Asian American History 101
199 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 78 ratingsAsian American History 101 is a fun, family-friendly, and informative podcast co-hosted by Gen and Ted Lai, the daughter and father team. The podcast will entertain and educate people as Gen and Ted dive into the vast history of Asian Pacific Americans from the struggles they faced to their contributions and triumphs. And sometimes we cover topics of the Asian Pacific Diaspora globally.
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The History of the Buddhist Churches of America
April 15, 2024 07:30 - 39 minutes - 54.8 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 16! This episode is about The History of the Buddhist Churches of America. Buddhism is one of the religions often associated with Asian countries and the people who come from Asian Pacific nations. And it’s for good reason, because it’s a religion that originates from those countries. When it comes to understanding Buddhism in America, it would be difficult to talk about the history without mentioning the Buddhist Churches of America, an organization that has it...
A Conversation with Send Chinatown Love PR and Partnerships Lead Kelisha Menon
April 08, 2024 07:30 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 15! Today’s guest is Kelisha Menon, the Public Relations and Partnerships Lead at Send Chinatown Love, the incredible organization that formed during the height of the pandemic when New York’s Chinatown businesses and the people who lived there were suffering the most. Already busy with a career in public relations, Kelisha is just one of many volunteers who have grown Send Chinatown Love to help more and more businesses in New York Chinatown. This passionate...
A Conversation with Actor Chen Tang
April 01, 2024 07:30 - 53 minutes - 74.7 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 14! Today’s special guest is the talented and engaging actor Chen Tang. Born in Japan and raised in Guangxi, China as well as Memphis, Tennessee, Chen is best known for playing Hong in Warrior and Yao in the live action Mulan. Much like the character of Hong, Chen is an upbeat individual who is generous and multi-talented, and that comes through clearly in our conversation. Chen has been in several short films including Tumbler, The Wind Outside, The Company ...
A Conversation with Educator, Speaker, and Author Dr. Sarah-SoonLing Blackburn
March 25, 2024 07:30 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 13! Today’s guest is Dr. Sarah-SoonLing Blackburn, an author, educator, speaker, and professional learning facilitator. Born in Bangkok, Thailand into a mixed-race Malaysian Chinese and white American family, she’s a classic “third culture kid.” She’s had a very diverse upbringing, living in various East and Southeast Asian countries as well as the Washington DC area. Sarah moved to the Deep South in 2009, and she has now lived there longer than anywhere else. ...
Another Conversation with Award-winning Author and Illustrator Grace Lin
March 18, 2024 07:30 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 12! It’s Another Conversation with Award-Winning Author and Illustrator Grace Lin. It’s not hyperbole to say that Grace Lin is one of our favorite authors of all time… maybe that’s why we love any opportunity to talk with her, and it’s a great time for her return. We’re still enjoying Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods, and her first picture book in four years, Once Upon a Book! (co-written with Kate Messner), was just relea...
A Conversation with Professional Speaker and Author Dr. Michael Soon Lee
March 11, 2024 08:30 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 11. Today’s guest is Dr. Michael Soon Lee, a fifth-generation Chinese American. He overcame prejudice, systemic discrimination, and depression to become a TV and film producer, an actor, a top-producing real estate broker, and the Dean of a university business school. HeI was the first Asian to earn the "Certified Speaking Professional" (CSP) designation in the history of the National Speakers Association and has spoken over 1,000 times around the world to major...
The History of Bangladeshi Americans
March 04, 2024 08:30 - 36 minutes - 51.1 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 10! Today we’re talking about Bangladeshi Americans, a separate group of the South Asian diaspora (Desi community) that’s a growing presence in the U.S. We go back to Bangladesh and talk about the importance of the area to the rest of India and the British Empire. Knowing the history of Bangladesh is essential to understand some of the struggles the Bangladeshi community has had in America. We also discuss the trauma of the Partition of India in 1947 as well ...
A Conversation with Pedagogue and Performer Dr. Xenia Deviatkina-Loh
February 26, 2024 08:30 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 9. We had a lot of fun talking to Dr. Xenia Deviatkina-Loh about her life, her career, and her work with the Asian Classical Music Initiative. Dr. Deviatkina-Loh performs on violin and viola, and she is also a pedagogue, sharing her knowledge in various settings across the world. She’s the president of the 2024 ACMI @ MSMU conference at Mount Saint Mary’s University on April 13-14, 2024. It’s open to the public and will feature performers, composers, and scholar...
