25 | Huffpost Asian Voice: Kimmy Yam

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In this episode we interview Kimmy Yam, the cofounder of HuffPost’s Asian Voices and reporter for NBC News. Kimmy shares her journey; starting from her roots of being a quiet child in a Chinese restaurant family, to how she became a vocal champion and fierce advocate for Asian representation in journalism.

In this episode we talk to Kimmy about:

Her role as an editor at a media company that seeks to amplify Asian American voices

Asian American Representation in Media

Social Media and Depression

Why Being Woke is a Privilege

Resources And Episode Citations:

Links to Videos/Articles:

Follow Kimmy Yam at @kimmythepooh

Kimmy’s Crushing the Myth Video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2337095619656201

Kimmy’s profile on HuffPost : https://www.huffpost.com/author/kimberly-yam

Kimmy’s profile on Jose Antonio Vargas: Huffpost: Jose Antonio Vargas: Don’t Ignore Asian-Americans In Unauthorized Immigration Debate

Her viral tweet about Crazy Rich Asians: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/woman-shared-an-emotional-personal-story-inspired-by-crazy

Kimmy’s letter to her father: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dear-papa-fathers-chinese-accent_n_5d545517e4b0c63bcbf1a4e3?test_ad=readmo_test

Show Credits:

Thanks to our writer Chia-Yi Hou for writing this episode. Chia-Yi is a freelance science writer based in New York and has two graduate degrees - including a Ph.D in biology!  Guess we  should be calling her Dr. Hou...

Additional thanks to Kessyl Lim, our assistant producer; Debbie Wong & Kim Hernandez, our social media coordinators; and Rachel Chou our sound editor who mixed and edited this episode.

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