Yin & Young Episode 14 - Actor/Performer Judy Lei

Actor/Performer Judy Lei shares her tumultuous journey from growing up in East New York to Smith College and back to NYC to pursue acting. Highlights: - James met Judy at her one person show: The World's Greatest http://heyjudylei.com/theworldsgreatest/ - Judy is a hustling, Brooklyn girl - Comparing Chinatowns of NYC, SF, and LA - Smith College was a culture shock for Judy, seeing nature for the first time and learning to interact with Caucasians - Enunciating with proper diction led to people asking her why she is portraying herself as someone else - Her one person show dispels Asian stereotypes - Judy had to create her own opportunities due to the dearth of what was available for Asian American women in film/TV - Three key people helped shape her one person show - Created her own major at Smith College - Judy's dating preferences... Language Corner: Dan - Japanese 侘び寂び - wabi-sabi - the art of imperfection James - Taiwanese 我去玩 - goar khix chitthøo - go out and play Judy - Cantonese 堅持 - gin1 ci4 - to persist