Here's What 17 Child Actors Looked Like In Their First Major Role Vs. Now

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It's pretty wild how quickly people grow up before your eyes. Here's a look at Asian former child stars in some of their earliest TV and movie roles vs. now:

1. To start, Brenda Song played London Tipton in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

Brenda Song in The Suite Life of Zack &amp; Cody

And here's what she looks like now.

2. Lana Condor played Jubilee in X-Men: Apocalypse.

Apocalypse

And here's what she looks like now.

Lana Condor on the red carpet

3. Vanessa Hudgens played Tintin in Thunderbirds.

Vanessa Hudgens in Thunderbirds

And here's what she looks like now.

Vanessa Hudgens on the red carpet

4. Anna Cathcart played Kitty in the To All the Boys film series.

Anna Cathcart in To All the Boys I've Loved Before

And here's what she looks like now.

Anna Cathcart at the screening of XO, Kitty

5. Ki Hong Lee played Minho in The Maze Runner franchise.

Ki Hong Lee and Dylan O'Brien in The Maze Runner

And here's what he looks like now.

Ki Hong Lee at a screening of Little America

6. Olivia Rodrigo played Paige in Bizaardvark.

Olivia Rodrigo, Maya Jade Frank and Madison Hu in Bizaardvark

And here's what she looks like now.

Olivia Rodrigo on the red carpet

7. Sydney Park played Gabby Phillips in Instant Mom.

Sheryl Lee Ralph, Sydney Park, Tylen Williams, Damarr Calhoun, Tia Mowry and Michael Boatman in Instant Mom

And here's what she looks like now.

8. Avan Jogia played Beck Oliver in Victorious.

Avan Jogia, Leon Thomas III in Victorious

And here's what he looks like now.

9. Forrest Wheeler played Emery Huang in Fresh Off the Boat.

Forrest Wheeler in Fresh Off the Boat

And here's what he looks like now.

10. Alan Kim played David in Minari.

Alan S. Kim in Minari

And here's what he looks like now.

Alan Kim on the red carpet

11. Tenzing Norgay Trainor played Parker Rooney in Liv and Maddie.

Dove Cameron and Tenzing Norgay Trainor in Liv and Maddie

And here's what he looks like now.

Tenzing Norgay Trainor on the red carpet

12. Hudson Yang played Eddie Huang in Fresh Off the Boat.

Hudson Yang in Fresh Off the Boat

And here's what he looks like now.

Hudson Yang on the red carpet

13. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan played Devi Vishwakumar in Never Have I Ever.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in Never Have I Ever

And here's what she looks like now.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan on the red carpet

14. Janel Parrish played Jade in Bratz: The Movie.

The Movie

And here's what she looks like now.

15. Ian Chen played Evan Huang in Fresh Off the Boat.

Hudson Yang, Ian Chen and Forrest Wheeler in Fresh Off the Boat

And here's what he looks like now.

Ian Chen on the red carpet

16. Dev Patel played Jamal Malik in Slumdog Millionaire.

Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire

And here's what he looks like now.

Dev Patel in The Green Knight

17. Finally, Hailee Steinfeld played Mattie Ross in True Grit.

Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit

And here's what she looks like now.

Hailee Steinfeld on the red carpet at CinemaCon

Who's your favorite AAPI child actor? Tell us who they are in the comments!

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