| SALONGA | Lea who was the first Asian actress to win a Tony |
| MARY | ___ Martin first Broadway actress to win a Tony Award for playing someone of the opposite sex |
| MICHELE | Lea, who starred as Rachel Berry in Glee, is touring Chile with me (7) |
| LEASALONGA | As Kim in "Miss Saigon," she became the first Asian woman to win a Tony |
| ANG | Lee who was the first Asian to win a best-director Oscar |
| MOTHERTERESA | Albanian-Indian nun who was the first Asian woman (She adopted Indian citizenship) to win the Nobel Peace Prize: 2 wds. |
| UTHANT | Serving as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, who was the first Asian in the role? (1,5) |
| LIN | Jeremy who was the first Asian American to win an NBA Championship |
| MIHIR | Who was the first Asian to conquer the English Channel? (5) |
| LEA | ___ Salonga, first Asian woman to win a Tony |
| PHYLICIARASHAD | First Black performer to win a Tony Award for Lead Actress in a Play for A Raisin in the Sun in 2004: 2 wds. |
| MALAYSIA | Kuala Lumpur's country that was the first Asian country to host the Commonwealth Games in 1998 |
| STEVEN | Yeun who was the first Asian American nominated for Best Actor (2020's "Minari") |
| BERRY | The first African-American actress to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, Halle ___ |
| ADO | ___ Annie, role for which Ali Stroker was the first wheelchair user to win a Tony |
| LIUCIXIN | Author who, in 2015, became the first Asian to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel, for "The Three-Body Problem" |
| COTILLARD | Who in 2008 became the first actor/actress to win an Oscar for a performance in French? (9) |
| DIAHANNCARROLL | First Black performer to win a Tony Award for Lead Actress in a Musical for No Strings in 1962: 2 wds. |
| JAMESEARLJONES | First Black performer to win a Tony Award for Lead Actor in a Play for The Great White Hope in 1969: 3 wds. |
| SEOUL | South Korea's 2002 World Cup hopes were finally dashed in the semi-finals by Germany at the stadium in this city (though they had become the first Asian team to reach the final four) |