A Conversation with Comic Book Author and Screenwriter Amy Chu
February 19, 2024 08:30 - 42 minutes - 59.6 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 8! Today’s conversation is with Amy Chu, a co-founder and former editor of A. Magazine, screenwriter, co-founder of Alpha Girl Comics, and well-known comic book author. Her latest title is Fighting to Belong! Volume 1 (out now, so go get it), which is a graphic novel focused on the history and contributions of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders in America. Published by Third State Books, Fighting to Belong! is co-written with Amy’s son, Alex...
A Conversation with Ter the Creator of SumoStew
February 12, 2024 08:30 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 7! It’s no secret that we love sumo. We even talk about AAPI in Professional Sumo back in S02E40. So it was really exciting to get a chance to have a conversation with Ter, the creator of the YouTube channel SumoStew. She’s one of our favorite content creators… definitely our favorite who covers sumo. It all comes down to her passion and creativity. Her videos mix authentic voice with thorough research and eye-catching graphics. So in this conversation Ter ta...
A Conversation with Actor, Musician, and Activist Perry Yung
February 05, 2024 08:30 - 52 minutes - 73.1 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 6. Father Jun is one of our favorite characters on Warrior… so we were so unbelievably excited to have a conversation with Perry Yung! With about 30 acting credits to his name for TV and Film, Perry has also worked on stage and in music. We also love how he merges his activism and beliefs into his acting and music. In this conversation, we talk a little about his love of music, the shakuhachi flute, the SLANT Performance group that he co-founded, his journey as ...
A Conversation with Author Jamie Jo Hoang
January 29, 2024 08:30 - 48 minutes - 67.3 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 5! Our conversation this week is with the talented author, Jamie Jo Hoang. Her latest novel, My Father, the Panda Killer is a heartfelt story based on her life. We really enjoyed the book, even the moments that were tough to read… and that’s because Hoang’s novel focuses on a Vietnamese American family that is dealing with the intergenerational trauma that’s a result of the Vietnam War and the refugee experience. It’s also told from the dual perspectives of the ...
The History of the Anti-Filipino Watsonville Riots
January 22, 2024 08:30 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 4. If you’re new to our podcast then just know that we occasionally do a series called Most Forgotten Massacres, where we take time to talk about a moment (generally in U.S. history) where racism and discrimination turned to violence against the Asian Pacific American community. The Anti-Filipino Watsonville Riots were one of those moments. Filipino workers were targeted in this five-day outburst of violence. There were several factors that contributed to the...
The History of George Chin
January 15, 2024 08:30 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 3. As many of you know, we love hockey! Recently, in November 2023, George Chin, a legend of Asian Canadian ice hockey, passed away. He was the star winger on the Chin brothers line along with his brothers Bill and Albert. The Chinese Canadian trio helped their hometown Lucknow team to be highly successful. In this episode, we talk about the life of George Chin and all the teams he made an impact on. In our opening, we discuss our personal goals for the New Ye...
The History of the Paniolo AKA the Hawaiian Cowboy
January 08, 2024 08:30 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 2! There’s a global fascination with the Old West cowboys in America. Did you know that the Hawaiian Paniolo pre-dates the Old West cowboys by several years? The Mexican Vaqueros have even more history. In this episode, we talk about the history of the Paniolo… AKA the Hawaiian Cowboy. You’ll learn about the origin of longhorn cattle in Hawaii; how riding, roping, and herding cattle came to be a practice on the islands; and the names of several well-known Pani...
A Conversation with Yoon Pak and Sharon Lee of the TEAACH Act
January 01, 2024 08:30 - 37 minutes - 52.6 MBWelcome to Season 4, Episode 1. Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and had fun on New Year’s Eve. To launch this new season, we’re going back to the thing that’s at our core… Asian American History. Our special guests for this conversation are Professor Yoon Pak and Dr. Sharon Lee, two of the key leaders helping with the implementation of the TEAACH Act. The Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History Act was a historic moment for Illinois and the country, bec...
