Actors of Asian descent make history at Oscar nominations

Minari stars (from left) Steven Yeun, Alan Kim, Youn Yuh-jung, Han Ye-ri and Noel Kate Cho. PHOTO: ENCORE FILMS
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SINGAPORE - On Monday night, actors of Asian descent broke barriers.

South Koreans and Korean-Americans from the drama Minari made a good showing at the Oscar shortlist announcement on Monday night (March 15), Singapore time.

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