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part 3 of 3 - Directed by KAYO HATTA, the production and cast recall how they went to Sundance Festival and MiraMax released their film. Starring YOUKI KUDO, AKIRA TAKAYAMA, TAMLYN TOMITA, the late CARY-HIROYUKI TAGAWA and with TOSHIRO MIFUNE. We talk with TAMLYN, LISA ONODERA, the passionate Producer and the talented DP, CLAUDIO ROCHA. Watch & hear their indomitable dedication to make this incredible story based off their brave moms, grandmothers, and great grandmothers being sent over under deceptive intentions as Picture Brides to a bunch of plantation men working in Hawaii. Created by the founding members of the original YOLK Magazine, we serve the community by uplifting the inspiring voices that reshape our world through fairness and shared access in the arts, business, and beyond. OG YOLK Podcast hosted by Actor/Writer former YOLK Editor-in-Chief Alex Luu and Producer/Casting Director Sommer Nguyen. Thank you to @alex98mos team @ogyolkpodcast, @ogyolkmagazine, our Editors CJ Bautista @undersiege360 & @Campbellmoon_ Jung, @ltgoto, @sommertimecasting and @Pariswangofficial

Press interview: Film written by JONATHAN TROPPER (‘The Adam Project’), the film stars Jason Momoa (‘Aquaman’), Dave Bautista (‘Guardians of the Galaxy’), Morena Baccarin (‘Deadpool’), Jacob Batalon (‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’), and Stephen Root (‘Office Space’). Directed by ÁNGEL MANUEL SOTO, film to be released Jan. 28 on Prime Video. In this action comedy, two estranged half-brothers, Jonny (Jason Momoa) and James (Dave Bautista) are forced to reunite after their father’s mysterious death. As they set out to uncover the truth, buried secrets resurface and loyalties are tested, unveiling a conspiracy that can tear their family apart.  Together, they are ready to WRECK anything that gets in their way.  Set in the streets of Hawaii, and also stars Claes Bang! Created by the founding members of the original YOLK Magazine, we serve the community by uplifting the inspiring voices that reshape our world through fairness and shared access in the arts, business, and beyond. OG YOLK Podcast hosts are Actor/Writer former YOLK Editor-in-Chief Larry Tazuma, Alex Luu and Producer/Casting Director Sommer Nguyen. Thank you to Ashley & Kylie from Tremendous PR, @ltgoto @alex98mos team @ogyolkpodcast, @ogyolkmagazine, our Editors CJ Bautista @undersiege360 & @Campbellmoon_ Jung, @ltgoto, @sommertimecasting and @Pariswangofficial

part 1 of 3 - Directed by KAYO HATTA, the production and cast recall how making a indie film breaking barriers in original story telling, asian cast and becoming the classic that it is, was a miracle in the making! Starring YUKI KUDO, AKIRA TAKAYAMA, TAMLYN TOMITA, the late CARY-HIROYUKI TAGAWA and with TOSHIRO MIFUNE. We talk with TAMLYN, LISA ONODERA, the passionate Producer and the talented DP, CLAUDIO ROCHA. Watch & hear their indomitable dedication to make this incredible story based off their brave moms, grandmothers, and great grandmothers being sent over under deceptive intentions as Picture Brides to a bunch of plantation men working in Hawaii. Created by the founding members of the original YOLK Magazine, we serve the community by uplifting the inspiring voices that reshape our world through fairness and shared access in the arts, business, and beyond. OG YOLK Podcast hosted by Actor/Writer former YOLK Editor-in-Chief Alex Luu and Producer/Casting Director Sommer Nguyen. Thank you to @alex98mos team @ogyolkpodcast, @ogyolkmagazine, our Editors CJ Bautista @undersiege360 & @Campbellmoon_ Jung, @ltgoto, @sommertimecasting and @Pariswangofficial

Check out what happened 30 years ago, when they needed to finish the shots during a hurricane and complete pickup shots months later! Please follow, thank you! The podcast serves the community by uplifting the inspiring voices that reshape our world through fairness and shared access in the arts, business, and beyond. Thank you to @thetamlyntomita @onoderalisa @alexmos98 Team @ogyolkpodcast, @ogyolkmagazine, our Editors CJ Bautista @undersiege360 & @Campbellmoon_ Jung, @ltgoto, Mobotory @avidbeing @sommertimecasting and @Pariswangofficial

