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Our Role Models
Producer / Director / Cinematographer / Editor:  Tony Lam

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 Now enjoying its 8th year, OUR ROLE MODELS (sponsored by McDonalds and Toyota) honors outstanding Asians and Asian Americans, who have made an important difference in their communities and beyond.  At present, the program concentrates on the Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean and Vietnamese populations.

The vignette series airs on LA18 KSCI-TV, the largest Asian television station in Southern California, reaching over 6 million households.  Each 30 second spot runs repeatedly throughout an entire month, offering substantial visibility in the Asian community.

 

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Role Model
August 2008 (Korean)

Emile Mack
Deputy Chief
Los Angeles Fire Department

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
August 2008 (Vietnamese)

Dat Phan
Stand-Up Comedian
Original Winner of NBC's Last Comic Standing

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 Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
August 2008 2008 (Chinese)

Charles Carter Lee
Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court
Chef de Mission, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
July 2008 (Korean)

BongHwan Kim
General Manager
Department of Neighborhood Empowerment

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
July 2008 (Vietnamese)

Jack Toan
Martial Arts Instructor
Contributions Manager, Wells Fargo Foundation

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
July 2008 (Taiwanese)

Thomas Shu
Tea Specialist
Vice President, ABC Teahouse

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 Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
June 2008 (Korean)

Helen Kim
President
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
June 2008 (Vietnamese)

John Tran
Mayor
City of Rosemead

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 Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
June 2008 (Chinese)

 Chun-Yen Chen
Executive Director
Asian Pacific Women's Center

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
May 2008 (Korean)

Anne Kim
Editor-in-Chief
Audrey Magazine

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
May 2008 (Vietnamese)

Suzie Dong-Matsuda
Psychotherapist & Mental Health Professional

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 Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
May 2008 (Chinese)

Teddy Zee
Producer
The Pursuit of Happyness, Hitch, Saving Face
The Asian Excellence Awards

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
April 2008 (Korean)

Phil Yu
Creator & Editor
AngryAsianMan.com

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
April 2008 (Vietnamese)

Tram Le
Asian Pacific Islander Arts Coordinator
The Ford Amphitheater

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
April 2008 (Chinese)

Janet Yang
 Movie Producer
The Joy Luck Club, Dark Matter

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 Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
March 2008 (Korean)

Dan Kim
CEO
Red Mango

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
March 2008 (Vietnamese)

Bichlien Nguyen
Breast Oncologist
BreastLink Medical Center

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 Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
March 2008 (Chinese)

 Jane Yin
Public Relations Specialist
JSY Public Relations

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
February 2008 (Korean)

John Suh
CEO
LegalZoom.com

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
February 2008 (Vietnamese)

Joseph Tran
 Magician

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 Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
February 2008 (Chinese)

Christopher Tang
UCLA Medical Student
Recipient of Kaiser Permanente Scholarship for
Promoting Culturally-Responsive Care

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
January 2008 (Korean)

Michelle Park Steel
Board Member
California State Board of Equalization

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
January 2008 (Vietnamese)

Hiep Nguyen
Artist
"Circle Painting" Creator

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 Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
January 2008 (Chinese)

Sally Huang-Nissen
Diversity Consultant
Leadership Coach

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
December 2007 (Korean)

Nic Cha Kim
Founder
Gallery Row

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
December 2007 (Vietnamese)

 Linda Trinh Vo
Professor and Chair
Asian American Studies
University of California at Irvine

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 Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
December 2007 (Chinese)

 Curtis Chin
Founder and Board Member
Asian Pacific Americans for Progress (APAP)

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
November 2007 (Korean)

Yul Kwon
First Asian American Winner
"Survivor"
(CBS reality show)

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
November 2007 (Vietnamese)

Don Luong
Program Director
Project MotiVATe

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 Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
November 2007 (Chinese)

Jin Au-yeung
Hip Hop Artist

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
October 2007 (Korean)

Yong Soo Lee
"Comfort Woman" Victim in World War II

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
October 2007 (Vietnamese)

 Charlie Nguyen
Director
The Rebel

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 Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
October 2007 (Chinese)

 Linda Liau
Neurosurgeon (Awake Brain Surgery)
UCLA Medical Center

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
September 2007 (Korean)

Eun Sook Lee
Executive Director
National Korean American Service
& Education Consortium (NAKASEC)

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
September 2007 (Vietnamese)

Viet Le
Board Member & Artist
Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association
(VAALA)

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 Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
September 2007 (Taiwanese)

Jim Liaw
President & Co-Founder
Formula Drift

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
August 2007 (Korean)

Charles Song
Legal Services Director
Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST)

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
August 2007 (Vietnamese)

 Diane, Lisa & Chau Dang
Restauranteurs
Brodard Chateau, Bamboo Bistro,
and Brodard Nem Nuong

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 Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
August 2007 (Chinese)

 Justin Lin
Director
Better Luck Tomorrow,
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,
and Finishing the Game

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
July 2007 (Korean)