Direct Links to Episodes Mentioned in Season in Review
December 29, 2023 01:18Lifelong Learning: These are topics we knew very little about before researching. Although we didn’t know much about them before, we really learned a lot during the research process and episode creation. The History of the Kim Loo Sisters S03E03 The History of the USS Rizal S03E19 The History of The Golden Age of Pinoy Hip Hop S03E45 The History of Guamanian Cuisine S03E26 So Upsetting: These are topics that were upsetting or frustrating to us to create… maybe it was the mistrea...
Season 3 in Review
December 25, 2023 08:30 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 50. This is it… the final episode of the season… our Season 3 in Review! In this annual tradition, we discuss the episodes where we learned a LOT, ones that upset us to talk about, fun episodes, thought-provoking conversations, conversations that made us laugh, guests we hope people pay more attention to, and our overall favorites. Have a listen and let us know… Did we name any of your favorites? In our additional segment, we share our hopes for Season 4 that beg...
Christmas Traditions in Asia and the Pacific Islands
December 18, 2023 08:30 - 44 minutes - 62.2 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 49. Christmas is a holiday that can be celebrated in a religious or secular way. So how is it celebrated in Asia and the Pacific Islands? In this episode, we discuss some of the unique traditions and foods you might find in countries across Asia, Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia. Some of them are pretty interesting and fun. We spend a little more time talking about the Philippines because they LOVE Christmas! In our recurring segment, we introduce a new one ...
A Conversation with Poet and Author Wendy Chin-Tanner
December 11, 2023 08:30 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 48. We loved reading King of the Armadillos, the new novel by poet, graphic novelist, and all-around amazing writer Wendy Chin-Tanner. King of the Armadillos thoughtfully levels-up the coming-of-age story with multi-generational Asian American experiences set in the 1950s… not to mention an authentic look at how Hansen’s Disease AKA leprosy impacts individuals, families, and communities. The main character, Victor, struggles with recovery, feelings of belonging...
The History of Iconic Asian Candy with Haw Flakes and HI-CHEW
December 04, 2023 08:30 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 47. We’re back with more Iconic Asian Candies! Candies from Asia can be an item of pride for Asian American kids, and more and more of these candies are available across the world. In this installment of The History of Iconic Asian Candies, we’re talking about Haw Flakes and HI-CHEW. Haw Flakes might not be as well known, but they’re an important candy for Chinese Americans and many Asian American kids. However, HI-CHEW are a global phenomena from Morinaga Compan...
The History of The Chinese During the California Gold Rush
November 27, 2023 08:30 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 46. Do you think you know the story of the Chinese during the California Gold Rush? Even if you think you do, we guarantee that there are some stories and pieces of the history that are lesser known. So today we talk about that era in a little more depth. Other than sharing the origin of the California Gold Rush, we talk about the timeline of Gold Rush events, the arrival of the Chinese, their mining practices, the discrimination they faced, and how they achieved...
The History of The Golden Age of Pinoy Hip Hop
November 20, 2023 08:30 - 27 minutes - 38.2 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 45! The growth of Hip Hop and Rap was a worldwide phenomena back in the 1980s and 1990s, and the Philippines were one of the countries at the forefront. In fact, Pinoy Hip Hop with Filipinos and Filipino Americans has been an impact in the genre for decades now. In this episode, we talk about the growth of Hip Hop and who some of the most influential Pinoy Hip Hop and Rap stars were on the scene. From individuals like Francis M, Andrew E, Lady Diane, MC Lara, Mic...
The History of Iconic Asian Candy
November 13, 2023 08:30 - 34 minutes - 48.4 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 44! A lot of people have a sweet tooth. That’s why candy is so popular across the world. Candies don’t just satisfy a sweet fix… they can be a childhood memory or a cultural symbol. In today’s episode we talk about the history of iconic Asian Candy. First we share information on sweeteners in food with honey and refined sugar, but then we focus on White Rabbit Candy and Kopiko Coffee Candy. What are they? How did they get popular? All this and more! In our recurr...
The History of Redress and Reparations with Special Guest Dr. Mitchell Maki
November 06, 2023 08:30 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 43! Whenever Veterans Day comes around, we think about the different veterans of Asian Pacific Islander descent. Naturally, we reflect on the Japanese Americans who fought for the freedom and ideals of our country during World War II despite the incarceration of so many Japanese Americans during that time. Veterans played a key role in attaining redress and reparations for the thousands of Japanese Americans impacted. This is a time that isn’t covered well (if at...
