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Birth Name:
Brenda Julietta Song
Birth Place:
Sacramento, California, USA
Date of Birth:
March 27th, 1988
Ethnicity:
Hmong and Thai
The American actress is famous for her appearance in the films Leave it to Beaver and College Road Trip. She was born to a Hmong father who immigrated to the US from Laos. Her mother is Thai but was adopted by Hmong parents.
Her father’s family name was originally Xiong but was changed to Song after her father moved to the US. Song is fluent in the Hmong language and mentioned in an interview that her father encourage her and her brothers to speak Hmong at home to keep their culture.
Source:
http://hmongtoday.com/displaynews.asp?ID=2030
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Lenore your right on that one thanks for the comment.
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Going by her website, this info is partially wrong, she was borin in Sacramento but raised in L.A.
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Revan, Ive looked around the net but didnt find anything about her being Cambodian. do you have a link to that info?
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She is also a small part of cambodian..
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Im also half hmong…And my mom’s last name is Xiong
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Hi Aiyana. Welcome to ethnicelebs
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and i agree with “Emily” also (=
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omg!! i did not know she was thai and hmong! im laos and half thai also!! lol
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Hey my parents are from laos too! im khumu and thai :) im glad there is someone to represent our people get us known! love yah girl ur inspirational*
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Hey! I’m Thai-American,too! My dad owns the Thai noodle restaurant,King of Thai Noodle,so I’m famous in Thailand! Yay Me!
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hey brenda im a half thai and lao girl i luv your show you are my idol you rock i hope one day im as pretty as you are you rock
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