Ahn Trio
Maria, Lucia & Angella Ahn
Classical Musicians

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
July 2007 (Vietnamese)

Vu Pham
Director
Vietnamese American Heritage Project

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 Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
July 2007 (Chinese)

Tyrus Wong
Lead Inspirational Artist, Walt Disney's Bambi (1942)
Kitemaker

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
June 2007 (Korean)

Jason Scott Park
President
Asian Professional Exchange (APEX)

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 Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
June 2007 (Vietnamese)

Ysa Le
Co-Founder / Co-Director
Vietnamese International Film Festival

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
June 2007 (Chinese)

David Henry Hwang
Tony Award-winning Playwright

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
May 2007 (Korean)

Angela Killoren
Network of Korean American Leaders (NetKAL)

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
May 2007 (Vietnamese)

Quang Than
Mountaineer

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 Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
May 2007 (Chinese)

Anne Shih
Vice Chair, Board of Governors
The Bowers Museum

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
April 2007 (Korean)

Joann Lee
Directing Attorney, Asian Pacific Islander Unit
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

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 Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
April 2007 (Vietnamese)

Jeannie Luong
Chairperson
Community Services Commission, City of Irvine

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
April 2007 (Chinese)

Tim Dang
Artistic Director
East West Players

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
March 2007 (Korean)

Jimmy Lee
Vice President
IW Group, Inc.

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 Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
March 2007 (Vietnamese)

Clayton Chau
Psychiatrist
Orange County Health Care Agency

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
March 2007 (Chinese)

 Carl Choi
Entertainment Promoter
Founder & CEO, Plan C Group

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
February 2007 (Korean)

Susan Ahn Cuddy
First Asian American woman to join the U.S. Navy
First woman gunnery officer in U.S. Naval History

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
February 2007 (Vietnamese)

Nick Ut
Pulitzer Prize-winning Photographer
Associated Press

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 Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
February 2007 (Chinese)

C.Y. Lee
New York Times Bestselling Author
Flower Drum Song

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
January 2007 (Korean)

Catherine Park
CFO & COO
Giant Robot

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
January 2007 (Vietnamese)

Dustin Nguyen
Leading Asian American Actor

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 Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
January 2007 (Chinese)

Sam Chen
Animation Filmmaker

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Running time:  30 seconds.
 

Role Model
December 2006 (Korean)

Grace Yoo
Executive Director
Korean American Coalition

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
December 2006 (Vietnamese)

K. Luan Tran
Business Trial Lawyer
Lee & Tran

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 Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
December 2006 (Chinese)

Captain Michael Kwan
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Walnut/Diamond Bar Station

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
November 2006 (Korean)

Paul J. Kim
Founder & Chief Visionary Officer
mISFIT Financial Group

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
November 2006 (Vietnamese)

Julian Do
Co-director
New America Media

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
November 2006 (Chinese)

Diana Shui-lu Wong
Artist

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
October 2006 (Korean)

Helie Lee
National Bestselling Author

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
October 2006 (Vietnamese)

Nhung Truong
 District Representative
Office of Congressman Adam Schiff

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 Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
October 2006 (Chinese)

Ed Wong
Chairman and Co-Founder, Asian American Sports Club
President, Southern California Fukienese Association

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
September 2006 (Korean)

Paul Kim (PK)
Comedian
Host, Asian Nights, The Laugh Factory

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
September 2006 (Vietnamese)

Long Nguyen
Artist and Actor

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 Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
September 2006 (Chinese)

Victor Law
Pharmacist and Political Activist

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
August 2006 (Korean)

Kevin Youk
Tenor

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
August 2006 (Vietnamese)

Ham Tran
Writer / Director

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 Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
August 2006 (Chinese)

Jerry Wang
 Executive Vice President
Charles Dunn & Co.

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
July 2006 (Korean)

Sammy Lee
U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist
(First Asian American)

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
July 2006 (Vietnamese)

Janet Nguyen
Councilwoman
City of Garden Grove

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 Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
July 2006 (Chinese)

James Lew
Martial Artist, Stuntman, Stunt Coordinator,
Fight Choreographer, Film Director

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model

Esther Im
Evangelist

Hyepin Im
President
Korean Churches for Community Development

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
June 2006 (Vietnamese)

Tam Nguyen & Linh Nguyen
Brother-Sister Owners
Advance Beauty College

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
June 2006 (Chinese)

Joo Duk Lam
Self-taught Classical Chinese Poet

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
May 2006 (Korean)

John Song
Pastor, New Wine
Dean, Korean Language Program, Korean Cultural Center

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
May 2006 (Vietnamese)

Anh Doan
Poet

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
May 2006 (Chinese)

Judy Man-Ling Lam
Partner
Alschuler Grossman Stein and Kahan LLP

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
April 2006 (Korean)

Debra Suh
Executive Director
Center for the Pacific Asian Family (CPAF)

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Running time:  30 seconds.

Role Model
April 2006 (Vietnamese)

Huynh Phuoc Duong
Professor, UCLA
Research Scientist, Cedars-Sinai