The History of the Tong Wars Part 7
October 30, 2023 07:30 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 42. Welcome to installation 7 of our series on the Tong Wars. In this episode, we talk about the end of the Fourth Tong War in New York and some of the lasting impact of the tongs to this day. How did the Fourth Tong War end? Do Tong’s still exist? These are questions we answer in this episode. If you’re interested in reading about the New York Tong Wars in detail, we recommend the book The Tong Wars by Scott Seligman. In our recurring segment, we bring back Orga...
A Conversation with Nidhi Chanani
October 23, 2023 07:30 - 35 minutes - 49.8 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 41! Today we’re excited to share a conversation with Nidhi Chanani. She’s a freelance illustrator, cartoonist, and writer who was born in Calcutta, India and raised in Southern California. Her illustrations are beautiful and contain a certain level of whimsy that we love. In addition to working with various groups like Disney Parks, she has published several graphic novels and picture books. Her latest graphic novel, Super Boba Cafe, will be released on October ...
The History of Destroying Chinatowns
October 16, 2023 07:30 - 31 minutes - 44.1 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 40! Chinatowns have been around in the U.S. since the middle 1800s, but not all of them survived the racism, xenophobia, and discrimination that was rampant throughout the 1800s and 1900s. In this episode, we discuss the environment that resulted in several Chinatowns being destroyed. We spend time sharing the events that happened in the Chinatowns in Antioch and Santa Ana, California as well as in Denver, Colorado. We take additional time to talk about the China...
A Conversation with Curtis Chin
October 09, 2023 07:30 - 40 minutes - 56.8 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 39! We were so excited to get a chance to have a conversation with Curtis Chin. Curtis is an award-winning Writer, Producer, Director, and Activist. His debut book Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant is published by Little, Brown and Company and will be available on October 17, 2023. The memoir is filled with humor and heart-warming moments centered on Curtis growing up Asian American in the Black and white city of Detroit and coming out in hi...
ICYMI Encore Episode of The History of Bomb Testing in the Pacific Islands
October 02, 2023 07:30 - 31 minutes - 44.4 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 38. This is another ICYMI Encore Episode that we want to make sure people listen to. Today we’re re-posting The History of Nuclear Weapons Testing in the Pacific Islands. On June 30, 1946, about 77 years ago, the United States began nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific Islands. The approximately 20 years of testing was predominantly executed in the Marshall Islands around Bikini Atoll and Enewetak Atoll. U.S. researchers, military, and government contaminated t...
ICYMI Encore Episode of The History of Stereotypical Chinatown Architecture
September 25, 2023 07:30 - 15 minutes - 21.2 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 37. We’re taking a couple weeks off for vacation, so we’re posting a few ICYMI Encore Episodes. Today we’re re-posting The History of Stereotypical Chinatown Architecture from Season 2, Episode 58. Most Chinatowns across the world have similar structural elements: pagodas, specific colors, terra cotta tiles, and more. So how did this happen? It might surprise you that stereotypical Chinatown architecture was created by white people hired by Chinese Americans. Alt...
A Conversation with Professor Elise Wang
September 18, 2023 07:30 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 36. Today’s conversation is with the amazing Professor Elise Wang. We’re fascinated by conspiracy theories and how people twist themselves into logical knots to believe them. This led us to Dr. Wang’s very informative and engaging TEDx Talk on Why Some Conspiracy Theories Just Won’t Die. She is an Assistant Professor at Cal State Fullerton with focus areas that include literatures of late medieval England; Piers Plowman; legal history; punishment theory; premod...
The History of Hmong Americans
September 11, 2023 07:30 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 35. Today we talk about The History of the Hmong in America. The Hmong are a people without a country. An ethnic, indigenous minority that are believed to have originated in southern China, the Hmong diaspora are international but are predominantly in China, Laos, Vietnam, the US, and Thailand. We share the origins of the Hmong as well as their migration to the US after the failed Secret War in Laos and end of the Vietnam War. Hmong are known for their beautiful ...
