Janet Yang at the 2014 Huading Film Awards in Los Angeles. (Richard Shotwell / Invision) (AP)

On KCRW’s “Scheer Intelligence,” Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer speaks with veteran Hollywood producer Janet Yang about how her Chinese heritage interacted with her filmmaking career.

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