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| 11 May 2021 | 113 // Kristina Mananasala // Epidemiologist + Biostatistician + Community Advocate | 00:58:00 | |
Kristina Manansala joins Jerry on Episode 113 to share her personal journey of being the youngest in her Filipino American family, to studying neuroscience, and now helping to bridge the healthcare access gap particularly within the Asian American community. She will be graduating from the USC Keck School of Medicine with her MPH degree in biostatistics and epidemiology soon. #FightOn Meet Kristina, in her own words: Connect with Kristina: // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 14 Jul 2020 | 058 // Vanessa Pham // Co-Founder - Omsom // "We Were Meant To Be Co-Founders" - Kim Pham | 01:06:36 | |
Meet Vanessa Pham! We celebrate Vanessa's academic and professional achievements and her decision to tackle her next big challenge alongside her sister. We support her and sister Kim's newest venture Omsom, with ambitions to make Asian food and spices a normal staple in American supermarkets and homes. We are inspired her decision to pursue her own American dream, one that bring meaning, purpose, and pride to her family and the Asian American community. // About Vanessa Vanessa Pham is a Co-Founder of Omsom, whose mission is to make mainstream grocery stores reflect the changing DNA of this country, and to showcase the depth and nuance in Asian recipes and traditions. Seen in Tech Crunch, Forbes, Food & Wine, Epicurious, Eater. Previously, Vanessa worked with Fortune 500 companies, across a number of industries, to solve their toughest strategic issues at Bain & Company. She is a graduate of Harvard University, where she earned her ABs in Sociology and Economics. // Meet Vanessa! Learn More about Omsom and Order Yours TODAY! High Praise for Omsom:
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| 23 Mar 2021 | 104 // Stephanie J. Wong, PhD // Clinical Psychologist + Host - The Color of Success Podcast | 00:59:51 | |
Dr. Stephanie J. Wong, clinical psychologist and host of The Color of Success Podcast joins March Guest Host Tiffany Hwang to share about her family's deep roots, her journey into psychology, and why she is so passionate about sharing our stories. Learn more about Stephanie at drstephaniejwong.com Connect with Stephanie! // Meet Tiffany Hwang, our Guest Host during the month of March 2021 as we celebrate Women's History Month! Learn about Tiffany, her show TITT Talk, and the three amazing guests she'll be hosting during this month! Connect with Tiffany! // Support the show: Support Jerry & Just Like Media // Join the Dear Asian Americans Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dearasianamericans // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 10 Nov 2020 | 084 // Sierra Katow // Stand-Up Comedian + Writer + Host of Stay Podsitive | 01:25:04 | |
Stand-up comic & writer Sierra Katow joins Jerry on Episode 084 to share her journey as a comic from going to her very first open mic during high school, shining on the national TV stage during college, and how she has pursued her love of telling jokes since then through comedy and writing. Check her out at www.SierraKatow.com We celebrate Sierra's successful comedy career and her deep run on NBC's Last Comic Standing and writer for HBO Max's Close Enough. We support her work and its many creative outlets: her comedy videos, social media, and podcast: Stay Podsitive! We are inspired by her desire to write her own story and legacy through telling jokes and storytelling. Meet Sierra!! She is currently a staff writer for Close Enough on HBOMax. She is developing a short-form animated series with FX and hosts and produces her own podcast, Stay Podsitive, in which she interviews a different guest every week about their secrets to positive thinking. In the past, she has written for Earth To Ned on Disney+, an unannounced Disney Junior show, an unannounced unscripted Netflix show, Epic Night on Eko, and Dating After College, the latest series from Wong Fu Productions. Before that, she was VP of The Harvard Lampoon. In addition to comedy, Sierra moonlights as a freelance full-stack web developer and holds a degree in computer science from Harvard.
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| 03 Jun 2022 | 151 // Andrew Ahn // Director - Fire Island | 00:43:20 | |
Andrew Ahn, Korean American filmmaker, joins Jerry to talk about his latest film, Fire Island, out today on Hulu! Andrew shares about his journey into filmmaking, including how he came out to his parents. Listen in as Andrew and Jerry talk about the importance of sharing the stories that we don't hear often enough and why we do what we do for us and our future generations. Meet Andrew: Ahn's short film "Dol (First Birthday)" premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and has screened at numerous other festivals and venues around the world, including the Lincoln Center, REDCAT, and the Los Angeles Film Festival. The film received the Outfest Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Short Film and the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival Jury Award for Best Narrative Short. Ahn is an alum of Film Independent’s Project Involve and has promoted diversity in the arts by mentoring youth filmmakers through programs like Pacific Arts Movement’s Reel Voices and Outfest’s OutSet. He is also a board member of Los Angeles Performance Practice. He graduated from Brown University and received an MFA in Film Directing from the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). Connect with Andrew: About Fire Island This episode of Dear Asian Americans is brought to you by the Quarter Pounder with Cheese from McDonald's. It’s QPC time. Did your mouth just water? The QPC is the burger that breaks the norms of etiquette, the burger that napkins were made for, the burger that's saucy, drippy, oozing with flavor, always cooked when you order. So the next time you want a mouthwatering burger, order the QPC from McDonald's!
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| 24 Jun 2022 | 155 // Justin Nguyen // Founder - Declassified Media // Always Be Creating | 00:46:35 | |
Justin Nguyen joins Jerry on Episode 155 to share his story of growing up in Connecticut, thinking he'd be a global soccer pro, and forgoing traditional employment post college to found and grow his own media business, Declassified Media. Learn more at https://declassifiedmedia.co/ Meet Justin Connect with Justin Discover Declassified Media This episode of Dear Asian Americans is brought to you by the Quarter Pounder with Cheese from McDonald's. It’s QPC time. Did your mouth just water? The QPC is the burger that breaks the norms of etiquette, the burger that napkins were made for, the burger that's saucy, drippy, oozing with flavor, always cooked when you order. So the next time you want a mouthwatering burger, order the QPC from McDonald's!
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| 22 Nov 2022 | 177 // J.S. Park // Finding hope in community | 01:09:12 | |
J.S. Park, author, hospital chaplain, husband and father, joins Dear Asian Americans to talk about finding hope and optimism in people. J.S. shares about his family’s Korean American origin story, the moment he knew he was meant to be a chaplain, and the power of community. Listen in as Jerry and J.S. discuss navigating the relationships with our parents, taking care of ourselves (or how we struggle to), and unlearning the myths about Asians and Asian Americans. Meet J.S. J.S. is author of The Voices We Carry: Finding Your One True Voice in a World of Clamor and Noise. Published by Northfield/Moody. J.S. currently serves at a 1000+ bed hospital, one of the top-ranked in the nation, and was also a chaplain for three years at one of the largest nonprofit charities for the homeless on the east coast. // Learn more about J.S. at his website: https://jsparkblog.com/ Connect with J.S. // This episode of Dear Asian Americans is brought to you by the Quarter Pounder with Cheese from McDonalds. It's QPC time. Did your mouth just water? The QPC is the burger that breaks the norms of etiquette, the burger that napkins were made for, the burger that's saucy, drippy, oozing with flavor, always cooked when you order. So the next time you want a mouth-watering burger, order the QPC from McDonalds. // It’s that time again. Time to catch up with family. Time to share that home cooking that you’ve been craving. And yes, time to update your COVID vaccine. Updated vaccines now protect against the original COVID virus and Omicron. They’re here just in time to make those family gatherings safer and extra special. Schedule your free vaccine today. Find updated COVID vaccines for everyone 5+ at VACCINES.GOV We can do this. Paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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| 01 Apr 2020 | 018 // Juanny Romero // CEO - Mothership Coffee | 00:45:16 | |
Meet Juanny Romero! We celebrate Juanny's successes in being a successful minority female CEO and in opening and running the longest operating independent coffee chain in Las Vegas. We support Juanny and all other small business CEOs who are doing their best to manage this crisis while putting their employees and community first. We are inspired by her drive, passion, and mission to be authentically herself in all she does. ***** Juanny is the CEO of the long running independent coffee chain in Las Vegas. She is originally from Queens, New York and comes up a biracial family of Korean and Ecuadorian backgrounds. After reflecting on her life post-9/11, she headed out west to begin living life on her own terms. At the age of 24, she opened her first coffee shop and which has now expanded to multiple locations and a roaster that provides coffee to many local businesses. Connect with Juanny: Mothership Coffee: https://mothershipcoffee.com/ Las Vegas Sun 40 Under 40: https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/2020/mar/12/40-under-40-juanny-romero-ceo-mothership-coffee-ro/ Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together. ***** Every year we pay our taxes but every 10 years we help decide how that money comes back to us and our communities. Want to be part of the decision process? Fill out the #2020Census. #CensusDay | |||
| 01 May 2020 | 037 // Tony Lam // Food Entrepreneur + Technology Investor // Corporate Life or Entrepreneurship? Yes. | 01:12:08 | |
Meet Tony Lam! We celebrate Tony's professional achievements, starting with his 14 year career at Cisco and his early start as a food entrepreneur as a franchisee of WingStop. We support his ventures and his organizations that do so much to support and inspire up and coming entrepreneurs thought investment, management, and mentorship. We are inspired by his tenacity, patience, and innovation as he's built a career his family and the entire community is very proud of. // Connect with Tony: Learn more about OmniBev Vietnamese Cold Brew. Learn more about Maven's Creamery: Learn more about Launch Your First: // Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together.
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| 07 Sep 2021 | 126 // Anna Qu // Author - Made In China | 01:00:05 | |
Anna Qu, author of Made in China - A Memoir of Love and Labor, joins Jerry on Episode 126 to share her challenging journey as a young Chinese American woman in New York City which she writes about in Made in China. No spoilers on this interview, but I 100% recommend you go read or listen to Made In China. Learn more at https://www.annaqu.com/ Meet Anna Anna serves as the Nonfiction Editor at Kweli Journal, and teaches at the low res MFA program at New England College, Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop, and Catapult. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner and their cat, Momo. Connect with Anna Learn more about Blue Bayou, written by, directed by, and starring Justin Chon, at BlueBayouFilm.com. Only in theaters September 17 // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 25 Aug 2020 | 070 // Kathleen Burkinshaw // Author - The Last Cherry Blossom // Legacy for Three Generations and Beyond | 01:17:55 | |
Meet Kathleen Burkinshaw! We celebrate her book The Last Cherry Blossom and its new release as a paperback, being released today! We support her mission and passion of preserving the legacy and story of her mother by speaking to students from all around the world. We are inspired by her decision to memorialize and share her mother's story so that we may all learn history from those who experienced it. // THE LAST CHERRY BLOSSOM is now out on paperback. Buy here: https://bookshop.org/books/the-last-cherry-blossom/9781510753440 //
Kathleen on the Official United Nations Podcast: The Last Cherry Blossom Reviews: Dear Asian Americans is a proud Official Partner of 2020 Census. We encourage you to fill out the Census today by visiting 2020Census.gov and check in with your friends and family too! // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 29 Apr 2022 | 141 // Michael Maliakel // Lead Actor, Aladdin - Aladdin on Broadway | 00:57:57 | |
Michael Maliakel, lead actor of the Broadway show Aladdin, joins Jerry on the podcast to share his story of growing up South Asian in New Jersey where "never allowed himself to dream of being on Broadway" to how following his passions and dreams to find his way to one of the biggest stages on Broadway. "Big thanks to my family, Michael Kirsten, HCKR, & the Tara Rubin team. Sarah – all my love. Look ma, we made it! Representation matters." Connect with Michael About Aladdin: Aladdin, adapted from the animated Disney film and centuries-old folktales including “One Thousand and One Nights,” is brought to fresh theatrical life in this bold new musical. Aladdin’s journey sweeps audiences into an exciting world of daring adventure, classic comedy and timeless romance. This new production features a full score, including the five cherished songs from the Academy Award-winning soundtrack and more written especially for the stage. The animated film Aladdin was released by Disney in 1992 and was a critical and box office smash, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year. The film won the Oscar for Best Original Score and introduced the hit song “A Whole New World,” which won the second of the film’s two Academy Awards as Best Original Song. The Peabo Bryson/Regina Belle recording of the tune soared to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 30 Jun 2020 | #LettersForBlackLives - Hindi // Read by Aishwarya Bhadouria // #BlackLivesMatter | 00:08:08 | |
A reading of the Letters for Black Lives translated into Hindi. Written and edited by the Letters For Black Lives Team. Translated by the #Translation-Hindi Team. Read by Aishwarya Bhadouria. Video available on: Transcripts of the letter below and also available at: // आदरणीय परिवार जन और दोस्तों, हमें आप सब से एक ज़रूरी बात करनी है | हो सकता है अभी तक ब्लैक लोग आपके दोस्त या साथी न रहे हों, इसलिए आप उनसे परिचित नहीं हैं, लेकिन हमें ब्लैक लोगों के लिए आज बहुत डर लग रहा है | बचपन से ब्लैक लोग हमारे दोस्त, पड़ोसी, और साथ पढ़ने वाले रहे हैं | इन में से कई लोग रिश्तेदार से कम नहीं है, और हम उनके खिलाफ होने वाले अत्याचारों को और नज़रअंदाज़ नहीं कर सकते | तीन हफ्ते पहले, मिनेसोटा में, एक वाइट पुलिस अफ़सर ने जॉर्ज फ्लॉयड (George Floyd) नाम के एक ब्लैक आदमी की जान ले ली | नौ मिनट के लिए, उसने अपने घुटने से जॉर्ज की गर्दन दबा कर उसकी सांस खींच ली | “मैं सांस नहीं ले पा रहा हूँ”, दोहराते-दोहराते जॉर्ज मर गया | मरते वक़्त उसने अपनी माँ को दर्द और पीड़ा-भरी आवाज़ में याद किया, और किसी ने उसकी नहीं सुनी | दो और पुलिस वालों ने फ्लॉयड को कस के पकड़ रखा और एक एशियाई अफ़सर खड़े-खड़े देखता रहा | फ्लॉयड अकेला नहीं है : इसी साल, पुलिस वालों ने इंडिआना के ड्रैसजोन रीड (Dreasjon Reed), फ्लोरिडा के टोनी मक-डेड (Tony McDade), और केंटकी की ब्रीओना टेलर (Breonna Taylor) की भी जानें ले लीं | फरवरी में भी, एक विरत अफ़सर के हाथ बेगुनाह अहमौद आरबेरी (Ahmaud Arbery) की जॉर्जिया में हत्या हुई | बार बार, नाइंसाफी की जीत हो रही है | सबूत और गवाह होने के बावजूद, ब्लैक लोगों को मारने वाले पुलिस-अफसरों को सज़ा नहीं मिलती, चाहे समाचार में कितनी भी खबर क्यों न मिले | ये ऐसी घटनाएँ हैं जिन्हें हम समाचार पर देख पाए है; सोचिये और कितनी ऐसी घटनाएँ होंगी जो अनदेखी और अनसुनी रह गयी होंगी | यह हमारे ब्लैक भाइयों, बहनों, और दोस्तों की एक भयानक सच्चाई है, जिस के साथ वे रोज़ जीते हैं; और इसी लिए, आज हमारा बात करना ज़रूरी है |
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| 31 May 2022 | 150 // Neil Ruiz // Associate Director of Race and Ethnicity Research at Pew Research Center // More Data, More Answers | 00:39:14 | |
Jerry welcomes back Neil Ruiz, Associate Director of Race and Ethnicity Research at Pew Research Center, to discuss the latest data from Pew and what it says about the violence being directed at Asian Americans. Listen in as Jerry and Neil break down why this work is so important as well as how it helps to affirm our experiences to those outside our community. Meet Neil Prior to joining the Center, Ruiz was the executive director of the Center for Law, Economics & Finance at George Washington University, and he has also worked as a migration and economic development expert at the Brookings Institution, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. He is a political economist with a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a master’s degree from Oxford University, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Ruiz regularly speaks about U.S. immigration and international migration research with major print and broadcast media. Connect with Neil Read this research: Episode 150 with Neil Ruiz is #4 is a 10 part special series with Stand with Asian Americans entitled "Dear Asian Americans, What Now?" exploring what we are going through as a community during the past two+ years amidst the rising anti-Asian violence and hate crimes. We thank our friends at SwAA for their support of Dear Asian Americans. // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 13 Jul 2021 | 121 // Michelle Ye Hee Lee // President - AAJA | Tokyo + Seoul Bureau Chief - Washington Post | 00:51:45 | |
Michelle Ye Hee Lee, President of the Asian American Journalist Association and the new Tokyo + Seoul Bureau Chief of the Washington Post joins Jerry to share her story of growing up in Guam, how she found her love of journalism, and what she's learned about our community covering the stories of the past year. Support Michelle and the work of AAJA at AAJA.org Meet Michelle, in her own words: Connect with Michelle About AAJA Connect with AAJA // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 22 Mar 2023 | 186 // Melody Hahm // The Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by Toyota | 00:24:34 | |
This episode of Dear Asian Americans is brought to you by Toyota. As the proud partner of those who dare to dream, Toyota wants the stories of these Asian American Dreamers to stretch beyond the page. They must be seen, heard, and most importantly, supported. We hope these narratives will inspire you to chase your own Asian American Dream. Learn more about Toyota at toyotausa.com. Melody Hahm joins Dear Asian Americans for the Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by Toyota. Listen in as Jerry and Melody talk about translating gifts and skills into new areas, facilitating and supporting the Asian American community, and what the Asian American dream means to them.
