★ M.A.R.A.★

David Chang

is the chef/owner of the rave reviewed NYC Momofuku eateries Noodle Bar, Ko and Ssäm Bar, Milk Bar, and Ma Peche in New York City.  Food & Wine touts Chang as having “sparked a craze for bar dining and snagged every award and accolade in the process” further adding that the young chef serves “hearty, inventive Asian-inspired food at great prices”.

The New York Times and New York Magazine food critics agree and patron review sites such as Yelp and Urban Spoon branded Chang’s restaurants with excellent reviews.  Alas with any sought-after restaurant in NYC serving delicious foods at affordable prices, the wait could seem interminable.  Be patient and nimble, says the New York Times, and be forewarned.

You could try making the recommended Ramen and Korean BBQ stuffed pork buns yourself since Chang’s

Momofuku cookbook is being released today, October 27th

Available on Amazon.  Also see him as a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight at 12:30am/ET on NBC. 


The highly recommended pork ramen dish from Chang’s Momofuku Noodle Bar 



Born Aug 5, 1977 Chang’s descent is not stated anywhere, though Wiki tags his profile  with “Korean-American”.   Chang majored in religious studies at Trinity College and later trained at the French Culinary Institute.  More about Chang on Wiki, an interview with Food & Wine, WSJ review of his cookbook. 


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Leah Remini

born June 15, 1970, is an American actress and I suspect part Filipino on her mother’s side.  I’ve been waiting to post this because I thought maybe some interview would emerge in which she would mention that she’s part Filipino.  I could have sworn she mentioned this some time, but it’s not written anywhere (Wiki, MTV, the like), so I’m not waiting any longer.  She’s going to have to be categorized under suspected.

The first time I saw her was in Who’s the Boss and I was so excited to see someone on tv who might be part Asian.  Being Asian wasn’t as widely accepted or publicized in the 80’s-90’s.  As a youngun, I was always on the lookout for people to identify with, and I’m sure I wasn’t even aware that’s what I was doing.  Growing up seeing mostly white people in the media, in a media driven world (I was a child of tv), the world that was naturally going to develop in my eyes was white dominated.  And not that that’s a bad thing, it’s just confusing and misleading, which added more unecessary twists and turns away from myself rather than towards the authentic life I could have been living accepting myself.  But I’m not on a rampage, the media isn’t fully culpable.

Anyhoo…thanks for indulging again.  I’ve a bit to say today.  Perhaps I’ll start another blog.

Remini launched her acting career in 1988, guest starring in various television series, including Head of the Class, Who’s the Boss?, Living Dolls, Paradise and The Hogan Family. She is best known for her role as Carrie Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens.

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Mylène Dinh-Robic

most recently starred as Dr. Olivia Fawcett on NBC’s The Listener (2009), which will not be picked up for more episodes as of July 2009. [source]



Dinh-Robic was born and grew up in Montreal…and I’m suspecting has Vietnamese ancestry. 

Credits include Smallville, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate Atlantis and The 4400. She was a series regular on DaVinci’s City Hall, starring opposite Nicholas Campbell as city handler Rita Mah and reprised the role in the CBC movie The Quality of Life.  More on her site

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Keanu Reeves

Keanu Charles Reeves (pronounced /keˈɑːnuː/ [kay-ah-nu, often mispronounced as kee-ah-nu]; born September 2, 1964)

Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon, the son of Patricia Bond (née Taylor), a costume designer/performer, and Samuel Nowlin Reeves, Jr., a geologist.^[1] Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon, the son of Patricia Bond (née Taylor), a costume designer/performer, and Samuel Nowlin Reeves, Jr., a geologist.^[2] Reeves’s mother is English, and his father is an American of Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese and English descent.^[3]


So “Hawaiian”… might he have a Filipino mix also? hmmmm ….

Best known for his portrayals of Neo in the action film trilogy The Matrix, Ted Logan in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey, and Officer Jack Traven in Speed.

Other notable roles include starring as Siddhartha Gautama in Little Buddha; as Scott Favor in the drama My Own Private Idaho opposite River Phoenix; as Johnny Mnemonic in the sci-fi film Johnny Mnemonic opposite Dolph Lundgren; as Kevin Lomax in the supernatural thriller The Devil’s Advocate opposite Al Pacino; the chevalier Danceny in Dangerous Liaisons; and starring roles in Chain Reaction, Constantine and the epic surf drama Point Break. He played bass guitar in the grunge band Dogstar during the 1990s, and more recently in the band Becky. In an ET online survey in 2006, he was included in the “Top Ten of America’s Favorite Stars”. On January 31, 2005, Reeves received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Summer Lyn Glau (born July 24, 1981) is an American dancer and actress, known for playing River Tam in the short-lived science fiction series Firefly and follow-up movie Serenity, and for playing Cameron in the series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

Glau was born in San Antonio, Texas.  She is of Scotch-Irish and German descent.

This is another one who hasn’t mentioned any Asian roots…BUT I think she’s GOT to be part Asian.