{"id":338552,"date":"2015-10-21T10:11:51","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T02:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/star-power-asian-celebrities-talented-inspiring-338552.html"},"modified":"2019-05-03T14:57:55","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T06:57:55","slug":"star-power-asian-celebrities-talented-inspiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/galerie\/star-power-asian-celebrities-talented-inspiring-338552.html","title":{"rendered":"Star Power: 10 Asian celebrities that are both talented and inspiring"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>A world where little girls can dream about growing up to be like Kim Kardashian is disheartening. Fortunately, we are not in short supply of celebrities who are famous for something more worthwhile.<\/p> <p>While Asia is brimming with talent, there are only handfuls we can truly label as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/dossier\/taming-the-failure-to-tame-success\/15-quotes-help-bounce-back-failure-130052.html\">inspirational<\/a>. From prejudice to poverty, these famous Asian celebrities have had to overcome astounding adversities. Their stories inspire us to dream big and persevere at all costs.<\/p> <p>Even with their fame, these once ordinary people have used their celebrity <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/culture\/singapore-events\/news-and-activities\/living-yangtze-exhibition-poised-make-difference-133723.html\">for good<\/a>. Some lend their names, position and money to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/beauty\/beauty-buys\/makeup\/breast-cancer-awareness-month-10-beauty-products-good-cause-129736.html\"> charities and champion noble causes,<\/a> making them truly worthy to be deemed inspiring.<\/p> <p>In tribute, we have put together a list of inspiring Asian celebrities. From actors to athletes, we handpicked the top 10 that we can be proud to look up to.<\/p> <p><em>Amanda Lim<\/em><\/p> <p><em>Photos: Getty Images<\/em><\/p> <h2> <span>Read More:<\/span> <\/h2> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/culture\/entertainment\/tv-and-movies\/10-movies-to-watch-while-the-haze-clears-128973.html\">10 Movies to watch while the haze clears<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/culture\/entertainment\/international-events\/emmys-2015-nights-winners-highlights-126441.html\">Emmys 2015: Winners and highlights from the night<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/travel\/now-or-never\/destinations\/film-famous-10-movie-destinations-visit-lifetime-128604.html\">Film Famous: 10 Movie destinations to visit in your lifetime<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The west doesn\u2019t have the market cornered on talent. 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