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Chinese-American entertainment pioneer Mai Tai Sing dies at 94

A pioneering Chinese American entertainer died on July 11 in Honolulu. 94-year-old Mai Tai Sing is part of an early movement to include Asians in mainstream entertainment. She was a chorus girl at the famous Forbidden City in San Francisco, a nightclub featuring all-Chinese shows. She worked in Las Vegas, starring in an all-Asian revue at the Thunderbird Hotel. Sing acted in movies as well as episodes of the original Hawaii Five-0. In the 70's she managed and was a ...