Asian Celebrities And Their Charitable Causes
March 8th, 2007 by ddMulti-million dollar film deals, private jets, free designer clothing, sponsorship contracts… welcome to the insane world of Celebrities. We love them, we hate them, we can’t get enough of their self indulgent behavior and outrageous spending habits. So it’s refreshing to see stars who give back to the community or who adopt a cause. The Dumpling is now going to list a few random but no less important charities these stars feel strongly about (or at least their publicists do):
Hong Kong pop star, Joey Yung, is planning to visit Kenya for charity purposes. Prior to leaving, Joey is seen posing (above) with some of her fans at the airport who came to show her support before her departure.
Amitabh Bachchan recently appeared in a special episode of the TV show Antakshari, which will be airing a succession of six shows all aimed to support street children, among other causes. In that particular episode, Bachchan cheered on several visually impaired children participating in the singing contest and also read a poem for them.
Taiwan pop group S.H.E. is going to India later this moth for a charity project organized in collaboration between World Vision and China Airlines. World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
Read more about your favorite stars and their charities including Vivian Hsu, Jerry Yan, Gong Li, and Zhang Ziyi after the jump!
Taiwan singer-actress Vivian Hsu loves pandas. Here she’s holding a panda cub she adopted at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China.
Chinese star Gong Li is keen on saving the environment. As a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, a political advisory group assisting China’s development, she submitted a proposal highlighting environmental protection. She also talked about how celebrities can influence people to take action and expressed interest in joining an environmental group’s campaigns and projects.
Taiwan pop star, Jerry Yan, visited Mongolia last November to visit two of the 29 children he sponsored via World Vision. The conditions and the weather were harsh but despite the sub-standard living conditions (no Four Seasons in Mongolia yet), Jerry persevered and subsequently donated his belongings before returning to Taiwan.
Chinese movie star, Zhang Ziyi, is currently involved in two charities while she pursues her studies in New York. For the Make a Wish Foundation, she actively finds scraggly older men and invites them to join her in over priced seats at local sporting events then gives them cash so that they can eat foie gras and Dom Perignon courtside. In Breaking Down Barriers, Zhang then dates these same misguided souls to events such as the Oscars to show the world it is possible for a Caucasian male to be seen romantically with an Asian woman. What a pioneer and humanitarian she is!
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