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| 02 Nov 2020 | 083 // AAPI (POD) CAST YOUR VOTE! // An AAPIs for Biden Event featuring Asian American Pacific Islander Podcasters | 01:23:48 | |
Jerry hosts an AAPI for Biden event featuring fellow Asian American Pacific Islander podcasters Ken Fong, Punam Saxena, Minji Chang, Nidhi Shastri, Helen Li, and Tiffany Yu to share our thoughts on on podcasting, storytelling, and voting. Ken Fong // Asian America Podcast Punam Saxena // Edu-Me Minji Chang // First of All Pod Nidhi Shastri // Model Minority - Uniquely American Helen Li // Fresh Off the Vote Tiffany Yu // First of All Pod // AAPIs for Biden! // Join the Dear Asian Americans Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dearasianamericans // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 28 Apr 2020 | 033 // Eurae Muhn // Associate Professor of English - Montgomery College // Teach for All of America | 01:00:28 | |
Meet Eurae Muhn! We celebrate both her academic and professional successes in finding a true calling teaching students. We support her work in teaching students at the community level and approaching her work with humanity in kindness. We are inspired by her dedication to teaching students who are underserved to work towards closing the achievement gap. ***** Eurae Muhn is an Associate Professor of English at Montgomery College and a former Teach For America fellow. She is an experienced educator and program coordinator with a demonstrated history of creating innovative change in the higher education industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Curriculum Development, Public Speaking, Fundraising, and Program Development. Strong education professional with a Master of Arts (M.A.) focused in English Language and Literature/Letters from Georgetown University. ***** Connect with Eurae! ***** Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together.
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| 22 Apr 2020 | 030 // Monica Kang // Founder & CEO - InnovatorsBox // Transformation Through Positivity and Creativity | 00:51:48 | |
Meet Monica Kang! We celebrate Monica taking the bold step of building her own business doing what make her most happy: spreading positivity and creativity in the workplace and beyond We support her work at InnovatorsBox to help bring smiles and laughter to the places and environments where we spend so much time. We are inspired by her resiliency in dealing with challenges of from an early age, of being the "only" in so many room, and finding her voice in creating something of her own. // Monica Kang is a creative educator who is transforming today’s workforce through the power of creativity. As the Founder and CEO of InnovatorsBox®, Monica teaches creativity in a tangible, practical, and relatable way regardless of industry or job title. She has worked with clients worldwide including Fortune 500 companies, higher education, government, and nonprofits. Monica’s work has been awarded across numerous platforms, including The White House, Ashoka Changemakers, National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), and Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). She is also the author of Rethink Creativity: How to Innovate, Inspire, and Thrive at Work. Driven by her lifelong love of knowledge, she is also an adjunct professor at BAU International University where she teaches entrepreneurship and leadership. Prior to InnovatorsBox®, Monica was a nuclear nonproliferation policy expert in international affairs. She holds an M.A. from SAIS Johns Hopkins University in Strategic Studies and International Economics and a B.A. from Boston University. Connect with Monica: Learn about InnovatorsBox: // Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together.
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| 30 May 2021 | 116 // Emanuel Hahn // Photographer // McDonald's #WeAreAPA Series | 00:46:32 | |
Emanuel Hahn, a photographer and director based in Los Angeles, joins Jerry to share his unique Asian American journey, how his global experience formed his view on life, and what he has learned working on the McDonald's #WeAreAPA Series. Emanuel shared the photos and stories of Steve Kim, Georgina Pazcoguin, and Mike Magpayo. Check out the entire series on our Instagram @DearAsianAmericans Meet Emanuel Drawing from my diverse experiences growing up in various cultures, I approach people with understanding and empathy. As a deep observer and listener, I love discovering people’s personalities and perspectives, which then inform my working process. Check out Emanuel's #WeAreAPA Series featuring Steve Kim, Georgina Pazcoguin, and Mike Magpayo! // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 17 Mar 2023 | 184 // Nora Ali // The Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by Toyota | 00:27:39 | |
This episode of Dear Asian Americans is brought to you by Toyota. As the proud partner of those who dare to dream, Toyota wants the stories of these Asian American Dreamers to stretch beyond the page. They must be seen, heard, and most importantly, supported. We hope these narratives will inspire you to chase your own Asian American Dream. Learn more about Toyota at toyotausa.com.
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| 30 Mar 2020 | 015 // Catalina Kaiyoorawongs // CEO & Founder - LoanSense // Student Loan Discussion | 00:31:47 | |
Meet Catalina Kaiyoorawongs! We celebrate Catalina for all she's achieved in her academic and professional journeys and her family for teaching her the right things to set her up for success. We support her and the mission of LoanSense to help tackle the student loan problem by providing employers an option to provide support as an employee benefit. We are inspired by Catalina to use her experience, network, and education to solve a real world problem that so many of us can benefit from. ***** Catalina is the Founder & CEO of LoanSense (myloansense.com), a company whose mission is to help student loan borrowers better manage their loans by offering their employers a way to add student loan repayment assistance as a part of their benefits package. In my conversation with Catalina, we talk about her family's move from Thailand to Florida and how her childhood influenced her early career decisions in public service and non-profits. We also talk about how employers can help future employees by providing a student loan benefit and how borrowers can lower their student loan payments right now if their employment has been impacted by COVID-19 Meet Catalina: About LoanSense: Turnover high or seats open at your company? Open seats cost five times the employee's salary in revenue lost. LoanSense helps companies recruit faster, retain longer, and rethink their 401K. LoanSense has two products - a student loan advising and filing solution, and a student loan matching program. We use benefits funds you have already allocated and do not increase your cost significantly. Request more information today at www.myloansense.com/request-demo Grand Prize Winner of the Detroit Fintech Challenge 2018 Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together. ***** This episode highlights Asian American-owned business LLLLLove CBD. Learn more about their products and its benefits on their webpage at www.LLLLLOVE.com Be sure to use code "JW15" to receive 15% off your order. | |||
| 22 Mar 2020 | 010 // John Ma // Community Organizing during COVID-19 in LA & Beyond // The Helpers Series | 00:43:37 | |
Dear Asian Americans - The Helpers Series features everyday heroes who are doing what they can, where they can, however they can to help members of the community and beyond get through these challenging times. If you know of someone whose story and work deserves to be shared, contact jerry@dearasianamericans.com We're all in this together. Stay safe and stay strong. John Ma is an entertainment executive by day who spends most of his days thinking about and doing work to help the most needy in the City of Los Angeles. Whether is is volunteering for presidential campaigns #yangang, organizing with GroundGameLA.org, or jumping in his car to make grocery deliveries for the immunocompromised through the #MutualAidLA network, John is at the center of community organizing in Los Angeles. I talked to John to learn more about him, his passions, and what we all can do to help our most needy neighbors during these happening times. Meet John: More about his work and organizations: Coronavirus Tech Handbook: coronavirustechhandbook.com GroundGameLA: www.groundgamela.org Mutual Aid LA: bit.ly/mutualaidLA Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together! | |||
| 29 Apr 2020 | 035 // Grace Yoo // Candidate for City of Los Angeles Council District 10 // A Lifelong Champion of Justice | 00:51:00 | |
Meet Grace Yoo! We celebrate her accomplishments, both academically and professionally, in earning a law degree and using that help those in our community who need it the most. We support her in her mission of using her experience, knowledge and heart to do what's best for the residents of CD10 and the greater Los Angeles community. We are inspired by her passionate drive to do what's right and to never take no for an answer in that pursuit. // Grace is a proud Angeleno, and entirely K-12 LAUSD educated. She is also a first generation immigrant who helped interpret and translate for her family, peers, and community since elementary school. She is a California licensed attorney for over 20 years and specializes in Estate Planning: Wills and Trusts, and Probate. Grace is a certified mediator and has been a community leader, advocating for social justice and transparency in government. She has a proven track record of advocating and building community with extensive experience in non-profit management and public service. She is a passionate champion for children and seniors and environmental justice. (Source: GraceYooCD10.com) // Connect with Grace: // Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together.
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| 12 May 2020 | 045 // Jessica Chen // Founder & CEO - Soulcast Media // The Art & Science of Communication | 00:49:04 | |
Meet Jessica Chen! We celebrate Jessica's success in starting her own communications firm, winning an Emmy during her time in broadcast journalism, and living her mission of helping others communicate better at work and beyond. We support her work in coaching her clients as well as sharing her knowledge with the LinkedIn community. We are inspired by her working hard to overcome shyness and developing confidence and communication skills to be great in her role. // About Jessica She has been awarded an Emmy-Award for her work at ABC 10News and multiple Associated Press Awards. // Connect with Jessica: Learn more about Soulcast Media: Check out Jessica's LinkedIn Learning course: Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms: Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 09 Jun 2020 | #LettersForBlackLives - English // Read by Jerry Won // #BlackLivesMatter | 00:06:32 | |
A reading of the original English version of the Letters for Black Lives. Written and edited by the Letters For Black Lives Team. Read by Jerry Won of Dear Asian Americans. Video available on: Transcript of the letter below and also available at: June 2020 Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, Grandfather, Grandmother, Family: We need to talk.
I understand that you’re worried and scared about the looting and property destruction that you are seeing. But imagine how hurt you would be to see other people express more care for replaceable material objects than for the lives of your loved ones. How hurt you must be to protest like this in the middle of a pandemic. Imagine the exhaustion of fighting against the same state violence that your ancestors fought against.
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| 19 Sep 2020 | 076 // Leezen Amatya + Thang Duong // Co-Founders - Momo Shack Himalayan Dumplings // Building a Friends & Family Business | 01:21:48 | |
Leezen Amatya and Thang Duong, Co-Founders of Momo Shack Himalayan Dumplings, join Jerry on Episode 076 to share their stories and chat about starting a meaningful food business with family and friends. The best friend duo from college share their secrets to success and how they have leveraged social media to build and grow their fan base. Learn more about them at www.momoshackdumplings.com // Meet Team Momo Shack! We celebrate the launch and growth of their passion business in addition to having successful day jobs! We support their mission to bring the best of culture, family, and business to bring momos to Dallas and beyond! We are inspired by their spirit of family and fun (Leezen's mom is a co-founder and colleague!) as they build a lasting food and digital brand. // Connect with Leezen! Connect with Thang! Learn more about Momo Shack! Gary Vaynerchuk interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncYmubZmNQo VoyageDallas: http://voyagedallas.com/interview/meet-leezen-amatya-daniel-flores-thang-duong-minu-amatya/ // COBA COFFEE is a proud sponsor and partner of Dear Asian Americans // Join the Dear Asian Americans Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dearasianamericans // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 13 Dec 2022 | 180 // Gorick Ng // The Unspoken Rules | 01:08:34 | |
Wall Street Journal bestselling author Gorick Ng joins Dear Asian Americans to talk about the process of writing his first book, The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right. Gorick shares about the lessons he learned around the dinner table growing up and what he did when he found those core assumptions in question. Listen in as Jerry and Gorick discuss navigating the unspoken rules in life, the many different ways to define success, and what didn't make it into the book. Meet Gorick He has worked in management consulting at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), investment banking at Credit Suisse, and research with the Managing the Future of Work project at Harvard Business School. He has been featured in Forbes, The Today Show, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed, New York Post, Fast Company, and CNBC. He was named by Thinkers50 as one of 30 thinkers to watch in 2022. Gorick, a first-generation college student, is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School. Find him at www.gorick.com. // Connect with Gorick Buy the book: The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right // This episode of Dear Asian Americans is brought to you by the Quarter Pounder with Cheese from McDonalds. It's QPC time. Did your mouth just water? The QPC is the burger that breaks the norms of etiquette, the burger that napkins were made for, the burger that's saucy, drippy, oozing with flavor, always cooked when you order. So the next time you want a mouth-watering burger, order the QPC from McDonalds. // This episode was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Learn more about the treatment for Covid-19 // Support Dear Asian Americans: Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dearasianamericans/ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jerrywon Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://subscribepage.io/daanewsletter Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms: Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 26 May 2020 | 051 // AJ Rafael // Singer, Songwriter, Creator // More Than Music | 01:17:34 | |
