‘American Idol’ Winner Iam Tongi on Becoming First AAPI Winner, Meeting Keith Urban and What’s Next

“American Idol” has crowned its newest winner in Hawaii native Iam Tongi, whose victory as the first AAPI winner of the ABC competition still has not fully hit him. “It’s unreal,” Tongi told TheWrap just two days after Ryan Seacrest announced his name on the big stage. “It’s weird to be here [as]…

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