We welcome TARIK HEITMANN, his first interview with any podcaster!! Manager to Mandalorian & Ahsoka Actor Diana Lee Inosanto, Emmy Series Director Jane Wu, Into the Badlands 2nd Unit Director Andy Cheng and many others. See what managers do beyond agents duties and how much time it takes to build a pitch to take on a new client he loves and admires. He was raised in Hamburg, Germany, and a graduate of UCLA. Tarik currently is owner to the new LA Upstairs Comedy Club, a Partner/Manager of Kinetic Media Partner and prior to being a manager, was a former agent in ICM Partners, one of Hollywood's preeminent talent agencies working with international directors, writers and IP holders. He now represents many clients in both the live action and animation community. OG YOLK Podcast Guest hosted by film Producer/Director ROCKY JO and Producer/Casting Director Sommer Nguyen. Created by the founding members of the original YOLK Magazine. The OG YOLK mission - through our grass roots programming, we focus attention to individuals who are fearless in their contributions to affect society in the best beneficial, equitable path in the Arts, Entertainment, Business, and other occupations and organizations. Thank you to Tarik Heitmann, Patrick Lee, Rocky Jo from Entertainment Hot Sauce and http://www.rockyjo.com, Larry Tazuma, Team @ogyolkpodcast, @ogyolkmagazine, our Editor CJ Bautista @undersiege360 & audio editor @Campbellmoon_ Jung, @sommertimecasting and @Pariswangofficial

CAROL LIN is an American former journalist, best known as the FIRST national television news anchor to report on the September 11 attacks, reporting for CNN, at 8:49 a.m. on the day of the attacks. Lin previously worked as a reporter for ABC News and reported for NPR. Now an author for her new book WHEN NEWS BREAKS, now out for sale! - 2025 ThirdRailPress. OG YOLK Generasian Next, hosts former YOLK Writer Barbara Chen and Producer/Casting Director Sommer Nguyen. Barbara is an independent consultant and writer in New York who has held major communications roles at the NYPD, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Columbia University. OG YOLK was created by the founding members of the original YOLK Magazine, originally started in 1994. The OG YOLK mission - through our grass roots programming, we focus attention to individuals who are fearless in their contributions to affect society in the best beneficial, equitable path in the Arts, Entertainment, Business, and other occupations and organizations. Thank you to Carol Lin, Barbara Chen, Jen Thym, Team @ogyolkpodcast, @ogyolkmagazine, our Editors CJ Bautista @undersiege360 & @Campbellmoon_ Jung, @sommertimecasting and @Pariswangofficial

JANE WU talks with OG YOLK about how she learned her storyborading skills on the way based on her strong skillset drawing fashion design! Then directing one of the best animation series of all time. Her juggling her work life, personal life and bread making life. Jane has also been waiting for her SwordMaster, not her prince, to make her own sword. Calling all the SwordMasters to make her a sword! OG YOLK, hosts are Actor/Writer former YOLK Editor-in-Chief Larry Tazuma and Producer/Casting Director Sommer Nguyen. Created by the founding members of the original YOLK Magazine, originally started in 1994. The OG YOLK mission - through our grass roots programming, we focus attention to individuals who are fearless in their contributions to affect society in the best beneficial, equitable path in the Arts, Entertainment, Business, and other occupations and organizations. Thank you to JANE WU, Justine Chang, Christopher Sean, Patrick Lee, Team @ogyolkpodcast, @ogyolkmagazine, our Editors CJ Bautista @undersiege360 & @Campbellmoon_ Jung, our sponsors Venerable Injury Law Alex Tsao, Mike Azagra, @sommertimecasting and @Pariswangofficial

