Breaking into Hollywood: A Conversation with Asian American Creatives
Join us for a conversation with distinguished Duke Asian American alumni in Hollywood. Hear from panelists working across the entertainment industry, as they share their career paths, creative processes, and experiences at the intersection of representation, race and storytelling.
Presented by Duke Asian American Diaspora Studies (AADS), Duke Asian Alumni Alliance (DAAA), DEMAN, Cinematic Arts, Duke Arts, DukeCreate, Duke in LA, Duke Global Education Office, Duke Undergraduate Certificate in East Asian Studies, Duke’s Asian Students Association, Fuqua’s Media, Entertainment & Sports Club.
Panel
Moderated by Daniel Kim ’21, aspiring screenwriter/filmmaker in the StudioDuke program and recipient of the 2020 Benenson Award in the Arts, our panel features:
- Geeta Patel ’98, Emmy-nominated Writer/Director (The Great, The Mindy Project, Fresh Off The Boat)
- King Lu ’15, Screenwriter/Director (From June to July)
- Wenny Katzenstein MBA ‘03, VP, Marketing Strategy, Funimation/Sony Pictures Television
- Angela Zhou ’14, Actor (Promising Young Woman, Hell on Wheels)
Standing in Solidarity
Duke Alumni affinity groups released a joint statement of solidarity supporting Asians and Asian Americans. Read here. Read Duke Asian American & Diaspora Studies’ statement here.
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