Angel Tang () is a

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-based television personality and model.中国侨网 ("China QW") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72KBunk6r8Y She was formerly seen as one of the four Chinese-American VJs on the now cancelled

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spin-off channel MTV Chi, the first television channel dedicated to Chinese-Americans. Tang hosted the "Top Ten Chi Countdown"Top Ten Chi Countdown Show Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72KBunk6r8Y that counted down the week's most voted music videos among other shows. Angel is currently a TV journalist for Ming Jing News () is a New York-based Chinese-language news website owned by

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. Tang also stars in the "Shi Shen Me Dao Li" 是什么道理 (What's the Reason") music video by

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, the only western band in the world performing and composing their own original English and Chinese language songs. Prior to her engagement as a VJ, Tang was a print model for

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, United Colors of Benetton, Lord & Taylor, Zappos, Vis-A-Vis Magazine, Royal Apparel, and the Dirty by Anthony DeFranco haircare line, among others. Tang was an editorial Model for

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, Allure, and her other clients include:

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. Angel Tang was also one of the ten finalists in the models.com/

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2005. Tang was born in

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, China but raised in New York City.

MTV Chi

MTV Chi was a spin-off network from MTV that was targeted towards

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s.SF Gate News http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Forget-the-white-bread-80s-MTV-Now-MTV-Chi-and-2540845.php The network featured various styles of music such as

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rock,

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and Chinese American rap. It broadcast in English and featured a mix of original programming with the best of MTV's International programming. Tang was one of the VJs on MTV Chi and hosted the '' Top Ten Chi Countdown'' a show that allowed people to vote for their favorite music videos of the week. She also hosted MTV Chi Rocks,MTV Chi Rocks - Behind the Scenes Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzbMWSfBZhM the first concert celebrating young Chinese Americans, held in San Gabriel, CA. The concert featured the hottest names in Asian American music including Frequency5,

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, Burning Tree Project,

Kaila Yu Kaila Yu is a Taiwanese American singer, songwriter, former model, and freelance journalist foThe Rolling Stone Adrienne Lau Adrienne Lau (born 7 September 1983) is an Asian-American singer, actress and TV personality. She may be the first Chinese-American female singer to reach the Top 20 on the U.S. Pop Billboard Sales Chart. Early life Born in Hong Kong in 1983 ...

, Putnam Hall, and

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. Headlining the blowout event was Jin the Emcee and hip hop group Jeff and Machi. The music videos aired were of both Chinese and English. MTV Chi launched on December 6, 2005 and ceased broadcasting on April 30, 2007.

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