";s:4:"text";s:1050:"She's the first Asian American woman to win Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Awkwafina (born Nora Lum in Queens, New York on June 2, 1988) became popular as a rapper in 2012 with her YouTube video “My Vag,” released her solo album “Yellow Ranger” in 2014, “In Fina We Trust” in 2018. Awkwafina makes history with Golden Globe win for The Farewell. Awkwafina made history with her Golden Globe win for The Farewell The actress became the first woman of Asian descent to win for her performance in a comedy or musical film. It earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. This made her the first person of Asian descent to win a Golden Globe Award in any lead actress film category, after being only the sixth woman of Asian descent to be nominated in … Making Golden Globes history, Awkwafina has won the best actress in a musical or comedy award for her performance in “The Farewell” as Billi, a Chinese American woman who travels back t…