The Oscar winner is from Ipoh. The town is still a limestone city of coffee shops, not a film set, which is why it is worth the trip.

The Daily Show correspondent was born in Johor Bahru. His jokes travel. The city is still a hot, practical place across the water from Singapore.

Crazy Rich Asians made Henry Golding familiar across the United States. He was born in Sarawak, to an English father and an Iban mother.

The director of Saw, The Conjuring, and Aquaman was born in Kuching. Sarawak's riverfront is a long way from a Hollywood soundstage.

The singer Yuna built an American career without taking off her hijab. The songs travel. The climate she writes from is still Malaysian.