Soon, Miyagi became one of the best-known Asian adult entertainers. After her divorce, she returned to acting, appearing in “Happy Ending” and “Come Again” before deciding to run for Governor of Nevada in 2006. Miyagi ran for office using her birth name, but was defeated during the Republican primaries and decided to join the Libertarian Party. She began working in mainstream movies, appearing in “Little Bruno”, before discovering her passion for improving education in her home country. She later opened Mindanao Elementary School in a war-ravaged part of the Philippines. She worked humanitarian relief missions after the typhoon decimated the Philippines in 2012 and continued to act in non-pornographic films.