Mga Hinuha mula sa CNF Manual ni Jing Hidalgo
Mga Hinuha mula sa CNF Manual ni Jing Hidalgo
Mayaman pala sa Crwative Nonfiction o CNF ang Pinas. Maraming mahuhusay na manunulat nito. Kabilang dito ang witty at ekspiremental na manunulat na si Jessica Zafra at ang danas ng pagiging bahagi ng LGBTQ+ ni Danton Remoto. Maging mga maituturing na haligi ng pagkatha ng mga kuwento at tula katulad nina Krip Yuson at Sir Jimmy Abad. At mga Pambansang Alagad ng Sining na sina Resil Mojares at ang maituturing na ‘master’ ng pagsulat ng CNF na si Nick Joaquin.
Interesting din pala ito. Inaakala ko na para lamang ito sa “C-N-F” kasi nga di ko pa arok ang lalim ng genreng ito. Sa isip ko, isang tiyak na genre siya na iba sa ibang genre. Ibang katangian at kasanayan ang dapat taglayin ng manunulat ng CNF. Subalit, ngayon nabuksan ang isip ko sa napakaraming realisasyon tungkol dito (Kahit alas-2 ng umaga na!). Ang CNF ay kumakatawan sa danas na batay sa katotohanan at inangkla sa pawang mga kaganapang may kinalaman sa buhay ng isang tao. Hindi ito bunga ng malikot na isipan na kung anik-anik na lamang ang maisip upang makakuha ng atensyon.
Batid ko na ang mga natutuhan ko sa aklat ni Hidalgo ay magagamit hindi lamang sa pagsusulat ng sariling danas, sapagkat maging sa pagtuturo ng dyornalismo—tanging lathalain at pangulong tudling, ito’y aking magagamit.
Gamit na gamit ko rin ito sa pagpapasulat ng mga kung ano-anong materyal sa aking mga mag-aaral na sa klase. Bilang guro ng wika at panitikan, mahalaga ang mga input na nakuha sa manwal dahil pinalawak pa nito ang mga bagay na sa tingin ko ay ikinahon ng mga katulad kong guro na nakakulong sa tradisyonal, boring at nakakaunsyami na pagsulat. Dapat isaisip ko bilang guro ang tamang balance pagtuturo ng wila bilang whole language approach sa phonic instruction.
At maging sa sariling mga sulat na hanggang sa ngayon ay hinahanap ko pa rin ang aking sarili sa gitna ng paglalaro ko sa mga salita.
Dito sa nasabing aklat, natuklasan ko kung sino ang higit na naka-impluwensya sa pamamaraan ng aking pagsulat. Ito ay pawang mahuhusay na mga manunulat sa kontemporaneong panahon. Matatawag kong kabilang sila sa postmodernismong manunulat. Habang binabasa ko ang manwal, pumasok sa aking isipan sina Joi Barrios at mga feministang paksa na tinatalakay sa kanyang mga tula, maikling kuwento at dula. Sina Ricky Lee at Suzette Doctolero na pawang na sa pelikula at telebisyon. Naaaliw ako sa tuwing pinapasok nila ang mga bagay na hindi mo lubos maisip na may kaugnayan sa kasalukuyang panahon. Ganoon din si Bob Ong na tila, kulang ang pagiging college student mo kung hindi ka nakahawak ng isang Bob Ong na aklat.
Magaling silang maglaro sa bawat isinusulat. Napapatawa nila ako sa kanilang mga akda subalit hindi naisasantabi ang pag-aalsa o di kaya ay pagpuna sa kasalukuyang nangyayari sa bansa. Ganito ang klase ng writer ang gusto kong maging. Na kahit na nalalasing na sa mga salita at pahayag tungkol sa pag-ibig ngunit nagagawa pa ring pag-usapan ang mga kulotan sa parlor ni Aling Mariah at Beyonce. Na kahit habang pinapanday ang papataas na eksena ay nagagawa pa ring murahin si Duque at sa kabagalan ng kanyang pagkilos at pagiging selective ng testing ng mga nagkakasakit dahil sa ‘nyemas na COVID-19.
Makalang beses nabanggit ni Hidalgo sa kanyang aklat si Lee Gutkind hinggil sa pinaka-diwa ng CNF. Inilahad nito na ang CNF ay isang fiksyon na prosa subalit taglay ang mga estratehiya at mga Teknik ng isang fiksyon. Ibig sabihin, kahit na mag-anyo pa itong ‘kathang-isip’ dapat hindi ililigaw ang mambabasa sa katotohanan na nakasandig sa akyurasi at pagkapit sa tunay at totoo. Dagdag din nito, ang susing-salita ng CNF ay personal dahil ipinapakita niya ang bahagi ng mundo batay sa anggulong ninanais niyang pagtuunan.
Nahahati ang aklat sa dalawang bahagi: una, mga estratehiya ng CNF at ikalawa, mga uri ng CNF.
Sa anomang uri ng pagsusulat, mahalaga na malawak ang kaalaman ng manunulat. Sa lawak ng kaalaman, masisilip ang sustansya ng mga binabasa ng manunulat. Mahihita rin ang pagkakaroon ng sensibilidad nito sa batis ng kaalamang binubuo. Ibig sabihin, hindi ka magtatagumpay sa pagsusulat kung hindi malawak ang danas ng manunulat sa kanyang mga binasa. Marupok ang kanyang mga hinuha na magiging sanhi upang kwestiyonin ang kredibilidad at lohikal na basehan ng isinulat. Kaya, mahalaga na bago sumuong sa pagsulat, dapat pumili ng paksa ng pagtutuunan na may sapat na materyal. Kinakailangan ding kilalanin ng manunulat ang aasahang mambabasa sa kanyang isinulat sapagkat masasayang lamang ito kung hindi batid ng manuulat kung para kanino ang kanyang isinusulat. Marami kasing impormasyon at di puwedeng solohing ilahad. Higit sa lahat kailangang marunong manaliksik ang isang manunulat.
