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Bridging Two Worlds: Janet Yang on Hollywood, China, Food, Family & the Power of Story
How does the daughter of Chinese immigrants become one of the most influential figures in Hollywood?
In this wide-ranging conversation, Bret Bradigan sits down with Academy Award-winning producer and former Academy President Janet Yang to explore an extraordinary life spent building bridges between cultures.
Before producing acclaimed films and working alongside Steven Spielberg on Empire of the Sun, Janet helped introduce Chinese-language and Hong Kong cinema to American audiences, opening doors that would reshape Hollywood's understanding of Asian storytelling.
Together they discuss her…
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