The OG YOLK GenerAsian Next Podcast

Born In A Small Village In The Phillipines, Meet LANI LOLONG, An Emerging Talented Costumer

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We welcome LANI LOLONG, an emerging Costumer and Immigrant that built her life from a past traveling from her small village to her American life. She was able to bring herself over and working with a Filipino family. Afterward, Lani continued to survive on her own to successfully have a loving family and follow her Hollywood dream. She currently writing her memoir and a screenplay feature about her inspiring story. We will follow up again to her premiere once it goes in production! So excited for her! Find her at @lanisfashion & @smart_curious Thank you To Lani, her filmmaker @jasongreendog for marrying such a marvelous person, team OG YOLK, @campbellmoon_ and @sommertimecasting @ltgoto

Foodies!! Ck out Restauranteur JUSTIN JOHNSON, the Brunch King of THE SERVING SPOON, Inglewood

“REAL FOOD. REAL GOOD.” THE SERVING SPOON Founded by HAROLD SPARKS in 1983, The Serving Spoon provides excellent food that is not only “Love At First Bite,” but a place where customers feel like family. Today, the restaurant is an Inglewood institution led today by Harold's grandchildren, JUSTIN JOHNSON and JESSICA BANE! Justin was a Captain in the Air Force and Jessica was in HR, the Johnson kids decided to continue the tradition of family business via hardworking restauranteurs and share the iconic food and highly reputable family diner experience. They bought it from their parents, J.C. and Angela Johnson. Try it at least once, parking is free and smiles are free. They are known for their French Toast. but I feel like their short rib deserves some love too.  You can find them @theservingspoon and their website www.theservingspoon.net  Thank you Justin for sharing time with us and grateful to Actor/Foodie Alex Cottrell @latryguy for introducing us to this yummy new joint and our first Black Guest in YOLK history! Woohoo!!! 
Thank you to the OG YOLK Generasian Next Team: @campbellmoon_ @undersiege360 @sommertimecasting and @ltgoto Larry Tazuma for missing this and finally Annie Tom for the space to record. 

DIANA WENG: Actor/Networker/Jackie Chan’s Dialogue Coach

@ogyolkpodcast, we welcome DIANA WENG, Actor/Dialogue Coach/Networker & dabbled in CD as well! By helping Directors get Actors she worked with or know, yet she still finds time to be creative in the artistic way through painting and drawing. Not to mention Scout Coordinator for her community! She talks as fast as I do! Please look, listen, and subscribe! Thank you to @Diana.weng.35 for sharing time with me, team @ogyolkpodcast @ogyolkmagazine @undersiege360 @pariswangofficial @ltgoto and @sommertimecasting

ASIAN PERSUASiAN: Harmony Group, Find them on FB only! Google Them Correctly!

ASIAN PERSUASIAN, an Asian American vocal harmony group based in Southern California, performs favorite songs from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, including doo-wop, Motown, and pop. Kenny Itagaki (Inouye’s older brother), Gary Asamura and Dave Suga started the group over 40 years ago with Inouye and Jeff Louie joining later. They invited their audiences to relive the “oldies but goodies” of their youth. Helen Ota and Marlene Yamane-Chau joined later as leads! Just want to honor by mentioning that Mr. Suga and Sharlene Inouye passed, who was in the original singing group with Gary and Kenny.
In recent years, Asian Persuasion has appeared at such events as Keiro no Hi, Boogie at the Bonenkai, Higashi Honganji Obon Festival, Monterey Park Cherry Blossom Festival, Gardena Valley JCI Matsuri, and Big Budokan Bash. We thank this fun and talented harmony band for making time for us as their first guest appearance to our show🙏🙏🥰.
Please like and share this particular episode because we need to enjoy and appreciate pioneers of our unified cultures in art, music and creativity in every form. Thanks to Jaimee Itagaki @jaimee_i for intro me to this endearing band, to Venerable Injury Law and Mike Azagra, team @ogyolkpodcast @ogyolkmagazine editor @campbellmoon_ @sommertimecasting

DAVID HENRY HWANG: Legendary Playwright/PRINCE Song Co-Writer/Screen Writer!

DAVID HENRY HWANG, presently Tony nominated for YELLOW FACE for 2025 best dramatic play., an American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and theater professor at Columbia University in New York City. He has won three Obie Awards for his plays FOB, Golden Child, and Yellow Face. He has one Tony Award (M. Butterfly) and two other nominations (Golden Child and Flower Drum Song). Three of his works (M. Butterfly, Yellow Face, and Soft Power) have been finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He helped Prince write the song Solo with spoken word. Currently writing for the revival of Flower Drum Song for EW Players premiere in 2026 at his David Henry Hwang Theater!  Video available on https://youtu.be/IoWeq8zvLoI Thank you for being on our humble show @thedavidhenryhwang  thanks to Rachel Dart, Barbara Chen, @yomyomfphil for intro, team @ogyolkpodcast @undersiege360 @ogyolkmagazine @ltgoto and @sommertimecasting 

