And linsanity would fade, permanently, to the yellowing scrapbooks of memory. Linsanity chronicles the surprising rise of basketball player jeremy lin. Im also working on an ebook for my website the china hollywood greenlight. Join facebook to connect with brian yang and others you may know. Brian yang408 films and allen lu, linsanity will light up box office scoreboards. Yang produced linsanity, a documentary directed by evan jackson leong about basketball phenom jeremy lin. Hawaii five0 actor brian yang on his work behind the scenes producing asian american stories. Code switch the new documentary linsanity retells the unlikely rise of jeremy lin. Stuck in the mire of a disappointing season, the new york knicks did what no other nba team had thought about doing. A look back at jeremy lins backtoback sports illustrated covers.
Houston rockets jeremy lins linsanity doc to premiere on. Jeremy lin, an nba player, struggled throughout his entire life trying to make he league and prove he was nba material. Brian young has 75 books on goodreads with 370 ratings. In the week leading up to the match, jeremy lin had scored 25 points in a 9992. Nba yao mings impact with asian american basketball. I used to know producer, yang is also a producer of the 2012 jeremy lin documentary directed by evan jackson leong, linsanity, which premiered at the 20 sundance film festival. We look back on it the good, the bad and the gaffes on the eve of jeremy. Yang produced linsanity, a documentary directed by evan jackson leong about. Linsanity 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Yang was born in 1973 the year of the ox and grew up in columbus, ohio. Jeremy shuhow lin born august 23, 1988 is an american professional basketball player for the beijing ducks of the chinese basketball association cba. Lin, the son of a chinese presbyterian minister, was educated for the ministry but renounced christianity in. Biography and booking information for brian yang, actor and producer best known for his role on hawaii five0 and for producing linsanity. Born in columbus, ohio and raised in the bay area, yang is a second generation chinese american who began his acting career after he attended the university of california at berkeley, where he studied biology.
Hawaii five0 actor brian yang on his work behind the scenes. The plot of the movie centers around nba backup point guard jeremy lin. Still nobody was believing his talent and kept passing on him. We talked to producer brian yang, whose documentary linsanity opens in hawaii on oct. Oct 02, 20 linsanity is a mustwatch movie because it highlights the real life struggles that are so often photoshopped out by some imageconscious pr firms. He unexpectedly led a winning turnaround with the new york knicks in the 201112 season, generating a global craze known as linsanity. You just have to have a representation of whats possible, especially in the asianamerican community. While part of the book focused on the 7 game winning streak that jeremy led for the new york knicks, the majority of it is about jeremys hidden story that you probably never knew about. Actor and producer brian yang hawaii five0 joins andrew to discuss the racism black people experience in china, roles hes felt. When linsanity happened linsanity reverberates today. Five years later, the impact of lins backtoback sports illustrated covers endures.
Brian youngs most popular book is the eagle has fallen. It chronicles his path to international stardom, the adversities he faced along the way, his struggles to overcome stereotypes, and how he drew strength from his faith, family. Lumi is a smartmirror that displays glanceable information like the weather, calendar events, tweets, and stock prices all without touching your phone. Nba star jeremy lin, producer brian yang and director evan jackson leong talk linsanity. Born in columbus, ohio and raised in the bay area, yang is a second generation taiwanesechinese american who began his acting career after he attended the university of california at berkeley, where he studied biology and dramatic arts. Linsanity, a film about nba star jeremy lin, is set to reach the chinese market after the documentary was acquired by metan development. Linsanity 20 is a documentary film about the rise of asianamerican basketball player jeremy lin. Businesses, nonprofit organizations, event planners and companies across the country have worked closely with our booking agents to hire brian yang for a speaking engagements, guest appearances, product endorsements and corporate events. Yangs practice includes mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, and general corporate matters. Brittney griner, made under espns 30 for 30 banner.
Playing for the world famous, new york knicks, lin is put to the test in a desperate attempt to turn around a poor season. Yao was a point of pride for chinese americans, says brian yang, a chineseamerican actor and producer of the documentary linsanity. Racial difference was an integral part of linsanity since the beginning and, as the phenomenon grew, the issue would continue to snowball living with linsanity. So, welcome brian and thank you for coming on the show. Brian yang, who we also interviewed for the ugly model. Interview with linsanity producer, brian yang blog. This is the china hollywood greenlight podcast episode number three. Brian yang is best known for his role as charlie fong on the cbs primetime drama series, hawaii five0. The film was directed by evan jackson leong the film traces lins life from his childhood in palo alto, california to his rise to prominence in 2012 with the new york knicks in the national basketball association nba. Prior to joining covington, he was a software developer, with a focus on building distributed systems and designing. Brian yang is a litigation attorney in flushing, ny.
