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And it messes you up. Jean Yoon is a playwright and actress born in Illinois and raised in Toronto. She’s developed and produced new plays to foster fresh voices as co-artistic director of Cahoots Theatre Projects; created programming and resources as cross cultural co-ordinator for Theatre Ontario; and been on a Canada Council for the Arts committee on racial equality — among may other endeavours. {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}, {* backButton *} In those days, there was really no point in getting an agent unless you were prepared to do stereotypical stuff in terms of screen work, and it was just like, 'No, I'm not going to bother.' To think, there was a time early in Yoon’s acting life when she’d quit the craft, after facing “dead ends” in open auditions where the casting directors “had no expectation of anybody of colour walking into the room, and they had no interest of casting anybody of colour,” she recalled in a recent interview. And it can't just be one group of people talking to themselves, if we are to function as a democracy, because we actually have to understand each other. “As an Asian-Canadian, growing up with so few representations of myself, to put myself as a child into some kind of context was really difficult. Yoon said she started noticing a change when it came to more representation onscreen in Canada in the ’90s. In September, the Toronto-raised performer and playwright received a Birks Diamond Tribute award for her body of work. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 20, 2020. “I have never had a chance to play a character with as many stories and with as many colours, and with real relationships.”. TORONTO - Jean Yoon is flush with honours these days. By Jean Yoon and Tony Munroe SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye, thwarted so far in ambitious plans to begin the process of reunifying the Korean peninsula, said the door is open for talks with the North during the upcoming U.N. General Assembly. There was an error processing your request. In September, the Toronto-raised performer and playwright received a Birks Diamond Tribute award for her body of work. We just want to see you.' However, Park said in an interview Yoon has since worked tirelessly on that front. Jean: Yes But when Yoon returned to Toronto, she was drawn back to the theatre — and to cultural equity advocacy work, to help others avoid the same kinds of frustrations she felt at the start of her career. Yoon stars in the show "Kim's Convenience." So I'm just grateful that I'm still here," Yoon said. If that’s problem, please let me know now, because I don’t want to waste my time or yours.’ And there was often this long silence where you knew that they didn’t know what the answer was, but really, the answer was ‘No,'” she said. ACTRA honouree Jean Yoon reflects on her fight for onscreen diversity 2020-02-20 Black with a capital 'B': Why it took news outlets so long to make 1 change that matters to so many Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos. "But what a year I've had. Julie has also been nominated twice for a Canadian Screen Award and won in 2016 for her performance as Dawn Dingledash in Numb Chucks. Get breaking news, weather and traffic stories in your inbox 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Series co-star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee (a.k.a. In the 1990s, Jean was active as a cultural equity advocate and new play producer. Scores of cars lined up at dusk Wednesday night for the Reel Paddling Film Festival, sponsored by Wilderness Supply Thunder Bay. This past Tuesday, she landed her third Canadian Screen Award nomination for playing matriarch Umma on the hit CBC comedy series “Kim’s Convenience.” And on Saturday, she’ll be feted at the annual […] Let us know what's going on! Error! In September, the Toronto-raised performer and playwright received a Birks Diamond Tribute award for her body of work. Written Content is Copyright © 2020 But Why Tho? The hard work of onscreen cultural advocacy isn’t done yet — “There are so many so many stories to tell,” Yoon said — but she is now able to focus more on herself. You have permission to edit this article. An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. To think, there was a time early in Yoon's acting life when she'd quit the craft, after facing "dead ends" in open auditions where the casting directors "had no expectation of anybody of colour walking into the room, and they had no interest of casting anybody of colour," she recalled in a recent interview.

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