Latest Chinese american Podcast Episodes
Massacres and Cover-ups, Part 2
Hearts in Taiwan - June 24, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsIf you didn't know that the KMT government killed about 20,000 Taiwanese people in a one-month span in early 1947 and imprisoned about 140,000 more during the 40 years after, that's no accident. In Part 2 of a 2-part series, we share the way that the 228 Massacre and White Terror were handled si...
Massacres and Cover-ups, Part 1
Hearts in Taiwan - June 19, 2021 06:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsIf you didn’t know that the KMT government killed about 20,000 Taiwanese people in a one-month span in early 1947 and imprisoned about 140,000 more during the 40 years after, that’s no accident. In Part 1 of a 2-part series, we share what we’ve learned from our research about the 228 Massacre an...
Laureen Chew
Let's Have This Conversation - June 15, 2021 22:22 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsHow do you become your own person? How do you give yourself permission to accept being confused about your identity? For a unique perspective on these questions, listen to our conversation with Dr. Laureen Chew who offers profound and practical pearls of wisdom. She learned from facing challenge...
Not Just Book Club: Stereotype-Smashing Musicians
Hearts in Taiwan - June 10, 2021 08:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsWe've been inspired lately by musicians who are making waves in genres where Asians are vastly underrepresented. Angela unpacks what The Linda Lindas' punk performances mean to her, and Annie finds flow with rapper Alan Z. Featured: “Never Say Never” and “Missing You” by The Linda Lindas Spotif...
Wang or Wang?
Hearts in Taiwan - June 03, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsThis one is for everyone whose name is pronounced differently in America than it would be in your family’s original language. Angela and Annie discuss how even a simple name like Wang can be a hallmark of assimilation, a source of trauma, or an opportunity for reclaimed identity. Invitation: ...
Not Just Book Club: PEN15
Hearts in Taiwan - May 27, 2021 07:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsWe stan Maya and Anna of PEN15. In our second (Not Just) Book Club with Hearts in Taiwan, we unpack how one particular episode captures the experience of adolescence as an Asian American among mostly white peers in the '90s. Also, we read excerpts of the first reviews of this podcast. Links: PE...
Coming to America
Hearts in Taiwan - May 20, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsAmerica is known as the land of opportunity. What did that mean for young adults living in Taiwan in the 60s and 70s? We asked our parents about their immigration experiences and whether America lived up to their expectations. Links: Immigrant story questions by Ellie Yang Camp (@eeewhysee) CN...
Our First (Not Just) Book Club
Hearts in Taiwan - May 13, 2021 06:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsAngela and Annie introduce Not Just Book Club with Hearts in Taiwan, where we share what we're reading, watching, and listening to. First up: Interior Chinatown by Taiwanese American author Charles Yu, and Taiwanese American musician Vienna Teng. Links: Interior Chinatown excerpt and where to b...
Mom, are we Taiwanese?
Hearts in Taiwan - May 06, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsAnnie and Angela decode the distinction among people whose families come from Taiwan: who identifies as Chinese and who identifies as Taiwanese, and why. Our journey begins when we combine Wikipedia research with questions we’ve never asked our moms until now. Vocab: 外省人 waishengren - Family fr...
Trailer: Our hearts in Taiwan
Hearts in Taiwan - April 30, 2021 01:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 55 ratingsHere’s what the Hearts in Taiwan podcast is all about. Meet Annie Wang and Angela Yu and get to know our motivation for this project. Connect: instagram.com/heartsintaiwan facebook.com/heartsintaiwan heartsintaiwan.com Connect: instagram.com/heartsintaiwan facebook.com/heartsintaiwan ...
Lil Hom and Rhea Wong
Let's Have This Conversation - April 21, 2021 02:14 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWe lead off the season with mother-daughter duo, Lil Hom and Rhea Wong. Dorinda and Jane are excited to welcome them to the conversation because we want to hear about their special relationship. When Lil talks about Rhea, we hear how she is supportive and encourages Rhea regardless of the endeav...
New Season: Intro with Mary Chan
Let's Have This Conversation - February 12, 2021 06:57 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis season, our conversations will be with mothers and daughters and sisters. We'll be talking about how being a 2nd generation mom, daughter or sister influenced their lives.
