Michelle Yeoh Honored at Gold House Gala, Says ‘Women Must Have Their Own Agency Over Their Lives’
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans EditorMichelle Yeoh was honored with the SeeHer Award during Gold House’s inaugural gala on Saturday night.
In a night that celebrated AAPI excellence and heritage, Yeoh said, “All women’s stories need to be told and seen.”“I arrived here and saw the sea of amazing Asian beautiful faces and realized I’m not in Hong Kong, I’m not in Malaysia, I’m in freaking in Los Angeles, and we are celebrating each other,” Yeoh said as she accepted the award from directors Jon M.
Chu and Destin Daniel Cretton, and producer Jonathan Wang.She talked about the importance of women and representation. “Science tells us women outlive men.
But even with extra time, we have to get a lot more done. If you try to have a baby after the age of 35, science tells us that is a geriatric pregnancy.
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