Tandaan, mahalang susing salita ang access at immersion upang ang isang manunulat ay makapagsulat. Hindi sapat na may kabatiran lamang sa paksa ang isang manunulat, dapat naipapakita rin nito kung naong anggulo ang nais ipabatid na makapagbigay-alam sa mambabasa. Ayon nga kay Gutkind,
While a traditional journalist is a reporter, committed to the facts behind a person, place or situation, rather than to the insight or rationale behind the facts, the essayist—the writer of creative nonfiction—must be a thinker, a critic, a social commentator (92). “Light” writing does not mean superficial writing (mababaw). Lightness refers to the treatment of the material, the style of presentation. Serious ideas need not to be presented in ponderous, pompous, or dull prose.
Sa totoo lang, napakatalino ng pagkakalahad ni Hidalgo. Madaling ma-arok at busog sa mga halimbawang teksto. Take note, manwal pa lang ito. Hindi pa ito ang aktuwal na Reader. Hindi rin mahirap intindihin ang mga salita. Sa katulad ko na Filipino ang wikang ginagamit sa pagsusulat, mabilis kong naintindihan. Mga mga aklat kasi na pawang highfalutin ang mga salitang ginagamit sa pagsulat. Nakaka-antok na iyon.
Dapat unang isaalang-alang ng manunulat ang dulog sa kanyang isusulat. Tinutukoy nito kung paano hahawakan ng manunulat ang paksa batay sa anggulong titingnan. Maaaring obhetibo o kaya ay subhetibo ang dulog na ito. Dahil kapag ikaw ay nagsusulat, hindi mo mauubos lahat ng anggulong nakapalibot sa paksa kaya mahalaga na alam ng manunulat kung ano ang pagtutuunan. Halimbawa na lamang ang usaping may kinalaman sa COVID-19. Mga posibilidad na anggulong pagtuunan ang tungkol sa sakit, paano nata-transmit sa tao. Maaari ring pagtuunan ang kilos na ginawa ng DOH upang agarang matugunan ito, ang panawagan na manatili sa tahanan, ang hirap ng mga healthworkers at iba pang frontliners sa kumakalat na pandemic. Maaari ring bigyang-diin ang estado ng ekonomiya ng bansa dulot ng mga ipinatutupad na enhanced community quarantine. Maaari ring bigyang-hugis ang iba’t ibang danas ng mga Pinoy sa panahon ng ECQ.
Samantalang nag punto de bista ay may kinalaman sa perspektiba. Sa mga manunulat ng CNF, ginagamit ang una at ikatlong panauhano di naman kaya ay gumagamit ng unang panauhan subalit hindi nakatuon sa nagsasalaysay kaya umaakto ito bilang ikalawang panauhan.
Ang tono ayon sa pagkakaunawa ko sa paliwanag ni Hidalgo ay msy kinalaman sa salitang piniling gamit ng manunulat. Kaugnay nito, ang tono sa panitikan ay pagwawangis mula sa boses ng tao bagkus, may kinalaman ito sa ugali ng manunulat sa kanyang paksa. Ang pagpili ng dulog, perspektiba o pananaw at tono ay mahalaga upang mabatid kung ano ang isasama sa loob ng salaysay at kung paano ito ilalahad. Sa huli, ito ang tutulong upang makabuo ng kahulugan sa isinulat.
Napapaoob naman sa boses ang kaugnayan nito sa tono, na may kaugnayan din sa estilo na mahirap ipaliwanag. Ayon nga kay Hidalgo, ang personal na estilo ay marka ng personalidad sa kanyang akda; bagkus sa panitikan, ang estilo ay ang paraan ng manunulat sa paggamit ng wika. Ito ay bunga ng iba’t ibang Sali—kasarian, antas, aklat, pelikula, mtv at iba pang kasangkot sa kalikasang ginagalawan ng manunulat.
Tinutukoy ng boses ang kalidad ng teksto—ang mga salitang ginamit, haba ng pangungusap, paggamit ng imahen, pagwawangis, alusyon at iba pa—na nagbubutyag sa isang tiyak na personalidad, isang tiyak na ugali.
Binuksan ni Hidalgo ang aking pag-iisip sa iba’t ibang paraan upang mapa-unlad ang estruktura ng aking pagsusulat. Kung dati, nakakahon ako sa tatlong pinakapalasak na gamiting paraan, dito muli ipinakilala ni Jing ang iba pang paraan na maaaring gamiting epektibo sa pagsusulat.
Katulad sa isang fiksyon, mahala ang organisasyon sa CNF. Ayon nga kay Jacobi (qtd in Hidalgo 48),
The right structure will take you where you need to go. Someone likened the magazine article to a moving van, a conveyance with much room to hold things which nevertheless has to be packed just right. A conveyance with a place to go and a reason to get there. Structuring means packing properly and heading the article in the right direction.
Ang mga uri ng organisasyon na maaaring gamitin ay ang kronolohikal na estruktura, paliwanag-sa-proseso na estruktura, pagbabaliktanaw na estruktura, kaagapay na estruktura, collage o mosaic na estruktura, talaarawan o log book na estruktura, tanong-at-sagot na estruktura at frame- kuwento-sa-loob-ng-kuwento.
Nagbigay rin ng mga paalala si Jing kung paano simulan ang isusulat na salaysay o sanaysay. Sa pamagat pa lamang, kinakailangan na magkaroon ng ‘working title’ upang magkaroon ng pokus sa isinusulat. Kinakailangang nakakatawag-pansin, hindi mahaba, hindi nakalilito at nakapagbibigay agad ng ideya sa mambabasa.
Samantala, sa unang talata o simula ng isinusulat, kinakailangang ito ay nakakukuha ng atensyon, nagbibigay hint sa pag-uusapan, at inihahanda ang tono, pakiramdam at gabay ng mambabasa sa mga susunod. Lead ang tawag nito sa dyornalismo. Susi sa CNF ang dramatikong pagsulat na kung saan nangangahulugang kilos.
Maraming paraan ang maaaring gamitin sa pagsulat ng panimulang talata na may kilos: paglalarawan, paglilista, striking na statement, in media res, konteksto at panipi o quotation.
