James Keoni Arizumi
Senior Footwear Designer, Nike SB

James Keoni Arizumi is the Senior Footwear Designer at Nike SB. He was born and raised in Hawaii in the mid 70's and grew up in a healthy environment of Surfing and Skateboarding.
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Carl Choi
CEO, Catch Music Group, LLC.
CEO, The Plan C Group, Inc.

As the CEO of PLAN C GROUP INC, the parent holdings corporation for Climax Global, Catch Music Group and Plan C Agency, Carl Choi builds companies that further the reach of Asian American entertainment by bridging the gap between subculture and Americana.
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Raymond Choy
President, Toy2r

In 1995, he opened his own toy store. Four years later, Raymond sensed a trend in art toys, and decided to put all his funds into the development of his very first vinyl figure, the TOYER. The feedback and the worldwide support has fed his passion for art toys.
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Ted Chung
President, C&A Marketing

Mr. Chung has been the lead visionary at C&A Marketing for six years. Under his direction, C&A has accumulated clients such as Electronic Arts, Chrysler, Atari, Vivendi Universal, Anheusur-Busch, and Smirnoff.
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Thuy Dang
Principle and Executive Producer, Live Sockets Entertainment

One half of the creative team at Live Sockets Entertainment the leader in the urban entertainment genre, Thuy Dang along w/ co-producer Erick Louie have developed movies with subjects ranging from street racing to underground hip hop and action sports that capture the true essence of these scenes.
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James D. Farley
Vice President, Toyota Marketing
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., INC.

James D. Farley is Vice President of Marketing for Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc.

Farley is responsible for Toyota Division market planning, advertising, merchandising, sales promotion, incentives and Internet activities.
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Susie Ghahremani
Creator/Illustrator, Boygirlparty.com

Susie Ghahremani is an award-winning illustrator, crafter, and stuff-maker recently relocated to San Diego, CA. Boygirlparty.com, her quirky, unique personal site, was founded in 2000 while attending the Rhode Island School of Design and continues to harness the attention of a global audience by showcasing her up-to-the-minute creations.
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John Hiler
CEO and Co-Founder, Xanga.com

In a past life, John Hiler consulted to software, media, and wireless companies at Mercer Management Consulting.
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David Horvath
Creator/Designer, UGLYDOLL

The husband and wife team went into business together soon after graduating from the Parson School of Design in New York, turning their own characters into toys, starting with the plush toy line, UGLYDOLL.
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Julia Huang
CEO, interTrend Communications, Inc.

Julia Huang is the CEO of interTrend, one of the most innovative and fastest-growing advertising and marketing agencies focusing on the diverse and expanding Asian communities in the USA.
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Bobby Hundreds
Creative Director, Co-owner, The Hundreds

The Hundreds is a youth clothing brand and online-magazine based in Los Angeles, California. Originally structured as a creative side-project, the brand has become one of the most influential lines in the burgeoning independent "streetwear" industry.
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Roy Lee
Film Producer, Vertigo Entertainment

Roy Lee recently produced the remakes THE RING, THE GRUDGE, DARK WATER and 8 BELOW, all are U.S. remakes of Japanese films. The next film to be released is the remake of INFERNAL AFFAIRS (now called THE DEPARTED) that stars Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon and was directed by Martin Scorsese.
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David Morse
President & CEO, New American Dimensions, LLC.

David Morse is the Founder, President and CEO of New American Dimensions, LLC. Until May 2003, he was President of Cultural Access Group (CAG), one of the nation's largest ethnic marketing research firms.
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Eric Nakamura
Publisher and Editor, Giant Robot

Eric Nakamura graduated from UCLA with a degree in East Asian Studies.
Nakamura got his start in magazine making through a stint at Larry Flynt Publications.
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Giancarlo Pacheco
President, Plan C Agency

He is known as one of the founding fathers of Asian Pacific American event entertainment in San Francisco, his vision of uniting and providing a voice for Asian Pacific Americans led to the creation of Climax Global Entertainment in 1995.
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Gonzalo Perez
Director, Multicultural Research and Consumer Insights, MTV Networks

Gonzalo Perez is Director, Multicultural Research and Consumer Insights, MTV Networks. In this role, he advises business groups across all MTV Networks brands on the sensitivities and opportunities that exist in growing and highly influential ethnically diverse audiences.
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Gregory Rodriguez
LA Times Columnist and Senior Fellow, New America Foundation

Gregory Rodriguez is a contributing editor to the Times and a Los Angeles-based Irvine Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation, a non-partisan think tank in Washington D.C.
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Josh Rubin
Editor in Chief, Cool Hunting

Josh has been a designer and strategist for over ten years, creating mobile device interfaces, web applications, embedded software, kiosks, installations and products. As a founding partner of Bond, his skill and vision are core to our success in the marketplace.
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George Takei
Actor

George Takei, best known for his portrayal of Mr. Sulu in the acclaimed television and film series Star Trek, has more than 30 feature films and hundreds of television guest-starring roles to his credit.
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Thomas Tseng
Principal and Co-Founder, New American Dimensions, LLC.

New American Dimensions is a market research and consulting agency based in Los Angeles. A seasoned research professional, Mr. Tseng possesses broad marketing, consulting, and research experience that spans across the private, non-profit, academic, and government sectors.
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Woody
Editor, Sneaker Freaker

A little info on a compact magazine about sneakers that packs a punch! Since its inception in 2002, Sneaker Freaker Magazine has created a legacy as the first and only international sneaker magazine and a growing reputation as a global icon of street style.
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Karen Wang
Director of Advertising Sales, AZN Television

Karen Wang is Director of Advertising Sales for AZN Television, the largest national network targeting the Asian American market. Wang is responsible for national advertising revenue and has developed accounts in the financial, movie and auto categories.
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Yu-Ming Wu
Co-Founder & Publisher, Freshness
Interaction Designer, Nike Basketball

Yu-Ming and Dan were two design students at Parsons, during the summer of their graduation, they co-founded Freshness. Freshness is to date one of the most read sneaker and youth culture sites on the web.
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Phil Yu
Creator and Editor, Angry Asian Man

Phil Yu is the creator and editor of AngryAsianMan.com, a popular Asian American news/culture/commentary website. Building a steady, loyal readership since 2001, the site has been featured in stories for the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, CBS News and SF Gate.
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DJ Shy

They say what goes around comes around, and Southern Cali's globetrotting DJ Shy has finally touched down at KIIS-FM. This Korean-American, USC Alumni, got her start DJ'ing at LA's Laugh Factory.
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Far East Movement

An influential group in the rising Asian American music scene, The Far*East Movement (FM) was formed by emcees: Kev Nish (Kevin Nishimura), Prohgress (James Roh), and J-Splif (Jae Choung). The three childhood friends found their love for music fresh out of high school and created recognition for the group in the Los Angeles underground scene through energetic live shows and a strong Internet presence.
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Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai
Spoken Word Artist

Two-time "HBO Def Poetry" alum, Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai is a Chinese/Taiwanese American spoken word artist, playwright, essayist, and choreographer who strengthens cultural pride and survival through how she spits and how she lives.
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