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In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu.
Kaila Yu
Born (1979-05-16) May 16, 1979 (age 45)
Taipei, Taiwan
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actress

Kaila Yu is a Taiwanese American singer, songwriter, former model, and freelance journalist for The Rolling Stone, CNN, Glamour, and more.[1] She was formerly the lead singer and vocalist for the all-Asian-American, female rock band Nylon Pink.[2] Yu is also one of the founders of the jewelry/fashion line "Hello Drama" which is affiliated with the Nylon Pink band and style.[3]

She has also been an import model and appeared in magazines including Stuff Magazine, Maxim, FHM and House of Roses.[4] Yu had a brief role as an Asian stripper in Dark Blue, appeared as a race girl in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, and also hosted shows on channels such as MTV Asia, MTV Chi, Music Plus TV, TorqueTV, Octane TV and Ripe TV.[4]

Yu is a graduate of UCLA (with a degree in economics), after transferring there from the University of California, San Diego, where she initially majored in biology.[4][5]

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  1. ^ "Pardon Our Interruption".
  2. ^ AllKPop, Girl Pop Rock Band 'Nylon Pink' reveals English Cover of "Gee", Allkpop.com
  3. ^ Hellodrama.net
  4. ^ a b c Id.
  5. ^ All Music, Kaila Yu Bio, AllMusic
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