this guy FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY, but HOT HOT HOT in the world of comedy. He’s popping up all over the place! ROCK on Ken!
Jeong is currently starring with Jeremy Piven in The Goods: Live Hard and Sell Hard and next appears with Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper in All About Steve, in theaters September 4th.
Jeong most recently played ransom demanding mobster guy who jumps out of a car trunk stark naked, Mr. Chow, in Hangover. Was an awesome surprise playing the Korean mafioso guy in Pineapple Express (“suck my ball two time!”), King Argotron in Role Models, and Allison Scott’s (Katherine Heigl’s) strict and sarcastic, perfectly condescending OB/GYN, Dr. Kuni, in Knocked Up.
Ken Jeong was born in 1969 to Korean immigrants who settled in North Carolina. Jeong graduated high school at 16, completed his undergrad at Duke, and obtained his medical degree from UNC-Chapell Hill. Jeong was urged by an NBC producer and an Improv founder to move to LA after seeing him perform and win the Big Easy Laff-Off in New Orleans where Jeong was completing his Internal Medicine residency. He made regular appearances at the Improv and the Laugh Factory.
![Du Juan
born September 15, 1982, in Shanghai, China, is a Chinese fashion model who is currently featured in campaigns for designer Giorgio Armani, jeweler David Yurman and Swedish fashion chain H&M. [4]
A former Miss China 2003, Du made her runway debut in Spring 2006, walking for prominent designers such as Valentino and Jean-Paul Gaultier. For the Fall 2006 season, Style.com, the online home of Vogue and W magazine, declared her one of the top ten models to watch.[2] That same season she appeared in ad campaigns for Louis Vuitton, Gap, Roberto Cavalli, and Yves St. Laurent. Du shared the cover of Paris Vogue with top model Gemma Ward in 2005 and graced the cover of the premier issue of Vogue China.[3] She has also appeared on the cover of the 2006 TIME Style&Design with fellow model Coco Rocha, and is one of the models featured in the 2008 Pirelli Calendar, which was shot in her native Shanghai.
Du trained at the prestigious Shanghai Academy of Dance but eventually grew too tall to find a partner. (5’10”)](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koqiz60cYq1qzvmrjo1_500.jpg)
born September 15, 1982, in Shanghai, China, is a Chinese fashion model who is currently featured in campaigns for designer Giorgio Armani, jeweler David Yurman and Swedish fashion chain H&M. [4]
A former Miss China 2003, Du made her runway debut in Spring 2006, walking for prominent designers such as Valentino and Jean-Paul Gaultier. For the Fall 2006 season, Style.com, the online home of Vogue and W magazine, declared her one of the top ten models to watch.[2] That same season she appeared in ad campaigns for Louis Vuitton, Gap, Roberto Cavalli, and Yves St. Laurent.
Du shared the cover of Paris Vogue with top model Gemma Ward in 2005 and graced the cover of the premier issue of Vogue China.[3] She has also appeared on the cover of the 2006 TIME Style&Design with fellow model Coco Rocha, and is one of the models featured in the 2008 Pirelli Calendar, which was shot in her native Shanghai.
Du trained at the prestigious Shanghai Academy of Dance but eventually grew too tall to find a partner. (5’10”)
![Jamie Chung
born April 10, 1983, is an American actress of Korean descent and next stars in Sorority Row (in theaters September 11), Dragonball Evolution, and Burning Palms. Chung currently stars as Chelsea Barnes in Disney Channel’s Princess Protection Program.
Chung is also known to audiences as a cast member on the MTV reality television series, The Real World: San Diego and its spin-off show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II.
Since her stint on The Real World, she has appeared in various television and film roles, including as Cordy Han in ten episodes of Days of our Lives, as a Hooters girl in the 2007 comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, and in episodes of CSI: New York and Veronica Mars. She starred in the 2008 ABC Family show Samurai Girl in September 2008.[2]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kopfp8Oi4t1qzvmrjo1_400.jpg)
born April 10, 1983, is an American actress of Korean descent and next stars in Sorority Row (in theaters September 11), Dragonball Evolution, and Burning Palms. Chung currently stars as Chelsea Barnes in Disney Channel’s Princess Protection Program.
Chung is also known to audiences as a cast member on the MTV reality television series, The Real World: San Diego and its spin-off show, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II.
Since her stint on The Real World, she has appeared in various television and film roles, including as Cordy Han in ten episodes of Days of our Lives, as a Hooters girl in the 2007 comedy I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, and in episodes of CSI: New York and Veronica Mars. She starred in the 2008 ABC Family show Samurai Girl in September 2008.[2]
Taiwanese actor, Jay Chou, will play Kato in “The Green Hornet”. Seth Rogen will play the title character, while Michael Gondry directs. Cameron Diaz, Nicolas Cage, and Edward James Olmos will also star.
was born on January 18, 1979 and is a Taiwanese musician, singer, producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. He is well-known for composing all his own songs and songs for other singers. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for popular Chinese singers. Although he was trained in classical music, Chou combines Chinese and Western music styles to produce songs that fuse R&B, rock and pop genres, covering issues such as domestic violence, war, and urbanization.
Ivana Hong
just placed 2nd at the Visa National Championships currently being held in Dallas, Texas (airing on NBC tonight, Saturday Aug 15th, 9pm). Bridget Sloan (who just won 1st place!), Rebecca Bross, Olympic Gold Medalist, Nastia Liukin and Hong are slated for the US team headed for London in the October 2009 World Championships.
Ivana Hong (born December 11, 1992 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold medal American team at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the all-around bronze medalist at the 2007 Pan American Games. She was named an alternate to the 2008 U.S. Olympic team.
Hong is of Chinese ancestry[1]. Hong lived in Blue Springs, Missouri, and trained at Great American Gymnastics Express (GAGE) for four years.[2] She currently trains under Valeri Liukin at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA).[3]
[sources: Wiki, Sportsday, zimbio, LAtimesblogs, gymnicetic]
Denyce Lawton, born in Seoul May 2, 1978, is an American actress and model of Korean and Africa-American descent, and plays a series regular, Dana, on Tyler Perry’s House of Payne.
Denyce has modeled for Kemi Oil, FUBU, ADIDAS, Enyce, Karl Kani and Baby Phat. While pursuing her acting and modeling career, she also appeared in several Hip Hop/R&B music videos; “Rockstar” by N*E*R*D,”Peaches & Cream” by 112, “One Mic” by Nas, and “Anything” by Jaheim.
Other film credits include the films Soul Plane, Go for Broke, and It Ain’t Easy. Denyce has also appeared in television shows such as Entourage, Scratch & Burn, Half & Half, The Parkers, the action auto thriller Redline, and 7eventy 5ive.