Meet AJ Rafael! We celebrate AJ's amazing musical career, his positive influence on a whole generation, and his evolution into becoming more than just a singer. We support his music, his projects, and his endeavors in acting as he builds to his amazing resume. We are inspired by his story and his reason for pursing music with such passion since an early age. We are truly humbled by his dedication, tenacity, and innovation in his creation and being so open and transparent through it all. // Connect with AJ! MYSPACE: http://myspace.com/ajrafael Discover Crazy Talented Asians:
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| 18 Oct 2022 | 172 // John C. Yang // President & Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC // Strive for the future | 00:54:37 | |
John C. Yang, President & Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC, joins Dear Asian Americans to talk about the work Asian Americans Advancing Justice is doing for our community. John shares how the Yang family became Asian American, his experience growing up in the midwest, and how his pathway to citizenship sparked his interest in the law. Listen in as Jerry and John discuss finding ways to use the voices we already have, why he joined Asian Americans Advancing Justice, and how we can help support their mission. Meet John John C. Yang is the president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC. At Advancing Justice | AAJC, John leads the organization’s efforts to fight for civil rights and empower Asian Americans to create a more just America for all through public policy advocacy, education, and litigation. His extensive legal background enables Advancing Justice | AAJC to address systemic policies, programs, and legislative attempts to discriminate against and marginalize Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and other minority communities. John has been a leader in the Asian American and Pacific Islander and broader civic community. In 1997, John co-founded the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing the direct service legal needs of Asian Pacific Americans in the D.C. metropolitan area. He served as chair of the Asian American Justice Center (former name of Advancing Justice | AAJC) after serving as treasurer of the organization and as a member of its National Advisory Council. John was president of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) from 2003 to 2004, and since 1998, he has served as Co-Chair of NAPABA’s Judiciary and Executive Nominations & Appointments Committee. In that capacity, he has worked extensively with the White House and the U.S. Senate in securing the nomination and confirmation of over 20 Asian American and Pacific Islander federal judges and numerous other Senate-confirmed Presidential appointments. Learn more about Advancing Justice | AAJC Connect with Advancing Justice | AAJC // Support Dear Asian Americans: Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dearasianamericans/ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jerrywon Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://subscribepage.io/daanewsletter Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms: Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 27 Mar 2020 | 014 // Wing Lam // CEO & Co-Founder of Wahoo's Fish Taco | 00:42:02 | |
Tune into our conversation with Wing as we learn about how his family became a Chinese-Brazilian-American family whose Chinese restaurant in Newport Beach became a Balboa Island icon, how the three brothers ended up selling fish tacos, and the one event that turned Wahoo's from a regional chain of 13 restaurants into the household name that we know it to be today. Wing Lam is the eldest of the three founding brothers and the enigmatic character widely recognized as the face of the iconic Wahoo’s Fish Taco brand. A 37-year restaurant industry veteran, he is often in the public eye participating as a panelist and speaker at global events such as the IEG Conference and guest lecturing for MBA programs at Yale, UCLA and USC. In addition to being featured on a national Merrill Lynch commercial and two Food Network shows, "Unwrapped" and "Beach Eats USA," he actively supports and attends many national and local community-based events. Wing serves on the board of various non-profit organizations such as Share Our Strength, Juvenile Diabetic Research Foundation and Surfrider Foundation and is an active member of the Asian American Journalists Association. In 2018, he received the Corporate Creativity, Kindness OC Award and Innovation Leadership Award from the Child Creativity Lab, as well as the 2018 IMPACT Award from the International Executive Council. Garnering countless awards for philanthropy and business achievements over the years, Wing and his brothers have been named among the 500 Most Influential by the Orange County Business Journal, with Wahoo’s Fish Taco the recipient of the Golden Foodie Award and Best OC Brand by OC Weekly. Wing graduated from San Diego State University with a B.S in science and a minor in Spanish. Meet Wing: More articles and stories about Wing & Wahoo's https://www.ocweekly.com/wahoos-founder-and-orange-county-og-wing-lam-looks-back-on-30-years-of-slinging-fish-tacos/ Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together! ***** This episode highlights Asian American business owner Anne Oliver and her business House of M Beauty. House Of M Beauty is the first skincare brand to feature saffron - packed with antioxidants, in clean formulas. We are a vegan and cruelty free brand. You can order on the website at HouseMBeauty.com as they ship nationwide. #HouseofMBeauty. | |||
| 08 Mar 2023 | 183 // Pat Ratulangi // VP of Global Communications at Nielsen | 00:48:14 | |
Pat Ratulangi, VP of Global Communications at The Nielsen Corporation, joins Dear Asian Americans to talk about her work tracking Asian American representation in media. Pat shares her story growing up in multicultural Indonesia, getting into corporate communications, and explains what Nielsen does, specifically. Listen is as Jerry and Pat discuss tracking multigenerational households, what (and who) is driving representation right now, and the importance of data in pushing for change. Meet Pat Pat is responsible for proactive external communications around Nielsen’s insights on diverse audiences such as our Diverse Intelligence Series. She is first and foremost a storyteller — bringing to life our corporate narrative to engage diverse communities around the world and using our data to amplify underrepresented voices. With over 20 years experience in corporate communications, Pat supports our executives and teams with communications strategies to engage both internal and external stakeholders. She works with the Nielsen Foundation, our External Advisory Council and our internal Business Resource Groups to extend our community outreach. Based in Chicago, Pat loves the diversity of her town and exploring new cultures by being in the various neighborhoods — especially trying out restaurants. She loves cooking and getting to know people through the food they eat. Connect with Pat Learn more about Nielsen: https://www.nielsen.com/ // Dear Asian Americans would like to remind you to make time for your health so you don’t have to lose time for the things you love. An updated Covid vaccine restored protection that has decreased over time, including protection against severe illness, hospitalization, and the worst effects of Covid. If your last Covid vaccine or booster was before September 2022, it’s time for an updated vaccine. Find updated Covid vaccines at VACCINES.GOV. We can do this. Paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. // Support Dear Asian Americans: Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dearasianamericans/ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jerrywon Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://subscribepage.io/daanewsletter Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms: Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 27 Feb 2021 | 098 // Liz Kleinrock // Anti-Bias & Anti-Racist Educator // To Teach and Transform | 01:03:32 | |
Teach and Transform Founder Liz Kleinrock joins Jerry on Episode 098 of Dear Asian Americans to share her story as a Korean adoptee growing up in America and finding her passion and mission teaching anti-bias and anti-racist education. She is an award winning teacher, speaker, and author. Learn more about Liz at www.TeachandTransform.org Meet Liz! In addition to classroom teaching, Liz also works as an anti-bias anti-racist facilitator for schools, organizations, and companies across the country. Her work has gained national recognition through a documentary short produced by Fluid Film, and media outlets such as CNN, The Washington Post, NPR, and BBC. In 2018, Liz received Teaching Tolerance's 2018 Award for Excellence in Teaching, and currently serves on the Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board. Liz is proud to share her 2019 TED Talk from "Education Everywhere" on building foundations of equity with young learners, and is working on her first book with Heinemann Publishing. (Source: TeachandTransform.org) // Connect with Liz!! Watch Liz! TED: https://www.ted.com/.../liz_kleinrock_how_to_teach_kids... Teaching Tolerance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWSk-aLqlFI // Join the Dear Asian Americans Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dearasianamericans // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 09 Jun 2020 | #LettersForBlackLives - Korean // Read by Lala Park // #BlackLivesMatter | 00:09:54 | |
A reading of the Letters for Black Lives, translated into Korean. Written and edited by the Letters For Black Lives Team. Translated by the #Translation-Korean Team. Read by Lala Park. Video available on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @dearasianamericans Video available on: Transcripts of the letter below and also available at: // 사랑하는 가족에게,
최근 미네소타에서 백인 경찰관이 조지 플로이드라는 흑인 남성을 무려 9분간 무릎으로 목을 눌러 질식사시키는 사건이 있었어요. 숨을 쉴 수 없다는 그의 절규를 무시한 채 강제진압을 한 것이죠. 그 과정에서 경찰관 두 명이 합류하여 플로이드가 전혀 움직일 수 없도록 무력으로 제압했고, 함께 현장에 있던 동양계 경찰관은 그 상황을 방관할 뿐이었어요.
우리가 집을 나설 때, 오직 우리가 동양인이란 이유만으로 “오늘은 집에 무사히 돌아올 수 있을까?”라는 걱정은 하지 않아요. 도로에서 경찰이 우리를 멈춰 세운다고 해서 피부색 때문에 체포를 당하거나 살인 당할 것을 두려워하지도 않죠.
그러나 흑인들의 경험은 우리와 달라요.
흑인들은 오늘날까지 계속되는 폭력의 위협을 견디고 있어요. 그들이 겪는 억압은 형태만 바뀌었을 뿐, 끝나지 않았어요. 흑인들은 이 모든 불평등 속에서도 그들의 삶을 이어갔을 뿐만 아니라 온갖 탄압을 견뎌냈어요. 수많은 흑인 인권운동가들은 인종차별에 맞서 오랫동안 싸우던 도중 폭행을 당하고, 수감되고, 억울하게 목숨을 잃기도 했어요. 그리고 그 투쟁의 결과로 그나마 인종차별을 금지하는 제도들이 생기기 시작했고, 결과적으로 흑인 인권운동가들이 힘들게 쟁취해 낸 ‘피부색 때문에 차별받지 않을 권리’를 미국에 사는 우리가 누리게 된 거죠.
비록 부당한 사회체계가 동양인과 흑인 간의 대립 관계를 부추겨 왔지만, 흑인 인권운동가들은 오랫동안 인종차별과 불공평한 이민법에 대항하며 우리 모두에게 이로운 사회적 변화를 지지하고 이끌어왔어요. 물론 이런 노력으로 적지 않은 발전이 있었어요. 하지만 이 근본적으로 불공평한 사회체계는 여전히 자리 잡고 있어요. 노예해방으로부터 155년이 지나고 인권 운동은 계속되고 있지만, 흑인들은 아직도 동등한 인격체로 존중받지 못하고 있어요. 그들은 피부색이 다르다는 이유로 여전히 부당하게 무시당하고, 조롱당하고, 그리고 살해당하고 있어요.
오히려 한국 민주화 운동을 직접 겪으신 부모님 세대야말로 저희 세대보다 자유를 위해 투쟁하는 시위대의 마음에 더 공감하실 거라고 믿어요. 한국도 수많은 운동과 항쟁의 역사를 보유하고 있는 나라이며, 지속되는 억압과 차별에 대항하기 위해 시위한 대중은 결국 오늘의 민주주의를 이룩했어요.
만약에 우리가 사는 이 사회가 우리 가족의 생명보다 물질적 피해를 더 중요하게 여긴다면, 우리는 그걸 참고 지켜볼 수 있을까요? 얼마나 답답하고 억울했으면 코로나 19 사태의 위험 속에서도 시위를 하게 되었을까요? 몇 세대에 걸쳐 투쟁해 왔음에도 불구하고 같은 인종적 폭력과 억압이 여태까지 지속되고 있다면, 이러한 끝이 보이지 않는 투쟁을 한다는게 얼마나 지칠까요?
이런 이유로 인해 저는 “Black Lives Matter” (“흑인의 생명은 소중하다”) 운동을 지지하고 있어요.
이 운동을 지지한다는 것은 제 가족을 포함한 한인 커뮤니티에서 흑인들을 폄하하고 증오하는 (반(反)-흑인주의적인) 말이나 행동을 했을 때 그것을 바로잡는 것을 의미해요.
우리의 침묵으로 인해 더 많은 생명이 희생되기 전에, 지금부터라도 이 상황에 관해 대화를 시작하고 이어나가야 해요.
경찰의 폭력에 의해 사랑하는 가족을 잃은 부모들과 자녀들의 분노, 슬픔, 좌절감을 헤아려주시기를 부탁드려요. 이 사건을 계기로 저 또한 제 안의 편견을 되돌아보게 되며 이 운동에 동참하게 되었습니다. 관련 단체에 기부하며 시위에 참여하는 것뿐만 아니라 그동안 잘 모르고 있던 흑인 차별의 역사에 관심을 가지고 책과 인터넷을 통해 공부하기 시작했어요. 이 편지를 친구분들께도 공유해서 더욱 많은 사람이 관심을 가지고 공감하는 계기가 되었으면 해요.
저희들을 위해 험한 여정을 통해 미국으로 이주하셨고, 결코 이민자에게 너그럽지 못했던 이 나라에서 수십 년간 견뎌 오셨다는 사실을 너무도 자랑스럽고 감사하게 생각해요. 저희가 더 나은 삶을 이룰 수 있도록 편견이 가득한 이 땅에서 고생하셨다는 걸 너무나도 잘 알아요. 그런만큼 우리가 겪은 고생들을 생각하면 흑인들과 연대해야 한다는 점이 더욱 분명해져요. 그래서 흑인들이 처한 위기를 모른척 할 수 없어요.
우리 모두가 희망하는 미래는 안전하고 두려움 없이 살 수 있는 세상이에요. 우리 모두 스스로 돌아보며 더 나은 미래를 만들기 위해 노력하길 바라요.
사랑과 희망을 담아, 자녀들 올림
이 편지는 Letters for Black Lives라는 공개서한의 한국어 번역입니다. Letters for Black Lives는 현재 진행형인 프로젝트로, 다수의 자원봉사자가 참여하여 다국어 및 다양한 문화적 자료를 번역하고 있습니다. 저희는 이 프로젝트를 통해 가족 및 지인들과 인종차별, 경찰 과잉진압과 반흑인정서에 대해 솔직한 대화를 나눠보고자 합니다. // Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, Grandfather, Grandmother, Family: We need to talk.
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| 08 Mar 2021 | 101 // Tiffany J. Hwang // Guest Host - March 2021 | 00:24:37 | |
Meet Tiffany Hwang, our Guest Host during the month of March 2021 as we celebrate Women's History Month! Learn about Tiffany, her show TITT Talk, and the three amazing guests she'll be hosting during this month! Connect with Tiffany! TITT TALKS! // Support the show: Support Jerry & Just Like Media // Join the Dear Asian Americans Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dearasianamericans // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 12 Jun 2020 | #LettersForBlackLives - Chinese Mandarin // Read by Chloe Gong // #BlackLivesMatter | 00:05:51 | |
A reading of the Letters for Black Lives translated into Chinese Mandarin. Written and edited by the Letters For Black Lives Team. Translated by the #Translation-Burmese Team. Read by Chloe Gong. Video available on: Transcripts of the letter below and also available at: // 亲爱的爸爸妈妈、叔叔阿姨、爷爷奶奶、外公外婆、家人们： 我们需要谈一谈。在您认识的人当中，黑人可能很少，但在我的身边并不少。他们是我生活中很重要的一部分：有我尊敬的师长，和我一起同甘共苦的朋友，还有与我一起成长的同学和同事。我为他们的处境感到很害怕。 最近，在美国明尼苏达州，一名白人警察杀害了一名叫乔治·弗洛伊德（George Floyd）的黑人。在将近9分钟的暴行中，警员用膝盖跪压着弗洛伊德的颈部，完全不顾弗洛伊德“我无法呼吸”的求救，导致他窒息而亡。在场其他三位警员当中，有两位帮助强制按下弗洛伊德 , 还有一位亚裔警察没有介入，只在旁边站岗。弗洛伊德之死不是一件孤立的事件，仅在2020年因警察暴力致死的事件就有数起：上个月印第安纳州的德里肖恩·理德（Dreasjon Reed）和佛罗里达州的托尼·麦克达德（Tony McDade），三月份肯塔基州的布里安娜·泰勒（Breonna Taylor），还有在二月份在佐治亚州被一位前警探杀害的艾哈迈德·阿尔伯里（Ahmaud Arbery）。 尽管媒体有广泛报导，但是压倒性的事实表明：那些滥用暴力杀死黑人的警察们几乎没有受到任何惩罚，警察局也没有对警员的武力使用加强监控。我难以想象没有被媒体曝光的案例还有多少。这是我身边每一个黑人每天都要面对的恐怖现实。您可能在想：我们也是少数族裔，我们也曾一无所有地来到美国，尽管遭受歧视，还是创造了自己的美好生活。 他们为什么就做不到呢？ 我想诚恳地和您分享我的看法，因为我希望我们彼此都能够多尽一份心力。 我们走在街上时，通常不会被人视为威胁。我们出门在外时，无需顾虑是否会因为自己的肤色而再也回不了家。我们被警察拦截时，也不会为自己的性命担忧。 但我的黑人朋友们却面对着截然相反的现实。 绝大多数美国黑人的祖先是被強迫贩卖到美国做奴隶的。自那时起，他们的身体、家庭和社区就不再属于自己，几百年来被不断地剥削和利用。即使在奴隶制度废除之后，黑人的境遇仍未改善。政府甚至否认他们的投票权，阻止他们接受教育，不准他们拥有房产、创业经营。维护这些不平等制度的警察与监狱系统可以追溯到美国曾经的奴隶监工和奴隶庄园。直到今天，黑人群体依旧承受着常年不变的暴力。政府对他们的压迫从未终止，只是改变了方式。 黑人在这种恶劣的环境下克服了无数困难才支撑到今天。为了争取到我们如今都享有的权益，他们遭受了警察的殴打、关押，甚至付出了生命。即使不公平的体制诱使各族移民相互对立、“鹬蚌相争”，但黑人人权运动组织者的工作仍帮助了所有人，结束了不公正的移民法和种族隔离的制度。 虽然黑人运动使现状得到了一定改善，但不平等的体制依旧存在。数百年来，美国政府仍然在杀害黑人并且屡屡逃脱罪责。 我理解近来的暴乱和财产破坏让您感到担心和害怕。但想象一下：假如他人把那些可取代的物品看得比您自己亲人的生命更珍贵，您会是多么心痛。想象一下：即便疫情盛行还坚持上街抗议，他们到底有多难过。再想象一下：若干年后，您要是和祖辈一样依然还在对抗政府的暴力，那会是多么地筋疲力尽。 正因如此，我支持 “黑人的命也是命”（Black Lives Matter）维权运动。任何人都不应该因为自己的肤色而活在恐惧之中。 所以当我看到身边的人—即使是我的家人—做出侮辱黑人、贬低黑人人性的事，我一定会毫不犹豫地阻止。我们的沉默就是对黑人的压迫。这样的沉默不能再继续下去了。 我非常感激您为了我在这个并不总是友善的国家里所经历的艰辛、付出的努力和坚持不懈的奋斗。我们亚裔人曾被指责带来了贫困、疾病、恐怖主义和罪行。 为了让我们可以过上更好的生活，您在充满偏见的美国承受了太多。 但也正是因为这些困难，我们才更应当站在一起！只有当我们身边的黑人邻居、朋友和亲人感到安全，我们才能真正感到安心。我们所追求的是一个无需恐惧的世界。这是我所向往的未来，也希望这是您所向往的未来。 满怀着爱和希望, 您的孩子敬上
// Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, Grandfather, Grandmother, Family: We need to talk.
