In 1991, despite already winning a Tony for her role in Miss Saigon, Lea Salonga faced significant challenges in finding further acting opportunities due to prejudice against her Asian heritage, but has since become a celebrated global Broadway icon and a pioneer for Asian representation in the arts. #RepresentationMatters #Broadway #DiversityInArts #PH #KR #JP #US
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Lea Salonga: She was an award-winning Broadway star - but still struggled to land roles
The year was 1991 and Lea Salonga already had won a Tony for her performance as the lead character in Miss Saigon - but she was still struggling to find another role.