What's it like to be mixed Asian actor in Hollywood? How has casting treated biracial people as "too Asian" or "not Asian enough" when it comes to booking a role? That's what we're discussing with Genevieve Kang, actor on Netflix's Locke and Key. Tune in to hear what it's like to be an actor in Canada and what does it take to make a career as an actor. Genevieve's website: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2002602/ Genevieve's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genevievekng/ Masami's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/masmoriya SAL Links: https://strongasianlead.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strongasianlead_ Crowdfunding -  https://strongasianlead.com/donate Venmo: @StrongAsianLead or @MasMoriya Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrongAsianLead Subscribe to our newsletter and updates at https://members.strongasianlead.com

How do Asian American directors look at Western and Eastern projects and break down the differences in storytelling style and visual filmmaking? That's why Dinh and I talk about on this week's interview. We also discuss his projects and how they've developed over time and throughout Vietnam, France, and the Untied States. Dinh Thai is an award winning director and is a co-creator on the upcoming Freeform series, AZNBBGL, a coming-of-age story about three Asian American teenagers driven by a desire to break free from generational expectations and carve out their own place in the world, set in the vibrant Vietnamese community of Little Saigon in Southern California’s Orange County. Dinh's website: https://www.dinhthai.com Dinh's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dinhster/ Masami's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/masmoriya SAL Links: https://strongasianlead.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strongasianlead_ Crowdfunding -  https://strongasianlead.com/donate Venmo: @StrongAsianLead or @MasMoriya Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrongAsianLead Subscribe to our newsletter and updates at https://members.strongasianlead.com

What does having a literary manager mean in the industry and how does a writer work with their manager? And where do South Asians in entertianment go to network, find resources, and share experience? That's what we're discussing with Bash Naran, a former literary manager (now an agent at WME). Find out how writers can empower themselves to tell great stories while being authentically themselves. 

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SAL Links: https://strongasianlead.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strongasianlead_

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrongAsianLead

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Katie and I discuss the life and struggles of being an actor and the skills that are helpful to have. We also discuss what it means to Katie to tell stories as a writer.  

Links and Handles: 

Katie's IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4583512/ 

Katie's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/katie___chang/ 

Pantheon - https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/0U58K58V50XWKXYFAZ3FVYB96J/ref=atv_dl_rdr?tag=justus1ktp-20 

Masami's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/masmoriya 

SAL Links: https://strongasianlead.com/ 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strongasianlead_ 

Crowdfunding -  https://strongasianlead.com/donate 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrongAsianLead 

Subscribe to our newsletter and updates at https://members.strongasianlead.com

Focusing on discussions around building a community based on equity, Masami reviews the state of inclusivity within the entertainment industry with author of How To Write Inclusively: An Analysis & How To Guide and screenwriter Ashwini Prasad. Ashwini speaks on the fluidity of identity and using privilege to stand up for the underrepresented and victims within the industry. Together Masami and Ashwini emphasize the need for internal, conscious change while working to saturate the industry with various perspectives in all stages of production.

Podcast Show Notes Guest Title: Ashwini Prasad Recording Date: 7/27/2021

Episode Transcript: https://strongasianlead.com/ashwini-prasad-interview/

Topics Discussed:

Topic 1 - The current state of social media space that demands content that speaks to everyone.

Topic 2 - The fluidity of identity.

Topic 3 - How Ashwini embraced, appreciated, and reclaimed her name and the culture behind it.

Topic 4 - What studios are doing right and areas that need improvement.

Topic 5 - Bringing in honest conversations for more inclusivity and representation.

Topic 6 - Letting the cast and story speak for themselves.

Topic 7 - Media’s influence on perceptions of ethnicities and cultures.

Topic 8 - The need yet reluctance for conscious, internal change.

Topic 9 - What it looks like to build a community based on equity.

Topic 10 - The importance of having many different perspectives in all stages of production.

Topic 11 - Using self-awareness to stand up for victims in the entertainment industry.

Topic 12 - Closing thoughts.

Links and Handles:

Ashwini’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theinclusivescreenwriter/?hl=en

Ashwini’s Website - https://theinclusivescreenwriter.com

SAL Links: https://strongasianlead.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strongasianlead_

Crowdfunding -  https://strongasianlead.com/crowdfunding

Filmmakers, Lizzie Jacobs and Phobe Yung, discuss their new upcoming project, a documentary film about the stolen children within Cambodia. They describe their passions and worries when it comes to the next steps for their project. Mas also provides them with similar stories and experiences to help the young creators continue on in their filming.

Podcast Show Notes Guest Title: The Stolen Child

Recording Date: 09/11/2021

Topics Discussed:

Topic 1 - (0:00 - 4:11) Backstory of “The Stolen Children”

Topic 2 - (4:12 - 5:42) Lizzie and Phobe’s prior film experience

Topic 3 - (5:43 - 8:40) Phobe’s film process as a producer

Topic 4 - (8:41 - 11:25) Why Documentary Filmmaking? Phobe’s love for documentary

Topic 5 - (11:26 - 15:36) Lizzie’s love for documentary, highlights Cambodia

Topic 6 - (15:37 - 16:16) Concerns about their upcoming trip to Cambodia

Topic 7 -  (16:17 - 19:03) Lizzie’s mission to help others with the film

Topic 8 - (19:04 - 23:55) Phobe’s worries and concerns as a producer

Topic 9 - (23:56 - 28:42) Thoughts, hopes, and opinions on the film industry

Topic 10 - (28:43  - 31:22) Cambodian-American stories in media

Topic 15 - Wrapping up/Closing statements

Links and Handles:

The Stolen Children’s GoFundMe - https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-stolen-children-film-part-2?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer 

Lizzie Jacobs’ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lizziejacobs1/

Phobe Yung’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/phoebeyyung/

Masami's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/masmoriya

The Stolen Children Webstie - https://www.thestolenchildrenfilm.com/

A Doc Website - https://a-doc.org/

The Stolen Children’s Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thestolenchildrenfilm?lang=en

The Stolen Children’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thestolenchildren/

SAL Links: https://strongasianlead.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strongasianlead_

Crowdfunding -  https://strongasianlead.com/crowdfunding

Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrongAsianLead

Episode Transcript: https://strongasianlead.com/transcript-the-stolen-children-lizzie-jacobs-interview/

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We sat down with Filmmaker Jon Lee Brody to discuss the entertainment industry and the frustrations we have moving up the ladder of Hollywood. 

You can find more about Jon by following him at the links below. 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonleebrody/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonLeeBrody

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonleebrody/

Transcript: https://strongasianlead.com/transcript-jon-lee-brody-interview/

Links and Handles:

Masami's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/masmoriya

SAL Website: https://strongasianlead.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strongasianlead_

Donate -  https://strongasianlead.com/donate

Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrongAsianLead

Subscribe to our newsletter and updates at https://members.strongasianlead.com

Taking a look at the commonly overlooked, rich history of early Asian American cinema groups, Masami shares a reflective conversation with actress, former arts education director of East West Players, founder of Cold Tofu, and former Co-Chair of the Asian Pacific American Media Coalition, Marilyn Tokuda. Marilyn delves deep into her internal struggles at the beginning of her acting career and how the various mentors she had within the community were pivotal in shaping her journey. Masami and Marilyn emphasize the importance of early Asian American coalitions and activists and the need to continue advocacy in the entertainment industry.

Podcast Show Notes Guest Title: Marilyn Tokuda Recording Date: 10/12/2021

Episode Title: Cold Tofu Comedy w/ Marilyn Tokuda

Topics Discussed:

Topic 1 - The impact of East West Players.

Topic 2 - The impetuses and mentors who encouraged and sparked Marilyn’s acting journey.

Topic 3 - How she derived her strength from wanting to be different from Asian stereotypes. Topic 4 - The motivations and beginnings of how Marilyn started Cold Tofu Topic 5 - Finding her own unique voice within the Asian American community.

Topic 6 - The passionate history behind Cold Tofu’s success and development

Topic 7 - How nonprofit comedy groups stay financially stable.

Topic 8 - Marilyn’s involvement in East West Players.

Topic 9 - The importance of having positive role models within the Asian American community. Topic 10 - Coalitions’ effects on changing the theater and film industry.

Topic 11 - Breaking the cycle of silencing her own voice.

Topic 12 - Making noise to keep networks accountable.

Topic 13 - Demanding increasing initiatives and development for Asian Americans within the industry.

Topic 14 - Closing thoughts.

Transcript: https://strongasianlead.com/transcript-marilyn-tokuda-interview/ 

Links and Handles:

Marilyn’s IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0865795/

Masami's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/masmoriya

SAL Links: https://strongasianlead.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/strongasianlead_

Crowdfunding -  https://strongasianlead.com/donate

Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrongAsianLead

Subscribe to our newsletter and updates at https://members.strongasianlead.com

SAL’s Feature in Feedspot’s Top 20 Asian Film Podcasts - https://blog.feedspot.com/asian_movies_podcasts/

We're joined by Karen Tran Wood, Senior Publicity Manager at IW GROUP INC, Filiz Bahmanpour, VP of Product at GRACENOTE (a Nielsen Company),

and Travis Atreo, musician, artist, and CEO of FANDED.

We discussed how publicity can help any and all artists promote themselves and their careers, how data can be used to show us the evolving representation of Asian Americans in entertainment, and why it's important for artists to be themselves in order to have fulfilling careers as expressive artists. 

This was a live recording at our in-person event on August 20, 2022. If you’re interested in attending an in-person event in the future, please subscribe to our newsletter at members.strongasianlead.com

Panelist Socials:

Travis Atreo: @travisatreo

Karen Tran Wood: @karenthuytien 

Filiz Bahmanpour: @nielsenmedia

Masami Moriya

IG: @MasMoriya

Twitter: @MasMoriya

Links:

Strong Asian Lead Homepage

Instagram - @strongasianlead_

Twitter - @strongasianlead

Facebook – Strong Asian Lead

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Patreon - LINK

Youtube  - CHANNEL

We watched Bullet Train had had many words to say about it. So we put it into a podcast episode for everyone to hear. Let us know your thoughts about it in the comments, on our socials, or even hit us up with an email. 

If you're interested in our meetup, here's the link. https://www.strongasianlead.com/event

Hope to see you there!

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Masami Moriya

IG: @MasMoriya

Twitter: @MasMoriya

Things are extra busy at Strong Asian Lead and for me personally. Rent and bills still have to be paid and that means taking up a full time job as a freelancer. We want to keep doing podcasts and sharing interviews, but our small volunteer team can only handle so much. Our main focus is in person events, and we’ve found these to be the most impactful for the community. We hope that you’ll join us there and give us grace on our podcasts. Until then, take care!