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| 23 Mar 2022 | 138 // SXSW 2022 - Dear Asian Americans, What Now? | 01:10:35 | |
An audio replay of the "Dear Asian Americans, What Now?" Panel from SXSW 2022 featuring Nydia Han, Muna Hussaini, Dion Lim, and Jerry Won. March 15, 2022 - Austin, Texas // The week of SXSW 2022 marks the one year anniversary of the Atlanta massacre, an event that forever changed the Asian American community. Dear Asian Americans, What Now? features a conversation with community leaders as we share our lived experiences, lessons learned, and actions steps to forge a new path forward. The panel features Dion Lim, author, speaker, & anchor at ABC7 in San Francisco, Muna Hussaini, a technology executive and highly respected community activist based in Austin, Nydia Han, an Emmy Award winning tv journalist at WPVI-TV 6ABC and creator of #ThisisAmerica based in Philadelphia, and is hosted by Jerry Won, speaker, community builder, & creator of Dear Asian Americans. Meet Nydia Han // @nydiahan on IG // @nydia_han on Twitter She graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and her career has taken her to television stations in Idaho, Oklahoma City, and Texas. Nydia is on the community advisory board for the Asian American Women’s Coalition. She is also passionate about raising awareness and desperately needed funds for lung cancer research in memory of her mother. She enjoys good food, wine, and most of all a good laugh. And she is trying really, really hard to teach her two young children to speak Korean. Meet Muna Hussaini // @salam_yall on IG & Twitter Muna was a victim of several hate crimes after 9/11. She now spends her personal time reclaiming the Muslim-American narrative and working to eradicate hate. Muna is a founder of Muslim Space, an inclusive Muslim organization. She is a co-founder for Recode the Quo, helping Austin-based tech startups be more diverse, inclusive, and equitable. Muna is a member of the Austin/Travis County Hate Crimes Taskforce. She has served on the board of Interfaith Action of Central Texas to cultivate peace and respect through interfaith dialogue, service, and celebration. Lastly, Muna attended the The University of Texas at Austin and is a proud Longhorn. Hook' em! Meet Dion Lim // @dionlimTV on IG // @dionlimTV on Twitter Dion is passionate about amplifying voices of color and had led the charge worldwide in shedding light on the hate and assaults targeting Asian Americans in the Bay Area. Her work has resonated across the country on ABC News Live, Nightline, Good Morning America and 20/20. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors and mayor also recently awarded Dion with a commendation for her dedication to reporting on discrimination and xenophobia toward Asian Americans and the Black communities. She was also voted a 2021 Goldhouse 100 A1 recipient for Media and Journalism for storytelling in the midst of the #StopAsianHate movement. Meet Jerry Won // @jerryjwon on IG // @jerrywon on Twitter He is the Founder & CEO of Just Like Media, an Asian American storytelling company whose podcast brands include Dear Asian Americans, MBAsians, The Janchi Show, and Asian Podcast Network; partnerships include McDonald's, US Census 2020, and US Dept. of Health and Human Services. Prior, he was a Senior Strategy Consultant at Accenture and sales leader at start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. Jerry has a BS from USC Marshall and an MBA from Michigan Ross, where he served as President of the Student Government Association. Learn more at www.JerryWon.com // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 07 Mar 2020 | 005 // Paul PK Kim // Comedian @PKComedy, MC, Kollaboration Founder | 01:00:44 | |
Dear Asian Americans, I really hope that we can be encouraged and inspired by everything that's going on today, with all the Asians that are making it. It's really because of our parents' sacrifice, our grandparents sacrifice. So I hope that we never ever forget that. It's all because of them and we need to honor them more. Give. Life's about love. If we're not giving, then what are we doing? I hope, I hope, I hope that we all remember it just to give. Love, PK Meet Paul PK Kim on Episode 005 of Dear Asian Americans! We celebrate PK and the impact he has made on countless people around the world though Kollaboration, Liberty in North Korea, his comedy, and his community work. We support his mission to elevate and empower a generation of Asian Americans through empowerment and to make sure that no kid ever has to eat lunch at a new school ever again. PK inspires us to DREAM BIG and to do something about our dreams, because you don't know how you'll impact the world through that decision. Learn more about PK at www.PKComedy.com, on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/PKComedy and on Instagram at www.Instagram.com/PKComedy | |||
| 14 May 2020 | 047 // Jared Chung // Founder & Executive Director - CareerVillage.org // Creating a Village That Changed The World | 01:13:37 | |
Meet Jared Chung! We celebrate Jared's hard work and achievements, particularly founding CareerVillage and the more than 4.5 million questions that have been answered for students by countless volunteers. We support Jared and his team as they grow and manage CareerVillage.org particularly during these challenging time when students and young professionals are more anxious than ever about their careers. We are inspired by his dedication to helping students, leveraging all his experience, lessons, and privilege to put towards an evergreen mission he is proud to dedicate his life to. // Jared Chung is the Executive Director and Founder of CareerVillage.org, the tech nonprofit providing personalized career advice to 3.5M online learners in 190 of the world's 195 countries. CareerVillage.org's crowdsourcing model has allowed it to provide career advice in a Q&A format with the help of 35,000 volunteers from all walks of life, including the world's most successful and innovative companies. For young people in low income communities, young women pursuing futures in STEM, young people of color, and others who are underrepresented in their dream career field, CareerVillage.org is the first stop for any career decision, big or small. Jared was inspired by his own career prep struggle as a young person to create CareerVillage.org together with his wife, Stanford Professor Jennifer Pan. Prior to founding CareerVillage.org, Jared was a consultant at McKinsey & Co. // Meet Jared: Connect with CareerVillage. // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms: Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 20 Oct 2020 | 081 // Jessica Ayden Li // Founder & CEO - Justice and Logic // Co-Host Woke Isn't Enough by Healing Equity United | 01:20:51 | |
Jessica Ayden Li, Founder & CEO of Justice and Logic, a DEI & Non-profit Coach & Consultant (and Jerry's HS classmate!), joins us on Episode 081 to share her story of finding her purpose in helping organizations build leaders and to build anti-racist communities. We celebrate her finding her in mission in working with non-profits to help them build better leaders to help achieve their missions in a responsible way. We support her work in making sure that Asian Americans are doing our part to make the world a better place. We are inspired by her dedication to walk the walk in all ways of her life to help the world a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive place. Meet Jess!! Jess is a social justice activist, certified diversity coach, trainer, mentor, advocate, and consultant. She’s worked for almost 15 years in the social sector with non-profits. Her background is in working to end gender based violence, creating long-lasting social impact, and working with communities of color. She’s previously served as the Executive Director of San Francisco SafeHouse as one of the few woman leaders of color in non-profits in San Francisco. She was also the Executive Director of the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project in Washington, D.C. Jess has worked for the United Nations Mission in Sudan and the International Rescue Committee. Most recently, Jess was the Director of Impact Initiatives at the LeaderSpring Center in Oakland where she focused on leadership development in the non-profit sector and trainings on diversity, equity, and inclusion. She’s also an alumna of the Asian Pacific American Women’s Leadership Institute (APAWLI). She’s a proud New Yorker and spends her free time traveling and hanging out with her rescue dog, Hansyn. (Source: HealingEquityUnited.com)
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| 09 Feb 2021 | 094 // Annie Lin // Founder - The ALIA // Amplifying Her Voice | 01:00:23 | |
Founder of The ALIA - Asian Lives in America Annie Lin joins us on Episode 094 to share her journey and why she is passionate about creating spaces to amplify the voices of Asian women. Learn more at www.ALIA.news Meet Annie!
She holds a Masters of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School (MSJ’20) and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Northeastern’s College of Arts, Media & Design (BA’19). Most recently she was a fellow at the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation and she is currently a fellow at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.
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| 20 Apr 2020 | 027 // Danny Tran // Co-Founder - Son Fish Sauce // Building Legacy Through Family Business | 00:54:34 | |
Meet Danny Tran! We celebrate Danny and his business and personal achievements through his early career in banking, a restaurant entrepreneur taking the Vietnamese-Cajun seafood concept to Saigon, and now running a very successful fish sauce business. We support his vision to keep a family business and traditions alive by importing a product whose origins span 4 generations. We are inspired by his dedication to help his customers get through these challenging times by offering his product and other help to restauranteurs. ***** Danny is the Co-Founder of Son Fish Sauce. He is the fourth generation in his family to be in the fish sauce business, which dates back to his wife's great grandfather in Vietnam. Prior to Sun, Danny and his wife owned and ran a successful Vietnamese-Cajun restaurant called The Cajun Cua in Saigon.
Learn more about Son Fish Sauce: LA Times Feature: https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2019-08-20/son-fish-sauce ***** Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together.
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| 15 May 2020 | 050 // Ted + Yong Kim // Co-Owners - Seoul Sausage Company // Brotherhood + Business | 01:03:16 | |
Meet Ted & Yong Kim! We celebrate their creation Seoul Sausage Company and the infinite memories, smiles, and joy they have brought to so many of us. We support their business and their team who are working so hard to make sure we can enjoy their creation for years to come. We are inspired by their dedication to the business and to themselves to work through both the good and challenging days as business owners. // Connect with Ted! Connect with Yong! Seoul Sausage: #FoodEqualsFamily: https://foodequalsfamily.com/ Seoul Sausage Street Cred: Check out Seoul Sausage on Season 3 of The Great Food Truck Race! // Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together. Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 07 Oct 2020 | 079 // Mary Chan // Podcast Strategist, Coach, and Host - Organized Sound Productions // Finding Her Voice | 01:15:35 | |
"There's no better way to truly be your authentic self than when you are using your voice. And no one can take your story away from you. So share it!" - Mary Chan Mary Chan joins Jerry on Episode 079 of Dear Asian Americans to share her story of growing up in Vancouver, how she found her way into radio, and why she is so passionate about sharing our stories through the podcast medium. Learn more about Mary at http://www.organizedsound.ca/ We celebrate the launch and growth of her thriving podcast production business for women, Organized Sound! We support her mission and drive to bring stories of women globally to a podcast everywhere. We are inspired by her dedication to constantly be learning and improving her craft to be the best producer, coach, and host she can be. Meet Mary! Today, I want to give women self-confidence with their voice because I felt that I didn't have one growing up. My little family now lives in beautiful Victoria, BC, Canada and have been living the island lifestyle since 2001. There's nothing about "in my spare time" as I believe that all creative aspects of my personal life help me recharge to be motivated for my work life. Everything is intertwined; knitting, sewing, creating a great meal from scratch, are all ways that keep my creativity flowing and fuel my business work at the same time. I’m passionate and driven who loves to work with creativity, laughter, and with those who don't always take themselves
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| 06 May 2022 | 143 // MyKhanh Shelton // SVP of Equity & Inclusion, WarnerMedia | 01:01:28 | |
MyKhanh Shelton, SVP of Equity and Inclusion at WarnerMedia, joins Jerry to share her story of her belief in using media to help bring equity and inclusion to elevate Asian American and other marginalized communities. Listen today to learn about her career path from law, inclusion strategist, to media executive who's using her platform to amplify and uplift all of us. Meet MyKhanh in her own words: My 20+ years of experience as a lawyer and inclusion strategist give me the unique background and ability to develop safe and equitable work cultures that drive business productivity, innovation, creativity, and profitability. I place a premium on analytics, counseling, and training to achieve business results. I work to uncover root causes as a means to devise data-driven solutions that produce institutional change. As Senior Vice President, 21st Century Fox Global Inclusion, I worked with senior executives to conceptualize and drive strategic initiatives to increase diversity and foster inclusion in corporate and tv/film production environments. I led a dedicated team to launch first-of-its-kind initiatives, including Inclusion Week (uniting colleagues around the world in conversation with innovators, artists and academics to draw out, examine and enhance inclusive attitudes and behaviors); the Fox DP (Cinematographers) Lab; and the Filmmakers Lab. Prior to that, as Senior Vice President, Employment Law, I was trusted and acknowledged for consistently finding win-win solutions in contentious circumstances, building consensus, accruing buy-in for change initiatives and working through competing interests. I transformed mandatory harassment training into solutions-oriented, engaging opportunities to inspire and equip employees to create safe and inclusive workplaces, resulting in increased productivity and decreased legal risks. I’m passionate about eliminating barriers for people from underrepresented groups and am proud to sit on the board of Facing History and Ourselves, an international non-profit that engages students in an examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry. Connect with MyKhanh // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 09 Nov 2022 | 175 // Joseph Juhn // Storyteller + Filmmaker // Chosen | 01:28:02 | |
Joseph Juhn, lawyer-turned-filmmaker, joins Dear Asian Americans to talk about his documentary Chosen, which follows five Korean Americans of vastly diverse backgrounds and competing political views as they run for US Congress in 2020. Joseph shares how the documentary came to be, his path from lawyer to filmmaker, and how his family became Korean American. Listen in as Jerry and Joseph discuss what it means to be Korean outside of Korea, standout moments during the filmmaking process, and the impact that Chosen has had on the Asian American community. Meet Joseph Prior to working on “JERONIMO” full-time, Joseph was an in-house counsel at the Manhattan-based South Korean government agency (KOTRA) for 4 years where he advised Korean companies and entrepreneurs on US intellectual property and startup law. Joseph studied Film and Video at UC San Diego and got his JD at Syracuse University College of Law.