Marahil narinig niyo na rin ang paggamit ng retorikal na teknik o pamamaraan. Madalas tinutukoy ito bilang metodo ng pag-unlad o retorikal na kagamitan. Madalas na gamitin ay ang pagbibigay-definisyon, paghahambing sa pagkakatulad at pagkakaiba, sanhi at bunga, paghahalimbawa at ilustrasyon, klasifikasyon, pag-iisa-isao enumerasyon o cataloguing, at analohiya.
Sa maniwala kayo’t sa hindi, may tauhan din pa lang kasangkot sa CNF. Sapagkat ang lahat ng salaysay ay tungkol sa tao subalit ang kaibahan nga lang sa tauhan sa isang fiksyon at CNF ay invented o likha ang tauhan sa isang fiskyon samantalang sa CNF ay ito nga talaga. Gayunman, ang kagamitan ginagamit ng mga CNF writer sa ‘paglikha’ pagdebelop o kaya ay pagbunyag ng mga tauhan at katulad sa isang fiskyonista: tuwirang paglalarawan, kilos at tugon, opinyon ng ibang tauhan, diyalogo at iba pa.
Maaaring gamitin ang sumusunod sa pagbuo ng karakter o tauhan: character in action, paglalarawan batay sa pisikal na katangian, rekonstruksiyon ng paksa batay sa espesyal na tagpuan o ambiance, paglalahad mula sa mata ng ibang tao, diyalogo o monologo, at idiosyncratic behavior.
Kailangan ding magkaroon ng kongkreto at nakakapagpapukaw na detalye ang isinusulat na sanaysay o salaysay. Ibig sabihin, nararapat na maging tumpak at informatibo.
Ganoon din sa mga eksena. Napapaloob kasi sa eksposisyon ang pagpukaw sa interes ng mambabasa upang masundan ang galaw at kilos ng paksang pinagtutuunan. Efektibo ito sapagkat binibigyan niya ng panibagong mukha ang nakauumay na paraan ng paglalahad. Dito papasok ang konsepto ng makabagong dyornalismo.
Kung wakas naman ang pag-uusapan, kinakailangang maiwan sa mambabasa ang tinatawag na sense of satisfaction at sense of completion. Maaaring makikita sa wakas ang tesis ng isinulat, o magtapos sa isang sipi ng tahimik na lyrisismo, dramatic denoument, isang biro o joke, moral lesson, at puntong inilahad sa simula ng sanaysay.
Higit sa lahat, kaakibat ng pagsulat ang matapang at bukas na isipan sa pagrebisa. Ang isinulat ay hindi maituturing na pinal na sapagkat ito ay burador lamang. Mahala ang pagrerebisa kahit na sabihin nating nakababagot balikan ang sa tingin mong tapos na. Karamihan kasi sa atin naniniwala na kapag natapos na ang isang yugto, panahon na upang buksan ang pinabagong kabanata ng ating buhay. Subalit, hindi ito pwedeng mangyari sa pagsulat, kinakailangan ng rebisyon upang maisaayos ang kailangang ayusin. Kabilang sa dapat tandaan ang pag-edit sa gramatika at sintaks, pag-edit sa kalinawan, pag-edit sa kaiksian subalit malaman at pag-edit sa estilo.
Marami-rami rin akong napulot mula sa manwal ni Jing at nalalabi na lamang para sa akin ay ang ayusin ang mga naisulat ko. Muling balikan ang mga nailathala sa tumblr account upang i-edit, at sumulat ng mga artikulo na ginamit ang mga estratehiya at Teknik na binanggit sa aklat.
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FEMALE:
Vera Wang (1949) — Fashion Designer
Liu Xiao Qing (1955) — Actor
Deng Jie (1957) — Actor
Velina Hasu Houston (1957) African-American, Pikuni Blackfoot, Japanese, Chinese, Native Hawaiian, Cuban, Argentinian, Brazilian, Armenian, Greek, German, English — Playwright and Author.
Jennifer Tilly (1958) ½ Chinese ½ Finnish, Irish, First Nations — Actor
Liu Xue Hua (1959) — Actor
Teresa Mo (1959) Hongkonger — Actor
Ding Jiali (1959) — Actor
Leanne Liu (1959) — Actor
Candice Yu (1959) Hongkonger — Actor
Kiki Sheung (1959) Hongkonger — Actor
Candice Yu (1959) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer
Ni Ping (1959) — Actor and TV Host.
Emily Chu (1960) Hongkonger — Actor
Lü Liping (1960) — Actor
Olivia Cheng (1960) Hongkonger — Actor
Kara Hui (1960) Manchu — Actor
Idy Chan (1960) Hongkonger — Actor
Meg Tilly (1960) ½ Chinese ½ Finnish, Irish, First Nations — Actor
Rae Dawn Chong (1961) ½ Chinese, Scots-Irish ½ Black Canadian, Cherokee — Actor
Joan Chen (1961) — Actor
Song Dandan (1961) — Actor
Rae Dawn Chong (1961) Chinese, Scots-Irish / African-American — Actor
Joan Chen (1961) — Actor, Director, Screenwriter, and Producer
Mao Weitao (1962) — Actor and Singer
Hong Yue (1962) — Actor
Rosamund Kwan (1962) Manchu / Chinese — Actor
Kingdom Yuen (1962) Hongkonger — Actor
Jaime Chik (1962) Hongkonger — Actor
Michelle Yeoh (1962) — Actor
Cecilia Yip (1963) Hongkonger — Actor
Ming Na Wen (1963) — Actor
Carrie Ng (1963) Hongkonger — Actor
Charlene Tse (1963) Hongkonger — Actor
Li Lingyu (1963) — Actor and Singer
He Saifei (1963) — Actor
Ming-Na Wen (1963) — Actor
Phoebe Cates (1963) ¾ Ashkenazi Jewish ¼ Chinese — Actor and Model
Maggie Cheung (1964) Hongkonger — Actor
Chen Jin (1964) — Actor
Esther Kwan (1964) Hongkonger — Actor
Fu Yiwei (1964) — Actor
