Leana Wen (@DrLeanaWen), visiting professor at George Washington University and former president of Planned Parenthood, joins the podcast to discuss her work fighting the opioid crisis in Baltimore, dealing with “otherization” and representation as an... Read More
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146: Where Did “Model Minority” Come From? (Guest: Ellen Wu)
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Jenn Fang (@reappropriate), founder of Reappropriate.co the oldest Asian American feminist blog, returns to the podcast to cohost. We talked about the implications of Twitter’s ban of political ads, North Carolina’s heavily gerrymandered map that... Read More
John Delury (@JohnDelury), Associate Professor of Chinese Studies at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea, joins the podcast to put everything that’s been happening in Hong Kong, China, and North Korea in proper historical context.... Read More
Kevin (@kevinsxu) and Tony (@AnthonyNagatani) discuss the 4th Democratic Primary debate in Ohio last week, specifically what was NOT talked about but SHOULD have been discussed, namely China/Hong Kong Protest, immigration, and climate change. We... Read More
Yu Gu (@yuisrain) documentary filmmaker and co-director and producer of the award-winning documentary “Who is Arthur Chu?” joins the podcast to talk about the making of this documentary, its exploration of Asian American identity, social... Read More
Jenn Fang (@reappropriate), founder of Reappropriate.co, returns to the podcast to co-host with *exclusive* audio clip from her on the record lunch gathering with presidential candidate, Andrew Yang, where they talked about Shane Gillis, his... Read More
Sophia Chang (@sophchang), a music business matriarchitect, who has managed multiple rap and R&B stars like the Wu Tang Clan’s RZA, GZA and ODB, chats with Kevin (@kevinsxu) about her new Audible-exclusive audio memoir, “The... Read More
Alton Wang (@altonwang) joins the podcast with Kevin (@kevinsxu) to discuss his op-ed in the Washington Post on why Andrew Yang’s Asian jokes are harmful and perpetuates the model minority myth. We also talked about... Read More
Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) of the Washington Post returns to chat with Kevin (@kevinsxu) in a wide-ranging interview from her new role covering money in politics, exploring the issue of diversity in the political... Read More
Anka Lee (@Anka_Lee) chats with Kevin (@kevinsxu) in this wide-ranging interview from Anka’s immigrant story, to first moment of political activism in high school, to a fascinating and illustrious career in foreign policy in D.C.,... Read More
Jenn Fang, founder of Reappropriate.co, returns to the podcast to co-host this Labor Day 2019 special edition, where we discuss the history of the Alaskeros (Filipino American laborers who were one of the first to unionize... Read More
Kimmy Yam (@kimmythepooh), Huffington Post Asian Voices editor returns to the podcast to chat with (@kevinsxu) and recap all that happened in Asian America in the past year, progress that still need to be made,... Read More
Vien Truong (@viendetta), policy expert on building equitable green economy and former president of Dream Corps, chats with Kevin (@kevinsxu) about growing up in a refugee family in the “wrong” zipcodes to devoting her life... Read More
Saira Hussain, staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation and former staff attorney in the Criminal Justice Reform Program at Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus (ALC), joins the podcast to share her growing up... Read More
Chris Lu, former Deputy Labor Secretary and White House Cabinet Secretary during the Obama administration and frequent commentators on TV, re-joins the podcast for a third time to talk about his impression and suggestions on... Read More
Kevin Xu brings a special episode of his coverage of Day 2 of the Democratic Primary Debates in Detroit, Michigan, with both stories from real people he met in Detroit and his thoughts on the... Read More
Kevin Xu brings a special episode of his coverage of Day 1 of the Democratic Primary Debates in Detroit, Michigan, with both stories from real people he met in Detroit and his thoughts on the... Read More
Jenn Fang, founder of Reappropriate.co, returns to the podcast to co-host this episode, where she and Tony gave Kevin some ideas on what he should cover at the 2nd Democratic Primary Debates in Detroit. The three... Read More
Annabelle Schmitt, intersectional feminist fashion influencer and blogger on Mixed Hues, joins the podcast to talk about issues related to mixed race identity, fetishization of mixed race people, WMAF (White Male Asian Female), and more!... Read More
Co-Hosts Tony and Kevin catch up on life from traveling, technology in China, demographic analysis of Japan, Tony’s HAOLE AF insecurity, and more! Subscribe: Apple Podcast | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | TuneIn... Read More
Carolina Do, actress, playwright, union member, and advocate for more AAPI representation on stage and screen, joins Kevin for a great interview! They talk about her family’s amazing immigrant story, and Carolina shares her insights... Read More
Jenn Fang, founder of Reappropriate.co, returns to the podcast to co-host this episode, and she and Tony get into all things Democratic Primary Debate. The good, the bad, and everything in between, we talk Kamala v... Read More
Tiffany Miller, a bay area activist, joins Kevin to talk about why the Oakland Airport should be renamed after Maggie Gee, one of only two Chinese American women to have flown for the US military... Read More
Nancy Wang Yuen, professor of sociology at Biola University, and author of the book Reel Inequality: Hollywood Actors and Racism, stops by the podcast to chat with Kevin about the struggle for AAPI representation in Hollywood.... Read More
William Tong, attorney general of Connecticut and the first Chinese American attorney general, joins the podcast to share his inspiring story from working in his family’s Chinese restaurant growing up to becoming the attorney general... Read More