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| Awkwafina, AKA Nora Lum, will lead San Francisco's Chinese New Year parade. |
Award-winning actress Awkwafina has been chosen to be the Grand Marshall of this year's Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco.
The Chinese New Year Festival & Parade draws over a. million onlookers to the city. This year the parade and festival will culminate Lunar New Year observances on Saturday, February 24 as we usher in the Year of the Dragon.
“It’s such an honor to serve as Grand Marshal of the San Francisco Lunar New Year Parade! I’m so excited to celebrate with our community,” says Awkwafina
The Chinese New Year Festival & Parade draws over a. million onlookers to the city. This year the parade and festival will culminate Lunar New Year observances on Saturday, February 24 as we usher in the Year of the Dragon.
“It’s such an honor to serve as Grand Marshal of the San Francisco Lunar New Year Parade! I’m so excited to celebrate with our community,” says Awkwafina
“Having been born in the year of the dragon, I look forward to fostering growth and progress that the upcoming year will bring for us.”
She is not the first Hollywood star to lead San Francisco's parade, the biggest Lunar New Year parade in the country. Last year, Warrior star Rich Ting was the grand marshal and Michelle Yeoh was the parade lead in 2018.
, who will be starring in the upcoming Kung Fu Panda 4 as Zhen, a fox who teams up with the franchise’s legendary Dragon Warrior, Po. “Having been born in the year of the dragon, I look forward to fostering growth and progress that the upcoming year will bring for us.”
The 35-year old actress is one of th most recognizable Asian American stars in the country. She grew up with her given name, Nora Lum, and has since used her trademark comedic style and signature flair to become a breakout talent in the entertainment industry.
The actress has starred in several major Asian American Hollywood movies in recent years, including Crazy Rich Asians and Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. She’s also the first Asian to win a Golden Globe for best actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy, for her role in The Farewell.
Lum can currently be seen in the dysfunctional family comedy Hulu feature film Quiz Lady, which she produced and stars alongside Sandra Oh. She also stars in Comedy Central's Awkwafina is Nora from Queens, loosely based on her youth growing up in Queens, a borough of New York City.
The 35-year old actress is one of th most recognizable Asian American stars in the country. She grew up with her given name, Nora Lum, and has since used her trademark comedic style and signature flair to become a breakout talent in the entertainment industry.
The actress has starred in several major Asian American Hollywood movies in recent years, including Crazy Rich Asians and Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. She’s also the first Asian to win a Golden Globe for best actress in a motion picture, musical or comedy, for her role in The Farewell.
Lum can currently be seen in the dysfunctional family comedy Hulu feature film Quiz Lady, which she produced and stars alongside Sandra Oh. She also stars in Comedy Central's Awkwafina is Nora from Queens, loosely based on her youth growing up in Queens, a borough of New York City.
Awkwafina is one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood. In 2-24 she can next be heard in Illumination’s Migration, voicing a pigeon alongside a family of ducks. It is slated to be released on December 22. Lum is also voicing a character for DreamWork’s highly anticipated Kung Fu Panda 4 in March of 2024. She has also been cast, along with Simu Liu and John Cena,tin in Amazon Studio’s upcoming action-comedy Grand Death Lotto, directed by Paul Feig.
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