9 episodes

Hosted by Actor/Writer/former Yolk Editor-in-Chief Larry Tazuma and Producer/Casting Director Sommer Nguyen. Created by the founding members of Yolk Magazine, originally started in 1994 by Tommy Tam, Amy Lee Tu and Tin Yen. The Yolk Rebirth’s mission is to showcase Asian advancement and progression in the Arts, Entertainment and other fields outside the traditional career paths taken by Asians.

The OGYolk Podcast OG GENERASIAN NEXT

    • TV & Film
    • 5.0 • 2 Ratings

Hosted by Actor/Writer/former Yolk Editor-in-Chief Larry Tazuma and Producer/Casting Director Sommer Nguyen. Created by the founding members of Yolk Magazine, originally started in 1994 by Tommy Tam, Amy Lee Tu and Tin Yen. The Yolk Rebirth’s mission is to showcase Asian advancement and progression in the Arts, Entertainment and other fields outside the traditional career paths taken by Asians.

    Unsinkable Shannon Lee: Flowing podcast/Producer of Warrior/Bruce Lee's thriving daughter

    Unsinkable Shannon Lee: Flowing podcast/Producer of Warrior/Bruce Lee's thriving daughter

    Successful Producer, Martial Artist, American Actor with amazing audio voice Performer with her Bruce Lee podcast - Flowing with Shannon Lee, thriving Writer and businesswoman. She is the daughter of late martial arts film star Bruce Lee and retired martial arts teacher Linda Lee Cadwell, the granddaughter of Cantonese opera singer Lee Hoi-Chuen, and the younger sister of the late Brandon Lee.  We were fortunate to have her with us for our incredible launch of the past Yolk Magazine, the Yolk Generasian Next Podcast! Note: Sommer (me) was too excited to talk to her, and Larry fanboyed her, so please support our enthusiasm, her soothing voice and demeanor couldn't quell it. READING HER BOOK ASAP. Thank you to the following fantastic supporters of this show:  Walter Nishinaka of Little Tokyo Talks pod and Brian Kito for providing the space, CJ Bautista- Editor of audio and video @undersiege360, Paris Wang - Videographer @ParisWangOfficial, @OGyolkmagazine, @ltgoto, @sommertimecasting.  Thank for listening and welcome to our first show!

    • 52 min
    They Call Her Kieu Chinh. We Call Her Our National Treasure.

    They Call Her Kieu Chinh. We Call Her Our National Treasure.

    DAME KIEU CHINH NGUYEN
    We are grateful to have our guest, Dame Kieu Chinh on this YOLK podcast and I had the immense pleasure to interview her. In her career spanning over sixty years from 1957 to the present, Ms. Nguyen has received many accolades including an Emmy Award in 1996. On of her most renown roles is in The Joy Luck Club as Suyuan Woo, mother to Ming-Na Wen's character (1993).  In the 1960s, in addition to Vietnamese films, she also appeared in several American productions including A Yank in Vietnam (1964) and Operation C.I.A. (1965), the latter opposite Burt Reynolds.  Ms. Nguyen also produced a war epic Faceless Lover (or Warrior, Who Are You) (1971), which later would be remastered and shown in the U.S. at the 2003 Vietnamese National Film Festival.  Also the famous episodes in MASH where she played a Korean love interest for Alan Alda's Hawkeye character. 
    n 2005, Ms. Nguyen starred in Journey From the Fall, a film tracing a Vietnamese family through the aftermath of the fall of Saigon, the re-education camp, the boat people tragedy, and the initial difficulties of settling in the U.S.
    In 2016, she returned to Vietnam to inaugurate the 50th school which was built in Hanoi under the Vietnam Children's Fund where she is President and Co-Chair. She is an avid advocate for the Vietnamese American active duties and our Veterans.  In 2021, she released her memoir Kieu Chinh An Artist in Exile.  Currently you can watch her on MAX, The Sympathizer series co-starring Robert Downey Jr., Sandra Oh, and Hoa Xuande.  I recommend you all read her book or google her, this bio is too abbreviated and does not represent her intriguing life and work fully. 
    Thank you to @OGyolkmagazine, @undersiege360 CJ Bautista for editing, @pariswangofficial for video (to be released later), @TimChang, Mandla Daley, Emerson College LA, Thao Sofo (my sis), @ltogo, and team YOLK! -  - @sommertimecasting
     

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Sommer meets Summer about Summer's Specials sustainable skincare - Say that 3x!

    Sommer meets Summer about Summer's Specials sustainable skincare - Say that 3x!

    Giving Larry Tazuma the day off, we welcome an intelligent and spiritual entrepreneur who worked under Deepak Chopra, then started her own company of mental and physical wellness. Summer Rathswohl brokers skincare and supplements for total health wellness and maintenance.  Her website summersspecials.com (under construction) and her IG is @summersspecials.  We also share a mutual BFF hairstylist @hairbyramon, thank you to @pariswangofficial for adding the intro/outro to this episode. CJ usually does it, but we got backups! @OGyolkmagazine @ltgoto @sommertimecasting note: in my intro to Summer, I mention Yolk magazine but actually Yolk Generasian Next Podcast. . . . 3
     

    • 33 min
    Our honorary Asian friend and Actor, Carl Bressler!

    Our honorary Asian friend and Actor, Carl Bressler!

    Carl Bressler recently hit the halfway mark of 25+ for the goal of performing fifty characters named "Berg".  He enjoys acting, guesting as an older actor in acting classes, advises senior executive challenges in the entertainment business and involved in all kinds of entrepreneurial ventures, particularly if charitable and/or for social good. Single, and has one handsome champion Rower son, and Carl traveled through 45 countries "just to see them" and still counting.  Faux commercial by @pariswangofficial ; Thank you to @carlbressler @ltgoto @OGyolkmagazine @sommertimecasting and editor @undersiege360 

    • 50 min
    George Lee: from baseball to King of Indie Film Cinema

    George Lee: from baseball to King of Indie Film Cinema

    Mr. Lee is a Co-Founder and CEO of Venture 3D and Storyoscopic Films. Mr. Lee’s experience in the motion picture business include co-production, financing, foreign distribution and licensing of major Hollywood studio films in Asia and currently in the U.S. In January 2016, Mr Lee became partners with one of Hollywood’s biggest directors, Michael Bay, in a new company, called 451 Media Group. Thank you to Paris Wang for editing this episode. @itsyoboigeorge @pariswangofficial @ltgoto @sommertimecasting @UnderSiege360 @OGyolkmagazine

    • 50 min
    DJ Paris Wang and actor

    DJ Paris Wang and actor

    Larry Tazuma and Sommer Nguyen welcomes PARIS WANG, and Actor and DJ/Producer of Electronic music tracks. He ventured in event planning in his 20s and decided music was his first love. Paris' discovered his other passion was acting after entertaining people on the stage.  He talks here about his never-ending desire to entertain audiences even when the industry itself is challenging, as life as well.  Fun fact: Paris did our intro/outro, please follow him at @pariswangofficial, @OGyolkmagazine, @ltgoto, @sommertimecasting 

    • 37 min

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