Miyoshi Umeki was the first Asian actor to win an Oscar ... With this accomplishment, Gerwig became the first solo female director to have a movie earn $1 billion and one of just five female ...

Picture bride Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) and her father arrive in San Francisco ... to accept and honor their heritage. Though the movie is dated in some respects, the theme of assimilation vs.

Even after historic Academy Awards wins, actresses like Hattie McDaniel, Rita Moreno, and Miyoshi Umeki were left with ... of female-led and female-made movies like "Barbie," which smashed box ...