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��♪ You are... ♪♪ -In 1990, Lea became the first
Asian-American actress ever to win a Tony Award, for
the musical "Miss Saigon." -Lea Salonga,
"Miss Saigon." -I remember my agent at the time
calling on the phone and saying that he was going
to submit me for a musical, but 10 minutes later
he calls back and he says, "They're not going to see you
because you are Asian." I was not the right
ethnic background for this role
Asian-American actress ever to win a Tony Award, for
the musical "Miss Saigon." -Lea Salonga,
"Miss Saigon." -I remember my agent at the time
calling on the phone and saying that he was going
to submit me for a musical, but 10 minutes later
he calls back and he says, "They're not going to see you
because you are Asian." I was not the right
ethnic background for this role
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-♪♪ You are... ♪♪
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-In 1990, Lea became the first
Asian-American actress
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ever to win a Tony Award, for
the musical "Miss Saigon."
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-Lea Salonga,
"Miss Saigon."
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-I remember my agent at the time
calling on the phone
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and saying that he was going
to submit me for a musical,
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but 10 minutes later
he calls back and he says,
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"They're not going to see you
because you are Asian."
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I was not the right
ethnic background for this role.
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