…Award winning actress Youn Yuh-jung) grows up in Japan-occupied Korea and immigrates to Osaka shortly before World War II, raising her sons in a harsh and unforgiving environment. But just…
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Women Make History For The AAPI Community At The 93rd Academy Awards
…only landmark win of the evening. Awards season favorite, Youn Yuh-Jung, won the Best Supporting Actress award for her role as Soon-Ja, the loving halmeoni “Minari,” becoming the first Korean…
The Lookout: Major Wins Start Off Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
…Chloé Zhao became the first woman of color and first Asian woman to win Best Director for her film “Nomadland.” Actress Yuh-Jung Youn also became the first Korean to win…
‘Pachinko’ First Trailer Promises Heartache, History and Hopefulness
…Minha Kim and finally Academy Award winner Youn Yuh-jung as Sunja in her later years. We also get a glimpse at other supporting actors, including Lee Minho, Jin Ha, Jung…
The Food-focused Love Language of ‘Pachinko’
…in the United States. But he finds his grandmother Sunja (Youn Yuh-jung) fussing over him moments later, telling him he’s too skinny, and making her way into the kitchen to…
The Lookout: A New Spoken Word Film, AAPI Books to Read and an Upcoming, History-Making Baseball Game
…Ye-ri Han, Steven Yeun and Yuh-Jung Youn of “Minari.” Directors Derek Kwok-cheung Tsang of “Better Days,” Cathy Yan of “Birds of Prey” and Lee Isaac Chung of “Minari” were invited…
Guide to the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
…J-yong assembles six of the most famous women in Korean film for a multi-generational mockumentary. The actresses—Youn Yuh-jung, Lee Mi-sook, Choi Ji-woo, Ko Hyun-jung, Kim Min-hee and Kim Ok-vin—vie for…