Article by yvonne lo photo credit niko brian yang is a taiwaneseamerican actor and producer, most known for his role as charlie fong on. Brian yang is an associate in the firms corporate practice group and resident in the washington, dc office. Blair imanis making our way home is a book thats ideal for parents who are. Other projects include producing annie undocumented, a web series about young. The intriguing documentary, linsanity, is guaranteed to catch and hold your interest from start to finish. Brian tells thats its the person relationship that will get the deal done. Brian yang born october 28, 1973 is an american actor and producer, most known for his role. China institute for an online talk with julia strauss on her new book, which focuses on the. New york, july 24, 20 in a talk with espn journalist pablo torre, director evan jackson leong and producers christopher chen, allen lu, and brian yang discuss their documentary linsanity, which chronicles the frenzy surrounding the meteoric rise of nba player jeremy lin after he joined the new york knicks in 2012. He highlights how great projects are a dime a dozen and what it takes to make it great. Brian yang, whom was born in columbus, ohio and raised in the bay area. Jeremy lin had struggles and he overcame and that was a recurring theme throughout the documentary. Paaff17 program guide by philadelphia asian american film.
Linsanity is a mustwatch movie because it highlights the real life struggles that are so often photoshopped out by some imageconscious pr firms. In this video, you will learn about the 7 concepts you can use to put yourself on motivation. Brian yang 408 films and allen lu, linsanity will light up box office scoreboards. Mar 14, 2017 five years later, the impact of lins backtoback sports illustrated covers endures. It will explore how jeremys christian faith, family.
Contact all american speakers bureau to inquire about speaking fees and availability, and book the best keynote speaker for your next event. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover brians. A look back at jeremy lins backtoback sports illustrated. Knicks point guard, jeremy lin, a many times passedover, oftrejected benchwarmer became an overnight. Yang is also a lifelong sports illustrated subscriber, someone who read the. In it, dalrymple does an admirable job not only of chronicling jeremy lins basketball career, from his school days to his days in the nba, but also of delving into the values and influences that have shaped jeremy lin and made him the person he is today. The ugly model a documentary by tum production kickstarter. You may know him as forensic scientist charlie fong in hawaii five0, but actor brian yang has put in hours and sweat into bringing asian american stories to tv and the big screen as a producer. We didnt know where we were going to wind up and now for us to be debuting the film in time. Brian yang is a producing partner at 408 films, an independent film production company that helps to produce and finance feature film productions and new media ventures. Jeremy lins story to reach millions of fans linsanity set for release in china. Brian yang born october 28, 1973 is an american actor and producer, most known for his role as charlie fong in hawaii five0.
The film traces lins life from his childhood in palo alto, california to his rise to prominence in 2012 with the new york knicks in the national basketball association nba. American actor and producer, yang is best known for his role as charlie fong on the cbs primetime drama series, hawaii five0. Outside the box office and 408 films invite you and a guest to a special screening of linsanity. They gave backup point guard jeremy lin an opportunity to prove himself. Executives noted that the christian athletes story is relatable to many in the worlds most populous country. Houston rockets jeremy lins linsanity doc to premiere on october 4th. China institute for an online talk with julia strauss on her new book, which focuses on the period 1949 to 1954 and compares how the communist party in china and the. May 07, 2015 you may know him as forensic scientist charlie fong in hawaii five0, but actor brian yang has put in hours and sweat into bringing asian american stories to tv and the big screen as a producer. It chronicles his path to international stardom, the adversities he faced along the way, his struggles to overcome stereotypes, and how he drew strength from his faith, family and culture. Linsanity the movie limited theatrical release in february 2012, an entire nation of basketball fans unexpectedly went linsane. Reliving the phenomenon that still seems impossible.
View the profiles of professionals named brian yang on linkedin. I remember yaos first year, i think we were all like. Code switch the new documentary linsanity retells the unlikely rise of jeremy lin as an asianamerican nba star. He took full advantage, scoring more points in his first five nba starts. The movie started before linsanity the phenomenon became a public thing.
Brian yang picture brian yang, whom was born in columbus, ohio and raised in the bay area. Jun 20, 2017 jeremy lin, an nba player, struggled throughout his entire life trying to make he league and prove he was nba material. Yang produced linsanity, a documentary directed by evan jackson leong about basketball. Harvard graduate jeremy lin recently became a new york knicks phenomenon and hes the nbas first americanborn player of taiwanese descent. View brian yangs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Honoring 10 years of volunteerism paaff was founded in 2008 by a group of volunteers who wanted to celebrate and elevate the asian american experience through. Oneonone with producer brian yang on his jeremy lin. Linsanity evan jackson leong, 20 is a documentary film about the rise of asianamerican basketball player jeremy lin. Linsanity is a moving and inspirational portrait of jeremy lin. Lin is the first american of chinese or taiwanese descent to play in the nba, and is one of the few. We look back on it the good, the bad and the gaffes on the eve of jeremy lins return to new york as a member of the nets.
The book will chronicle lins high school, college and early career in the nba with particular emphasis on the media explosion surrounding his success as starting point guard with the knicks. Jul 26, 20 houston rockets jeremy lins linsanity doc to premiere on october 4th. Lin yutang, prolific writer of a wide variety of works in chinese and english. Books by brian young author of the eagle has fallen. Houston rockets jeremy lins linsanity doc to premiere. Lau asked his friend brian yang back in the united states to get him a few copies. The reason for the linsanity by timothy dalrymple is a book about the story behind linsanity. Interview with linsanity producer brian yang youtube. This unique iot device was designed and built as a senior year capstone project at stanford. Hawaii five0 actor brian yang on his work behind the. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Overview of linsanity, 20, directed by evan j leong, with shirley lin, joseph lin, gary mcknight, at turner classic movies. Before i read this book, i read another book which also documented jlins story.
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