50th episode! MIRANDA KWOK: Showrunner/Writer/EP of Successful TV Shows

Miranda Kwok is a writer-actor-producer best known as the Creator, Showrunner and Executive Producer of the U.S. television series adaptation "The Cleaning Lady," based on the original Argentine series "La Chica Que Limpia." Produced by Warner Bros. and FOX Entertainment, Kwok developed "The Cleaning Lady" for the Fox Network. Previously, Kwok served as a Writer/Supervising Producer for "The 100" on the CW Network, for seasons 4-7. 
She earned a full tuition scholarship at The Los Angeles Film School for their Feature Development Program. With her first screenplay "Song of Silence," Kwok won the Grand Prize in the Slamdance Screenplay Competition. With her first TV spec script, Kwok landed her first staff writer position on "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" on the Starz Network.
Kwok is a motorcyclist, black belt martial artist, and trained crisis counselor. She is an alum of Claude Watson School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and holds an Honors Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Psychology from the University of Toronto. 
Thank you to Miranda for sharing time with us, team @ogyolkpodcast @ogyolkmagazine @undersiege360 @pariswangofficial for helping us record, Mobotory @avidbeing  @ltgoto and @sommertimecasting 

Exec. Producer of The Cleaning Lady- ROSE MARIE VEGA

ROSE MARIE VEGA has been actively associated with the most successful companies (Lorimar, Universal, NBC, Alliance Atlantis, HBO) and shows that made history in television (Dallas, Law and Order, Friends, CSI, True Blood,...). In 2011, based on her experience from Business Affairs to International Sales with a strong and proven track record, Rose-Marie founded RMVISTAR, a boutique company providing TV Distribution and Consulting services focused primarily on the Multi Media Spanish Speaking Markets, including Latin America, U.S. Hispanic, Spain and Portugal. The Company promotes Latin American productions (movies, series, documentaries, formats) and represents well recognized producers, such as Muse Entertainment, Discovery Canada among others. She currently works with Miranda Kwok, the Showrunner of titled show. OG YOLK wanted to showcase 2 magnetic and successful women for our 49th/50th episode being a part of history of a relatable story in America and globally. Thank you to Rose Marie, team @ogyolkpodcast @ogyolkmagazine @avidbeing of Mobotory @campbellmoon_ @mrchristophersean and @sommertimecasting !

TIM KWOK: Film Producer Working W/Jackie Chan, Mackenyu & Sean Bean

The man who shall not be found! TIM KWOK, Film Producer and EP of many films, recently Hypergalactic - working with Toei Animation and J. K. Simmons and Sam Richardson, etc. His other films include Medallion with JACKIE CHAN, Knights of the Zodiac and Vampire, just to name a few. OG YOLK thanks TIM, Mobotory (provided space)and @kevinbostoncao for being the Guest Host! Additional thanks to team @ogyolkpodcast @ogyolkmagazine @ltgoto @ avidbeing @pariswangofficial @sommertimecasting @harryduyoung @campbellmoon_

ALAN PAO: Tunnel Post Prod & Finishing Film Financier, Back Soon As A Writer!

Alan Pao is the CEO of TUNNEL POST the Santa Monica based full service post-production company. Having guided over a couple hundred films through various phases of the post-production process, Alan has become one of the foremost experts in the post industry. Over the last decade, Alan has also produced and executive produced over 200 feature films spanning various genres. Some of the upcoming titles include Roger Donaldson’s spy thriller NOVEMBER MAN, the horror thriller IT FOLLOWS, as well as REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS, executive produced by Martin Scorsese.
2005, Pao founded Tunnel, where he pioneered a proprietary digital intermediate workflow for end-to-end picture finishing.  Pao currently directs various key operations at Tunnel, including film financing, color correction, post sound, visual effects as well as architecting supply chain automation solutions for major film studios.
In 2024, Pao established Scriptini, a collection of AI-powered filmmaking tools and resources designed to support and enhance the creative process for both emerging and established filmmakers.
Philanthropist for https://rootedinpeace.com/
Thank you to Alan, the OG YOLK team, @campbellmoon_ , @ogyolkpodcast, @ogyolkmagazine, @ltgoto Larry Tazuma, Mobotory & @avidbeing for the space <3 and @sommertimecasting !
 

OLIVIA CHENG: Director of I Am Raquel on CW & Star of Lucky Star film, & Marco Polo TV & Warrior TV shows

Olivia Cheng is a dynamic actress and activist born in Edmonton, Alberta to working class, Cantonese-speaking immigrant parents. It was they who helped co-found the Edmonton Chinese Bilingual Education Association's Mandarin program within the city's public school system to which Olivia credits for her ability to speak Mandarin and instilling in her a reverence for her culture.She enrolled in her first acting class at age six, and at age 19 she booked her first local commercial. After finishing school, she became a videographer for Global TV Lethbridge, before moving back to Edmonton to work as a broadcast and print journalist.
She was cast in "Broken Trail", which was nominated for 16 Primetime Emmy Awards and would go on to win four, including the Emmy for Outstanding Mini- Series. "Broken Trail". In 2014 Olivia booked a breakout, leading role in the Netflix series, "Marco Polo, & recently appeared in SYFY's "Deadly Class" executive produced by the Russo Brothers. In 2022, Olivia starred in the Original series "Warrior" as a slaying, powerful, brothel Boss. Olivia starred in 2022 for another season on AppleTV+'s hugely successful post- apocalyptic series SEE, led by Jason Momoa, again fighting the bad guys! 
Her first short film "Dinner with Dex" as a writer director premiered at the London International Film Festival in 2021 and has gone on to win awards at the Toronto Indie Filmmakers Festival and the Tokyo International Short Film Festival. And starring currently in the LUCKY STAR film out now, directed by GILLIAN MCKERCHER! Stay tuned for limited theater release in Canada!
THANK YOU to the MPR firm, Larry Tazuma, CJ Bautista @undersiege360 for video edit and Campbell Moon Jung @campbellmoon_ for audio edits!  You guys rock! thanks to also @ogyolkmagazine !