Bruce Lee Podcast

Shannon's guest on this week's episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast is actor, musician and activist, Perry Yung. You may know him as Father Jun from our show Warrior on Max! But Perry was the founder of the Asian American performance collective SLANT Performance Group and has been a member of La Mama's Great Jones Repertory Group since 1993 where he has performed leading roles in Andrei Serban and Elizabeth Swados' Fragments of a Greek Trilogy around the world. Perry is also a traditionally trained Japanese shakuhachi flute craftsman and musician. He leads meditation flute making and playing workshops in Zen temples and theater workshops across the United States. More recently he has been integrating the sound of the zen flute into film and television such as in Warrior for Cinemax/HBOmax and A Father's Son directed by Patrick Chen.

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Shannon’s first guest on this special Bruce Lee Foundation edition of the Bruce Lee Podcast is Joël Barraquiel Tan, the Executive Director at the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience in the Seattle Chinatown-International District (CID).

Joël and the Wing Luke are dear and trusted partners of the Bruce Lee Foundation, and together we are working to create lasting community impact in the Seattle CID through Bruce Lee’s teachings and legacy with the recently designated permanent Bruce Lee Gallery, our Camp Bruce Lee program and further community initiatives!

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For this new, mini season, the Bruce Lee Foundation is taking over the podcast for the month of May. May is AAPI Month and also Mental Health Awareness Month so what could be more perfect than to highlight the work of the Bruce Lee Foundation (BLF) and some of our amazing partners! The BLF is expanding its programming to focus more widely on youth mental wellness through the teachings of Bruce Lee. I always say that my father trained his mind just as diligently as he trained his body, and it was this secret sauce that lead to the depth of his impact worldwide! And so the BLF is committed to passing along those tools that can help our young people navigate life more clearly and gracefully. All four episodes this month will feature an amazing partner and/or collaborator of the BL F's who is either in the AAPI space or the Youth Mental Wellness space. Or both! These marvelous humans are out there in the world doing amazing work in one form or another, and it is my privilege to be able to sit in conversation with them. And we also talk about Bruce Lee, of course! So join me this May 2023 for a special BLF edition of the BL Podcast! And be water, my friends! xShannon

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In the final episode of this season of the Bruce Lee Podcast, Shannon Lee reflects on the theme of family and shares her guests' reflections on family as well as what might help our whole human family to be more as "one family". Shannon shares some of her father's thoughts on family as well as other philosophies tied to Shannon's exploration on the theme of family, for…

"Under the sky, under the heavens, there is but one family!" - Bruce Lee

Thank you to all the guests who participated this season and happy holidays and happy new year to everyone! See you in 2022!

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Welcome to the Bruce Lee Podcast. This week's episode has another member of our Warrior family joining Shannon. Hoon Lee plays the wily Chinatown fixer Wang Chao, another of Shannon's favorite characters on Warrior. Hoon is an award-winning actor with a rapier like wit, a keen intellect and a kind heart. Please read Hoon's bio below to see the multi-faceted cast of characters he has portrayed on both stage and screen, including the King of Siam in The King and I, Job from Banshee, and most recently Toad on the second season of SEE. Hoon is an intelligent, funny and thoughtful man whose generosity as an actor and human being is appreciated. Shannon loves listening to him and the other cast members verbally spar and roast one another whenever they are together. But seriously, his care for his fellow actors and the characters of Warrior won him a place in the writer's room for season three! Shannon is so excited for what they are cooking up for season three and she knows you are too! But for now, please tune in and listen to Hoon and Shannon talk Warrior, acting, and the meaning of family on this edition of the Bruce Lee Podcast!

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Today's guest on the Bruce Lee Podcast is another member of Shannon's immediate family, her Uncle Robert Lee. Robert is her father's youngest brother by eight years. He is also a musician and performer. Shannon is excited for you to be able to listen to her uncle reminisce and share stories about his brother and family as well as his thoughts on family. It was special for Shannon to get to spend time with her uncle on today's podcast and she hopes you enjoy it as well! Take a listen and get to know Shannon's uncle, Robert Lee!

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Shannon's guest this week on the Bruce Lee Podcast is another member of the Warrior Family. Dianne Doan plays the cunning and strong tong leader Mai Ling on Warrior but Shannon knows Dianne as a lovely, sensitive and talented soul whose gentleness precedes and surrounds her strength. Originally from Canada, Dianne started off as a dancer until she found acting in high school. Dianne has appeared in a number of hit shows such as Disney's Descendants, History's Vikings, DC's Legends of Tomorrow and ABC's Once Upon a Time. Shannon is so thrilled to share their vulnerable and engrossing conversation with you all about family, acting, Warrior, her first comedy and diving in to the unknown. Shannon had such a great time with Dianne and she knows you will too! So listen in and get to know and love Dianne Doan on the Bruce Lee Podcast!

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Shannon's guests today on this week's episode of the Bruce Lee Podcast are her actual family members – Andy, Christie, and Julie. They are Shannon's first cousins and the children of her father's sister - her Auntie Agnes Chan! They all live on the east coast and though they haven't spent much time together in their lives, they all have a huge affection for one another as you'll come to see. This episode will release at a time when many families are gathering together here in the US, sharing time and good food so it is a happy coincidence that Shannon will share her little family reunion with all of you during this time.

So let Shannon tell you a little about her cousins….

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Shannon's guest this week on the Bruce Lee Podcast is another amazing member of the Warrior family, Dean Jagger. Born in Yorkshire, Dean studied acting in London, later landing a role on Game of Thrones playing the character of Smalljon Umber. But Shannon came to really know and love him as Irish bare-knuckle boxing champion Dylan Leary on Warrior where Dean does an amazing job of heading up the unofficial Irish labor movement on the show. Dean brings a riveting level of realness and strength to the role while also managing to be sympathetic and engaging for audiences. While he and Andrew Koji play nemeses on Warrior, in real life, they have developed a sincere bond of friendship that goes beyond the show. Shannon got to be in South Africa on set to watch the filming of the late night slug fest between Ah Sahm and Leary and it was truly amazing with everyone around, cast, crew and extras giving all their support and energy to these two as they gave it their all until the sun was coming up over Capetown. Dean is a wonderful, fun, energetic, upbeat human being that Shannon loves hanging out with. And he and his name have some fascinating Bruce Lee origin stories too! Come listen in while Dean and Shannon talk Bruce Lee, Warrior, Family and Life and share some Wisdom on the Bruce Lee Podcast!

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Shannon has known today's guest, Steven Ho, for more than 25 years. Steven is a martial artist, stunt performer, trainer, stunt coordinator, director, a dad and Shannon's dear friend. If you follow the Bruce Lee social media, then you know Steven as the dad of super successful, adorable and amazing identical twin martial artists The Twinjas who have been doing weekly segments for us now going on 18 months. Steven is a real deal martial artist as you'll discover when you listen to this episode. His love of martial arts was first sparked at the age of 4 by none other than Bruce Lee. An original Mutant Ninja Turtle from back in the day, Steven has gone on to work in all aspects of the business, including writing and directing his own film Soundman. He currently serves as fight choreographer and consultant for The Walking Dead franchise. Steven is a devoted husband and father and is committed to ensuring that the next generation carries on the true values of martial arts in the spirit of Bruce Lee. Come listen in as Shannon catches up and talks family with Steven Ho.

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