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…
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…
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…
136: Purpose Abroad = Aspiration at Home (Guest: Anka Lee)
- September 8, 2019
- Tagged as: anka lee, california, foreign affairs, foreign policy
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.,…
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…
134: Telling It Like It Is (Guest: Kimmy Yam)
- August 25, 2019
- Tagged as: asian voices, huffington post, kimmy yam, online harassment
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,…
133: Unlock Potential for All Zipcodes (Guest: Vien Truong)
- August 18, 2019
- Tagged as: dream corps, green economy, vien truong
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…
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…
131: Debate About the Debates (Guest: Chris Lu)
- August 5, 2019
- Tagged as: chris lu, debate, Democratic Primary Debate
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…
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…
Day 1: Democratic Primary Debates in Detroit, Michigan
- July 30, 2019
- Tagged as: democratic debate, detroit, michigan
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…
130: Is Mitch a Russian Agent? (Guest CoHost: Jenn Fang)
- July 28, 2019
- Tagged as: chinese american, debate, detroit, jenn fang, mitch mcconnel, racial profiling, reappropriate, russian
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…
129: Mixing Our Hues (Guest: Annabelle Schmitt)
- July 21, 2019
- Tagged as: annabelle schmitt, mixed hues, mixed race, wmaf
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!…
128: An “Okonomiyaki” Conversation
- July 14, 2019
- Tagged as: china, dem debates, japan, okonomiyaki, travel
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…
127: Playwriting and Power Rangers (Guest: Carolina Do)
- July 7, 2019
- Tagged as: aapi, acting, Actor's Equity, asian-american, Broadway, Carolina Do, Hollywood, Immigrant Story, immigration, Kevin Xu, refugee, Representation, SAG-AFTRA, Vietnamese
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…
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…
125: Maggie Gee & the Oakland Airport (Guest: Tiffany Miller)
- June 23, 2019
- Tagged as: aapi, Anthony Nagatani, asian-american, Kevin Xu, Maggie Gee, Oakland Airport, Podcast, Politics, Tiffany Miller
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…
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….
123: Seat At The Table (Guest: Attorney General William Tong)
- June 9, 2019
- Tagged as: attorney general, connecticut, william tong
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…
122: Journalism With Bacon (Guest: Doris Truong)
- June 2, 2019
- Tagged as: aaja, doris truong, poynter institute, washington post
Doris Truong, director of training and diversity of the Poynter Institute and former president of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), joins the podcast to talk about how journalism works, her involvement and leadership at…