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    Meet Awkwafina, this summer’s secret weapon

    by Mahita Gajanan May 14, 2018 2 minutes
    Awkwafina plays the protagonist’s stylish, brassy best friend in Crazy Rich Asians

    AWKWAFINA IS HAVING A MOMENT. The 29-year-old Queens-bred rapper, comedian and actor, born Nora Lum, gained a dedicated following with boundary-pushing viral videos like “Green Tea,” a 2016 collaboration with Margaret Cho that sends up Asian stereotypes. This summer, she breaks big in Crazy Rich Asians

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