{"id":53038,"date":"2023-03-27T19:09:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T23:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duplicate-3686703.findlaw2.flsitebuilder.com\/?p=53038"},"modified":"2023-03-27T19:09:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T23:09:15","slug":"from-refugee-camp-to-red-carpet-the-2023-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imwong.com\/2023\/03\/27\/from-refugee-camp-to-red-carpet-the-2023-oscars\/","title":{"rendered":"From \u2018Refugee Camp\u2019 to \u2018Red Carpet\u2019: The 2023 Oscars"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ke Huy Quan\u2019s Oscars win was a defining moment for the celebration of the value of acceptance and diversity.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ke Huy Quan, born in Vietnam into a family of Chinese descent, won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for <\/span>Everything Everywhere All at Once. <\/span><\/i>In his acceptance speech, Quan said, \u201cMy journey started on a boat. I spent a year in a refugee camp, and somehow, I ended up here, on Hollywood\u2019s biggest stage. They say stories like this only happen in the movies \u2013 I cannot believe it is happening to me. This is the American Dream!\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n