Actor/Performer Judy Lei shares her tumultuous journey from growing up in East New York to Smith College and back to NYC to pursue acting.

Highlights:

- James met Judy at her one person show: The World's Greatest http://heyjudylei.com/theworldsgreatest/

- Judy is a hustling, Brooklyn girl

- Comparing Chinatowns of NYC, SF, and LA

- Smith College was a culture shock for Judy, seeing nature for the first time and learning to interact with Caucasians

- Enunciating with proper diction led to people asking her why she is portraying herself as someone else

- Her one person show dispels Asian stereotypes

- Judy had to create her own opportunities due to the dearth of what was available for Asian American women in film/TV

- Three key people helped shape her one person show

- Created her own major at Smith College

- Judy's dating preferences...

Language Corner:

Dan - Japanese

侘び寂び - wabi-sabi - the art of imperfection

James - Taiwanese

我去玩 - goar khix chitthøo - go out and play

Judy - Cantonese

堅持 - gin1 ci4 - to persist