We welcome Chef John Liu! He's a proud member of the 1 in 8 Americans who have worked at McDonald’s, began his career in 1984 at a McDonald’s in Malibu, where he worked every position before studying at the University of California, Irvine. This first job gave him a foundation in the skills he carries into his own kitchen and dining room today--teamwork, customer service, and efficiency. Those lessons shaped John’s career not just in food, but across his time in the corporate world. Today, as chef and co-owner of Chifa 國偉 in Los Angeles, John blends his love for Chinese and Peruvian cuisine with the principles McDonald’s taught him—running an efficient kitchen, creating a welcoming experience, and treating every guest like family. OG YOLK Podcast hosts are Actor/Writer former YOLK Editor-in-Chief Larry Tazuma and Producer/Casting Director Sommer Nguyen. Created by the founding members of the original YOLK Magazine, originally started in 1994. The OG YOLK mission - through our grass roots programming, we focus attention to individuals who are fearless in their contributions to affect society in the best beneficial, equitable path in the Arts, Entertainment, Business, and other occupations and organizations. Thank you to Okina Tran, Guenevere Chin, McDonald's team, and team @ogyolkpodcast @ltgoto @ogyolkmagazine, our Editors CJ Bautista @undersiege360 & @Campbellmoon_ @sommertimecasting and @Pariswangofficial

** fyi - if you watch on our YouTube channel OG YOLK Generasian Next, drink your beverage every time you see George pick up his water cup, it’s alot! LOL  OG YOLK presents double headers - SHERMAN AUGUSTUS, actor/producer at Marengo House of (musician/martial artist/former NFL player) soon to be released in theaters - Stranger Things Season 4/5. And we brought back producer of Worth the Wait’s GEORGE LEE of Blood Red films, Founder of Venture 3D and Storyoscopicfilms.com. Sherman Augustus also produced and starred in his film Death Letter Blues out on Amazon right now. He started out on the Sean Penn & Robert Duvall film Colors and been on so many tv shows we grew up on as well as shows in the past 10 years: Into the Badlands, Westworld, and The Young &The Restless, just to name a few. Thank you to @shermgus @itsyoboigeorge @ogyolkmagazine team Og YOLk’s CJ Bautista @undersiege360 @campbellmoon_ @real_trust_real_care for your space, @sommertimecasting & @pariswangofficial for intro/outro music #shermanaugustus as Lt. Colonel Jack Sullivan #strangerthings4 #strangerthingscast #movietheater #jamesgunn #thelanterns #tvshow #dcuniverse #dcsuperheroes father #johnstewartgreenlantern #senior #netflix

Actor/Voice Actor/EP/Producer OSRIC CHAU from the film Worth the Wait, horror Superhost, Hallmark Christmas series Holidazed etc, and CW's The Flash series, Green Arrow, DC's Legends of Tomorrow series was made for the Ryan Choi character in the Flash. Canadian actor, best known for his role as Kevin Tran in the CW series Supernatural, and Vogel in the BBC America series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Osric has since produced 16 of his own projs and writes his own stories after 23 years in show business! Look out for his feature Knight Terror!  Osric talks with OG YOLK Podcast host Producer/Casting Director Sommer Nguyen. It was created by the founding members of the original YOLK Magazine. The OG YOLK mission - through our grass roots programming, we focus attention to individuals who are fearless in their contributions to affect society in the best beneficial, equitable path in the Arts, Entertainment, Business, and other occupations and organizations. Thank you to  @OzfromBC  Osric Chau @osricchau, Team @ogyolkpodcast, @ogyolkmagazine, our Editors CJ Bautista @undersiege360 & @sommertimecasting and @Pariswangofficial who made our intro/outro music.

OG YOLK Podcast presents QUOC BAO TRAN, Director of The Paper Tigers movie, Bookie short and his website http://pov-films.com where you can see more of his short film work. Bao discusses the challenges of indie budget action filmmaking, the risks he took and the inspiration he received from his mentor Corey Yuen, Hong Kong action filmmaker. @_tranquocbao OG YOLK Podcast hosted by Actor/Writer former YOLK Editor-in-Chief Alex Luu and Producer/Casting Director Sommer Nguyen. Created by the founding members of the original YOLK Magazine. The OG YOLK mission - through our grass roots programming, we focus attention to individuals who are fearless in their contributions to affect society in the best beneficial, equitable path in the Arts, Entertainment, Business, and other occupations and organizations. Thank you to Tim Kwok, @alex98mos Team @ogyolkpodcast, @ogyolkmagazine, @alex98mos our Editor CJ Bautista @undersiege360 @sommertimecasting and @Pariswangofficial

