"When I first started, YouTube was known as Asian Hollywood…A lot of these Asian YouTubers popped off because they’re in control of their own content. There’s no gatekeeper on YouTube."
— Awkwafina

January 1, 1970

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Comedians from the United StatesActresses from New York (state)Korean AmericansChinese AmericansRappers from New York (state)
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On her debut on YouTube in 2011 which brought her into public attention in “Awkwafina ‘never thought’ she’d have a career in show business” in CNBC (2019 Jul 26)