Known for her work on blockbusters as “The Joy Luck Club” and “The People v. Larry Flynt,” Yang is the first person of Asian descent to hold the position of president of Oscars.
A significant new Los Angeles film museum is now open to the public thanks to a decision by Academy members.
“I look forward to working closely with her on our common mission to serve our members, honor the creative arts and sciences of motion pictures, and inspire the next generation of filmmakers,” CEO Bill Kramer stated in a letter to the Academy.
In recent years, the Academy has had to deal with a number of difficulties, including claims that it lacks ethnic diversity.
The #OscarsSoWhite campaign, which began in 2015, was a major source of criticism over the lack of Black Oscar nominations.
Women and minorities were promised that by 2020, the organization will quadruple the number of women and minorities in its membership.
More than a fifth of Academy members currently hail from underrepresented ethnic and racial groups.