Moon Lee (1964) Hongkonger — Actor
Carina Lau (1964) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer
Gong Li (1965) — Actor
Yu Hui (1965) — Actor
Maggie Shiu (1965) — Actor
Amy Yip (1965) Hongkonger — Actor
Kathy Chow (1966) Machu — Actor
Irene Wan (1966) Hongkonger — Actor
May Mei-Mei Lo (1966) Hongkonger — Actor
Sheren Tang (1966) Hongkonger — Actor
Bai Ling (1966) — Actor
Cutie Mui (1966) Hongkonger — Actor and TV Host
Loletta Lee (1966) Hongkonger — Actor
Vivian Wu (1966) — Actor
Monica Chan (1966) Hongkonger — Actor and Model
Ellen Chan (1966) Hongkonger — Actor
Shirley Kwan (1966) Hongkonger — Singer
Xu Fan (1967) — Actor
Celine Ma (1967) Hongkonger — Actor
Li Shengsu (1967) — Actor and Singer
Jin Xing (1967) — Dancer and Actress — Trans
Vivian Chow (1967) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer
Amy Kwok (1967) Hongkonger — Actor
Elvina Kong (1967) Hongkonger — Actor and Presenter
Florence Kwok (1968) Hongkonger — Actor
Chen Hong (1968) — Actor
Chingmy Yau (1968) Hongkonger — Actor
Ju Xue (1968) Chinese — Actor
Kelly Hu (1968) English, Chinese, Hawaiian — Actor
Louisa So (1968) Hongkonger — Actor
Yvonne Yung (1968) Hongkonger — Actor
Lucy Liu (1968) — Actor
Canny Leung (1968) Hongkonger — Singer and Author
Boh Runga (1969) ½ Chinese ½ Māori — Singer
Kenix Kwok (1969) Hongkonger — Actor
Naomi Campbell (1970) Jamaican (African, ¼ Chinese, possibly other) — Actor and Model
Maxine Bahns (1971) ½ German ½ Chinese, Portuguese-Brazilian — Actor and Singer
Yuen Wing Yi (1971) — Actor
Li Bingbing (1973) — Actor
Sharin Foo (1973) 2/4 Danish,¼ Chinese — Musician
Natassia Malthe (1974) ½ Norwegian, ½ Chinese-Malaysian — Actor and Model
China Chow (1974) Chinese, Japanese, German — Model and Actor
Zhou Xun (1974) — Actor
Coco Lee (1975) ½ Hongkonger ½ Chinese — Singer, Dancer, and Actor
He Meitian (1975) — Actor
Katja Schuurman (1975) Chinese, Dutch, Surinamese — Actor, Singer and TV Personality.
Sheh Charmaine (1975) Hongkonger — Actor
KT Tunstall (1975) ½ Chinese, Scottish ½ Irish — Singer
Bic Runga (1976) ½ Chinese ½ Māori — Singer
Zhao Wei (1976) — Actor
Li Xiao Ran (1976) — Actor
Chen Si Si (1976) — Actor
Yang Ming Na (1976) — Actor
Lu Min Tao (1978) — Actor
Gong Beibi (1978) — Actor
Nicole Lyn (1978) Afro-Jamaican, Chinese, Anglo — Actor
Liu Tao (1978) — Actor
Michaela Conlin (1978) ½ Chinese, ½ Irish — Actor
Zhang Ziyi (1979) — Actor
Bérénice Marlohe (1979) ½ Chinese, Cambodian ½ French — Actor
Chen Hao (1979) — Actor, Singer, and Model
Elaine Tan (1979) — Actor
Chen Yao (1979) — Actor
Gao Yuan Yuan (1979) — Actor
Zhao Yuan Yuan (1979) — Actor
Wu Hang Yee / Wu Myolie (1979) Hongkonger — Actor
Yeung Yi / Tavia Yeung (1979) Hongkonger — Actor
Cecilia Cheung (1980) ¼ White British, ¾ Hongkonger — Actor
Lena Hall (1980) Filipino, Spanish, possibly Chinese, Swedish, English, possibly other — Actor and Singer
Chen Lili (1980) — Singer, Model and Actor — Trans
Mylène Jampanoï (1980) ½ Chinese ½ Breton — Actor
Olivia Munn (1980) ½ Chinese, ½ English, Scottish, German — Model and Actor
Jolin Tsai (1980) 75% Han Chinese 25% Aboriginal Taiwanese (Papora) — Singer
Chung Ka Lai/Gillian Chung (1981) Hongkonger — Actor
Fan Bingbing (1981) — Actor
Liza Lapira (1981) Filipino, Spanish, Chinese — Actor
Zhang Meng/Zhang Alina (1988) — Actor
Yang Rong (1981) — Actor
Zhang Xin Yi (1981) — Actor
Francine Prieto (1982) ½ Filipino, Chinese ½ Norwegian — Actress, Singer, and Model
Gemma Chan (1982) — Actor
Jia Xiao Chen/Jia JJ (1982) — Actor
Lee Kai Sum (1982) Hongkonger — Actor
Li Xiao Lu (1982) — Actor
Kristin Kreuk (1982) ½ Chinese, with some Scottish and African, ½ Dutch — Actor
Sun Li/Sun Betty (1982) — Actor
Constance Wu (1982) Han Chinese — Actor
Yan Yi Dan (1982) — Actor
Wang Ou/Angel Wang (1982) — Actor
Christina Chong (1983) ½ Chinese ½ English — Actor
Lan Xi (1983) — Actor
Tang Yan/Tiffany Tang (1983) — Actor
Teresa Castillo (1983) Mexican, Chinese, Spanish — Actor
Huang Lu (1983) — Actor
Alexa Chung (1983) 37.5% Chinese 62.5% English and Scottish — Fashion Designer, TV presenter, Model and Writer.
Yasmin Lee (1983) Thai, Cambodian and Chinese — Model — Trans
Jiang Xin (1983) — Actor
Chung Ka Yan/Linda Chung (1984) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer
Bai Xui/Bai Fay (1984) — Actor
Wu You (1984) — Actor
Wang Li Kun (1985) — Actor
Li Cheng Yuan (1984) — Actor
Xhang Li (1984) — Actor
Hai Lu (1984) — Actor
Jane Zhang (1984) — Singer
Lu Jia Rong/Lu Kelsey (1984) — Actor
Tami Chynn (1984) Chinese, Cherokee, Afro-Jamaican, English — Singer and Dancer
Qi Wei (1984) — Actor and Singer
Du Ruo Xi (1985) — Actor
Heart Evangelista (1985) Filipino (Tagalog), Chinese, Spanish (Asturian) — Actor and Model.
