Dan Yang, 27, is a proud alum of Columbia College in Chicago. There he majored in Cinema Science graduating with Cum Laude Honors. He also has close ties with Hmong FIlmmaking community, Dan has been on the committee board of the Qhia Dab Neej Film Festival for the better part of 6 years. He has help teach young students the basics of filmmaking and aiding the advancement of Hmong films. Dan is also one of the producers/directors for the first Hmong Anthology film Spirits Dawn, where he launched a successful Kickstarter Campaign and toured the film to 5 different states as well as raising over $1000 for multiple educational programs. Dan is also a proud recipient of  The Cultural Stars Grant Program, where he produce a film called Rice Street in 2020.