Famous British Chinese Celebrities. British Chinese people in this context refers to any persons of Chinese descent. Top 25 List, compiled by BBCZeitgeist in accordance with Facebook's fanbase, in reverse order of popularity - (updated August 2012)
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| 21 (4,590) Cherry Lee TheBathroomGirl Youtube - BBC British Born Chinese Malaysian, singer |
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20 (5,709) Matthew Koon - British Born Chinese BBC. Dancer
19. (7809) Eric Lau - British Chinese, Musician |
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18 (9,045) Emmy The Great - Mixed Race Chinese descent, born Hong Kong. singer
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| 17 (9,194) Rachel Khoo - British Born Mixed Malaysian Chinese / Austrian. Eurasian. TV Chef |
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| 16 (9,300) Lukian Wang British Born Chinese BBC, model, internet whore and girlfriend of Johnson Lee |
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| 15 (9,323) Rachel Stevens - Mixed Race Chinese descent - unconfirmed. Singer TV presenter |
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| 14 (13,284) Karen David - Mixed Race Chinese descent, Born India. Actress, Singer |
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13. (19,076) George Young - Mixed race Chinese Greek. British born. Actor
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| 12. (20,186) Xiaorishu Youtube - BBC British Born Mixed Vietnamese Chinese |
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11 (22,356) Stylesuzi Youtube Cosmetologist British Born Chinese
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| 10. (30,046) Gok Wan - Mixed Race Chinese descent, British born. Fashion guru. |
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| 9. (44,770) Herman Li - Chinese, Born Hong Kong. Musician, guitarist Dragonforce |
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8. (62,351) Stevie Hoang - British Born Chinese BBC, Parents are Ethnic Chinese from Vietnam. Singer.
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| 7. (62,790) Jamie Woon - Mixed Race Chinese descent . Musician |
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| 6. (62,798) Vanessa Mae - Mixed Race Chinese Thai, Born Singapore, raised UK. Classical Musician |
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5. (173,174) Alexa Chung -
Mixed race Chinese descent, British Born. TV presenter and model.
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| 4. (238,459) KT Tunstall - Mixed Race Chinese descent, British born. Musician |
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| 3. (415, 911) Bubzbeauty Youtube Bubbiosity - British Born Chinese BBC. Youtube's comical cosmetologist. |
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| 2. (487,137) Naomi Campbell - Mixed race Chinese Descent. Model |
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| 1. (591,160) Abhisit Vejjajiva - Mixed Race Chinese Descent, British Born. Thailand's Prime Minister |
Some Interesting Stats
- 15 out of the 25 are mixed race
- 9 out of 25 are full blood chinese
- 16 out of 25 are female
- 9 out of 25 are male (5 of which are mixed race)
- 4 out of 25 are full blood Chinese males
- 2 out of 25 are full blood Chinese male (BBC) British Born and Raised
- 7 out of the 25 are British Born Chinese
- 1 out of the 10 mixed race females are married to (or in a relationship with) a full blood Chinese.
- 1 out of the 25 is a full blood BBHKC male- BBC (Hong Kong) male - Matthew Koon.
Statistically, there are observable prima facie trends relating to unpopularity, discrimination and under representation, it is largely faced by full blood Chinese men, in particular British Born Chinese full blood males.
Against extreme odds, 7 BBC's in the list of 25 have garnered a fanbase, Matthew Koon is the first non-caucasian to play Billy Elliot, Stevie Hoang produced music in a makeshift studio, Katie Leung beat 4000 other Chinese girls for the single Chinese role of Cho Chang, Bubzbeauty had no outlet except the virtual world of Youtube. Life before Youtube, before the internet and before JK Rowling, the odds of these BBC's gaining recognition or an audience would be close to nil.
Just how Chinese are these Mixed race?
Further reading:
http://bbczeitgeist.blogspot.com/2011/03/mixed-race-chinese-those-of-chinese.html
Did I miss anyone out?
ReplyDeleteWhatabout Lord Wei? The youngest British Chinese member of the House of Lords!
DeleteBBCZeitgeist, you should get your articles published in a journal, newspaper, magazine etc to help raise awareness of these issues!
ReplyDeletesome media people have contacted me as a result of reading this blog, but nothing concrete has resulted from it.
ReplyDeleteYes to raise awareness is correct, however, do you personally believe there is a magazine or newspaper in the UK that would allow these kinds of opinions, articles or perspectives to be printed in ink? The mainstream certainly wont cover it.
As far as I'm aware, the UK does not have an niche British East Asian magazine printed in English, unless you know of one? There used to one, but you can imagine the market cap is too small and British East Asian culture and identity too weak.
bubzbeauty ugly, she has plastic surgery?
ReplyDeleteIf you remove the mixed race part and did a mosted searched the ansa would be Edison Chen, that reminds me I need a shave.
ReplyDeleteHeres the catch 22 - Traditionally with our confucian peaceloving upbringing Chinese are scared of change but right now, that list above shows that we need cultural and ideological strength now more than ever. And it wont be profitable for you - in all ways. Anyone willing to step forward? Thought not. Carry on then.
ReplyDeleteAlexa Chung and Alex Turner have split up! Alexa Chung looks uglier and uglier with age, those whites genes taking over now!
ReplyDeleteJames Wong is Eurasian? Yet another one.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we should be known as British Born Eurasian Chinese
I just assumed he was BBC because a relative of mine told me he was. But then my aged auntie's eyesight is bad and Im not into gardening programmes so I didnt bother checking.
where is rory underwood (most tries for england ever)
ReplyDeleterory underwood retired a long time ago and is no longer famous, therefore only has a tiny following.
ReplyDeleteLet me make some facts. First, Rachel Stevens is British Jewish and has family in Israel and definitely is not of chinese descent. If you google "Rachel Stevens Jewish Chronicle", you'll find more information.
ReplyDeleteAlso Karen David is not of any chinese descent. In fact she is half ethnic Indian Jew and half ethnic Khasi. The Khasi are a "oriental" tribe, who are predominantly christians and live in a remote area of North-East India. On an interview, she once said her "mother is chinese, which is a matriarchal society called the Khasi people". She was incorrect to say chinese, but I guess she wanted to say chinese, so that the interviewer would know that her mum was of oriental origin. Saying just only Khasi, would have made the interviewer asking what is Khasi, so I guess she wanted to make it simple. that interview can be found by googling "Karen David Evening Standard Waterloo Road"
you're wrong, it says on her own profile on a social network site that her mother is half Chinese half khasi.
ReplyDeleteRachel stevens has Chinese Blood, it was in an article in the papers a few years ago. Having a family in Israel doesn't mean anything, she is mixed blood.
I would be interested if you can provide web links, as simply googling has not produced results.
ReplyDeleteIf you're interested to have articles published by magazine, try Extastic Mag (www.extastic-mag.com), contact: info@extastic-mag.com
ReplyDeleteIt's a new magazine targeted for East Asian audience live in the West, available in both digital & print format.
It looks like a fashion lifestyle magazine if I'm not mistaken? Are you sure my articles are suitable for such a publication!?
ReplyDeleteI think the title of this blog should be renamed to:
ReplyDelete"Facebook's 'Top 25' British Chinese"
Not everyone on the list is famous.
It's quite sad, really. Compare this list (or Wikipedia's) with the "List of Chinese Americans" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_Americans
ReplyDeleteCheck out the numbers of figures in local politics (~30 vs. 1) and judges (~8 vs. 0).
I don't think British Chinese aren't given as much opportunities as Chinese Americans in general.
there never been any chinese MPs in uk
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