I didn’t know this myself until today but I thought it would make for a cool quiz.
Who is the first woman of Asian or Pacific-Island heritage to have a #1 hit on the Billboard charts? I’ll give you one hint: 1970s.
(If you use a search engine to find out don’t put the answer in the comments.)
Kyu Sakamoto?? No search engines used, I swear
Oh um, WOMAN. Tight. Don’t know
Would it be Yvonne Elliman? She’s at least partly Asian… (If I Can’t Have You from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack)
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Makiko- you’re right! Yvonne Elliman is the first woman of Asian/Pacific-Island descent (her mother is/was of Chinese and Japanese heritage) to have a #1 single on the Billboard charts.