theOscarSite Bio: Originally from Hong Kong. Yang has worked on a range of feature and documentary films exploring Chinese themes as director and editor. She was both associate producer and editor for Joan Chen's debut feature XIU XIU: THE SENT DOWN GIRL (1998), series editor for Bill Moyer's PBS series "Becoming American: The Chinese Experience" (2003), and editor for Chen's feature film AUTUMN IN NEW YORK (2000) with Richard Gere and Winona Ryder. She has received many grants and awards for her work including the Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, the Emmy^® Awards and two IDA Pare Lorentz Award nominations.

She is now based in Beijing, directing public service announcements and a wide range of documentary work as part of the China AIDS Media Project. In collaboration with filmmaker Thomas F. Lennon, this HIV/AIDS prevention campaign has reached millions of Chinese viewers. Their 2006 film THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT received the Academy Award^® for Best Documentary Short.

· Achievement in Documentary Short Subjects 2006: THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT (w. Thomas Lennon)