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| 19 Mar 2020 | 009 // Jason Chu // Rapper & Poet // The Helpers Series | 00:27:19 | |
Jerry speaks to jason chu about his Facebook / Twitter post from yesterday that went viral, sharing his thoughts and concerns on the spike in anti-Asian racism in North America. He lists what he observes as his top 5 justifications for these racist comments and uses research, fact, and cites expert opinions to dig into each one. Jason is a rapper, poet, community activist, and philosopher. While many know him for his viral YouTube videos as a solo performer and his group NITEMRKT, Jason shares how his Yale education and community organizing experience help him be a more thoughtful and informed voice in our community. This Dear Asian Americans interview is also available as a podcast on Apple, Spotiy, Google, and wherever you listen to your podcast. Meet and learn more about Jason @jasonchumusic across all social media platforms
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| 23 Nov 2021 | 132 // Kanwar Singh // Technologist & Army Officer // Serving with Inclusion | 00:41:10 | |
Kanwar Singh, a technologist by day and also a Signal Officer in the US Army Massachusetts National Guard, joins Jerry to share about his journey to America to pursue higher education, what led to him joining the National Guard, and the challenges he has faced to ensure accommodation for him and others religious beliefs. We thank Officer Singh, the US Army, and the Department of Defense for making this interview possible. Meet Kanwar Singh In June 2014, then-SPC Singh took the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) exam and scored in the top one percent. Instead of embracing him and giving him an equal opportunity to prove his abilities, the U.S. military subjected him to a frustrating bureaucratic process that lasted nearly two years. In January 2015, then-SPC Singh joined Boston University’s ROTC program and participated in all field exercises but was not permitted to do so in uniform. In May 2015, he was selected for the Massachusetts Army National Guard’s State Officer Candidate School and later enlisted in the Massachusetts National Guard. At this point, then-SPC Singh submitted a religious accommodation request. While his request was pending, then-SPC Singh was segregated from his battalion and not issued an Army uniform. In December 2015, he met Secretary of Defense Ash Carter at a Harvard University event and publicly asked him whether he would support equal opportunity for Sikhs who wish to serve in the U.S. military. The Defense Secretary applauded then-SPC Singh’s desire to serve and emphasized the importance of diversity in our nation’s military. In March 2016, while his accommodation request was still pending, then-SPC Singh was asked if he would cut his hair and remove his turban in violation of his religion in order to attend Basic Combat Training. In response, the Sikh Coalition and its partners at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and the law firm McDermott Will & Emery filed a lawsuit on Specialist Singh’s behalf. IMPACT In August 2018, then-Second Lieutenant (2LT) Kanwar Singh successfully graduated from Army Officer Candidate School as part of the Massachusetts Army National Guard. In February 2021, he was promoted to First Lieutenant. 1LT Singh is now responsible for leading soldiers during humanitarian, homeland security, and combat operations as a Signal Corps officer. Connect with Kanwar Kanwar in the media: // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 10 Jul 2020 | 057 // Dear Asian Americans, Let's Fill Out The Census | 01:08:04 | |
Jerry chats with Jenny Aramony, Kawe Mossman-Saafi, and Gloria Wang Shawber to learn more about the Census, its importance and impact within in the Asian American community, and the people who are working hard to make sure we are all counted. Meet the Panelists: Special thanks to Henry Han and the TDW+Co Team for their hard work in help us create this amazing event. visit.2020CENSUS.gov to fill out your Census today! // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms: Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 07 Jun 2022 | 152 // Calista Wu // CaliStar | 01:11:07 | |
Calista Wu, aka CaliStar, joins Jerry on Episode 152 to share about her journey through law, activism, community, and now entertainment. Tune in to hear how she is now committed to using her talents and gifts to uplift the Asian American community through entertainment. Her latest single Don't Give Up is out now. Meet Calista Connect with Calista Episode 152 with Calista Wu is #5 is a 10 part special series with Stand with Asian Americans entitled "Dear Asian Americans, What Now?" exploring what we are going through as a community during the past two+ years amidst the rising anti-Asian violence and hate crimes. We thank our friends at SwAA for their support of Dear Asian Americans. // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 05 Mar 2020 | 004 // Trisha Sakhuja-Walia // CEO & Co-Founder - Brown Girl Magazine | 00:50:36 | |
Dear Asian Americans, I hope that you see yourself for who you are, because we belong here. Love, Trisha ***** Meet Trisha Sakuja-Walia on Episode 004 of Dear Asian Americans! We celebrate her achievements and her dedication to building community for South Asians throughout her life. We support her and Brown Girl Magazine and its 200+ freelance writers who are dedicated to sharing stories, creating community, and building a home for South Asian women. Trisha inspires us to take pride in sharing our unique stories and proudly make it our job and business. Learn more about Brown Girl Magazine at www.BrownGirlMagazine.com Connect with Trisha on LinkedIn at www.LinkedIn.com/in/trishasakhuja | |||
| 25 Oct 2022 | 173 // Jerry + Patrick reflect on Dear Asian Americans and beyond | 00:59:10 | |
Jerry and Patrick sit down and reflect on Dear Asian Americans: how Jerry has changed, some pivotal moments, some favorite ones, and the doors that have opened up because of the show. Be a guest on the show: http://bit.ly/DAA-guests Updated vaccines now protect against the original COVID virus and Omicron. They’re here just in time to make those family gatherings safer and extra special. Schedule your free vaccine today. Find updated COVID vaccines for everyone 5+ at VACCINES.GOV We can do this. Paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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| 30 Jun 2020 | #LettersForBlackLives - Khmer // Read by Brandy Myers // #BlackLivesMatter | 00:16:16 | |
A reading of the Letters for Black Lives translated into Khmer. Written and edited by the Letters For Black Lives Team. Translated by the #Translation-Khmer Team. Read by Brandy Myers. Video available on: Transcripts of the letter below and also available at: // ម៉ាក់ ប៉ា ពូ មីង លោកតា លោកយាយ និងក្រុមគ្រួសារទាំងមូល
ម៉ាក់ ប៉ា ពូ មីង លោកតា លោកយាយ និងក្រុមគ្រួសារទាំងមូលប្រហែលជាកំពុងគិតថា ពួកយើងក៏ជាជនជាតិភាគតិចដែរ។ ពួកយើងបានខិតខំនាំគ្នាមកនៅសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ទាំងដៃទទេ និងតស៊ូកសាងជីវិតឲ្យបានសុខ ទោះបីជាមានការរើសអើងមកលើពួកយើងក៏ដោយ តើហេតុអ្វី ជនជាតិស្បែកខ្មៅមិនតបទល់ដូចពួកយេីងដែរ? ជាការពិតណាស់ ដែលជនជាតិខ្មែរសញ្ជាតិអាមេរិកាំងភាគច្រើន បានមកដល់ទឹកដីអាមេរិកជាជនភៀសខ្លួនជាមួយនិងលុយកាក់តិចតួចប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ ក្នុងនាមជាជនជាតិខ្មែរ យើងតែងតែដឹងច្បាស់ថា យើងអាចពឹងពាក់គ្នាទៅវិញទៅមកបាន ពីព្រោះពួកយើងសុទ្ធតែមកដល់សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ក្នុងគោលបំណងដើម្បីកសាងជីវិតឲ្យបានកាន់តែប្រសើរ។ ផ្ទះសំបែងរបស់យើងពឹងផ្អែកទៅលើសហគមន៍ដ៏រឹងមាំ។ ប៉ុន្តែពួកយើងក៏មិនអាចមានទីលំនៅក្នុងប្រទេសនេះឡើយ ប្រសិនបើ មិនមានជនជាតិស្បែកខ្មៅ ធ្វើការទាមទារសិទ្ធិឲ្យពួកយើងនោះ។ ដូចនេះ ជនជាតិស្បែកខ្មៅក៏ជាផ្នែកនៃសហគមន៍របស់យើងផងដែរ។ នាថ្ងៃនេះ ពួកយើងត្រូវតែរួមសហការគ្នា ដើម្បីឲ្យជនជាតិស្បែកខ្មៅមានអារម្មណ៌ថាពួកគេមានសុវត្ថិភាព និងមានការស្វាគមន៍នៅក្នុងសហគមន៍របស់ពួកយើង។
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| 17 Jul 2020 | 060 // KJ Roelke // Worship & Creative Director - Schweitzer Church // Joon-Tae Forever | 01:08:03 | |
Meet KJ Roelke! We celebrate his life, career, family, and journey into connecting more deeply with his Korean identity. We support his work in using his musical and creative gifts to share with the world his faith and passions. We are inspired by his positive outlook on life and his dedication to do his part to make the world a more diverse and inclusive place. // Born Kang Joon-Tae in Daegu, South Korea, KJ (Kaleb Joon-Tae) Roelke is a transnational and transracial Korean adoptee who was adopted by a loving family in Texas at six months old who now serves as the Worship and Creative Director at Schweitzer Church in Springfield, Missouri. He is also a talented musician and creative freelancer whose works can be found on YouTube and SoundCloud. He holds a BS in Worship Arts from Greenville University and lives currently in Springfield, Missouri with his wife Sara. Learn more and connect with KJ through the links below. // Connect with KJ! // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms: Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 13 May 2022 | 146 // Julia Riew // Musical Theater Composer-Lyricist and Playwright // Create Your Own Role | 01:03:12 | |
Julia Riew, a musical theater composer-lyricist, playwright, and soon-to-be Harvard grad, joins Jerry on Dear Asian Americans to share her journey growing up in St. Louis as one of very few Asian kids, how she found her passion for musicals and plays, and how she wants to use her talents and voice to tell stories we all wish we had. Connect with her @JuliaRiew on all platforms and support her work at JuliaRiew.com Meet Julia Julia grew up singing Broadway soundtracks in the family car and playing the violin from age 4. She has been composing since she was 8, songwriting since she was 12, and writing musicals since she was 14 years old. Despite her love for musical theater, Julia spent her first two years at Harvard as a pre-med student before finding her footing as a joint-concentrator in Theater and Music. In college, observing a lack of Asian students in theater, Julia co-founded the Harvard College Asian Student Arts Project (ASAP), a club created to provide the resources and community for Asian student artists, and co-wrote their first production, a musical called The East Side. She also advised and performed as “Paulette” in ASAP’s all-Asian production of Legally Blonde: The Musical, which received national recognition in fall 2021. Julia was the inaugural recipient of the Musicians United for Social Equity (MUSE) Linda Twine Scholarship (2021) as well as a member of the first MUSE One-on-One Mentorship Program (2021-22) in which she was paired with composer Jeanine Tesori. She was also a member of the inaugural Maestra Music Mentorship Program (2020-21) in which she was paired with Deborah Wicks La Puma. Her original work has been featured at the American Repertory Theater, Harvard University’s Farkas Hall and Agassiz Theater, AMAS Musical Theater, The UNC-Greensboro School of Theater, Nora Theater Company at Central Square Theater, The Harvard Art Lab, University of Missouri, The Community Music School of Webster University, and John Burroughs High School. Julia’s recent works include Alice’s Wonderland, an original musical in collaboration with J Quinton Johnson (Hamilton on Broadway, In the Heights at the Kennedy Center). Her other works include the TYA show Jack and the Beanstalk: A Musical Adventure was commissioned for the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.)’s 2020 Family Musical, and Thumbelina: A Little Musical (The A.R.T. 2019 Family Musical).(Source: JuliaRiew.com) Connect with Julia // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 15 May 2020 | 049 // Yong Kim // Co-Founder & Co-Owner - Seoul Sausage Company // "The More Studious One" - Ted Kim | 00:45:29 | |
Meet Yong Kim! We celebrate Yong's achievements and success in building Seoul Sausage to what it is today. We celebrate his hard work, creativity, and human-first mindset as he builds this meaningful business. We support Seoul Sausage as they innovate and try to stay ahead of the game. Particularly during these challenging times, we support their #FoodEqualsFamily movement and give-a-meal model. We are inspired by his dedication to making the business work for him, his brother, and their families. Yong is an amazing dad, husband, brother, friend, and business leader. // // Connect with Yong! Meet Seoul Sausage: #FoodEqualsFamily: https://foodequalsfamily.com/ Seoul Sausage Street Cred: Check out Seoul Sausage on Season 3 of The Great Food Truck Race! // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms: Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 25 Jan 2022 | 135 // Abigail Hing Wen // Author - Loveboat Reunion and Loveboat, Taipei | 00:46:30 | |
Abigail Hing Wen, author of Loveboat Reunion and the New York Time Bestseller Loveboat, Taipei joins Jerry to share about her passion for Asian American storytelling and her career in government, law, and technology. Loveboat Reunion releases today, January 25, 2022 wherever books are sold. Learn more about Abigail at AbigailHingWen.com Meet Abigail Abigail was born in West Virginia to a family of immigrants: Her mother (林麗鳳) is from the Philippines and her father (邢永瑞) from Indonesia, and her grandparents emigrated to those countries from Fujian and Shandong provinces in China. Abigail grew up in Ohio and graduated from Harvard University and Columbia Law School. As a young adult, she attended the Loveboat program in Taipei that inspired her first novel. Abigail worked in Washington DC for the Senate, as a law clerk for a federal judge and in Silicon Valley in venture capital and artificial intelligence. She also earned her Master of Fine Arts in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. In her spare time, she enjoys long walks with her husband and two boys, and hanging out with friends and over 100 family members in the Bay Area. She loves music and dances to it when no one is watching. Connect with Abigail // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 07 May 2021 | 112 // Neil Ruiz // Associate Director of Race and Ethnicity Research at Pew Research Center // Show Me the Asian American Data | 00:45:43 | |
Neil Ruiz, PhD of the Pew Research Center joins Jerry to share about his journey as the son of Filipino immigrants, finding passion and mission in sharing our stories through data and research, and what he has learned about our community through his research work. Please visit PewResearch.org to view his latest report entitled "Key facts about Asian Americans, a diverse and growing population" Meet Neil Prior to joining the Center, Ruiz was the executive director of the Center for Law, Economics & Finance at George Washington University, and he has also worked as a migration and economic development expert at the Brookings Institution, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. He is a political economist with a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a master’s degree from Oxford University, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley. Ruiz regularly speaks about U.S. immigration and international migration research with major print and broadcast media. Connect with Neil Read this research: // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 04 Mar 2020 | 003 // Rajiv Satyal // Comedian, Host, Speaker aka Funny Indian | 00:52:48 | |
Dear Asian Americans, Continue telling your stories... Keep fighting for what you believe in... we live better than any group of people in the world in history. I think that we have the ability to hold onto our culture, I think that we have the ability to assimilate, and I think that with all the challenges that we face, every community faces challenges, we're at a point in time where it's better to be alive now, it doesn't seem like it sometimes, better than any time in history. We're living in, with all of its faults and flaws, the greatest nation on earth. And we're so privileged to have parents, generally that support us, if nothing else, siblings, camaraderie. And look at Jerry and Rajiv sitting here talking and having this conversation in the middle of the day when we probably should be working jobs as a lawyer and as a doctor, and we get to do this in Burbank while the sun is shining and do whatever we want. If that's not inspiration for you. I don't know what is. Love, Rajiv ***** Meet Rajiv Satyal on Episode 003 of Dear Asian Americans! We celebrate Rajiv's decision to follow his dreams and his continued successes in his comedy and in speaking careers. And a big celebration for being the first ever to perform stand-up comedy on all seven continents! We support his creative work like his "I am Indian" and "I am American" videos, which have brought smiles to so many around the world. Rajiv inspires us to make a bold decision to choose happiness over expectation in living a life without regret. Thank you so much to Rajiv for coming on the show and sharing his story with us. Learn more and connect with Rajiv at www.FunnyIndian.com | |||
| 01 Sep 2020 | 072 // Grace Choi // Founder & CEO - Cookable // Cooking Up Authenticity | 01:25:10 | |
Meet Grace Choi! We celebrate her academic and professional achievements and creating something worth leaving behind. We support her mission and passion to share authentic recipes with the world in innovative and engaging ways. We are inspired by her dedication to pursue her passions through challenging circumstances. // Connect with Grace and Cookable! // Dear Asian Americans is a proud Official Partner of 2020 Census. We encourage you to fill out the Census today by visiting 2020Census.gov and check in with your friends and family too! // Check out Janchi Show, launching 9/2/2020 on all podcast platforms! Follow along for the latest updates: http://www.instagram.com/janchishow Check out the Asian Podcast Network - Best of August 2020 Playlist on Spotify!: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/48OXS6t86Tflyz6vd8FfAe // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 03 May 2022 | 142 // Justin Zhu // Stand With Asian Americans Co-Founder & Executive Director | 01:06:32 | |
