When Your Country Doesn’t Trust You
On Shifting Ground
English - June 01, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutes - ★★★★ - 163 ratingsNews Government council global policy affairs arts business democracy development economy foreign Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The hard truth is that whenever tensions escalate between the US and Asian nations overseas, Asian Americans bear the brunt of that anger at home. In this episode, we revisit the story of Wen Ho Lee, a Taiwanese-American scientist who was falsely accused of spying for the Chinese government, with Helen Zia and George Koo.
Guests:
Helen Zia, journalist, activist and author of Last Boat out of Shanghai and My Country vs. Me
George Koo, retired business consultant and writer
Host:
Ray Suarez
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The hard truth is that whenever tensions escalate between the US and Asian nations overseas, Asian Americans bear the brunt of that anger at home. In this episode, we revisit the story of Wen Ho Lee, a Taiwanese-American scientist who was falsely accused of spying for the Chinese government, with Helen Zia and George Koo.
Guests:
Helen Zia, journalist, activist and author of Last Boat out of Shanghai and My Country vs. Me
George Koo, retired business consultant and writer
Host:
If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.