Juliana Harkavy (1985) ½ Ashkenazi Jewish ½ Dominican Republic, African, Chinese — Actor
Celina Jade (1985) ½ Chinese ½ English, Irish, German, French — Actor, Singer, Model and Martial Artist
Tong Yi La/Yi Yi (1989) — Actor
Angel Locsin (1985) Filipino (including Hiligaynon), Chinese, Spanish (Galician) — Actor
Jessica Lu (1985) ½ Chinese, Japanese ½ Chinese — Actor
Jing Lusi (1985) — Actor
Joséphine Jobert (1985) Sephardi Jewish / Martiniquais, Spanish, possibly Chinese — Actor
Kirby Ann Basken (1985) ½ Norwegian ½ Filipino (Tagalog), Chinese — Model
Li Sheng (1985) — Actor
Cindy Sun (1985) — Actor
Suzuki Emi (1985) — Model and Actor
Tong Yao (1985) — Actor
Tessanne Chin (1985) ½ Chinese, Cherokee Native American ½ Jewish, Afro-Jamaican, likely other — Singer
Tao Xin Ran (1986) — Actor
Michelle Bai (1986) — Actor
Gan Ting Ting (1986) — Actor
Jia Qing (1986) — Actor
Maggie Jiang (1986) — Actor
Lin Peng (1986) — Actor
Yang Mi (1986) — Actor
Mao Lin Lin/Nikia Mao (1986) — Actor
Liu Shishi (1987) — Actor
Victoria Song (1987) — Actor and Idol.
Sun Yao Qi (1987) — Actor
Wang Olivia (1987) — Actor
Yuan Shan Shan/Mabel Yuan (1987) — Actor
Zhang Xin Yu/Zhang Viann (1987) — Actor
Cao Lu (1987) — Actor and Singer
Ellen Adarna (1988) 68.75% Filipino (Cebuano), 25% Chinese, 6.25% unknown — Actress and Model
Jiao Jun Yan (1987) — Actor
Li Fei Er (1987) — Actor
Liu Yifei (1987) — Actor
Li Chun/Li Frida (1988) — Actor
Amanda Du-Pont (1988) Portuguese, Chinese, French and Swazi — Actor
Ma Si Chun/Sandra Ma (1988) — Actor
Mao Xiaotong (1988) — Actor
Wang Feifei (1987) — Actor and Idol
Zhao Li Ying (1987) — Actor
Crystal Yu (1988) Hongkonger — Actor
Feng Jing (1988) — Actor
Adesuwa Aighewi (1988) Nigerian / Chinese — Model
Han Qing Zi/Kan Adi (1988) — Actor
Hou Meng Yao (1988) — Actor
Jing Tian (1988) — Actor and Singer
Liu Wen (1988) — Model
Li Yi Xiao (1988) — Actor
Li Xi Rui/Sierra Li (1989) — Actor
Lou Yi Xiao (1988) — Actor
Ni Ni (1988) — Actor
Sarah Geronimo (1988) Filipino, Chinese — Singer and Actor
Wang Xiao Chen (1988) — Actor
Ying Liu/Ying Er (1988) — Actor
Zhang Meng/Zhang Lemon (1988) — Actor
Meng Jia (1989) — Actor and Singer
Helena Chan (1989) Swedish, Chinese — TV Presenter and Model
Anna Akana (1989) Japanese, Native Hawaiian, possibly English, Irish, German, French, Chinese / Filipino, possibly Spanish — Actor, Author and Comedian
Ayesha Curry (1989) ½ Polish, African-American ½ Chinese, African-Jamaican — Actor
Sun Fei Fei (1989) — Model
Xi Mengyao/Ming Xi (1989) — Model
Angelababy (1989) ¼ German, ¼ Hongkonger, ½ Shanghainese — Actor
An Yue Xi (1989) — Actor
Sammi Maria (1989) English, Afro Guyanese, Chinese — YouTuber
He Sui (1989) — Model and Actor
Jiang Kai Tong (1989) — Actor
Jiang Meng Jie (1989) — Actor
Mi Lu/Mi Viola (1989) — Actor
Miller/Vespa Miller (1989) — Actor
Shen Meng Chen (1989) — Actor
Adrianne Ho (1989) Chinese, French — Model
Sui He (1989) — Actor and Model.
Tang Yi Xin/Tang Tina (1989) — Actor
Xiao Wen Ju (1989) — Model
Awkwafina (1989) Chinese / Korean — Rapper and Actor
Zhang Han Yun/Zhang Baby (1989) — Actor
Zhang Tian Ai/Crystal Zhang (1990) — Actor
Li Yitong (1990) — Actor
Elizabeth Tan (1990) — Actor
Gong Mi (1990) — Actor
Jin Chen (1990) — Actor
Katie Findlay (1990) Portuguese, Chinese, English, Scottish — Actor
Li Qin (1990) — Actor
Li Xin Ai (1990) ¼ Russian, ¾ Chinese — Actor
Li Yi Tong (1990) — Actor and Idol
Phillipa Soo (1990) ½ Chinese ½ English, Scottish, Irish — Actor and Singer
Tan Song Yun (1990) — Actor
Zhao Ying Juan/Zhao Sarah (1990) — Actor
Malese Jow (1991) ½ Chinese ½ English, Scottish — Actor
Diane Nadia Adu-Gyamfi / Moko (1991) ¾ Ghanaian, ¼ Chinese — Singer
Hu Bing Qing (1992) — Actor
You Jing Ru/You Una (1992) — Actor
Liu Mei Han/Liu Mikan (1991) — Actor and Singer
Zheng Shuang (1991) — Actor
Zhou Dongyu (1992) — Actor
Hanli Hoefer (1992) Peranakan Chinese / White - VJ
Jessica Henwick (1992) ½ English, ½ Chinese-Singaporean — Actor
Janice Wu (1992) — Actor
Sveta Black (1992) African, Chinese — Model
Yang Zi (1992) — Actor
Maria Lynn Ehren (1992) Swedish / Thai Chinese — Actor and Model
Zhang Yu Xi (1993) — Actor
Hashimoto Tenka (1993) ½ Japanese, ½ Chinese — Actor
He Jia Ying (1993) — Actor
Qiao Xin (1993) — Actor
Sun Xiao Nu/Sun Yi (1993) — Actor
Jing Wen (1994) — Model
Cao Xi Yue (1994) — Actor
Natasha Liu Bordizzo (1994) 1/2 Chinese ½ Italian — Actor and Model.
