…“The Good Place,” before helping Aziz Ansari create his Netflix hit “Master of None.” Yang shows off some denim style in Los Angeles’ Chinatown. Yang first dipped his toes into…
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The Sky’s The Limit For Comedian And Actor Jimmy O. Yang
Three, two, one, liftoff—this May, Jimmy O. Yang is headed for the stars. “This is the weirdest day,” Yang’s character, Dr. Chan Kaifang, remarks in the trailer for “Space Force,”…
A Rite of Passage
…Yang, who is clad in priest regalia, wearing a lei made of pale green orchids. Yang, a reticent 30-year-old, is moved by the outpouring of affection from the older parishioners…
Comedian and Actor Jimmy O. Yang Is Reshaping Funny Business
…Yang. “Even though my family isn’t Mexican, I related to that very much. I understood what Americans found funny, and even what a credit score is!” Yang wasn’t really the…
APAHM 2018: Comedian Jenny Yang Is Done Being a ‘Good Asian’
…school, Yang went on to enjoy a brief career in labor movement politics. Then, she gave it all up for stand-up comedy. “I tried being the ‘good Asian,’” Yang, a…
Get to Know Dis/orient/ed Comedy’s Jenny Yang
…the time since she began pursuing an entertainment career, Yang has come to the definitive conclusion that “we need more Asian American artists.” In this spirit, Yang founded Dis/orient/ed Comedy,…
Producer Nina Yang Bongiovi: Why I Create Opportunities for Underrepresented Storytellers
As told to Serena Kim After receiving her graduate degree from USC, Nina Yang Bongiovi headed to Shanghai to work as a director’s assistant in martial arts action films. It…
AUDREY’S WOMEN OF INFLUENCE | Janet Yang, Film Producer and Cultural Ambassador
…of a groundbreaking moment in history. “People were clueless about China back then,” says Yang. “I mean, they’re still clueless now, but really clueless then.” Yang helped set up a…
Q&A with BuzzFeed’s Eugene Lee Yang
…Yang considered it a viable career option. “The thought [of pursuing filmmaking] never occurred to me before because I had no idea Asians even existed in Hollywood,” Yang told KoreAm…
June Issue: Challenging Wesley Yang's Paper Tigers
…author Wesley Yang is loving every minute of it. by Eugene Yi A FRIEND OF MINE once took a class on the art of magazine writing. The instructor on the…
The 2020 Sundance Film Festival Re-cap: Get A Taste Of What Premiered And What Went Down At The Asian Pacific Filmmakers’ Experience
…Up Half the Sky at Sundance,” producers Naja Lockwood, Mynette Louie and Nina Yang Bongiovi touched upon the somewhat less fun side of filmmaking—finance and business. Bongiovi pointed out the…
President Obama Appoints Jenny R. Yang EEOC Chair
by REERA YOO Jenny R. Yang was sworn in today as the Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), making her the first Asian American chair of the…
‘Saturday Night Live”s Bowen Yang To Be Honored With The Visibility Award From The HRC
…many others to embrace their authentic selves.” To honor his contributions, the HRC is presenting Yang with the Visibility Award. In his stand-up specials, Yang frequently touches upon the struggle…
Masala: ‘After Yang’ Cast and Director Share the Beauty of Finding One’s Identity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl2RDhDeWuM Everyone deals with at least one identity crisis throughout their lives, and according to the A24 film “After Yang,” even robots are no exception. Written and directed by “Columbus”…
Trump Considers Debra Wong Yang For SEC Chair
…strategy,” Yang told the Daily Journal, a legal newspaper, in September. “I don’t necessarily participate down in the weeds.” Yang, who resigned from her position as U.S. attorney in 2006…