Panel: Asian-Americans in Media [Free]
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Panelists for Asian Americans in Media
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Pearl J. Park has been using her film "Can" to help break the silence about mental illness in Asian American communities, as well as to contribute to the broader public discourse about mental health and cultural competency. Most recently, she produced, directed, and edited "Introspective with Dan Choi" a short documentary film about the gay West Point graduate whose activism helped to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" U.S. military policy against LGBT soldiers. She also produced, directed and edited "Dream Big" a short documentary about black and Latino students learning Korean language and culture at a Harlem, NY-based charter school, modeled after the Korean education system. As a vocal advocate for people with disabilities, she was been invited to Asian American mental health events at the White House, an annual historical gathering of national leaders in behavioral health, in 2013 and 2014. As an invited speaker, she has presented her work at Yale University, New York University, Columbia University and dozens of national health and educational conferences. She is a member of the Board of Disability Rights New Jersey and a member of the advisory board of the New Jersey Asian American Association for Human Services. As a multimedia professional with more than 20 years of experience in corporate communications, she is particularly passionate about harnessing the power of mass media to affect social and political change. She is a member of New York Women in Film and Television (nywift.org).
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Steven J. Kung / Writer, Director One of .Mic’s Six Filmmakers breaking the Bamboo Ceiling, Steven J. Kung is a Taiwanese American writer-director making his directorial debut with A Leading Man, winner of two best feature awards.Kung also directed the award-winning documentary, SPEW: The Competitive World of High School Debate as well as promotional videos for the development campaigns of the Victory Fund and the University of Virginia. A dual director and UPM member of the Directors Guild of America, he produced Ernest Borgnine’s last movie, The Man Who Shook The Hand of Vicente Fernández. Previously, Kung worked as the assistant to Matthew Weiner on Mad Men, the assistant to director and DGA President Paris Barclay on In Treatment and as the assistant to Bruce Helford on Anger Management. His first job upon graduating from the CAA mailroom was working as a development executive for Academy Award-winning producer Edward Saxon (Adaptation, Silence of the Lambs). Kung honed his craft at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, where he was awarded the Multicultural Motion Picture Association Scholarship for incorporating Asian American perspectives into his filmmaking and the Lily Tomlin Performing Arts Scholarship for using film to advance LGBT rights. In addition to his M.F.A. from USC, Kung holds a B.A. with High Distinction in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia.
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URSULA LIANG (Director, Producer, Cinematographer) is a journalist who has told stories in a wide range of media. A former staff editor at T: The New York Times Style Magazine and writer/reporter at ESPN The Magazine, Liang was a host of the radio program Asia Pacific Forum on WBAI, associate producer for the Emmy-nominated documentary, "Wo Ai Ni Mommy", producer for the Emmy-nominated Asian American TV show "Stir", and sports editor for the Asian-American magazine, Hyphen. She recently produced for Fuel’s “UFC Countdown”, FX’s “UFC Primetime” and the independent documentary “Fighting Foster”. Liang grew up in Newton, MA and lives in The Bronx, NY. She played club volleyball at the University of Michigan.
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Producer / Writer Weiko Lin
A Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award recipient and Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellow Finalist, Weiko has written feature project for The Mark Gordon Company (SAVING PRIVATE RYAN) and Good Worldwide, Inc (THE MESSENGER). Currently, he is writing an action thriller German film remake for Madhouse Entertainment (PRISONERS). Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Weiko is co-founder of production outfit The Unison Company that bridges China with Hollywood. Recently, he produced the Chinese language romance film 100 DAYS, directed by Henry Chan (SCRUBS) that premiered at 2013 Hawaii International Film Festival and released theatrically nationwide in Taiwan. Prior to launching The Unison Company, he was a full time faculty member at Northwestern University's MFA Writing for the Stage and Screen Program. He has also taught at UCLA Professional Screenwriting Program and Taipei National University of the Arts. Weiko is represented by Madhouse Entertainment and United Talent Agency. |