Jessica Sula (1994) ½ Estonian, German ½ Afro-Trinidadian, Chinese — Actor
Ju Jing Yi (1994) — Actor and Idol
Liu Ying Lun (1994) — Actor
Wu Xuan Yi (1995) — Idol
Xing Fei/Xing Fair (1994) — Actor
Xu Lu/LuLu Xu (1994) — Actor
Zhou Yu Tong (1994) — Actor
Naiyu Xu (1995) — Model
Ou Yang Ni Ni (1996) — Actor
Qie Lu Tong (1995) — Actor
Feng Zhi Mo (1996) — Actor
Fernanda Ly (1996) stated as being “of Chinese descent” — Model
Cymphonique Miller (1996) Black, Filipino, French, Indian, Hawaiian, Spanish & Chinese — singer and actress.
Lin Yun (1996) — Actor
Liu Xie Ning/Sally (1996) — Idol
Wong Viian/Vivi (1996) Hongkonger — Idol
Bea Binene (1997) ½ Chinese ½ Filipino — Actress and TV Host.
Guan Xiao Tong (1997) — Actor
Wang Yu Wen (1997) — Actor
Amber Midthunder (1997 ) English, Hudeshabina Nakoda Sioux, Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux and Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Dakota Sioux — Actor
Xu Jiao (1997) — Actor
Zhang Xue Ying/Zhang Sophie (1997) — Actor
Brianne Tju (1998) Chinese, Indonesian — Actor
Cheng Xiao (1998) — Idol
Chong Ting Yan/Elkie Chong (1998) Hongkonger — Idol.
Meng Mei Qi (1998) — Idol
Zhao Jia Min (1998) — Actor and Idol
Zhou Jieqiong/Kyulkung (1998 ) — Idol
Tiffany Espensen (1999) — Actor
Xiao Cai Qi (1999) — Actor
Auli’i Cravalho (2000) Native Hawaiian, Portuguese, Puerto Rican, Irish, Chinese — Actress and Singer.
Ou Yang Na Na (2000) — Actor
Haley Tju (2001) Chinese, Indonesian — Actor
Jiang Yi Yi (2001) — Actor
Liu Xin Qi (?) — Actor
Zang Hong Na (?) — Actor
Zhang Xin Yuan (?) — Model
Sijia Kang (?) — Model
Ling Chen (?) — Model
Liu Shihan (?) — Model — Trans
Brandi Kinard (?) Muscogee, Chinese, Black, Irish — Model
Vanessa Hong (?) — Model
Xinzi Wang (?) — Model
Faye Kingslee (?) Chinese / White — Actor
Problematic:
Sandrine Holt (1972) ½ Chinese ½ French — Actor and Model — played the character of Annuka, an Algonquin character. And in Pocahontas: The Legend. Pocahontas, a Pamunkey girl.
Kelsey Chow (1991) Chinese, English — Actor — claimed to be Cherokee and took Native roles when she is not.
Chloe Bennet (1992) ½ White-American, ½ Chinese — Actor — supports Logan Paul.
Courtney Eaton (1996) ½ Chinese, Maori, Cook Islander ½ English — Actor — played an Egyptian.
MALE:
Tommy Chong (1938) Scottish-Irish, Chinese — Actor and Comedian
Kenny Ho (1959) Hongkonger — Actor
Waise Lee (1959) Hongkonger — Actor
Berg Ng (1960) Hongkonger — Actor
Robin Shou (1960) Hongkonger — Actor and Martial Artist
Dayo Wong (1960) Hongkonger — Actor and Comedian
Tin Kai-man (1961) Hongkonger — Actor
Jacky Cheung (1961) — Actor and Singer
Felix Wong (1961) Hongkonger — Actor
Andy Lau (1961) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer
Elvis Tsui (1961) — Actor
Anthony Wong (1961) — Actor
Tony Leung (1962) — Actor and Singer.
Tony Leung Chiu-wai (1962) Hongkonger — Actor
Stephen Chow (1962) Hongkonger — Actor
Alex To (1962) ½ Filipino ½ Chinese — Actor and Singer
Gilbert Lam (1962) Hongkonger — Actor
Gallen Lo (1962) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer
Russell Wong (1963) ½ Chinese ½ Dutch, French — Actor
Alex Fong (1963) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer
Chin Siu-ho (1963) — Actor and Martial Artist
Sun Xing (1963) Malaysian Chinese / Chinese — Actor and Singer
Roy Cheung (1963) Hongkonger — Actor
Donnie Yen (1963) — Actor and Martial Artist
Siu-Fai Cheung (1963) Hongkonger — Actor
Jet Li (1963) — Actor and Martial Artist
Tats Lau (1963) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer
Tse Kwan-ho (1963) Hongkonger — Actor
Russell Wong (1963) ½ Chinese ½ Dutch, French — Actor
Kenneth Chan Kai-tai (1964) Hongkonger — Actor and TV Host
Roger Kwok (1964) Hongkonger — Actor
Joe Ma (1964) Hongkonger — Actor
David Siu (1964) Hongkonger — Actor
Lam Suet (1964) — Actor
Deric Wan (1964) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer
Joey Leung (1964) Hongkonger — Actor
Wayne Lai (1964) Hongkonger — Actor
Bowie Lam (1964) Hongkonger — Actor
Ching Wan Lau (1964) Hongkonger — Actor
Derek Kok (1964) Hongkonger — Actor
Nick Cheung (1967) Hongkonger — Actor
Richard Yap (1967) — Actor and Model
Aaron Kwok (1965) Hongkonger — Actor, Singer and Dancer
Dicky Cheung (1965) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer
Vincent Kok (1965) Hongkonger — Actor
Hung Yan-yan (1965) — Actor, Martial Artist and Stuntman
Eric Kot (1966) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer
Leon Lai (1966) Hakka Chinese — Actor and Singer
Philip Keung (1965) Hongkonger — Actor
Wong He (1967) Hongkonger — Actor, Singer and Presenter
Stephen Au (1967) Hongkonger — Actor
Marco Ngai (1967) Hongkonger — Actor
Louis Yuen (1967) Hongkonger — Actor
Frankie Lam (1967) Hongkonger — Actor
Jan Lamb (1967) Hongkonger / Chinese — Actor and Singer
Byron Mann (1967) — Actor
Gordon Lam (1967) Hongkonger — Actor
Ben Wong (1967) Hongkonger — Actor
Evergreen Mak Cheung-ching (1967) Hongkonger.