FRANCIS JUE is an American actor and singer known for his work in theatre, film, and television, particularly for his 2025 Tony Award-winning performance in DAVID HENRY HWANG's play Yellow Face. Jue first appeared in New York in 1984. His Broadway credits include M. Butterfly and Pacific Overtures, and his extensive stage career encompasses regional theatre, Off-Broadway, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Jue has also held recurring roles on TV series such as Madam Secretary and The Good Wife and Joyful Noise with Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah. Achievements so far: Tony Award: Won for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play for his role as Hy in Yellow Face (2025). Lucille Lortel Awards & Obie Awards: Received these for his role in Yellow Face, among other awards for his work. Broadway: M. Butterfly, Pacific Overtures, and Thoroughly Modern Millie (creating the role of Bun Foo). Plus a Philly Award, a Zoni Award, a Drama-Logue Award and numerous Bay Area Critics Circle Award. Other notable theatre: Soft Power, Cambodian Rock Band, King of the Yees, and regional productions. Find him on IG @francisjueactor Thank you to Francis, Team @ogyolkpodcast, @ogyolkmagazine, our Editors CJ Bautista @undersiege360 , @sommertimecasting and @Pariswangofficial

Howard “Quiggly” Chang is a celebrated artist behind the iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toy line. Through a vision and inspiration after a life changing event, he creates Ancientz Collectible Art "toy". Howard reflects on his journey of combining faith and creativity. This line continues Howard’s legacy of designing unforgettable heroes, now inspired by spiritual truths and reimagined for a new generation hungry for stories of purpose, unity and hope. Howard's wife Gloria is his Marketing division helping him bring this amazing collection to life! His other contributions to the toy industry while working at times as at Varner Studios as a toy concept artist from the 1990's creating toy ideas for Playmates (TNMT, Star Trek, Exo-Squad) just to name a few. Howard's IG are @quiggly.daze and @ancientz_official and his website https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ancientz/ancientz#:~:text=Limited%2Dedition%20art%20toys%20that,goal%20by%20the%20campaign%20deadline. OG YOLK Generasian Next, hosts by Actor/Writer former YOLK Editor-in-Chief Larry Tazuma and Producer/Casting Director Co Host Sommer Nhut Nguyen. Created by the founding members of the original YOLK Magazine, originally started in 1994 by Tommy Tam, Amy Tu Stevenson, Larry Tazuma and Tin Yen. The OG YOLK mission - through our grass roots programming, we focus attention to individuals who are fearless in their contributions to affect society in the best beneficial, equitable path in the Arts, Entertainment, Business, and other occupations and organizations. Thank you to Team @ogyolkpodcast, @ogyolkmagazine, our Editors CJ Bautista @undersiege360 & @Campbellmoon_ Jung, @sommertimecasting and @Pariswangofficial

For season 2 of OG YOLK, we welcome AAF's Advertising Hall of Fame Inductee and most humble person, BILL IMADA is founder, chairman and chief connectivity officer of IW Group, a minority-‐ owned and operated advertising, marketing and communications agency focusing on the growing multicultural markets. OG YOLK Generasian Next, hosted by Actor/Writer former YOLK Editor-in-Chief Larry Tazuma and Producer/Casting Director Sommer Nguyen. Created by the founding members of the original YOLK Magazine, originally started in 1994 by Tommy Tam, Amy Tu Stevenson, Larry Tazuma and Tin Yen. The OG YOLK mission - through our grass roots programming, we focus attention to marginalized individuals who are fearless in their contributions to affect society in the best beneficial, equitable path in the Arts, Entertainment, Business, and other occupations and organizations. Gratitude to Bill Imada, Liliana Chen and Tammy Jin from IW Group, Team @ogyolkpodcast, @ogyolkmagazine, our Editors CJ Bautista @undersiege360  & audio @Campbellmoon_ Jung,  @sommertimecasting and @Pariswangofficial

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gUtvqjSmitzhkzOUrgpXy?si=ocF4HuPERxSNoDXDPr8VzA 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 @smart_curious Thank you To Lani, her filmmaker husband Jason Gurvitz for marrying such a marvelous person, team OG YOLK, @campbellmoon_ and @sommertimecasting @ltgoto