ASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST

Ken Fong gets to the heart of Asian American culture, history, and spirituality. Through interviews with movers and shakers in the Asian American community -- some you know, others you've never heard of before -- prepare to laugh, cry, and be amazed.

Victoria Vang Rivera 05/26/2020

Victoria Vang Rivera Victoria Vang Rivera, host of the podcast "American Born Hmong", reflects on her experience as a Hmong American and her mission to spark dialogue within the Hmong community through the stories of healing and personal growth that she shares on her podcast. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/14565878

Al Nakatani & Jane Nakatani - Part 2 05/19/2020

Al Nakatani & Jane Nakatani - Part 2 (Part 2 of 2) Al & Jane Nakatani share about how gun violence and HIV/AIDS led to the deaths of each of their three sons, and how they built a non-profit to honor them. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/14479172

Al Nakatani & Jane Nakatani - Part 1 05/12/2020

Al Nakatani & Jane Nakatani - Part 1 (Part 1 of 2) Al & Jane Nakatani talk about their lifelong mission of educating parents and institutions how to affirm the inherent value and diversity of children and youth. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/14384189

PBS "Asian Americans" (Renee Tajima-Peña + Nick Yeh) 05/05/2020

PBS "Asian Americans" (Renee Tajima-Peña + Nick Yeh) Renee Tajima-Peña and Nick Yeh give us an overview of the new PBS documentary series "Asian Americans". /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/14290157

#HateIsAVirus (Michelle Hanabusa, Bryan Pham, Tammy Cho) 04/28/2020

#HateIsAVirus (Michelle Hanabusa, Bryan Pham, Tammy Cho) Michelle Hanabusa, Bryan Pham, and Tammy Cho talk about creating the social media campaign #HateIsAVirus. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/14177753

Nina Wallace 04/21/2020

Nina Wallace Nina Wallace, communications coordinator at Densho, addresses why Andrew Yang's Op-Ed for The Washington Post, particularly his reference to Japanese Americans serving during WWII, is a problematic one. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/14075681

Son of Paper (Kyle Jae Shin) 04/14/2020

Son of Paper (Kyle Jae Shin) Rapper Son of Paper (Kyle Jae Shin) shares the story behind how he chose his artist name. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/13980227

Sam Louie 04/07/2020

Sam Louie Psychotherapist Sam Louie returns to discuss the problematic racialization of the COVID-19 pandemic on AAPIs. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/13883006

Dr. Scott Kim 03/31/2020

Dr. Scott Kim Infectious diseases MD Dr. Scott Kim offers his informed view on what may lie ahead with the novel COVID-19 pandemic. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/13775933

Hana Wu 03/24/2020

Hana Wu Hana Wu shares her journey to becoming an actor after a life in academia, discovering along the way her own definitions of calling, faith, and success. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/13676282

Shandra Woworuntu 03/17/2020

Shandra Woworuntu Shandra Woworuntu recounts the harrowing story of how she travelled to the US from Indonesia for a job and ended up a survivor of human trafficking. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/13577876

Dr. Leana Wen + Dr. Rosalind Chou 03/10/2020

Dr. Leana Wen + Dr. Rosalind Chou Ken invites physician Dr. Leana Wen and sociologist Dr. Rosalind Chou to discuss the current impact of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/13480820

Larissa Lam & Baldwin Chiu 03/03/2020

Larissa Lam & Baldwin Chiu Husband and wife team Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu return to the podcast to talk about how their short documentary film "Finding Cleveland" turned into full-length documentary "Far East Deep South" currently on the festival circuit. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/13390022

Josh Chuck 02/25/2020

Josh Chuck Josh Chuck talks about co-directing "Chinatown Rising", a feature documentary film he made together with his father, Harry Chuck, that originated from film clips shot by the latter in the mid-1960's. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/13290566

Dr. Soong-Chan Rah 02/18/2020

Dr. Soong-Chan Rah Dr. Soong-Chan Rah reveals the pervasive damage the "Doctrine of Discovery" had on American society in his new book with co-author Mark Charles, "Unsettling Truths". /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/13196102

Dr. Jun Love Young 02/11/2020

Dr. Jun Love Young Dr. Young shares his personal journey of coming out as a gay Christian in mid-life. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/13106057

Rowena Chiu 02/04/2020

Rowena Chiu Rowena Chiu recounts her alleged assault by Harvey Weinstein and how her faith and cultural background influenced her fear of speaking up. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/13011335

Walk With Anime 01/28/2020

Walk With Anime Walk with Anime shares why she chooses to pursue two vastly different careers - as a premiere DJ and accountant - and why she wants to be the "Asian Ellen DeGeneres". /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/12914483

jeffstaple (Jeff Ng) 01/21/2020

jeffstaple (Jeff Ng) Staple Design Studio founder jeffstaple (née Jeffrey Ng) schools us on street culture and how he built a successful fashion and creative consulting brand. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/12824147

Gene Luen Yang 01/14/2020

Gene Luen Yang Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang returns to talk about his latest work as a writer for DC comics and his upcoming graphic novel. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/12730304

Arthur Dong 01/07/2020

Arthur Dong Filmmaker Arthur Dong returns to promote his latest book "Hollywood Chinese: The Chinese in American Feature Films". /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/12654095

Dr. Karen Umemoto 12/31/2019

Dr. Karen Umemoto The current director of the Asian American Studies Center at UCLA talks about how ethnic studies programs help foster more empathy in students and citizens. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/12573290

Jenny Dorsey 12/24/2019

Jenny Dorsey Chef Jenny Dorsey dives into how she uses her culinary skills to explore complex emotions towards embodying her Asian-American identity. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/12518642

Arigato Grande (Jenny Ly and Bree Lee) 12/20/2019

Arigato Grande (Jenny Ly and Bree Lee) Jenny Ly and Bree Lee share how a parody video idea and a Facebook group built a viral Internet hit. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/12473885

Sandra Tsing Loh 12/16/2019

Sandra Tsing Loh NPR Personality Sandra Tsing Loh reveals the inspiration behind her comedic holiday play "Sugar Plum Fairy". /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/12415523

Marie Myung-Ok Lee 12/10/2019

Marie Myung-Ok Lee Writer Marie Myung-Ok Lee talks about the idea of Asian-American Invisibility. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/12344174

Zeda Zhang 12/03/2019

Zeda Zhang Zeda Zhang shares how she became the first female Asian-American wrestler for the WWE and all of Asia. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/12269165

Sue Kim Bonifazio (The Kim Sisters) 11/26/2019

Sue Kim Bonifazio (The Kim Sisters) Sue Kim Bonifazio recounts the career of The Kim Sisters. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/12181430

BD Wong 11/19/2019

BD Wong BD Wong stops by to promote “The Great Leap”, a play by Lauren Yee that he is directing at The Pasadena Playhouse. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/12089894

Margaret Cho 11/12/2019

Margaret Cho Comedian Margaret Cho shares about her career, life, and interests. /episode/index/show/asianamerica/id/12001460

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