The OG YOLK GenerAsian Next Podcast

DUSTIN NGUYEN- The ACCIDENTAL GETAWAY Lead & Director of WARRIOR Series

1st known from 21 Jump Street as “Officer Ioki” and brought the first cop series bromance with his 2 colleagues. DUSTIN NGUYEN is now the Lead, “Tay”, in a brilliant, award winning and critically acclaimed film The Accidental Getaway Driver directed by talented Sing J. Lee. Story of an elderly Vietnamese cab driver, during a routine pickup, is taken hostage at gunpoint by 3 Orange County convicts. It’s not his first award winning film, he was in Little Fish with CATE BLANCHETT as “Jonny, a drug addict”. He directed his first film critically acclaimed film Once Upon a Time in Vietnam among some other wonderful films, and also directing episodes in Warrior in season 2 and 3, produced by Shannon Lee. Look for him in the new upcoming series Dope Thief as “Son Pham” with our other prior YOLK guest KIEU CHINH, and directing the film, The Last Mission which is in preproduction! This is a zoom interview and will be uploaded later on the YOLK video launch date, so audio interview avail now! Thank you to Jay Schwartz (his Mgr), Larry Tazuma, OG YOLK Magazine, CJ Bautista @underseige360, Tin Yen, YOLK intro/outro done by @pariswangofficial, Tommy Tam, @sommertimecasting and @ogyolkpodcast

SALLY YEH: How Does An Overachiever Still Have Time To Be Productive?

We welcome to the podcast- SALLY YEH, not to be confused by the other Actor/Singer Sally Yeh. Sally’s background in media spans from Actor, Author, Journalist, Radio and TV Host and film Producer, working with companies in China, India, Canada and the US, including MTV, Warner Bros, Universal and China Film Group. An MFA Graduate of AFI and also prestigious UC Berkeley, philanthropy of the Buddy Program, she has had more than five careers while others have just two. Saying she’s type A is underselling her achievements. Sally does not get tired from her efforts of contributing to the global entertainment landscape. Have a listen to this thriving, humble and impactful powerhouse, SALLY YEH. Thank you to Sally Yeh, Yuri Elvin for the intro, OG YOLK magazine, Larry Tazuma @ltgoto, team OG YOLK Podcast, @campbellmoon_ (Singer/Editor) and @sommertimecasting!

MICHAEL MATSUDA: Owner of the 1st Martial Arts History Museum, Not Mixed Martial Arts!

YOLK welcomes a one of a kind, MICHAEL MATSUDA is founder and president of the 1st Martial Arts History Museum in the U.S., which is located in Glendale, California. Designed by the artists of #Disney, #Dreamworks and The Simpsons, it is filled with culture, history, tradition and more. They hold events, seminars, tour visits and movie screenings. We were just there for Curtis Wong, famed Mag Publisher for Inside Kung Fu and Blackbelt, and Jackie Chan’s BFF. Michael is a definite multi-hyphenate, Writer, Editor, and a 6th Generation Monkey Master! After you hear this episode, I hope you check out the museum. Www.martialartsmuseum.com Thank you to @ogyolkpodcast, @ogyolkmagazine, Tin Yen, Tommy Tam, @ltgoto Larry Tazuma, CJ Bautista, Sommer’s husband John Paul and @sommertimecasting.com

MING NA WEN: Movie Star Living Legend Amplifying Diverse Voices

Welcome to a special episode of OG YOLK GenerAsian Next, the MING NA WEN episode! Albeit shorter than our usual session, we are grateful for her time. Her streaming work in the Disney Star Wars family, her Marvel family, Mulan film, Joy Luck Club film and upcoming film, Karate Kid: Legends! Thank you to APA Summit and McDonalds for sharing her time with us. Thank you to Mark Fenlon (her Commercial Agent), Larry Tazuma @ltgoto @ogyolkmagazine @sommertimecasting Campbell Moon Jung @campbellmoon_ Tin Yen, Tommy Tam, Amy Lee Stevenson and @pariswangofficial and @harryduyoung @hongkongharry2009

DALE EDWARD CHUNG: Latin Grammy Winner & 2025 Grammy Nominee

YOLK welcomes this year’s Grammy nominated musician and another person named Chung as our guest! Coincidence? Yes, and ppl always thinks he’s Filipino but he’s not. Please meet, past Latin Grammy winner DALE EDWARD CHUNG, a Film, Theater, TV & VO Actor. He is also a Director, Producer, Singer, & Musician. He starred in the SAG Award winning film, "Unspoken" by Stacey Marbrey and was a featured artist on Grammy winning album, "Sakura" by Masa Takumi. Google him, his family has a plethora of stories being Americans over a century ago. Thank you to Dale, Larry Tazuma, CJ. Bautista @undersiege360 - our Sound Editor, OG YOLK Mag, Tommy Tam and me 🤓 @sommertimecasting.

PHILIP W. CHUNG: Producer or Playwright or Writer?

