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Asanapac Presents: API Heritage Month Fireside Chat with Emmy award-winner Kelvin Yu
Wed, May 26, 2021, 4:00 PM (PDT)
About this event
Actor, Executive Producer, and Emmy-winning writer Kelvin Yu joins Team Asana for an in-depth conversation exploring his career path and the intersection of his Taiwanese American identity. Join us as we discuss the meaning of API Heritage Month, the ways each of us can harness the power of our identity(ies) in our creative process, and the transformative power of solidarity.
This event is part of our celebration of Asian & Pacific Islander (API) Heritage month. This month, we aim to foster community through creating spaces for meaningful connections, celebrating the diversity of our rich cultural heritage(s), and building solidarity with other communities of color and allies. We're thrilled to bring you this event thanks to Asanapac, Asana’s Asian and Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group.
Speaker
Kelvin Yu
Kelvin Yu is an actor, Executive Producer, and Emmy-winning writer on the hit animated series “Bob's Burgers” on FOX. He is also an Executive Producer on the animated series “Central Park” on Apple TV+. He will next be seen in the series “The Afterparty'' opposite Ike Barinholtz, Dave Franco, and Sam Richardson on AppleTV+. He is best known for playing Aziz Ansari’s best friend ‘Brian’ in the Net…
Kelvin Yu is an actor, Executive Producer, and Emmy-winning writer on the hit animated series “Bob's Burgers” on FOX. He is also an Executive Producer on the animated series “Central Park” on Apple TV+. He will next be seen in the series “The Afterparty'' opposite Ike Barinholtz, Dave Franco, and Sam Richardson on AppleTV+. He is best known for playing Aziz Ansari’s best friend ‘Brian’ in the Netflix series “Master of None”. Other notable acting credits include “Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip”, “Milk”, “Star Trek”, and “Wonder Woman 1984”. A native of Los Angeles, Yu is a graduate of UCLA and an outspoken advocate for diversity and empowerment in the Asian-American community. He also has a 17-year-old dog.
Victoria J. Chin leads a Product Marketing team at Asana. She's a New Yorker at heart currently based in the Bay Area. Previously, she led a variety of marketing, growth, and customer experience efforts at Opendoor, Dropbox, Dow Jones, and Bloomberg. She holds an MBA from UC Berkeley-Haas and a BA from UCLA.
