Aki Aleong

Aki Aleongs career has spanned more than 60 years as an actor singer writer producer and activist He has served on the National Board of the Screen Actors Guild appointed National Chair of SAGS EEOC and was a member of the Presidents DiversityAffirmative Action Task Force Aki has also been Executive Director of AIM Asians in Media Vice President of The Media Coalition of Los Angeles and President of MANAA Media Action Network for AsianAmericans Among Akis numerous awards is an Honorary Doctorate from New Dimensions University in 2013 Akis legendary career started on Broadway in Teahouse of the August Moon and The Interview He went on to star in more than 50 movies and 150 television shows and has worked with Academy Awardwinners Frank Sinatra Jr Marlon Brando Faye Dunaway Joanne Woodward Steve McQueen Ben Kingsley John Mills Ernest Borgnine Jennifer Connelly and Martin Landau Aki has worked with Directors William Wyler 3 time Oscar winner John Sturges and Martin Ritt Other notable stars with whom Aki has worked include Roger Moore Bill Cosby Peter Lawford Tony Randall Gina Lollobrigida Chuck Norris Olivia Hussey Pierce Brosnan and others many of whom have been the recipients of Golden Globes DGA WGA SAG Cannes and similar prestigious awards Akis career also includes working with prominent WritersDirectors including John Milius Lionel Chetwynd Philip Yordan Mark Rydell and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Pearl S Buck Aki also has experience as a record executive producerartist He was Chairman of FORE The Fraternity of Recording Executives an organization dedicated to bringing Executives of Color into the Music Industry His other affiliations include President of Pan World Records and Golden Dragon Publishing companies He was the National Director of Black Promotion for PolydorPolygram Records and also worked with LibertyUA Records and Capitol Records He also produced records for Columbia Records Capitol LibertyUA Artista and other prominent labels Aki in fact is the first Asian American to have a Top100 record which he wrote and coproduced on the National Charts in the US Akis other accomplishments include NAAAP National Association of Asian American Professionals membership an Advisory Board Member of the US China Aids Foundation and a Judge for the Asian American Teens 20072008 Aki is President of MANAA Media Action Network for Asian Americans Senior Advisor for Ace Studios Hong Kong and President of Mustard Seed Media Group for which he wrote directed and starred in Chinamans Chance Americas Yellow Slaves Akis extensive background in the entertainment industry also includes the production of a wide variety of movies videos and documentaries