Chinese-born magician earns honors at Hollywood's annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards

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Chinese-born magician earns honors at Hollywood's annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards

STORY: Chinese-born magician earns honors at Hollywood's annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards DATELINE: May 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JULIANA CHEN, Magician 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HOU QUANGEN, Former head of Tianjin Acrobatic Troupe 4. various of the event STORYLINE: Chinese-born world champion magician Juliana Chen was honored Thursday night at the 55th annual Academy of Magical Arts (AMA) Awards Show in Los Angeles, taking home the trophy of Performing Fellowship award. The show held at the historic Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles featured performances by some of the world's best magicians. "It is a great honor to be the first Chinese descent magician to receive the Performing Fellowship Award from the Academy of Magical Arts. This is not only a personal affirmation for me, but also for Chinese magicians," Chen told Xinhua in an exclusive interview Thursday night. "I have wo

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