Sunny Chan (1967) — Actor
Andy Hui (1967) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer
Jordan Chan (1967) Hongkonger — Actor and Singer
Ekin Cheng (1967) — Actor and Singer
Hu Jun (1968) — Actor
Zhang Xiao Long (1969) — Actor
Joel de la Fuente (1969) Filipino, Chinese, Malaysian, Spanish, Portugese — Actor
Anthony Ruivivar (1970) ½ Filipino, Chinese, Spanish ½ German, Scottish — Actor
Huang Lei (1971) — Actor and Screenwriter
Tom Wu (1972) Hongkonger — Actor
Lau Hawick (1974) — Actor
Wallace Chung (1974) Hongkonger — Actor
Daniel Chan Hui Tung (1975) Hongkonger — Actor
Chen Kun (1976) — Actor
Feng Zu (1977) — Actor
Lu Yi (1976) — Actor
Jin Dong (1976) — Actor
Huang Xiao Ming (1977) — Actor
Qiao Zhen Yu (1978) —Actor
Wang Xiao (1978) — Actor
Yang Zhi Gang (1978) — Actor
Yan Kuan/Kevin Yan (1979) — Actor
Chen Hing Wa/Edison Chen (1980) 87.5% Hongkonger 12.5% Portuguese — Actor and Musician.
Han Dong (1980) — Actor and Singer
Zhang Dan Feng/Zhang Andy (1981) — Actor
Li Guang Jie (1981) — Actor
Luo Jin (1981) — Actor and Singer
hou Yi Wei (1982) — Actor
Abe Tsuyoshi (1982) ¼ Japanese, ¾ Chinese — Actor
Harry Shum Jr. (1982) ½ Chinese ½ Hongkonger — Actor
Qi Ji (1982) — Actor
Wang Kai (1982) — Actor
Vincent Rodriguez III (1982) Filipino, Chinese, Spanish — Actor and Singer
Yuan Justin (1982) — Actor
Gao Wei Guang/Gao Vengo (1983) — Actor
Sun Jian (1983) — Actor
Sun Yi Zhou/Sean Sun (1983) — Actor
Xu Hai Qiao/Xu Joe (1983) — Actor
Zhang Xiao Chen/Edward Zhang (1983) — Actor
Song Min Yu (1984) — Actor
Dai Yang Tian/Dai Xiang Yu (1984) — Actor
Godfrey Gao (1984) ½ Taiwanese, ½ Peranakan Chinese — Actor
Liu Chang De (1984) — Actor
Ye Zu Xin (1984) — Actor
Zhang Han (1984) — Actor
Zhang He (1984) — Actor and Idol
Huang Xuan (1985) — Actor
Chen Wei Ting/William Chan (1985) Hongkonger — Actor
Max Minghella (1985) Italian, Hongkonger, Chinese, Jewish, Indian Parsi, English, Irish, Swedish — Actor
Xu Zheng Xi/Tsui Jeremy (1985) — Actor
Wei Chen (1986) — Actor and Singer
Chan Ka Lok/Carlos Chan (1986) Hongkonger — Actor
Huang Ming (1986) — Actor
Jing Chao (1986) — Actor
Liu Chang (1986) — Actor and Model
Ma Tian Yu (1986) — Actor
Mao Zi Jun (1986) — Actor
Wang Zheng (1986) — Actor
Peng Guan Ying (1986) — Actor
Yin Zheng/Andrew Tin (1986) — Actor
Zheng Kai (1986) — Actor
Zhou Mi (1986) — Actor and Idol
Zhu Zi Xiao/Zhu Peer (1986) — Actor
Aarif Rahman (1987) Chinese, Arab-Malaysian, Hongkonger — Actor
Fu Xin Bo (1987) — Actor
Lewis Tan (1987) ½ Irish, ½ Chinese — Actor
Shannon Kook (1987) ½ Chinese ½ Mixed South African — Actor
Wei Qian Xiang/Shawn Wei (1987) — Actor
Wu Hao Ze (1987) — Actor
Yang Le (1987) — Actor
Chen Xiao/Xiao Xiao (1987) — Actor
Guo Jia Hao (1987) — Actor
Li Yifeng (1987) — Actor
Ludi Lin (1987) — Actor
Yu Hao Ming (1987) — Actor and Singer
Jin Hao/Jin Vernon (1988) — Actor
Steven R. McQueen (1988) 75% mix of Scottish, English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant Cornish, Dutch, and Welsh25% mix of Filipino [Kapampangan, Waray], Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Chinese — Actor
Lin Geng Xin (1988) — Actor
Meng Rui (1988) — Actor
Xu Feng (1988) — Actor
Zhang Yun Long/Zhang Leon (1988) — Actor
Dou Xiao (1988) — Actor
Fu Long Fei (1988) — Actor
Li Xin Liang (1988) — Actor
Nichkhun (1988) — Actor and Idol
Lou Yun Xi (1988) — Actor
Yu Meng Long/Alan Yu (1988) — Actor
Zhu Yi Long (1988) — Actor
Gao Han Yu (1989) — Actor
Chen Xiang/Sean Chen (1989) — Actor
Wang Yan Lin (1989) — Actor
Zhang Xiao Qian (1989) — Actor
Wei Da Xuan (1989) — Actor
Cui Hang (1989) — Actor
Xu Jia Wei (1989) — Actor
Henry Lau (1989) Hongkonger, Taiwanese —Actor and Idol
Jing Boran (1989) ⅛ Russian, ⅞ Chinese — Actor and Singer
Ren Jia Lun (1989) — Actor and Singer
Sam Tsui (1989) European, Hongkonger — Singer
Boran Jing (1989) — Singer and Actor
Bai yu/Bai White (1990) — Actor