Justin Zhu, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Stand with Asian Americans, joins Jerry on the podcast to share about how he leveraged his computer science and entrepreneur experience to help co-found and lead a civil rights organization that unites business, non profit, and government leaders for Asian safety, equity and justice. Join Dear Asian Americans on Tuesdays from May 3rd to July 5th as we share a special series on the Asian American experience. Learn more at StandWithAsianAmericans.com Connect with Justin: // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 07 Apr 2020 | 022 // Julie Yeeun Kim // Professor of Asian American Studies - California State University at Long Beach | 00:39:34 | |
Meet Julie Yeeun Kim! We celebrate Julie's academic achievements in pursuing graduate studies and teaching Asian American studies to help all of us better understand our history, identity, and way to help the community. We support Julie's singing and writing work as she entertains and nourishes our soul with her gifts. We are inspired by Julie's relentless work in helping our students be their best Asian American selves as they enter adulthood. ***** Julie Yeeun Kim is a professor of Asian American Studies at California State University at Long Beach. She teaches undergraduate level courses in Asian American topics. Julis is also a singer and writer, you can find her YouTube and blog link below. Connect with Julie: Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together. Learn more about host Jerry Won: ***** Dear Asian Americans supports Asian American owned businesses. Today we highlight and celebrate MILK+T, owned by our Episode 017 guest Stacey Kwong. Her and her team at MILK+T have created Lockdown Boba Kits so you can make your own awesome boba at home as you safely stay at home this week. They are delivering to homes across LA, Portland, and Las Vegas. Learn more and order yours today at instagram.com/milkandt We are also sponsoring a contest to give away one Lockdown Boba Kit to a lucky follower so be sure to check the details on the @MilkandT IG page #dearasianamericans #asianamericans #asianamericans #asianamericanstudies #asianamstudies #koreanamerican #julieyeeunkim #julieyeeun #milkandt #boba | |||
| 10 May 2022 | 145 // Jenny T. Wang, PhD // Best Selling Author - Permission to Come Home // Asians For Mental Health | 00:55:46 | |
Dr. Jenny Tzu-Mei Wang, psychologist, speaker, and best selling author of Permission to Come Home, joins Jerry to talk about the importance of our individual and collective mental health, her journey into the psychology field, and inadvertently becoming a safe haven for many within the Asian American community via her instagram account @asiansformentalhealth. Listen today to learn about Jenny’s path to writing a book for people, the ways that she cares for herself, and how we can all grow together. Learn more about Jenny at JennyWangPhD.com Meet Jenny Connect with Jenny Buy Permission to Come Home Episode 145 with Jenny Wang is #2 is a 10 part special series with Stand with Asian Americans entitled "Dear Asian Americans, What Now?" exploring what we are going through as a community during the past two+ years amidst the rising anti-Asian violence and hate crimes. We thank our friends at SwAA for their support of Dear Asian Americans. Learn more about Stand with Asian Americans: // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 08 May 2020 | 042 // Sam Cho // Commissioner - Port of Seattle // The Korean-American Dream | 01:14:47 | |
Meet Sam Cho! We celebrate Sam for his achievements, academically, professionally, and now politically. He's achieved the Korean American Dream, all while staying true to his family, community, and self. We support him during these challenging times as he is making tough decisions about the port, always keeping public safety as his top priority. We also support all of our brothers and sisters who, like Sam, are running for office this year. We are inspired by his tenacity, bold vision, and willingness to be humble and outwork everyone to achieve his own dreams. // About Sam: Sam earned a B.A. in international studies from the American University in 2013 and a M.Sc. in international political economy from The London School of Economics in 2014. He became the founder and CEO of Seven Seas Export, LLC in 2017. He previously worked under President Barack Obama (D) as the special assistant to the deputy administrator at the U.S. General Services Administration, as a legislative assistant to Congressman Ami Bera (D-California), and as an analyst at the U.S. Department of State. Cho was appointed to the Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs by Gov. Jay Inslee (D) on June 21, 2018. He has served on the board of directors for the Asian Pacific Americans for Civic Empowerment, on the board of directors for the Korean American Coalition of Washington, as a fellow of the Institute for a Democratic Future, as a fellow of the World Affairs Council of Seattle, and as a fellow of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies. (Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Sam_Cho) // Connect with Sam: Korean American Coalition - Washington: https://www.kacwashington.org/our-board-members Press about Sam: Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms: Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 13 Sep 2022 | 167 // Mike Kim // You Are The Brand | 01:09:05 | |
Mike Kim, personal brand expert, best-selling author, and host of the You Are The Brand Podcast, joins Dear Asian Americans to talk about personal branding, identity, and everything in between. Mike shares about his work at a church in Connecticut that allowed him to start building his personal brand very early on, leaving the church to find a life of impact, and what it means to let go of old identities in order to forge new ones. Listen in as Jerry and Mike discuss Mike’s foray into content creation before it became a viable career path, what it means to discover “self-expression,” and the community in this work. Meet Mike Mike is the author of the Wall Street Journal best-selling book, You Are the Brand: The 8-Step Blueprint to Showcase Your Unique Expertise and Build a Highly Profitable, Personally Fulfilling Business. He has spoken at industry leading events including Social Media Marketing World, Tribe Conference, and Podcast Movement. He has been a guest on leading podcasts like Smart Passive Income, Entrepreneurs on Fire, and Read to Lead. Learn more about Mike and buy his book: https://mikekim.com/ // Support Dear Asian Americans: Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dearasianamericans/ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jerrywon Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://subscribepage.io/daanewsletter Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms: Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 09 Dec 2020 | 088 // Jane Dong // Co-Founder & COO - Frankly Apparel // Be Authentic. Be Frank. Be You. | 01:09:50 | |
Former collegiate golfer, investment banker, and Uber leader turned women's apparel co-founder Jane Dong joins Jerry on Episode 088 to share her journey of overcoming odds and obstacles on her way to finding in Frankly what she had sought all her life: a company and product worth building in her own authentic vision. Learn more at www.FranklyApparel.com We celebrate Jane's success in academics, athletics, and career and all that she has achieved. We support her business Frankly Apparel and her fellow Asian American entrepreneurs building companies our way. We are inspired by her taking her experience and gifts and putting them to make the world a better place. Meet Jane in her own words! // Connect with Jane! Frankly Apparel: https://franklyapparel.com/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 15 Sep 2020 | 075 // Eric Siu // CEO - ClickFlow + Chairman - Single Grain // Leveling Up Through Life | 01:09:16 | |
Eric Siu joins Jerry on Episode 075 to share this story, entrepreneurship journey, and his insights and perspectives on media, marketing, and storytelling. Eric is the CEO of ClickFlow, Chairman of Single Grain, and Host of Leveling Up and Marketing School. Learn more about Eric at https://linktr.ee/ericosiu // Meet Eric Siu! We celebrate his successes in helping clients through his businesses, SingleGrain and ClickFlow, and top podcasts, Marketing School and Leveling Up! We support his mission to share his knowledge and perspectives through this podcasts and social presence! We are inspired by his tenacity to always be learning and growing while leading with kindness and humanity. // Connect with Eric! Learn more about Eric's Companies and Podcasts! LevelingUp: https://www.levelingup.com/ // Visit www.COBA.coffee and use code "DAA" or "PODCAST" to receive 15% off of your order today! // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 28 Jun 2022 | 156 // Eric Toda // Head of Meta Prosper // Wasting No Minutes | 00:48:41 | |
Eric Toda, Global Head of Social Marketing at Meta, sits down with Jerry for their second (third?) conversation. Eric shares about what brought him back to the company formerly known as Facebook, working with LAAUNCH (Leading Asian Americans to Unite for Change) and TAAF (The Asian American Foundation), and working towards a National Museum for Asian Americans. Listen as Eric and Jerry talk about “wasting no minutes,” the hope the STAATUS survey shows for Gen Z and our future generations, and the practical results we can hope for from studies like the STAATUS survey. Meet Eric I’ve held previous brand and digital marketing leadership roles at Stitch Fix, Gap Inc, Airbnb, Snapchat, and Nike and my work has been awarded by Cannes Lions, Webbys, Clios, amongst others for combining purpose, creativity, and business results. As an Investor at Hyphen Capital and an independent advisor I have been very grateful to help build disruptive brands like Yumi, Wardrobe, Upaway, Fyllo, amongst many others. The most proud work i’ve done is for my community. I proudly sit on the Board of Directors for Reimagine and LAAUNCH (Leading Asian Americans to Unite for Change), the advisory council for TAAF (The Asian American Foundation), the advisory board of directors for the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, and most recently I’ve been using my voice and platform for the #StopAsianHate movement in the business world to speak up for those that look like me. I launched my advocacy in Adweek earlier this year by writing a piece called: “My People Are Dying In Silence — And I’m Here With A Megaphone” calling out the marketing and advertising industry not just to care, but to act. My work for the community has been featured on NBC News, CBS, FOX, The Wall Street Journal, and CNBC I was one of the first 100 executives to sign the StandWithAsianAmericans letter in the Wall Street Journal. (Source: EricToda.com) Connect with Eric: TAAF: The Asian American Foundation The Adweek Article Episode 156 with Eric Toda is #6 is a 10 part special series with Stand with Asian Americans entitled "Dear Asian Americans, What Now?" exploring what we are going through as a community during the past two+ years amidst the rising anti-Asian violence and hate crimes. We thank our friends at SwAA for their support of Dear Asian Americans.
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| 27 Apr 2021 | 110 // Inga Lam // Senior Video Producer - BuzzFeed, Tasty & About To Eat // Culture Through Content | 00:46:34 | |
Inga Lam, Senior Video Producer of BuzzFeed's Tasty & About To Eat, joins April Guest Host Marva Shi to chat about her growing up both here and in Asia and how she discovered her love of content creation on her way to becoming one of the most popular creators. About Inga Connect with Inga About To Eat // Meet Marva Shi, our Guest Host during the month of April 2021 Connect with Marva: // Support the show: Support Jerry & Just Like Media // Join the Dear Asian Americans Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dearasianamericans // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 06 Sep 2022 | 166 // Vivian Tu // Your Rich BFF | 00:57:31 | |
Vivian Tu, CEO & Founder of Your Rich BFF, joins Dear Asian Americans to talk about all things personal finance and being your own boss. Vivian shares about growing up in a predominantly white community, gaining a wider perspective once she got to college, and how all of this became intertwined with her journey through finance (from school to Wall Street and beyond). Listen in as Jerry and Vivian talk about the way Asian American families dealt with finance, the power in seeing successful Asian Americans in positions of leadership, and what it means to make finance fun and accessible to our community and beyond. Meet Vivian Follow Vivian: Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | Pinterest | Facebook // Support Dear Asian Americans: Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dearasianamericans/ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jerrywon Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms: Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 11 Oct 2022 | 171 // Frank Chi // 38 at the Garden | 01:05:28 | |
Frank Chi, filmmaker, artist, and storyteller, joins Dear Asian Americans to talk about his new documentary, 38 at the Garden, a story that’s both about Jeremy Lin’s meteoric rise in the NBA in early 2012 and the impact it had on the Asian American community at large. Frank shares about his own origin story immigrating from China, the impact movies had on his childhood, and how he came to be a filmmaker. Listen in as Jerry and Frank discuss dealing with internalized trauma as Asian Americans, telling stories about people other than ourselves, and why we have to celebrate the folks doing things now so that we can reach a point in time where Asian Americans can just exist. Meet Frank Frank Chi is a filmmaker, artist, and storyteller at the intersection of art and politics. From helping create the “Notorious RBG” phenomenon to his social justice short films which have gained over 50 million views on social media, Frank’s work helps lead narratives around justice and inclusion in American life. His latest work, the documentary short “38 at the Garden” about Jeremy Lin’s 2012 “Linsanity” run, will premiere at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. Frank’s work includes the “Langston Hughes in Our Time” series sponsored by MoveOn and Color of Change - which was called “the perfect Black Lives Matter tribute” by HuffPost. His films for the Smithsonian Institution celebrating America’s immigrants remain its most popular videos on social media - including “Letters from Camp” – which was called “a heartbreaking resonance of past and present” by ABC News. A native of New Haven, CT, Frank graduated from Bowdoin College. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. // Learn more about Frank: https://frankchi.studio/ // Connect with Frank: Instagram // Watch the film: 38 at the Garden // Follow the film: Instagram // Support Dear Asian Americans: Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dearasianamericans/ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jerrywon Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://subscribepage.io/daanewsletter Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms: Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 24 Feb 2021 | 097 // Cynthia Liu // Co-Founder - AZI Media // Asian American Storytelling | 01:15:14 | |
Cynthia Liu, Co-Founder of AZI Media and Asian American marketer and storyteller joins Jerry on Episode 097 to share her journey growing up in the Midwest, finding her love of media, and eventually finding her calling in amplifying our untold stories. Meet Cynthia!
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| 01 May 2020 | 038 // David Chen // Partner - GTIF Capital, FaZeClan, NACL // An Unconventional American Dream | 01:10:34 | |
Meet David Chen! We celebrate all of David's achievements from earning partnership at Deloitte while running multiple businesses, starting his own venture capital firm, and now advising the world's next generation through his involvement with eSports icons FaZeClan and NACL. We support his dedication to mentoring and advising the next generation of Asian American youth through his public speaking and podcast. We are inspired by his vision and work ethic and are grateful for him sharing his story and perspectives with Dear Asian Americans. // About David: In 2015, David founded the Venture Capital Firm BLCP Capital with his partners. They purchased several entities, engaged in several transactions, raised capital, and managed /developed the operations and mergers of several companies. David, with his team, also managed several projects and consulted clients in the food, health, entertainment and real-estate industries. In 2017, David joined SparkleCOIN, a blockchain and cryptocurrency company, as CFO and VP of Business Strategy. David worked closely on the development and strategy of the company and is excited that SparkleCOIN is the first cryptocurrency with "real world" applications for p2p and b2b transactions. SparkleCOIN is a self pre-funded operation and has its own fully developed blockchain. SparkleCOIN had a successful ICO in December ending at $37. David worked As Vice President of business strategy, he also works on business development, financial strategies, blockchain development for business use, blockchain implementation, blockchain strategy, ICO consulting, and client development for business use. David started the group GTIF Capital and is partnered with several major businesses in the E Sports, Technology, health care, brand and real-estate sector. David sits on several boards including Faze Clan, MiCamp, Commloan, Tengri Holdings, Chosen by Doctors & Sharebert, and has helped develop strategies for several companies, and is also fluent in 5 languages. // Connect with David: Subscribe to Pandanomics: // Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together.
