Tag: aapi
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S3 E12: Ivy Le on being a comic, a mom, and a flaming bisexual whose nature show, FOGO, explores the outdoors so you don’t have to!
Have a good laugh with Vietnamese American comedian Ivy Le with one E. We talk about diversity in Texas, becoming a comedian, motherhood, and finding out that not everyone is bisexual. She is the hilarious host of the acclaimed podcast FOGO: Fear of Going Outside.
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S3 E08: Kiran Kaur Gill on fighting Turban Myths with occupationally relevant training programs at the TSA, FBI, and other law enforcement agencies.
Kiran Kaur Gill shares how overnight, Sikh Americans became feared and presumed terrorists because they happen to wear turbans that reminded Americans of Bin Laden. Ever since, the Sikh American Legal Defense & Education Fund (SALDEF) has been countering hate and ignorance with education programs nationwide, training over 135,000 officers nationwide, from local & federal…
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S3 E07: Scott Okamoto on losing faith and becoming an English professor at an evangelical school.
Author Scott Okamoto talks about deconstructing his faith as he taught in an evangelical school. We touch on his family’s history in the Japanese Incarceration camps, patriotism, and winning people over through genuine care and relationship, not facts and arguments. Scott also shares his thoughts on Oppenheimer (2023)
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S3 E02: Cherie Hu on music, culture and technology, and why you can’t copy/paste deployment strategies across cultural contexts. We also talk about AI, ChatGPT and deepfakes in music & media.
Interview with Cherie Hu, founder of music-tech research organization Water & Music. Her writing has been featured in Billboard, Forbes, Pitchfork, Variety & more. She has taught as a guest lecturer at Harvard, NYU, and others.
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S3 E01: DJ Mimi Chen on knowing her worth, standing up for herself, and having a blast doing it.
This week, I had the privilege of talking to Mimi Chen. I was so excited when I first saw Mimi’s Instagram because how cool is it that an Asian American woman has been killing it in the radio industry for decades? Mimi Chen is a Chinese American career DJ, who has been a trailblazer in…
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S2 E15: Justine Osilla, winemaker, talks career choices, diversity in wine, and the best wines to pair with some of our favorite Asian dishes.
Winemaker Justine Osilla walks us through the various career opportunities in wine, and how she is creating the support network and community of diverse wine professionals she wishes existed when she first started. If you’ve ever wondered what wine would pair well with sashimi, Vietnamese spring rolls, Mongolian beef, sinigang, adobo, or kare-kare, be sure…
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S2 E7 – Darrel J. Delfin on being a Filipino-American actor, working with his childhood heroes, and finding his niche in voiceover.
Summary GUEST BIO Darrel J Delfin is a 30 year-old Filipino American actor based in Los Angeles, California. He is Kaede in Fena: Pirate Princess, Kazuma Arashiba in Scar on the Praeter, Legatus Laendur & Legate Pumpkee in the Fallen Legion series, General Geshtar in Secret of Mana, and Emilio Baretti in Lupin III vs…
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S2 E1: Masaru Tanabe on attitudes towards disabled people in Japan vs. the U.S., anti-Asian hate in liberal states like Oregon, and the model minority myth.
Masaru kicks off season 2 with a thought-provoking convo. They contrast disability perspectives in Japan vs. the U.S. They also talk about the anti-Asian hate they’ve faced since childhood and increasing safety concerns for the community.
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S1 E08: Edmond Chan (brqvlnfoodie) on baroque music, anti-Asian hate in LGBTQ+ spaces, protecting our elders, and #prideineverycolor
Summary This week, Edmond Chan shares his experience carving out a career as an AAPI violinist and his work on the Pride in Every Color movement. We talk about navigating racial micro-aggressions and the model minority stereotype,, protecting the elderly Asian community, and what true allyship and inclusivity looks like. GUEST BIO Corpus Christi, Texas…
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S1 E07: Cece Chow (@thetransplanter) on coming out as a trans woman after filling the role of eldest male in a Chinese family, the value of representation, and the definition of true allyship.
Summary This week, Cece Chow a.k.a @thetransplanter, shares what it was like to leave a lucrative career, come out as a trans woman, and become an advocate as someone who was previously assigned the role of the eldest male of the family. We talk about how Asian courtesy can get in the way of allyship,…