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Producer Janet Yang first Asian American elected to lead the film academy

(3 Aug 2022) ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Beverly Hills, Calif., 27 February 2016 1. Wide exterior Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences building 2. Sign: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Beverly Hills, Calif., 22 August 2018 3. Setup shot producer Janet Yang at motion-picture academy anniversary celebration of "The Joy Luck Club" 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Janet Yang, producer, on first seeing "The Joy Luck Club," only the second major Hollywood film to feature a majority of Asian American characters in a contemporary setting. "I went into this, I was a part of this sort of council that Warner Bros. put together to see the movie and give ideas for how they might promote it. And I went into the screening, I thought, 'I just hope I don't hate it.' Like I wanted it so badly to work well. And I hope I don't hate it, so I can speak generally about it. And I loved it. I loved it. And I think many people felt this way, is that we understood the social significance of the movie itself as a phenomenon, but it also happens to be a frickin' great, fun movie that you can just heartily recommend to anybody." 5. Pan of cast, crew amd guests at "The Joy Luck Club" anniversary celebration ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Los Angeles, 18 February 2015 6. Medium Oscar statue outside Dolby Theatre ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVE: Los Angeles, 26 February 2017 7. Medium Oscar statue and signage on red carpet entrance 8. Wide pan left Oscars red carpet scene STORYLINE: PRODUCER JANET YANG FIRST ASIAN AMERICAN ELECTED TO LEAD THE FILM ACADEMY Producer Janet Yang has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group's board of governors announced Tuesday, making her the first Asian American to lead the film academy. Yang, the 66-year-old producer of ``The Joy Luck Club'' and ``The People vs. Larry Flynt,`` becomes the fourth woman to lead the organization behind the Oscars. Elected by the academy's 54-member board, Yang succeeds outgoing president David Rubin, the veteran casting director, who is stepping down after three years due to term limits. Along with academy chief executive Bill Kramer, the former Academy Museum director who was named to the post in June, Yang will be tasked with shepherding the academy through continued evolution in the film industry and with stabilizing the Academy Awards, which in recent years have been beset by scandal and declining ratings. The Queens-born Yang, a daughter of Chinese immigrants, has long been a significant figure in Hollywood's Asian American community. She has served on the academy's board of governors since 2019 as one of three governors-at-large who were added following the #OscarsSoWhite scandal to help boost inclusion in the film academy. Yang, an executive producer of the 2020 Oscar-nominated animated film ``Over the Moon,'' is just the second person of color to be the academy's president, following Cheryl Boone Isaacs. She also co-chairs the academy's Asian Affinity Group. ``Janet is a tremendously dedicated and strategic leader who has an incredible record of service at the academy,'' Kramer said in a statement. ``She has been instrumental in launching and elevating several academy initiatives on membership recruitment, governance, and equity, diversity, and inclusion.'' PRODUCTION: Mike Cidoni Lennox =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...