A Conversation with Author Illustrator Sally Deng
September 04, 2023 07:30 - 26 minutes - 37.3 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 34. Today we have a conversation with author, illustrator, and amazing artist, Sally Deng. She creates pieces on a variety of meaningful topics for The New Yorker, NPR, Hermés, and the Asia Society (just to name a few). Her award-winning work can be found in various publications, in gallery showings, and on her website. In our conversation, she shares a little about her artistic style, her journey, the two books she wrote and illustrated (Skyward: The Story of Fe...
The History of Rice Cultivation
August 28, 2023 07:30 - 27 minutes - 38.5 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 33. If you assumed that white rice came from Asia, then you’d be right. But do you know the history of rice cultivation and domestication? It may have happened 8000 or more years ago. How did it spread across Asia and the rest of the world? When was rice introduced in America? In this episode we explore the History of Rice Cultivation and give you cool facts about how rice is grown. In our recurring segment we discuss how you can help the people in Maui. The fire...
A Conversation with Rev. Liên Shutt
August 21, 2023 07:30 - 49 minutes - 69.2 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 32. Some of the best conversations we have are the ones that make us think. It’s even better when we not only think, but feel we have learned additional strategies for healing and restoration. Today’s conversation is with Rev. Liên Shutt, an insightful and engaging Buddhist leader who strives to make Zen practice accessible to all. Her new book will release on August 22nd. Entitled Home is Here: Practicing Antiracism with the Engaged Eightfold Path, it introduces...
A Conversation with Dr. Mitchell Maki
August 14, 2023 07:30 - 43 minutes - 60.4 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 31. We were so excited to connect with Dr. Mitchell T. Maki, the President and CEO of the Go For Broke National Education Center. Dr. Maki is lifetime educator, author, and a leading scholar on the Japanese American redress movement. The Go For Broke National Education Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the legacy and lessons of the Nisei World War II veterans. “Go For Broke” was the motto of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an Army unit...
Talking About Righting Wrongs Report and STAATUS Index 2023
August 07, 2023 07:30 - 41 minutes - 57 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 30. Stop AAPI Hate doesn’t just aggregate discrimination and racism. They are a consortium of organizations dedicated to doing research, surveys, and reports to collect data and share the Asian American Pacific Islander experience. In this episode, we talk about and discuss their latest report, Righting Wrongs: How Civil Rights Can Protect Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Against Racism. They worked with NORC at the University of Chicago to do this work. We ...
A Conversation with Illustrator AJ Dungo
July 31, 2023 07:30 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 29. We had a great conversation with illustrator, graphic novelist, and surfing and skateboarding enthusiast, AJ Dungo. His first graphic novel, In Waves, is a beautiful work that focuses on love, loss, and surfing. It tells the story of surfing, Duke Kahanomoku, Tom Blake, and the passing of AJ’s partner Kristen. In this conversation, we discuss AJ’s artistic style, the writing of In Waves, grief, surfing and skateboarding culture, and so much more. To see more ...
The History of the Tong Wars Part 6
July 24, 2023 07:30 - 33 minutes - 46.8 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 28. This is part of an ongoing series where we talk about the New York Tong Wars. In this episode we talk about the events in Chinatown that led up to the fourth tong war in New York. The main combatants were still the On Leong Tong and the Hip Sing Tong, but this one was enough to get the federal government involved as well. Hear how growth of the tongs, decreased New York tong control, local corruption, and Federal government decisions all added to the approxim...
A Conversation with Cookbook Author Uyen Luu
July 17, 2023 07:30 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 27. It’s time for more food conversations! We had a chance to sit down with Uyen Luu. She’s a cookbook author, professional photographer, chef who runs a supper club, filmmaker, and inspiration for people looking to learn more about the breadth and depth of Vietnamese cuisine. Her latest book is Vietnamese Vegetarian, a look into how Vietnamese cuisine honors produce, grains, and legumes. It’s available on Amazon and other outlets. You can also visit her websit...
The History of Guamanian Cuisine
July 10, 2023 07:30 - 36 minutes - 51 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 26. If you’re interested in bold flavors and a fusion of various cultures, then you should try Guamanian AKA Chamorro cuisine! With a foundation from the indigenous Chamorro people of Guam, Guamanian Cuisine has adapted and adopted ingredients, techniques, and entire dishes from the Philippines, Japan, Spain, Mexico, and more. Much like the Philippines and Hawaii, colonialism and migration have changed Guamanian cuisine over time. In this episode, we review the h...
