Kathleen Luong is a Vietnamese American

Vietnamese American

A Vietnamese American is an American of Vietnamese descent. They make up about half of all overseas Vietnamese and are the fourth-largest Asian American group....

 actress and model, usually credited as Katie Luong.

In 1979 her family left Vietnam

Vietnam

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 by boat to escape Communism

Communism

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, and sailed to Malaysia. They immigrated to the United States

United States

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 and settled in New York City

New York City

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She has appeared in Baywatch

Baywatch

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, JAG

JAG (TV series)

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, and The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

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 (TV series 1998), and has premiered in lead roles such as: Timothy Linh Bui

Timothy Linh Bui

Timothy Linh Bui is a Vietnamese-born American filmmaker, film producer, and screenwriter. He directed Green Dragon, and co-wrote and produced Three Seasons.-Early life:...

's Green Dragon, Marie Giese's Hunger, and Missing Brendan.

Luong currently lives in San Jose

San Jose, California

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, California

California

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External links

• Kathleen Luong at the Internet Movie Database
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• UCLA Article http://www.international.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=5894