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| 03 Apr 2020 | 020 // Tai Tran // Founder of Asians Never Die // How Comedy Created a Digital Community | 01:02:40 | |
Meet Tai Tran! We celebrate Tai's success of building Asians Never Die into a community on Facebook that is one million strong. We celebrate his ability to take his comedic genius and help Asian across the world find comedy, culture, and community. We support Tai and his work to help bring not only humor, but also important issues in Asian American community. We are inspired by his humble beginnings, his dedication to his craft, and his bold leap into making Asian Never Die his full-time job after a long career in technology. ***** Tai is the Founder of Asians Never Die and many other household names in Asian American digital community building. Originally from San Jose, he attended UC Riverside where he was a member of Pi Alpha Phi fraternity and was very involved in Asian American community activities. Channeling his passion for comedy and entertaining people with an Asian twist, he started Asians Never Die as a side hustle meme page in 2016, eventually making it his fill-time endeavor in 2018. Connect with Tai: Asians Never Die: RiceFeed: https://www.instagram.com/RiceFeed/
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| 14 Apr 2023 | 194 // Sam Hyun // Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk | 00:55:31 | |
Sam Hyun joins Jerry on Dear Asian Americans to share how his love for his community and advocacy has manifested in a robust career spanning politics, keynote speaking, and co-founding 1587 Sneakers. Sam has been a foundational voice of the community during the pandemic and has been a true leader in bringing communities together in advocacy and allyship. Learn more about Sam on Instagram @samueljhyun Meet Sam Sam was also named among the Top 50 Unsung Heroes by Asian Hustle Network and 40 Under 40 by the National Association of Asian Pacifics in Politics and Public Affairs. Most recently, he was named one of the Emerging Leaders for the Top 50 Most Influential AAPIs in Boston. Sam is currently a Keynote Speaker, Co-Founder of 1587 Sneakers, and Director of Federal Relations for Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. Connect with Sam
An updated Covid vaccine restored protection that has decreased over time, including protection against severe illness, hospitalization, and the worst effects of Covid. If your last Covid vaccine or booster was before September 2022, it’s time for an updated vaccine. Find updated Covid vaccines at VACCINES.GOV. We can do this. Paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. // Support Dear Asian Americans: Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dearasianamericans/ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jerrywon Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://subscribepage.io/daanewsletter Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms: Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 16 Dec 2020 | 089 // Sheena Yap Chan // Host - The Tao of Self Confidence // The Impact of A Million Downloads | 00:53:42 | |
Speaker, Consultant, and Host of The Tao of Self Confidence Podcast Sheena Yap Chan joins Jerry to share her origin story, how an event changed her life perspective, and how she has been able to create her show into a million+ download podcast, positively impacting Asian women all over the world. Learn more about Sheena at www.SheenaYapChan.com We celebrate Sheena's successful podcast, The Tao of Self Confidence, surpassing the one million download mark. We support her mission to empower Asian women globally through the power of authentic storytelling. We are inspired by her tenacity and drive to adapt and innovate in her mission to uplift Asian women. Meet Sheena! // Connect with Sheena! The Tao of Self Confidence: https://taplink.cc/thetaoofselfconfidence // Join the Dear Asian Americans Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dearasianamericans // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 23 Dec 2020 | 090 // Marshall Cho // Head Coach - Boys Basketball Lake Oswego HS // Lake Cho | 01:22:22 | |
Marshall Cho, Boys Basketball Head Coach of Lake Oswego HS, joins Jerry on Episode 090 to share his journey of growing up in Springfield, Oregon, finding his passion for teaching and basketball in The Bronx, using basketball to teach kids life skills in Mozambique, and how he ended up back in his home state to be the head coach of one of the country's most prominent programs. This one is for all the basketball fans and athletes who often wonder if we'll ever see Asian Americans at the highest levels of excellence both on and off the court. We celebrate Marshall's successes in reaching the highest levels of coaching basketball through his work at Lake Oswego, DeMatha, and USA Basketball. We support his mission to inspire young Asian Americans to pursue careers in sports and coaching. We are inspired by his story of using his love of basketball and teaching to leave his impact and legacy all over the world. Meet Marshall! Cho joined the Pilots after spending the previous three seasons on the coaching staff at renowned DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland. Cho began his career as an educator through the Teach For America program and taught in the South Bronx and Harlem for six years. He served as the boy’s basketball coach from 2004-06 at Future Leaders Institute, leading them to a New York City Charter School Championship. From 2006-09, while living in Mozambique, Cho spent three years as a volunteer coach and instructor with the Mozambican National Basketball Federation. Cho worked to assist the under-20 and under-16 national team and for Desportivo do Maputo, one of the top senior men’s club teams in Mozambique. He also trained under-16 basketball coaches using the NBA/Nike Africa Coaches Guide for six consecutive weekends leading up to the under-16 national championship. In August of 2008 Cho was the varsity boys’ basketball coach at the American International School of Mozambique, where he started and developed that program. During his time in Africa, Cho served as a coach for the NBA-sponsored Basketball Without Borders Africa. He also led a variety of volunteer efforts, including rehabilitating basketball courts by partnering with Hoops 4 Hope and the U.S. Embassy and conducting basketball clinics with local basketball clubs. Cho has served as clinician for USA Basketball Youth Division, and worked as court coach and support staff member for the junior national team program. He has worked with USA Basketball for the Nike Hoop Summit game since 2012 as well as working the junior national team’s U16/U17 trials. Cho graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in 2000. He also received a Master’s Degree in Secondary Mathematics Education from Columbia University in 2003. Cho was born in Seoul, South Korea and grew up in Springfield, Ore. Cho and his wife, Connie, have a son, Nathaniel and daughter, Emma. // Connect with Marshall! // Join the Dear Asian Americans Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dearasianamericans // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 03 Jul 2020 | 055 // Israa Nasir // Founder - Well.Guide // Let's Talk About Mental Health | 01:28:28 | |
Meet Israa Nasir! We celebrate her academic and professional achievements amidst the challenges of growing up in three different and distinct cultures. We support her mental health advocacy work through Well.Guide and her mission to normalize the topic. We are inspired by her dedication to making mental health a normal and encouraged conversation within our communities. About Israa: // Connect with Israa! Discover Well.Guide: // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms: Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 01 Jun 2021 | 118 // Dion Lim // News Anchor + Speaker + Author // The Voice of a Community | 00:42:01 | |
Dion Lim, TV News Anchor, Speaker, and Author, joins Jerry to share her story of growing up Chinese American, her journey through journalism and how covering Asian American stories in the Bay Area has helped her find her voice and mission. Meet Dion Dion is passionate about amplifying voices of color and had led the charge worldwide in shedding light on the hate and assaults targeting Asian Americans in the Bay Area. Her work has resonated across the country on ABC News Live, Nightline, Good Morning America and 20/20. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors and mayor also recently awarded Dion with a commendation for her dedication to reporting on discrimination and xenophobia toward Asian Americans and the Black communities. She was also voted a 2021 Goldhouse 100 A1 recipient for Media and Journalism for storytelling in the midst of the #StopAsianHate movement. Whether it be on the speaking circuit for Fortune 500 companies such as Salesforce and or in op-eds in the San Francisco Chronicle and an in-depth interview for New York Magazine about covering hate crimes in the time of Covid-19, Dion’s message is loud and clear: representation matters more now than ever and we can do it through communication. Connect with Dion // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 26 Oct 2021 | 131 // Misasha Suzuki Graham // Author, Speaker, Podcaster // Dear White Women | 00:55:19 | |
Misasha Suzuki Graham, author, speaker, and podcaster, of the amazing duo behind Dear White Women, joins Jerry on Episode 131 of Dear Asian Americans to share her story of being a biracial Japanese American and the impact she wants to have on the world for her multiracial sons leveraging her privilege and platform. Be sure to check out her partner Sara's episode on 130! Meet Misasha, in her own words: About Dear White Women Connect with Misasha Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 09 Jun 2020 | #LettersForBlackLives - Tamil // Read by Nantha Rajdenran // #BlackLivesMatter | 00:08:30 | |
A reading of the Letters for Black Lives translated into Tamil. Written and edited by the Letters For Black Lives Team. Translated by the #Translation-Burmese Team. Read by Nantha Rajendran. Video available on: Transcripts of the letter below and also available at: // Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, Grandfather, Grandmother அன்புள்ள நண்பர்களே, குடும்பத்தினர்களே:
We need to talk.
நாம் பேசியே ஆக வேண்டும். You may not have many Black friends, colleagues, or acquaintances, but I do. Black people are a fundamental part of my life: they are my friends, my neighbors, my family. I am scared for them. உங்களுக்கு கறுப்பு இனத்தை சேர்ந்த நண்பர்களோ, சக ஊழியர்களோ, தெரிந்தவர்களோ இல்லாமல் இருக்கலாம். ஆனால், எனக்கு உள்ளனர். எனது வாழ்வின் முக்கிய அங்கம் வகிக்கின்றனர்: எனது நண்பர்களாக, அயலவர்களாக, குடும்பத்தினராக. நான் அவர்களின் நிலை கண்டு அஞ்சுகிறேன். Recently, in Minnesota, a white police officer killed a Black man named George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for almost 9 minutes—ignoring his repeated cries that he was unable to breathe. Two more police officers helped pin Floyd down, while a fourth, Asian officer stood guard and didn't intervene. Floyd is not alone: Already this year, police officers killed Dreasjon Reed in Indiana and Tony McDade in Florida in May, and Breonna Taylor in Kentucky in March. An ex-detective killed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia in February. சமீபத்தில், Minnesota மாநிலத்தில் ஒரு வெள்ளை இனத்தை சேர்ந்த காவல் துறை அதிகாரி ஒருவர் (George Floyd) என்ற பெயர் கொண்ட கறுப்பு இனத்தவரின் கழுத்தின் மீது 9 நிமிடம் முட்டியிட்டார். Floyd “என்னால் முச்சுவிட முடியவில்லை” என்ற ஓலக்குரலையும் பொருட்படுத்தாமல் அழுத்திக்கொன்றார். மேலும் இரண்டு காவல் துறையினர் அவரை கட்டுப்படுத்தினர். நாலாவது ஆசிய காவல் துறையினர், நடப்பதை தடுக்காமல், காவலாக நின்றார். இது தனிப்பட்ட நிகழ்வு கிடையாது: இந்த வருடம் மட்டும், காவல் துறையினர் Dreasjon Reed (Indiana), Tony McDade (Florida), Breonna Taylor (Kentucky), Ahmaud Arbery (Georgia), என்றவர்களை கொன்றனர்.
மேலும் வேதனையை அளிக்கும் விதமாக, இது போன்ற நிகழ்வுகளைப்பற்றிய செய்திகள் பரவலாக ஊடகங்களில் இடம் பெற்றும், காவல் துறையினர் மீது எந்த விதமான ஒழுக்காற்று நடவடிக்கைகளும் எடுக்கவில்லை. இது போன்ற இன்னும் எத்தனையோ நிகழ்வுகள் வெளிவராமல் இருக்கலாம். This is a terrifying reality that the Black people I care about live with every day. என்னுடன் வாழும் கறுப்பின மக்கள் அன்றாடம் சந்திக்கும் அச்சுறுத்தும் நிலமை இதுவே. You might be thinking: We are also a minority. We’ve managed to come to America with nothing and built good lives for ourselves despite discrimination, so why can’t they? நீங்கள் நினைத்துக் கொண்டிருக்கலாம்: நாங்களும் ஒரு சிறுபான்மையினர் தானே, நாங்கள் ஒன்றுமில்லாமல் அமெரிக்காவிற்கு வந்து வாழ்வைத் தொடங்கினோம், பாகுபாடு இருந்தபோதிலும் எங்களுக்கு நல்ல வாழ்க்கையை கட்டியெழுப்பினோம், எனவே அவர்களால் ஏன் முடியாது? I want to share with you how I see things. I am telling you this out of love, because I want all of us, including myself, to do better. நான் விஷயங்களை எப்படிப் பார்க்கின்றேன் என்பதை உங்களுடன் பகிர்ந்து கொள்ள விரும்புகிறேன். இதை நான் அன்பினால் சொல்கிறேன், ஏனென்றால் நான் உட்பட நாம் அனைவரின் வாழ்வும் மேம்பட விரும்புகிறேன். For the most part, when we walk down the street, people do not view us as a threat. We do not leave our homes, wondering whether or not we will return that day. We don't fear that we may die if we're pulled over by the police. பெரும்பாலும், நாம் தெருவில் நடக்கும்போது, மக்கள் நம்மை அச்சுறுத்தலாக பார்க்க மாட்டார்கள். அன்று நாம் திரும்பி வருவோமா இல்லையா என்று யோசித்து நாம் நம் வீடுகளை விட்டு வெளியேறுவதில்லை. நாம் காவல்துறையினரால் இழுத்துச் செல்லப்பட்டால் நாம் இறந்துவிடுவோம் என்று நாம் பயப்பட மாட்டோம். This is not the case for our Black friends. எங்கள் கறுப்பு நண்பர்களுக்கு இது பொருந்தாது.
கறுப்பின அமெரிக்கர்களில் பெரும்பான்மையானவர்கள் அடிமைத்தனத்திற்கு விற்கப்பட்டு அவர்களின் விருப்பத்திற்கு எதிராக இங்கு கொண்டு வரப்பட்ட மக்களின் சந்ததியினர். பல நூற்றாண்டுகளாக, அவர்களின் சமூகங்கள், குடும்பங்கள் மற்றும் உடல்கள் லாபகரமான சொத்தாக துஷ்பிரயோகம் செய்யப்பட்டனர். அடிமைத்தனத்திற்குப் பிறகும், அரசாங்கம் அவர்களின் வாழ்க்கையை அவர்களே தனித்து மீண்டும் கட்டியெழுப்ப விட்டுவிட்டது - அத்துடன் வாக்களிக்கும் உரிமையோ, கல்வி பெறவோ, சொந்த வீடுகள் மற்றும் வணிகங்களை செய்யும் உரிமைகளோ இன்றி வாழ்ந்தனர். இன்றும் தொடரும் வன்முறை அச்சுறுத்தலின் கீழ். அவர்களின் அடக்குமுறை முடிவுக்கு வரவில்லை; அதன் வடிவம் மட்டுமே மாறியுள்ளது.
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| 04 May 2021 | 111 // Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with Jerry Won | 00:23:03 | |
Jerry is back in the host chair as we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, acknowledge friends who have been on the front lines of storytelling in our community, and share some historical facts and figures that make our community so rich and diverse. Be sure to follow us on @DearAsianAmericans on Instagram for an exciting campaign starting May 5th! // Support the show: Support Jerry & Just Like Media Learn more about DAA Producer and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 02 Aug 2022 | 160 // Russell Jeung // Stop AAPI Hate | 00:51:55 | |
Russell Jeung, Professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University and a Co-Founder of Stop AAPI Hate, joins Jerry to talk about the history of Asian America, what’s going on in our community right now, and how we got here. Listen in as Russell shares his own family’s deep ties to early Chinese American communities, his work with Stop AAPI Hate, and the importance of data gathering to help create policies as preventative solutions to hate and harassment. Meet Russell His research interests include the Sociology of Race, the Sociology of Religion, and Social Movements. Dr. Jeung is extensively engaged with his students in conducting community-based, participatory research with Asian American communities. In 2020, Dr. Jeung launched Stop AAPI Hate, a project of Chinese for Affirmative Action, the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council, and SF State Asian American Studies. It tracks Covid-19 related discrimination in order to develop community resources and policy interventions to fight racism. Connect with Russell Learn more about StopAAPIHate.org
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| 06 May 2020 | 041 // Carol Pak // Founder & CEO - Makku // Brewing Up A Meaningful Startup | 01:06:42 | |
Meet Carol Pak! We celebrate Carol's academic and professional achievements, through its ups and downs, and all that she has and will continue to accomplish. We support Carol's creation, Makku, a combination of traditional Korean and modern American tastes, paying homage to one of Korea's oldest beverage traditions. We are inspired by her desire to create something for herself she can be proud of, something her parents played a key role in creating, and something ultimately that will elevate Korean culture in America. // Carol is the Founder and CEO of Makku. Prior to Makku, she was a part of an elite team in M&A division of ZX Ventures, part of AB InBev, where she worked on launching brands in China. Between her BA at Michigan and MBA at Columbia Business School, Carol played key roles in non-profit, government, and technology organizations. // Connect with Carol: Learn more about Makku! GoldHouse Feature: https://goldhouse.org/people/carol-pak/ The Original Kickstarter Page! // Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together. Video of this interview coming soon to YouTube: | |||
| 10 Jun 2022 | 153 // Katrina Torrijos // Adobe Express Evangelist // Creating Her Own Dream Career | 00:46:19 | |
Katrina Torrijos, content creator and evangelist of Adobe Express, joins Jerry to share how the Torrijos family became Asian American, her childhood aspirations of performing, and her introduction to YouTube. Listen in as Katrina and Jerry discuss her journey from blogging as a hobby to creating content as a full-time Adobe Evangelist. You don’t want to miss it! Learn more about Adobe Express at Adobe.com/express Meet Katrina Connect with Katrina Thanks to Adobe Express for making this episode possible! And Happy Birthday to my brother Jay! This episode of Dear Asian Americans is brought to you by the Quarter Pounder with Cheese from McDonald's. It’s QPC time. Did your mouth just water? The QPC is the burger that breaks the norms of etiquette, the burger that napkins were made for, the burger that's saucy, drippy, oozing with flavor, always cooked when you order. So the next time you want a mouthwatering burger, order the QPC from McDonald's!
