The OG YOLK GenerAsian Next Podcast

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.

OG YOLK Photographers JAIMEE ITAGAKI, HUEY TRAN, & SHANE SATO Reunion

Finally, the Photographers episode of so many amazing fotos of YOLK mag with Guest Host ALEX LUU, one of the former Editors of YOLK Magazine. What happened during those sessions and how some of the iconic photos were created! Thank you to Alex Luu, Tina Tran, OG YOLK mag, Tommy Tam, Larry Tazuma, Sommer Nguyen and Mike Azagra from Venerable Injury Law Office! @ogyolkmagazine @ogyolkpodcast @sommertimecasting

Ultraman: Rising’s Leading Man, CHRISTOPHER SEAN, a Superhero in Art & in Life!

Welcome CHRISTOPHER SEAN to the OG YOLK GenerAsian Next podcast! We are so ecstatic to have you not only talk about your acting career, but also your vital support of https://www.bestbuddies.org. @mrchristophersean is a versatile actor known for his captivating performances on both the big and small screens. Born in Washington and raised in California, to a NAVY veteran father and Japanese native mother, Sean always had a passion for the arts and paved the way for Mixed Asian Actors for voiceovers! After completing his education, Sean dove headfirst into the entertainment industry. He has since appeared in a variety of popular television shows, including "Hawaii Five-0," "You," and "Days of Our Lives," where he played the ground breaking gay role of Paul Narita for four years. Sean has also made his mark online, appearing in the hit Emmy awarded series "The Lizzie Bennet Diaries" and lending his voice to the character of Kazuda Xiono in the animated amazing series "Star Wars Resistance" as well as voicing DC's Nightwing in "Gotham Knights." Thank you to Andrea McKinnon of http://www.amckpr.com/ for having him on our podcast! We also thank Mike Azagra for Co-Hosting, and Larry Tazuma, Campbell Moon Jung- Editor, @ogyolkmagazine, and @sommertimecasting

PHIL NEE: NYC Comedian/Photographer turned Drama Actor, When is a Good Time to Quit the Business?

Phil Nee is an American actor living in NYC. Born and raised on New York's Lower East Side, Phil was a photographer in the graphic arts department at ABC-TV. He started moonlighting as a stand up comic around 1980, and is often called the Godfather of Asian American stand up comedians. During the early 2000's, Phil did the bi-coastal stint between NYC and L.A. performing stand up and and comedy improv with the group "Cold Tofu".
Phil got off the road and signed with the New York-based About Artists Agency. He has recently appeared on "The Equalizer" on CBS, "Marvel's The Defenders", "House of Cards", and "Kevin Can Wait". He can also be seen in the film "Second Act" in a scene with Jennifer Lopez, and on season 2 of "Strangers" on Facebook Watch, where he plays the dad to the lead character played by Zoe Chao. He has also been a character in the popular video game, "Grand Theft Auto V! Phil brings his talent to all genres and mediums!  Thank @philnee, Larry Tazuma and our Editor CJ Bautista @undersiege360.  Happy to also have our @ogyolkpodcast and @ogyolkmagazine! Thank you to our  Listeners!

LAKAN ANGELO RAGAZA: Rival Magazines Who Respect Each Other?

Brooklyn-based Artist and Writer, Angelo Ragaza founded “A Magazine” in the 90s! Then he followed that by interviewing subjects that spanned the worlds of the arts, culture, business, and politics, including singer-songwriters Alicia Keys and Erykah Badu, model Naomi Campbell, human rights icon Winnie Mandela, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, and many others. In addition to penning a few screenplays, I am developing, as lyricist and arranger, a queer, pop-infused, English-language update of Bizet’s opera Carmen. Angelo currently practices photography at http://ragaza.nyc/. Thank you to MOCA Chinatown NYC for letting us record at their museum, to Herb Tam and the rest of his team for the exhibit and panel, Tommy Tam, @ogyolkmagazine, @ltgoto, @ogyolkpodcast!

ALEXANDER TSAO: How to Practice Law & Support the community?

Alexander Tsao is a Shareholder/Partner at Venerable where his current practice primarily focuses on personal injury/tort law, business/commercial litigation, and complex real estate and corporate transactions. With a diverse legal background, and having worked as a senior associate for one of the most prestigious law firms in the country, Mr. Tsao currently represents a wide array of clients in his practice at Venerable. In addition to his civilian practice, Mr. Tsao currently is an Educator at LMU in Legal Environment in Business and was formerly a judge advocate/military lawyer in the U.S. Marine Corps where he served as a Chief Prosecutor, Chief Civil Law Officer, and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney. Thank you to Larry Tazuma @ltogo, OG YOLK Magazine, CJ Bautista @undersiege360 and Sommer Nguyen @sommertimecasting! Pls follow @ogyolkpodcast for more upcoming episodes.

OG YOLK Founders & Editors Reunion: Why did they disappear?

OG YOLK Generasian Next Podcast with the FOUNDERS is here!!! And we welcome the Editors of most of the issues from the @ogyolkmagazine years joining this episode after 30 years. Introducing BARBARA CHEN as Guest Host and 🤓thank you to Larry Tazuma @ltgoto Larry Tazuma C.j. Bautista @undersiege360, Tommy Tam, Tina Tran, @ogyolkpodcast @ogyolkmagazine @sommertimecasting @pariswangofficial for the YOLK intro and outro, #community #asianexcellence #comebacks