We are happy to have 1 of our own, he was one of the YOLK Editors and Writers., and now look where he is now! Philip W. Chung has written and produced for theatre, film and television. He was the Co-founder/Artistic Director of the Asian American theatre company Lodestone Theatre Ensemble[1] and is the current creative director for director Justin Lin's company YOMYOMF.[2][3][4] His producing projects include the upcoming LGBTQ-themed horror film Moonshadow,[5] the Stage 13/HBO Max Asian food series Family Style,[6] Google's first 360 degree live-action film Help[7] directed by Justin Lin (also Writer), the U.S.-China co-production Hollywood Adventures starring Zhao Wei (Co-Producer and Co-Writer),[8] the Artbound/PBS documentary East West Players: A Home On Stage (Consulting Producer),[9] and the Karen Gillan-starring indie film Late Bloomers (Associate Producer).[10]. Chung has taught Asian American studies courses at UC Santa Cruz and playwriting at the L.A. Cultural Affairs Dept. and the Asian American Writers Workshop. His play My Man Kono about the life of Charlie Chaplin's Japanese American valet Toraichi Kono premieres off-Broadway in NYC in 2025. His play Unbroken Blossoms, about the making of the 1919 D.W. Griffith-directed silent film Broken Blossoms. He is also writing features for Netflix and Buzzfeed Studios. Thank you to Venerable Injury Law Office abs Alex Tsao for the space for the interview, OG YOLK Magazine, @ogyolkpodcast, Larry Tazuma @lgoto, @sommertimecasting, Tin Yen, Tommy Tam and CJ Bautista, 1 of our Editors.

If Walls of Little Tokyo Can Talk? Interview with a fellow Podcaster, WALTER NISHINAKA

Hi We welcome Walter Nishinaka, a taiko player and Podcaster from Los Angeles. He started Little Tokyo Talks to create opportunities to listen to the stories of the locals of Nikkei America. A yonsei (fourth generation) Japanese American born and raised in Los Angeles, Walter also is a third-degree black belt in karate.  He loves food, Little Tokyo, and talking to people, so he started the podcast so he can talk to his friends about their lives, Little Tokyo, and food!  His purpose is to explore Japanese ,American culture and community in Los Angeles. https://www.littletokyotalks.com/ Thank you to Brian Kito for the space for the interview, OG YOLK Magazine, @ogyolkpodcast, Larry Tazuma @lgoto, @sommertimecasting, Tin Yen, Tommy Tam and Campbell Moon Jung, our 2nd Editor.  STAY TUNED for our next episode to wrap our head around the CA fires that occurred the last 2 weeks and still is rampant tragically. Praying for 2025 events to aid the survivors. 

RUSSEL WONG Iconic Photographer, our New Year’s Special

Legend among legends: One of the most celebrated photographers in Singapore and Asia, RUSSEL WONG. A native Singaporean, he reminds us his name is with one “l”. He was the first Singaporean to break into the notoriously difficult Hollywood movie industry and has worked with famous celebrities, including Joan Chen, Isabella Rossellini, Oliver Stone, Paloma Picasso, Michael Jackson, Andrew Lloyd Weber, Glenn Close, David Lynch, Bruce Willis and Jackie Chan. He is also among the elite photographers commissioned to photograph covers for Time magazine, more than 15x. Russel has worked on countless movie sets, including publicity shoots for Oscar award winning ANG LEE’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon film and JON M.. CHU’s blockbuster, Crazy Rich Asians ,just to name a few. See links below! https://www.russelwongphoto.com/ https://www.russelwongphotoart.com Thank you to Russel, @Jimmytaenaka, Larry Tazuma @ltgoto, CJ Bautista @undersiege360, @ogyolkpodcast, @ogyolkmagazine, Tommy Tam, Tin Yen, Amy Tu Stevenson & @sommertimecasting

PATRICK LEE: Venture Capitalist, Philanthropist, Family Man & Rotten Tomatoes Founder

Long before Rotten Tomatoes was a household name and on every movie critic’s email list, did you know YOLK magazine was making T-shirts and providing Jet Li photos for the startup website? Listen to our Christmas episode as we talk to PATRICK LEE, one of the founders of Rotten Tomatoes and its first CEO. He’ll take us back to the beginning, back before the dot com bubble and the burst and how they managed to keep the company alive while everyone else was going out of business. His regrets and his ambitions in developing innovative companies. Plenty of new projects to promote, including @StoneSoupSocial and the ultra exclusive community, Fanverse. Finally manifesting, and honoring his magical family life with his wife Michelle Sun, and daughter, Stephanie. Thank you Patrick @rottendoubt, Larry Tazuma @ltgoto, Editor/Singer @CampbellMoon_, @ParisWangofficial and our Sponsor Venerable Injury Law Office’s Alexander Tsao, and Mike Azagra, and Tommy Tam! Please support @ogyolkpodcast, real stories and real interviews!

Director ROCKY JO: What He Did To Make Art Vs. Family Expectations

When Director ROCKY JO ventured into the filming business, he took the whole marathon of life and didn’t rush his talent. Instead he nurtured it to bring more depth, heart and like the cliche, soul to his stories. Working in various production companies and learning editing first to fine tune the post production of storytelling, Rocky tried it all. Ultimately showing those same companies his value & resilience and backing his talent and great attitude to their benefit and Rocky’s. Check his work out at www.rockyjo.com. Appreciate your time with us, Rocky!! Thank you to Mike Azagra for Co-Hosting, Editor Campbell Moon Jung, @ogyolkmagazine, Venerable Injury Law Officer, and @sommertimecasting.