▁when ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California ▁before ▁moving ▁back ▁to ▁Toronto ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Lisa ▁Y aman aka ▁attended ▁Central ▁Com merce ▁Colleg iate ▁Institute ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario . ▁Lisa ▁J ai ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Un s ung ▁Hero ▁Award ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Toronto ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁for ▁her ▁advoc acy ▁work ▁in ▁divers ity ▁in ▁the ▁main stream ▁media . ▁Lisa ▁J ai ▁deb uted ▁her ▁first ▁the ater ▁production ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁W att s , ▁California ▁as ▁Is ela ▁San chez ▁in ▁Lyn n ▁Mann ing ' s ▁' The ▁Un re qu ited : ▁A ▁tale ▁between ▁two ▁World s ' ▁with ▁Cor ner stone ▁Theater ▁and ▁W att s ▁Village ▁Theater . ▁Rec ently , ▁she ▁has ▁become ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁disabled ▁actors , ▁having ▁developed ▁r he um ato id ▁ar th rit is . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Lisa ▁J ai ▁focus es ▁her ▁time ▁on ▁the ater , ▁independent ▁films , ▁and ▁advoc acy . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁published ▁poet ▁and ▁spoken - word ▁artist : ▁performing ▁at ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁event ▁Po etic ▁F ashion . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁performed ▁spoken ▁word ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁Sw az il and . ▁ ▁Film ography ▁ ▁Film ▁ ▁Television ▁ ▁Video ▁games ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁actress es ▁of ▁Japanese ▁descent ▁Category