Fu Jia (1990) — Actor
Hu Xia (1990) — Actor
Shu Ya Xin (1990) — Actor
Ma Ke/Mark Ma (1990) — Actor
Zhang Yu Jian (1990) — Actor
Chai Ge (1990) — Actor
Chen Xue Dong/Chen Cheney (1990) — Actor
Cheng Yi (1990) — Actor
Liu Rui Lin (1990) — Actor
Mai Heng Li/Prince Mak (1990) — Idol
Wu Yifan/Kris Wu (1990) — Actor and Singer
Xu Ke (1990) — Actor
Zhou Yixuan (1990) — Actor and Idol
Lu Han (1990) — Actor and Singer
Jiang Chao (1991) — Actor and Idol
Allen Ye (1991) — Model
Kong Chui Nan/Kong Korn (1991) — Actor
Gao Tai Yu (1991) — Actor
Han Cheng Yu (1991) — Actor
Jiang Jin Fu (1991) — Actor
Qin Jun Jie (1991) — Actor
Adam Chicksen (1991) English, Zimbabwean, Chinese — Footballer
Xiao Zhan (1991) — Actor
Yang Yang (1991) — Actor
Yao Lucas (1991) — Actor
Zhang Yixing/Lay (1991) — Actor and Idol
Zhang Zhe Han (1991) — Actor
Lu Zhuo (1992) — Actor
Fan Shi Qi/Fan Kris (1992) — Actor
AJ Muhlach (1992) Filipino (including Bicolano), Chinese, Spanish — Singer
Deng Lun (1992) — Actor
Feng Jian Yu (1992) — Actor
Bai Cheng Jun (1992) — Actor
Cai Zhao (1992) — Actor
Gong Jun (1992) — Actor
Han Dong Jun/Elvis Han (1992) — Actor
Huang Jing Yu/Huang Johnny (1992) — Actor
Niu Jun Feng (1992) — Actor
Ou Hao (1992) — Actor
Sheng Yi Lun/Peter Sheng (1992) — Actor
Zhang Bin Bin/Zhang Vin (1993) — Actor
Jia Zheng Yu (1993) — Actor
Tong Meng Shi (1993) — Actor
Wang Qing (1993) — Actor
Bai Jing Ting (1993) — Actor
Dong Zi Jian (1993) — Actor
Du Tian Hao (1993) — Actor
Huang Li Ge (1993) — Actor
Huang Zitao (1993) — Actor and Singer
Jin Han (1993) — Actor
Nomura Shuhei (1993) ¼ Chinese, ¾ Japanese — Actor
Pan Zi Jian (1993) — Actor
Wu Jia Cheng (1993) — Actor and Singer
Zheng Ye Cheng (1993) — Actor
Yang Xu Wen (1994) — Actor
Liu Dong Qin (1994) — Actor
Chen Qiu Shi (1994) — Actor
Chen Ruo Xuan (1994) — Actor
Li Wenhan (1994) — Actor and Idol
Peng Yu Chang (1994) — Actor
You Zhangjing (1994) — Singer
Wang Bo Wen (1994) — Actor and Singer
Xu Wei Zhou (1994) — Actor
Yan Zi Dong (1994) — Actor
Yang Ye Ming (1994) — Actor
Yu Xiao Tong (1994) — Actor
Guan Hong (1995) — Actor
Alen Rios (1995) Mexican, Guatemalan, Chinese, German — Actor
Jiang Zi Le (1995) — Actor
David Yang (1995) — Model
Brandon Soo Hoo (1995) — Actor
Chen Wen (1995) — Actor
Zhang Ming En (1995) — Actor
Lin Feng Song (1996) — Actor
Wen Junhui (1996) — Idol
Leo Sheng (1996) — Youtuber — Trans
Dong Sicheng/WinWin (1997) — Idol
Gong Zheng (1997) — Actor
Guo Jun Chen (1997) — Actor
Liu Hao Ran (1997) — Actor
Luo Yi Hang (1997)
Wang Yibo (1997) — Actor and Idol
Xu Ming Hao (1997) — Idol
Zeng Shun Xi (1997) — Actor
Zhang Jiong Min (1997) — Actor
Yuan Bo (1997) — Model
Hu Xu Chen (1998) — Actor
Huang Jun Jie (1998) — Actor
Song Wei Long (1999) — Actor
Wang Jun Kai (1999) — Actor and Idol
Wu Lei/Leo Wu (1999) — Actor
Zhang Yi Jie (1999) — Actor
Song Weilong (1999) — Actor and Model
Huang Ren Jun (2000) — Idol
Jackson Yi (2000) — Actor and Idol
Marius Yo (2000) Japanese, Chinese / German — Actor and Singer
Wang Yuan/Roy Wang (2000) — Actor and Idol
Gong Zheng Nan (?) — Actor
Ho Hou Man/Ho Dominic (?) — Idol and Actor
Liang Zhen Lun (?) — Actor
Xiao Meng (?) — Actor and Makeup Artist.
Hao Yun Xian (?) — Model
Akeem Osborne (?) Jamaican, British, Chinese — Model
Jaime M. Callica (?) Trinidadian, Chinese, Indian, Spanish — Actor
Problematic:
B.D. Wong (1960) — Actor — played trans woman.
Ross Butler (1990) ½ Chinese-Malaysian ½ British Dutch — Actor — 13 Reason Why.
Jackson Wang (1994) Hongkonger — Idol — cultural appropriation. .
Non-Binary:
Chella Man (1998) Chinese, Jewish — Genderqueer (he/him) — deaf — Model
More links:
http://mydramalist.com/people/
http://xiaolongrph.tumblr.com/post/148182821830/heres-a-masterlist-of-140-actors-of-chinese - we didn’t use but it looks super helpful!
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