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Asia Society Southern California U.S. Asia Entertainment Summit 2022

Posted by Suzanne Kai - on Sunday, 06 November 2022

Asia Society Southern California U.S. Asia Entertainment Summit 2022
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....

A New Day Has Dawned at the Los Angeles Times

Posted by on Tuesday, 19 June 2018.

June 19, 2018

Los Angeles

A new day has dawned at the Los Angeles Times, the 136-year-old newspaper has a new owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. Dr. Soon-Shiong is a biotech billionaire with a vision to revitalize the newspaper. He told the New York Times, "The newspaper is really important to bind the community." "It bound us in my world AC DR PATRICK SOON SHIONGof South Africa, and it's really a voice for the people." 

(Photo credit: Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

Read about his interview to the New York Times "L.A. Times's New Owner Plans Big Moves. First Up, Relocating to the Suburbs."

Click here to the story about new owner Dr. Soon-Shiong by the Los Angeles Times writers Meg James and Andrea Chang. On Monday he announced that journalist Norman Pearlstine would become executive editor, a 50 year veteran in journalism, with an impressive career at Time Inc. magazines, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News and Forbes. 

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