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Asia Society Southern California U.S. Asia Entertainment Summit
Los Angeles
October 30, 2022
By Taylor Yukiko Sato and Suzanne Joe Kai
The 2022 U.S.-Asia Entertainment Summit was a historic event that brought leaders from Hollywood and the Asian entertainment industry to Los Angeles.
Janet Yang, Chair of U.S.-Asia Entertainment Summit, was honored with the 2022 Career Achievement Award.
Janet made history as the first Asian American, and fourth woman to become the President of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Actress and emcee of the evening’s gala, Kara Wang said “I am particularly honored to be here as we honor Janet with the Career Achievement Award."
"We call her the Asian godmother of the industry because she has had a hand in so many of our careers. And I am just very very happy that I get to be here with this moment as we shower her with love… She has done so much for us.”
CEO and Co-Founder of Gold House and AU Holdings, Bing Chen led a Fireside Chat with Janet Yang as she reflected on her career.
This was the 13th U.S.-Asia Entertainent Summit with panels spotlighting top talent in the Asian and Asian American entertainment industry.
StudioLA's Mike Kai interviews Bridget Fonda Star of Kiss of the Dragon
StudioLA's Mike Kai talked with Kiss of the Dragon star Bridget Fonda.
Bridget Fonda chatted with StudioLA's Mike Kai at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles about her role in the new Jet Li film "Kiss of the Dragon," co-produced by Li and French filmmaker Luc Besson.
StudioLA
also
caught
up
with
Bridget
at
a
round
table
discussion.
Here
are
highlights
below
with
Bridget
about
working
with
Jet,
growing
up
with
Bruce
Lee's
"Enter
the
Dragon,"
and
how
her
role
took
her
to
the
edge
of
her
emotions.
By
the
way,
Bridget
is
a
knock-out
classic
beauty
in
real
life!
She's
nothing
like
the
drugged-out
prostitute
role
that
she
plays
in
"Kiss
of
the
Dragon."
Also
check
out
Mike's
exclusive
interview
with
Jet
Li!
StudioLA's Paul Lee and Suzanne Kai Catch Up With Jackie Chan Star of The Tuxedo
Paul Lee and Suzanne Kai talk to Jackie Chan in his starring role in the movie The Tuxedo
International superstar Jackie Chan is back in fine form in Dreamworks The Tuxedo. Chan stars as cabbie James Tong, who becomes an accidental secret agent when his boss, playboy millionaire Clark Devlin (Jason Isaacs) is hospitalized.Starring opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt, who plays a rookie agent, the two set out to foil a sinister plot.
StudioLAs Paul Lee and Suzanne Kai caught up with Jackie at a press roundtable in Los Angeles. Jackie had everyone laughing throughout the half hour chat about his latest action comedy.The laughter was so loud in fact, that transcribing the conversation to text will not do it justice so we decided to just let you in on audio highlights of the conversation itself.
Stay tuned for more as we bring you highlights of StudioLAs entertaining interview with The Tuxedos star Jennifer Love Hewitt.
StudioLA's Jim Ferguson Interviews Angelina Jolie Star of Life or Something Like It
Jim speaks to Angelina Jolie, star of Life, or Something Like It .
StudioLAs Jim Ferguson interviews Angelina Jolie in her first romantic comedy, 20th Century Foxs "Life or Something Like It".
Jolie plays Lanie Kerrigan, an ambitious TV anchorwoman who faces a prediction by a homeless man, a gifted fortune teller who tells her she'll die within a week. [The interview was taped prior to her summer 2002 break-up with husband Billy Bob Thornton.]
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