Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chu are the definitions of versatility. With their proven track record for success in the music industry, film industry, and speaking on diversity and inclusion, they join our #IAmPodcast team to talk about their movie FarEastDeepSouth as well as the importance of history, community building, and civics.
Sahra Nguyen, founder and CEO of Nguyen Coffee Supply, talks about supply chain diversity, inclusion, and transparency on this episode of the #IAmPodcast. Sahra also talks to our hosts about activism, empathy, and a path forward for our country. Stay tuned to the end of the episode for a surprise!
Kimmy Yam, a journalist responsible for helping launch Huffington Post's Asian Voices and currently a write on NBC Asian America, makes an appearance on the #IAmPodcast. In this episode, she discusses Asian experiences across the diaspora as well as representation of Asian Americans in media and journalism. Kimmy Yam can be found on Twitter at @KimmyThePooh.
To start out season 2 of the #IAm Podcast, Sam and Kenney talk with Attorney General William Tong of Connecticut, the first Chinese American to serve as a state attorney general in America, and the first of Asian American heritage to do so for the state of Connecticut. They discuss life and growing pains as immigrant children and navigating the world of politics as Asian Americans. You can find Attorney General William Tong on Twitter @AGWilliamTong.
Claira Janover (@cjanover), virally known as “The Harvard Student Who Lost Her Job After a Series of BLM TikToks,” is a 22 year-old social justice advocate across her social media platforms after a national Doxxing scandal against Right-Wing ALM supporters. Growing up in lower-class urban New Haven, CT to her single mother, she cultivated her conviction for social justice and human rights advocacy via education and conversation throughout her lifetime.
This week on the #IAm podcast, we talk with Nydia Han who is an award winning television journalist for ABC in Philadelphia, a TEDx speaker, and creator of #ThisIsAmerica. She dives deep into the field of media, the intersection of history and news, as well as the depth of the current world around us.
This week on the #IAmPodcast, you will dive into the deeper imaginations of Kenney Tran and Sam Hyun. After months of being figures on the podcast who interview guests, this episode focuses on who the hosts are, their stories, backgrounds, and viewpoints on current topics such as music and politics.
In this weeks episode, we talk with Paul "PK" Kim is a Korean American comedian who has his hands in many different areas ranging from being the founder of Kollaboration, a co-founder of LiNK, Liberty, as well as a viral stand up comedian. Join us this episode as he tackles themes such as growing up, racism, Black Lives Matter, and how this impacts the corporate world.
Phatry Derek Pan, a Cambodian American who popularized the term "Khmerican" talks about his journey from his roots in Washington and California to his great journey across the United States before falling in love with where he came from and settling into his identity as a proud Cambodian
On this week's episode, we sit down and talk with Linda Champion, a Black Korean American, former Suffolk County prosecutor, and community service expert, tells tales of code switching before the days that the term existed, her identity, as well as a path towards a better future amidst the civil unrest and maltreatment of Black Americans that we see today in the United States
Monica Sok, a Cambodian American poet, a Stanford Stegner fellow, and the daughter of former refugees explores the deep dives of intergenerational trauma, solidarity, and how art can allow us to express ourselves and heal.
Episode three of the #I Am Podcast features Regie Cabico, referred to as the Lady Gaga of spoken word as he dives into solidarity, pride, his experience as a Gay man in the poetry medium and how storytelling can be used to change hearts and minds.
Episode two of the #I Am podcast features the first Hmong-American female who serves on the Milwaukee County circuit court, Kristy Yang. She goes into detail about her experience of the campaign process as well as the lessons she learned along the way.
Episode one of the #I Am podcast features the rising Chinese-American rapper Bohan Phoenix and an associate producer for ABC Nightline, Ashan Singh who is best known for his work interviewing Cardi B and Diplo.