It took until 2023 for an Asian woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress, when Michelle Yeoh received the award for her performance in Everything Everywhere All at Once.
ɪt tˈʊk ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː fɚɹən ˈeɪʒən wˈʊmən tə wˈɪn ɐn ɐkˈædəmi ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ bˈɛst ˈæktɹəs, wˌɛn mɪʃˈɛl jˈoʊ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðɪ ɐwˈɔːɹd fɔːɹ hɜː pɚfˈoːɹməns ɪn ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ˈɛvɹɪwˌɛɹ ˈɔːl ɐtwˈʌns.