The OG YOLK GenerAsian Next Podcast

The OG YOLK GenerAsian Next Podcast

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 Tu Stevenson and Tin Yen. The OG YOLK mission is through our programming - 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.

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May 19, 2026 31 mins

Part 1 - We have a civilian J.SCISSORHANDZ to tell us how it feels to grow up with cultural expectations, but still fight her way to style, grace, success and motherhood. A Salon owner & consultant, Nail Technician, Hair Colorist, Aesthetician, Platform Artist, and beauty professional extraordinaire stay tuned for part 2.

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FRANCOIS CHAU is a Cambodian/Vietnamese actor based in the United States, best known for roles like Dr. Pierre Chang in Lost, Walter in The Tick, and Jules-Pierre Mao in The Expanse. His credits also include 21 & Over, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze as "Shredder", K.C. Undercover, and Birds of Prey. He has voiced characters in Ghost of Tsushima and XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and appeared in series like 24, St...

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SHANNON TINDLE - Bringing animation to the forefront making people feel like the story is real where your emotions run wild for the characters. Christopher Shannon Tindle is an American animator, character designer, writer, and director. He earned an Annie Award nomination in 2005 for his work on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and won an Emmy in 2006 for the episode “Go Goo Go.” He has contributed to films like The Croods, and...

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Come out for the play if you can at the Aratani Theater showcased by East West Players.

OG YOLK Podcast Producer/Casting Director Sommer Van Uyen Nguyen attends preview night of Flower Drum Song musical Playwright/Book Writer DAVID HENRY HWANG and Director/Artistic Director/Actor LILY TUNG CRYSTAL.

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SHANNON TINDLE - Bringing animation to the forefront making people feel like the story is real where your emotions run wild for the characters. Christopher Shannon Tindle is an American animator, character designer, writer, and director. He earned an Annie Award nomination in 2005 for his work on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and won an Emmy in 2006 for the episode “Go Goo Go.” He has contributed to films like The Croods, and...

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Martial Arts History Museum is honoring ERIC LEE to the Hall of Fame! Please check it out on April 18, 2026, at 4pm, 201 N. Brand Blvd, Glendale, CA basement level (go down elevator). www.martialartsmuseum.com for more info!

ERIC LEE - born in Zhongshan, China, Eric Lee began training in martial arts with his father in Choy Li Fut. After moving to Oakland, California, he studied Hung Gar and Wing Chun, and in 1968 trained under Al ...

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Michael Matsuda is founder and president of the Martial Arts History Museum, the first of its kind, which is located in Burbank, 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. Let’s find out more about it by checking in with Michael himself! www.martialartsmuseum.com

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Photo credit Mallory Umino. Episode part TWO

DANIEL LEE POSTAER is an American artist whose photographs reside in permanent museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the High Museum of Art, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Pier 24 Photography. Postaer’s wide scale prints examine his relationship and experience with time, the pho...

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Photo credit Mallory Umino. Episode part 1

DANIEL LEE POSTAER is an American artist whose photographs reside in permanent museum collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the High Museum of Art, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Pier 24 Photography. Postaer’s wide scale prints examine his relationship and experience with time, the photo...

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A single mom in various stages of her life, she took her two kids from Vietnam during the war in 1975 to America. ROSEMARY TRAN LAUER survived with welfare and some people in her life watching her kids while she looked for work. Before becoming a commercial realtor, Rosemary founded Devotion To Children, a 501(c)3 non profit organization, in 1994 to help provide access to high-quality educational and childcare programs for children...

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A single mom in various stages of her life, she took her two kids from Vietnam during the war in 1975 to America. ROSEMARY TRAN LAUER survived with welfare and some people in her life watching her kids while she looked for work. Before becoming a commercial realtor, Rosemary founded Devotion To Children, a 501(c)3 non profit organization, in 1994 to help provide access to high-quality educational and childcare programs for children...

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**3rd interview for OG YOLK that same day, saving the best for last! To skip to treatment time 13:45!

Thank you to  @Mask_Marie  and GLORIA LEE for coming to our podcast and showing our audience the After then Before of skincare treatment! Most other skincare videos I've seen, always shows the application of skincare and then their face all made up. I admire Gloria for the natural way she takes care of her skin with products that s...

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Photo credit by Anthony Harvey. MIYAVI is the Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer & actor. His music career began in 1999 w/ the Visual Kei band Dué le Quartz. Miyavi debuted as a solo artist in 2002, known as the "samurai guitarist". His Hollywood acting career began with Unbroken in 2014 directed by Angelina Jolie.

As Nakamura, he is one of the main obstacles that are in the way of the 2 heroes of the Wreck...

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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 brav...

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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)...

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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 th...

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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...

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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 o...

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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/...
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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!

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