Hapas Hapas Anote Tong (in Chinese, 湯安諾; pinyin: Tāng Ānnuò — his family name is of Chinese origin but it is now considered as Gilbertese by Kiribati people) (born 1952) is the president of Kiribati. He won the election in July 2003 with a slim majority (47.4%) against his brother, Dr. Harry Tong (43.5%) and the private lawyer Banuera Berina (9.1%). The elections were contested by the opposition, due to allegations of electoral fraud but the High Court of Tarawa had confirmed that there was no fraud. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anote Tong"
Bic Runga MNZM (Briolette Kah Bic Runga / pronounced Beck) is a New Zealand singer and writer. She became famous with the release of her first solo album Drive. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bic Runga"
Brooke Gabrielle Fraser (born December 15, 1983 in Wellington, New Zealand) is an award-winning New Zealand singer/ songwriter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brooke Fraser"
Emeritus Professor Edwin Nadason Thumboo (born November 22, 1933) is a Singaporean poet. His father was a school teacher of Tamil descent and his mother was a Chinese Teochew housewife. Thumboo is a Protestant Christian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Edwin Thumboo"
In full Gurmit Ottawan Singh (born 24 March 1965; Chinese: 葛米•星; pinyin: Gémǐ Xīng) is a popular Singaporean actor, host and comedy performer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gurmit Singh"
In the Hawaiian language and in Hawaiian Pidgin, a hapa is an individual of mixed racial or ethnic heritage, especially someone of partial Native Hawaiian ancestry who is born in Hawai'i. Used without qualification, it is often taken to mean "part Hawaiian and part white." The term is used descriptively, and few Hawaiians today consider it an offensive slur. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hapa"
The Right Honourable Sir Julius Chan KCMG (陳仲民 Pinyin: Chén Zhòngmín) (born 29 August 1939) was Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 1980- 1982 and 1994- 1997. ...more on Wikipedia about "Julius Chan" shortopedia moments.
Keisha Castle-Hughes (born March 24, 1990 in Donnybrook, Western Australia) is an actress from Auckland, New Zealand. ...more on Wikipedia about "Keisha Castle-Hughes"
A luk kreung ( Thai ลูกครึ่ง), literally "half child", is a person in Thailand whose parents are of different races. It is most often used to refer to those with one Thai and one farang (western) parent, thus a Eurasian or Amerasian. Compare with the Vietnamese bui doi (Children of the dust). ...more on Wikipedia about "Luk kreung"
Marques Tuiasosopo (born March 22, 1979 in Seattle) is a professional football player. He is currently a quarterback for the NFL's Oakland Raiders, where he begain his career in 2001. ...more on Wikipedia about "Marques Tuiasosopo"
Michelle Alicia Saram is a model-singer-actress from Singapore. She was born on December 12, 1964. Michelle's father is Pakistani Indian and her mother is Chinese. Because of her acting careers in Hong Kong and Taiwan she created a Chinese name (last name derived from her mother's maiden name) for herself: 鄭雪兒 (Zhèng Xuě Ér). ...more on Wikipedia about "Michelle Saram"
Vivian Balakrishnan (born 1961) is the Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports in Singapore. He is also the Second Minister for Trade and Industry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vivian Balakrishnan"
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