ICYMI Encore Episode of A Conversation with Chef Buddha Lo
July 03, 2023 07:30 - 37 minutes - 52.5 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 25. As huge fans of Top Chef, we were so over the moon excited to get a chance to interview Top Chef 19 winner Buddha Lo last season. This is an ICYMI Encore Episode of that conversation. As many people know, he was recently on Top Chef Season 20, World All-Stars. We won’t spoil it for you, but just know that Buddha brought his consistently beautiful, delicious, and refined creations to the new season… a fitting way to send off Padma Lakshmi, the amazing host of ...
The History of Indians and Chinese in Jamaican Music
June 26, 2023 07:30 - 39 minutes - 55.1 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 24. We go back to the Caribbean to talk about Indo-Jamaican and Chinese Jamaican people who impacted the music scene. From performers to producers to distributors, Jamaicans of Indian and Chinese descent had a lasting influence in the creation and/or popularization of dancehall, ska, rocksteady, reggae, and Caribbean music in general. To learn more, we highly recommend reading Miss Pat: My Reggae Music Journey and watching the documentary Rudeboy: The Story of Tr...
The History of the Tong Wars Part 5
June 19, 2023 07:30 - 32 minutes - 45.5 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 23. In this installment of The History of the Tong Wars, we talk a little about opium, colonialism, and the events of the third war. This tong war was notable for what instigated the violence as well as the escalation of the types of weapons used. We skip the recurring segment, but we do begin by talking about one of our favorite shows that just was made available on the iTunes Store… We Are Lady Parts. For previous episodes and information, please visit our site...
The History of Asians in the Caribbean Part 1
June 12, 2023 07:30 - 29 minutes - 41 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 22. June is National Caribbean American Heritage Month! This is a great reason to focus on The History of Asians in the Caribbean. We have colonialism to thank for much of that, but what were the economic conditions that led up to the mass migration of Asians, mostly from India and China, to the Caribbean nations? We also provide a quick hockey update in the beginning of the episode and end with a segment of Celebrations. This time we’re celebrating the HUGE wins...
A Conversation with Dr. Noel Ramirez of Mango Tree Counseling and Consulting
June 05, 2023 07:30 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 21. With May just finishing and June just beginning, it’s a great time for a conversation with Dr. Noel Ramirez. He lives and works in the intersection of Mental Wellness, the AANHPI community, and the LGBTQ+ community. As the Director and Founder of Mango Tree Counseling and Consulting, he is making a difference everyday to help people, especially those of AAPI descent, in Pennsylvania get access to the help they need to feel a sense of Belonging and Community. ...
The History of the Tong Wars Part 4
May 29, 2023 07:30 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 20. With the first Tong War over, the events in New York’s Chinatown were influenced by tong conflicts across the country. It didn’t help that New York tong members were often loaned out to the different local branches across the nation to act as “hatchet men” to assassinate various targets. The second Tong War began as a conflict over the death of a woman, but there was a new player. This was an issue between the Four Brothers Society and the On Leong Tong. We b...
The History of the USS Rizal
May 22, 2023 07:30 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 19. Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that is celebrated on the last Monday of May. It is focused on honoring the service members who have fallen in combat. So today we’re talking about the USS Rizal, the first U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name of a Filipino hero. Who was Jose Rizal and why was he selected for the ship name? We discuss the far reaching impact of Filipinos in the navy as well as why having a USS Telesforo Trinidad will be so exciting. We also take a...
The History of Chop Suey Fonts
May 15, 2023 07:30 - 26 minutes - 37.3 MBWelcome to Season 3, Episode 18. We’ve all seen them. Typefaces that signal an ethnic establishment. For businesses, especially restaurants that sell Asian food, it’s not unusual to see the use of a “Chop Suey Font”. These fonts have also been used for politics, advertising, media, and other businesses. Whether Chop Suey, Wonton, or any number of mimicry typefaces, using these fonts sends a message that it’s a place that’s exotic, foreign, yet somehow accessible. We discuss the history of th...