12. Emmy So
Let's Have This Conversation - December 17, 2020 22:08 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsEmmy So describes growing up in Portland, Oregon. She felt the loneliness of growing up straddling 2 cultures and not fitting into a typical Asian stereotype. After college, Emmy's careers range from interior design and construction to her current interest in food and launching her own food busi...
11. Stacey Fong
Let's Have This Conversation - October 21, 2020 22:17 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsStacey describes her experiences growing up in Fremont, California. Both of her parents immigrated from Hong Kong but met in the United States. Her multi-generational household included her paternal and maternal grandmothers. Stacey tells of her experiences in Cantonese Chinese opera, as a voi...
10. Grace O'Sullivan
Let's Have This Conversation - August 30, 2020 19:33 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsGrace talks about wanting to fit in to American culture as a young person and how in adulthood she is beginning to explore more of her Taiwanese heritage: Grace's parents both came to the U.S. from Taiwan. She also discusses her strong relationship with her grandmother, growing up in New Engl...
9. Cindy Molloy
Let's Have This Conversation - July 22, 2020 19:49 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe story Cindy Molloy shares of growing up in a Chinese American immigrant family is certain to resonate with many women who grew up with parents who immigrated from China. Her family owned and operated a Chinese restaurant, and she experienced first hand the Chinese tradition of the family fav...
8. Shirley Ng
Let's Have This Conversation - June 18, 2020 15:29 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsShirley Ng shares her story and also tells Cherie and Dorinda about her parents' journey to the US and experiences starting life in a new country where they had very limited finances and didn't speak the language. Shirley recounts her own experiences of not speaking and then learning English, an...
7. Angela Zhang
Let's Have This Conversation - May 11, 2020 14:51 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAngela Zhang shares her story about growing up in Seattle and then moving to the East Coast for college and now medical school: she is currently studying at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Angela has given much thought to living a life that straddles two cultures, not only reflec...
6. LHTC Muriel Kao
Let's Have This Conversation - March 13, 2020 22:14 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsMuriel Kao shares her story about being a third-generation Chinese-American woman growing up in Hawaii, and then moving to California, as well as living for a time in Hong Kong. Muriel, who is now in her 80s, discusses what it was like growing up in a very traditional household, and how her gran...
5. LHTC Mai Li
Let's Have This Conversation - January 30, 2020 23:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsMai Li shares her story about being born in the US but spending her formative years in Hong Kong, always with an eye to returning to the US, which she did for college, and never left. Mai fully embraces her Chinese and American identities and talks about how she values and sees the benefits of h...
4. LHTC Martha Wong
Let's Have This Conversation - November 17, 2019 00:48 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsDorinda and Cherie were very honored to get to speak to Martha Wong. Now in her 80s, Martha, a second generation Chinese American, shares her life journey from her family's experiences in the segregated South to becoming a groundbreaking city and state politician who opened the door to many lead...
3. LHTC Karen Lew-Tom
Let's Have This Conversation - October 02, 2019 18:38 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, second-generation Chinese American woman Karen Lew-Tom tells her story to Dorinda and Cherie.
2. LHTC Jeanne Lew part 2
Let's Have This Conversation - August 16, 2019 16:36 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis is part 2 of 2, of Jeanne Lew's story, where we discuss how she overcame the challenges of a strict and unsupportive upbringing to arrive at a fulfilling and successful self-styled life.
1. LHTC Jeanne Lew part 1
Let's Have This Conversation - July 17, 2019 22:19 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis is part one (of two) of Jeanne Lew's story. We tell the story of how Jeanne overcame significant family pressure and criticism to successfully strike out on her own.
0. LHTC Introduction Trailer
Let's Have This Conversation - July 11, 2019 20:30 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsSecond generation Chinese American women share their stories through interviews, one woman at a time, with cohosts Dorinda Wong and Cherie. Because through sharing we inspire courage and strength in each other.
Disneyland, Moving and Enjoying the Moment
Dear Emily - April 18, 2019 22:12 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMy visit to Disneyland and moving to a new home.
Introduction
Dear Emily - April 12, 2019 18:03 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIntro to Dear Emily and everything I have to offer. Please enjoy and let's get to know each other.
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