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| 29 Nov 2022 | 178 // Re-Air // Berna Anat // Financial Hype Woman + Author of Money Out Loud | 00:55:29 | |
Re-Air of Episode 133 from November 30th, 2021 in celebration of Berna's new book Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us (pre-order now!) // Berna Anat, a self proclaimed financial hype woman, host of the Money Please Podcast, and overall amazing human being, joins Jerry on Episode 133 to share her journey as a child of Filipino immigrants who navigated her way through higher education and media leading to her betting on herself as a content creator in the personal finance space. Her brand new podcast Money Please by Betches Media launched in October 2021 and she has a book coming out in 2022. Follow her @heyberna everywhere. Meet Berna Facts that make her impostor syndrome twerk: Berna has dropped her money mic at venues such as the Girlboss Rally, Google and The Wing, and her work has been featured on platforms such as Forbes, The New York Times, and Buzzfeed. Berna was recently named one of ABS-CBN's Global Pinoy Idols, awarded to the 10 most influential Filipinx people in the United States. Yes, she's Filipina. Yes, she's sure. // Connect with Berna Pre-Order Money Out Loud: www.heyberna.com // This episode of Dear Asian Americans is brought to you by the Quarter Pounder with Cheese from McDonalds. It's QPC time. Did your mouth just water? The QPC is the burger that breaks the norms of etiquette, the burger that napkins were made for, the burger that's saucy, drippy, oozing with flavor, always cooked when you order. So the next time you want a mouth-watering burger, order the QPC from McDonalds. // Did you know? There are treatments for covid. If you or a loved one is 50 or over, or has a chronic health condition, you're at higher risk for severe covid illness. But early treatment can make covid infection shorter, less severe, and help keep you out of the hospital. It could save your life. So if you have covid symptoms, talk to a doctor right away and get treatment. We can do this. Paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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| 27 Sep 2022 | 169 // Calvin Sun // The Monsoon Diaries | 01:13:54 | |
Dr. Calvin Sun, founder and CEO of The Monsoon Diaries, joins Dear Asian Americans to talk about his new book, appropriately titled The Monsoon Diaries. Dr. Sun shares about the origins of The Monsoon Diaries blog, what led to the book, and how it uses Covid-19 as a backdrop to tell an overarching story of how one derives resilience from something they already have, rather than acquiring it externally. Listen in as Jerry and Dr. Sun also discuss navigating the Asian American family dynamic, the importance of self-advocacy, the effects of the pandemic on healthcare workers, and the two most important bets of his life: the one that took him to Egypt and the one that took him to medical school. Meet Dr. Sun My name is Calvin Sun and I was born and raised in NYC. I currently work as a board-certified Physician specializing in Emergency Medicine, as well as a public speaker, activist, and soon-to-be published author based in NYC. I also regularly lead group trips around the world to places I have never been and on a monthly basis ever since I was a student 12 years ago through my travel-blog-turned international community called "The Monsoon Diaries." // Buy The Monsoon Diaries here! Connect with Dr. Sun: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn | TikTok | YouTube // Support Dear Asian Americans: Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dearasianamericans/ Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jerrywon Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://subscribepage.io/daanewsletter Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms: Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.com Apple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.com Spotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.com Stitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.com Google: https://google.dearasianamericans.com
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| 27 Mar 2023 | 188 // Jane Qian // The Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by Toyota | 00:26:59 | |
This episode of Dear Asian Americans is brought to you by Toyota. As the proud partner of those who dare to dream, Toyota wants the stories of these Asian American Dreamers to stretch beyond the page. They must be seen, heard, and most importantly, supported. We hope these narratives will inspire you to chase your own Asian American Dream. Learn more about Toyota at toyotausa.com. Jane Qian joins Dear Asian Americans for the Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by Toyota. Listen in as Jerry and Jane talk about what inspired her to become a filmmaker, the story she got to tell for the Toyota Day One campaign, and what the Asian American dream means to them.
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| 29 Sep 2020 | 078 // Sarah Park, Son Nguyen, & Karl Chen // Beyond the Resumes | 01:08:30 | |
Episode 078 features a replay of a webinar with Sarah Park (Harvey Mudd College), Son Nguyen (LinkedIn), and Karl Chen (Subtle Asian Networking) to chat about career and professional development in 2020 and beyond. Originally aired September 22, 2020. Sarah Park - Director of Career Services at Harvey Mudd College Son Nguyen - Senior Lead, Campus Recruiting at LinkedIn // Karl Chiu Chen - Founder, Subtle Asian Networking // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 27 Oct 2020 | 082 // Howard Ou // National AAPI & LGBTQ+ Engagement Deputy Director - Biden for President | 01:18:13 | |
Howard Ou, National AAPI & LGBTQ+ Engagement Deputy Director for Biden for President, joins Jerry to share his story of setbacks, pivots, and growth on his way to serving as the Engagement Deputy Director for both the AAPI and LGBTQ+ communities for the Biden campaign. We're just seven days away from Election Day. Vote! To learn more, visit www.AAPISforJoe.com We celebrate Howard's career in helping contribute to policies that impact all our lives while serving as a role model to so many in our community. We support his work on the Biden campaign to help elect a President who will help the Asian American communities and help move America forward with kindness, compassion, and empathy. We are inspired by his grit, humility, and passion as he has found a home doing what he loves and being his authentic self. Meet Howard!! Howard Ou currently serves as the National AAPI & LGBTQ+ Deputy Director for the Biden for President Campaign. He previously served as Policy Advisor for Representative Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39) and managed the Congressman's energy, environment, immigration, small business, AAPI, LGBT, and veterans legislative portfolio along with the Congressman's work on the U.S. House Veterans' Affairs Committee and was the co-staff lead for the Congressional Military Transition Assistance Pathway Caucus. Howard was a Policy and Press Advisor for the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and APAICS Legislative Fellow for Congresswoman Judy Chu managing her civil rights portfolio. He also previously worked as a defense and AAPI staffer for Congressman Scott Peters based in San Diego working on the nexus between defense, clean energy, and innovation. He was a field organizer for the California Democratic Party for the Scott Peters for Congress in the 52nd Congressional District for AAPI voter turnout and engagement. Howard is a Truman National Security Project Political Partner, New Leaders Council 2020 DC Fellow and DC Chapter Board Member, LGBT Congressional Staff Association Service & Community Engagement Director, and former CADEM API Caucus Executive Board Member.
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| 20 Apr 2020 | 026 // Sopan Deb // Author, New York Times Writer, Comic // Missed Translations: Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me | 01:02:52 | |
Meet Sopan Deb! We celebrate Sopan's numerous achievements and accomplishments as a sports writer for The New York Times, a political journalist covering the 2016 Presidential campaign, and an author. We support his latest work Missed Translations: Meeting The Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me, a beautifully written story of his journey to find answers about his parents and about himself. We are inspired by his decision to seek answers by asking challenging questions and to share the story with the world, letting so many fellow immigrant children that it's okay to ask. ***** Sopan Deb is a basketball writer and a contributor to the culture section for The New York Times. Before joining The Times, he covered Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign for CBS News. He is also a New York-city based comedian. He is the author of the memoir "Missed Translations: Meeting The Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me." Connect with Sopan: Order Missed Translations from Harper Collins, launching Tuesday April 21, 2020 Praise for Missed Translations: Check out Sopan's writings from The New York Times: ***** Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together.
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| 03 Sep 2021 | 125 // Dave Callaham // Writer - Shang-Chi | 00:26:49 | |
Dave Callaham, writer of Shang-Chi, joins Jerry to share his journey into becoming a writer and what it means to write a script whose story features someone that we wish we had growing up. Shang-Chi opens today, September 3rd; check out our interview on Episode 125 with director and writer of Shang-Chi, Destin Daniel Cretton. Since then he has written across multiple genres, including action films “Godzilla” and “The Expendables”; comedy/horror “Zombieland: Double Tap”; sci-fi “Doom”; and superhero projects such as “Wonder Woman 1984” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2” (releasing in 2022). He has also written and produced for television, creating the 2017 “Jean-Claude Van Johnson” for Amazon Prime. Callaham lives in Los Angeles with his family, and his recent hobbies include never leaving his house. Learn more about the movie here: https://www.marvel.com/movies/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 06 Dec 2022 | 179 // Re-Air // Danny Taing // Founder & CEO - Bokksu | 00:51:32 | |
Re-Air of Episode 148 from May 20th, 2022 // Danny Taing, Founder & CEO of Bokksu, shares his journey from academia, tech, and founding Bokksu, a direct-to-consumer snack subscription and e-grocer highlighting snacks from Japan and beyond. Learn more at bokksu.com and @bokksu everywhere. Meet Danny The son of Cambodian-Chinese refugees, Danny was born in NYC and raised in NJ. He received a dual Bachelor's in Psychology and Communication, and a Master’s in Sociology, all from Stanford University. He then worked as a marketing strategist at Google HQ. After that, he relocated to Japan for a position at Rakuten. It was there, during the four years he spent living and working in Tokyo, that he developed his deep love of Japanese food and culture (as well as met his wonderful husband). Following Rakuten, Taing returned to New York to study Computer Science at Columbia University. Inspired by his passion for Japanese culture, Asian-American representation, and entrepreneurship, Taing founded Bokksu in 2015 with $5,000 of his own savings. Utilizing every skill and contact he had, Taing was able to go from concept to launch in just three months, without an additional penny of outside funding. And he sold through his first run of boxes in less than a week. Today, the company is valued at $100M and employs a staff of 50, 80% of whom are BIPOC, female, and/or LGBTQ+; a metric Taing is particularly proud of. In his spare time, Danny is an avid rock climber, fierce board game competitor, and, along with his husband, anime binge-watcher. Meet Bokksu // Connect with Bokksu Bokksu has some amazing bundles for this holiday season! Learn more: https://www.bokksu.com // This episode of Dear Asian Americans is brought to you by the Quarter Pounder with Cheese from McDonalds. It's QPC time. Did your mouth just water? The QPC is the burger that breaks the norms of etiquette, the burger that napkins were made for, the burger that's saucy, drippy, oozing with flavor, always cooked when you order. So the next time you want a mouth-watering burger, order the QPC from McDonalds. // Did you know? There are treatments for covid. If you or a loved one is 50 or over, or has a chronic health condition, you're at higher risk for severe covid illness. But early treatment can make covid infection shorter, less severe, and help keep you out of the hospital. It could save your life. So if you have covid symptoms, talk to a doctor right away and get treatment. We can do this. Paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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| 08 Aug 2020 | 066 // Justine Abigail Yu // Founder + Editor - Living Hyphen // More Than a Hyphen | 01:24:02 | |
Meet Justine Abigail Yu! We celebrate her achievements and her decision to create a space for BIPOC folx to share their stories through her magazine, Living Hyphen. We support her work of not only creating a space for people to share their writing but also to help build writing and storytelling skills through workshops. We are inspired by her passion and dedication to live her mission in all she does. // Connect with Justine! Check out Living Hyphen! // Check out the all new Dear Asian Americans Website at http://dearasianamericans.com Support the show by becoming a patron on Patreon at http:www.patreon.com/dearasianamericans
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| 28 Sep 2021 | 129 // Michelle MiJung Kim // Author of The Wake Up | 01:07:10 | |
Michelle MiJung Kim joins Jerry to discuss her journey as a queer Korean American woman navigating academic, corporate, and now entrepreneurship life as she uses her voice to challenge the status quo in tech and beyond. Her first book THE WAKE UP is available everywhere today. Meet Michelle MiJung Michelle MiJung Kim (she/her) is a queer immigrant Korean American woman writer, speaker, and social entrepreneur challenging the status quo in tech and beyond. She is CEO and co-founder of Awaken, a leading provider of interactive equity and inclusion education programs facilitated by majority BIPOC educators, where she has consulted hundreds of organizations and top executives from Fortune 500, tech giants, nonprofits, and government agencies to spark meaningful change. Michelle has been a lifelong social justice activist and has served on a variety of organizations such as the San Francisco LGBTQ Speakers Bureau, San Francisco Human Rights Commission’s Advisory Committee, LYRIC nonprofit’s Board of Directors, and Build Tech We Trust Coalition. Michelle currently serves on the board of Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE). Her work has appeared on world-renowned platforms such as Harvard Business Review, Forbes, The New York Times, and NPR, and she has been named Medium’s Top Writer in Diversity three years in a row. Michelle is the author of the book, The Wake Up (Hachette, Fall 2021). Order the book here: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/michelle-mijung-kim/the-wake-up/9780306847202/ About The Wake Up Meet Michelle: // Support Dear Asian Americans: Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 24 Apr 2020 | 031 // Bonnie Tang // Co-Director - NYC Asian American Student Conference 2020 // AMPLIFY | 00:35:04 | |
Meet Bonnie Tang! We celebrate Bonnie's academic achievements in working towards her degree from Stony Brook! We support her work at the New York City Asian American Student Conference to connect professionals and share their stories with high school and college students from New York City and beyond. We are inspired by her dedication and mission to better the Cambodian and greater Asian American community through her leadership and volunteer work. // "I am a native New Yorker of Teochew-Cambodian descent. I'm currently an undergraduate student at Stony Brook University, majoring in Political Science. I am entering into my fourth year as a part of NYCAASC and am always excited for what NYCAASC brings every year." - Bonnie Tang, Co-Director Connect with Bonnie! Learn more and register for NYCAASC! NYCAASC 2020 // AMPLIFY Speakers: Opening Keynotes Workshops #1 Breakout Activities Workshops #2 Keynote Speakers in Collaboration with Crushing The Myth Closing Keynote
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| 21 Apr 2020 | 029 // Sarah Yoo // Associate Director of Undergraduate Business Career Services at UCI Paul Merage School of Business | 00:36:01 | |
Meet Sarah Yoo! We celebrate Sarah and her career in helping students across Southern California start to build their dreams with their first jobs during and post-college. We celebrate her achievements in finding her passion and her pursuit of higher education to best help her students. We are inspired by Sarah's dedication to helping students learn more about themselves, the opportunities that exist, and how to find a path to happiness and success. ***** About Sarah, via LinkedIn: I also equip early to middle career professionals launch and transition into various roles and industries. I like geeking out on social media content creation and strategy to develop individual and organizational brands. Connect with me! I'd love to speak on professional development topics targeting college and young professionals including personal branding through LinkedIn, networking, interviewing, and more. You can reach me at sarah.yoo04[at]gmail.com. Top 5 CliftonStrengths: Empathy, Maximizer, Developer, Harmony, and Arranger. ***** Connect with Sarah: ***** Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together.
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| 26 Apr 2022 | 140 // Dave Liu // Advisor, Author, Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist // The Way of The Wall Street Warrior | 00:55:15 | |
Dave Liu, a 30 year Wall Street and Silicon Valley Veteran, joins Jerry on the show to share his story of overcoming early challenges to rising to the top of the investment banking world and how he has dedicated his life to now sharing his lessons and gifts with those in the next generation. Learn more about Dave and his work at Liucrative.co Meet Dave Over almost 25 years at Jefferies, I progressed from the proverbial janitorial suite to Managing Director co-running all Digital Media and Internet investment banking activities. I’ve worked with hundreds of companies, including IBM, Google, Microsoft, Sony, Yahoo!, and Yelp. I’ve managed all aspects of capital markets, venture capital and advisory for high growth Internet and technology companies and completed over 100 transactions for a broad range of companies in the USA, Asia and Europe. I’ve worked on almost every conceivable type of corporate finance transaction including IPOs, follow-on offerings, convertibles, securitizations, and private company sales. I’ve seen it all. After retiring from investment banking, I entered the world of start-ups and co-founded several companies in asset management, technology, media, and entertainment. My current and past activities include:
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| 06 Jul 2021 | 120 // Simran Jeet Singh // Scholar | Activist | Author // Fight For Equality | 01:01:19 | |
Simran Jeet Singh joins Jerry on Episode 120 to share his story of being an Indian American of Sikh faith, his journey through academics into activism, and the legacy he wants to leave for future generations. Learn more about Simran at SimranJeetSingh.org About Simran This past year, Simran added author to his resume with the release of his best-selling children's book from Penguin Random House (Kokila), Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon. He is currently completing an adult non-fiction book for Penguin Random House (Riverhead) entitled More of This Please: Sikh Wisdom for the Soul. Growing up as a turban-wearing, brown-skinned, beard-loving Sikh in South Texas, Simran learned early that marginalized groups will not lecture their way into dignity and that empathy is truly built when people get to know each other as human beings. This realization is what brought him into the deep work of empathy-building as an approach for personal development and social change. . Simran is a highly sought-out speaker on diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and anti-racism. His thought leadership extends across corporate, university, and government settings, and his work has been featured in various outlets, including NPR, CNN, BBC, TIME, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. Simran is especially passionate about creating more cohesion, equity, and joy for all stakeholders. Connect with Simran Buy Fauja Singh Keeps Going Learn more about DAA Creator and Host Jerry Won: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/ // Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:
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| 15 Feb 2021 | 095 // Jane Kim // Executive Director - Kollaboration // Finding Her Why in Service | 01:20:27 | |
Jane Kim, Executive Director of Asian American empowerment non profit Kollaboration, joins Jerry on Episode 095 to share her story of growing up in Chicagoland, journey through the ranks at the YMCA, and finding her home at Kollaboration. Meet Jane!
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