Dinah Jane | Asian American Women Who Conquered Hollywood
AAPI Heritage Month: Miyoshi Umeki first Asian Oscar, Lucy Liu, Dinah Jane trailblazers. Celebrating influential AAPI women in entertainment history
Dinah Jane | Asian American Women Who Conquered Hollywood
Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month: Trailblazing Women in Entertainment
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, honoring the contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders throughout U.S. history. We're spotlighting influential AAPI women like Miyoshi Umeki and Ming-Na Wen who've shattered barriers in Hollywood.
✨ From Lucy Liu to Ming Na Wen, these AAPI heritage trailblazers have made significant contributions to the entertainment industry and the AAPI community. Join us in celebrating their accomplishments!
AAPI Heritage Month is held every May to reflect on and celebrate the work and impact of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders throughout history.
Celebrate AAPI Month with us as we highlight the achievements of influential women in entertainment! From Miyoshi Umeki's historic Oscar win to Lucy Liu's impact on pop culture, we're recognizing the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by spotlighting these amazing women and Ming Na Wen.
Dinah Jane
Dinah Jane was a member of the award-winning girl group Fifth Harmony. Singing alongside Lauren Jauregui, Camila Cabello, Normani, and Ally Brooke, Dinah Jane was one-fifth of the groundbreaking girl group Fifth Harmony.
Dinah Jane Milika Ilaisaane Hansen (born June 22, 1997) is an American singer. She auditioned as a solo artist for the second season of The X Factor and a later became a member of Fifth Harmony, which went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.
After forming on "The X Factor" in 2012, the group released three albums, becoming one of the best-selling girl groups of the 21st century. Although they disbanded officially in 2018, Fifth Harmony won 10 Teen Choice Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, an American Music Award, and the first-ever Billboard Women in Music group of the year award. Like her former bandmates, Jane has since pursued a solo career in music.
In October 2017, she featured in RedOne's single "Boom Boom" with Daddy Yankee and French Montana. After the group's hiatus announcement in 2018, Jane signed as a solo artist with L.A. Reid's HitCo Entertainment. Her debut solo single, "Bottled Up" featuring Ty Dolla Sign and Marc E. Bassy, was released in September 2018. This was followed by the release of her extended play, Dinah Jane 1, in April 2019.
Raised in a musical family, Jane was introduced to music at the age of 4. She performed in public for the first time at age seven singing the national anthem, and sang at local events in Orange County. In 2011, she recorded her first song "Dancing Like a White Girl". She graduated from Orange County School of the Arts in 2015.
On May 17, 2024, Jane released her new single "Ocean Song" and is reportedly expecting to release her second extended play Forever Summer on August 21, 2024, according to journalist, Tomás Mier, on Twitter (now called X).
