Episodes
122 // Eric Toda // Tech + Community Leader // Words Into Action
July 23, 2021
Eric Toda, Global Head of Social Marketing at Facebook, joins Jerry to share his story of growing up as a 4th generation Japanese American, experiencing racism and stereotypes in the corporate world, and changing the convers…
121 // Michelle Ye Hee Lee // President - AAJA | Tokyo + Seoul Bureau Chief - Washington Post
July 13, 2021
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 journa…
120 // Simran Jeet Singh // Scholar | Activist | Author // Fight For Equality
July 6, 2021
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 abou…
119 // Wayne Osako // Stamp Our Story // The Go For Broke Stamp
June 3, 2021
Wayne Osako from Stamp Our Story joins Jerry to share his story as well as how the Go For Broke Forever Stamp became a reality and launched on June 3, 2021. Buy your own Go For Broke stamps at USPS.com or at your local Post …
118 // Dion Lim // News Anchor + Speaker + Author // The Voice of a Community
June 1, 2021
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 voi…
117 // Eric Lee // Photojournalist // McDonald's #WeAreAPA Series
May 31, 2021
Eric Lee, a photojournalist based in Washington DC, joins Jerry to share his unique Asian American journey, how he fell in love with using his camera to share stories, and what he has learned working on the McDonald's #WeAre…
116 // Emanuel Hahn // Photographer // McDonald's #WeAreAPA Series
May 30, 2021
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 #We…
115 // Norman Chen // CEO & Co-Founder of LAAUNCH.org // The STAATUS Index 2021
May 25, 2021
Norman Chen, CEO & Co-Founder of LAAUNCH (Leading Asian Americans to Unite for Change) joins Jerry to share his Asian American identity journey, how we got involved in starting LAAUNCH with his friends, and he wants to the l…
114 // CeFaan Kim // Correspondent - ABC News - ABC 7 NY // Giving a Voice to the Voiceless
May 15, 2021
Korean American journalist CeFaan Kim joins us to share his story of growing up in Philadelphia, what drove him to choose a career in journalism, and what principles guide him in his work as he has worked tirelessly for 20+ …
113 // Kristina Mananasala // Epidemiologist + Biostatistician + Community Advocate
May 11, 2021
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 wi…
112 // Neil Ruiz // Associate Director of Race and Ethnicity Research at Pew Research Center // Show Me the Asian American Data
May 7, 2021
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 …
111 // Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with Jerry Won
May 4, 2021
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 m…
110 // Inga Lam // Senior Video Producer - BuzzFeed, Tasty & About To Eat // Culture Through Content
April 27, 2021
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 becomi…
109 // Sakshi Venkatraman // Journalist at NBC News // Share Their Stories
April 24, 2021
Sakshi Venkatraman, a senior at NYU and intern at NBC News, shares her story of finding her voice through the power of journalism and storytelling. Guest host Marva interviews Sakshi as they recollect about their times toget…
108 // Tiffany Lo // Freelance Photographer @TiffGifPhotog // Through Tiff's Lens
April 20, 2021
Tiffany Lo aka @TIffGifPhotog, freelance portrait photographer and podcast host of Window Gaain is interviewed by our April Guest Host Marva Shi about her own Asian American journey, her balance of career and passions, and h…
107 // Marva Shi // Guest Host - April 2021
April 9, 2021
Marva Shi is our April 2021 Guest Host! Tiffany passes the baton to the NYU student and NYC Asian American Student Conference Co-Director as we learn about Marva's story and who we can expect to hear from this month on Dear …
106 // Sahra Nguyen // Nguyen Coffee Supply // The Most Famous Last Name In The World
March 30, 2021
Founder of Nguyen Coffee Supply and certified badass auntie Sahra Nguyen joins Tiffany to share her family's origin story, her lifelong commitment to activism, and the story behind Nguyen Coffee Supply. Grab a cup (brewed wi…
105 // Helene and Catherine An // House of An
March 28, 2021
Helene and Catherine An of the Vietnamese American restaurant empire House of An join Tiffany to share their stories of becoming Vietnamese American, lessons learned building House of An, and what message they want to share …
104 // Stephanie J. Wong, PhD // Clinical Psychologist + Host - The Color of Success Podcast
March 23, 2021
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 abo…
103 // Zohreen Shah // Correspondent - ABC News // I Saw One Then I Became One
March 21, 2021
Zohreen Shah, Correspondent at ABC News, joins Tiffany Hwang, our March 2021 Guest Host, to share about her family's journey, Zohreen and Tiffany's time together during college at UCLA, and how she fell in love with and navi…
102 // Lisa Tran // Owner - Tan Tan Foods // Never Forget The Taste of Home
March 16, 2021
Lisa Tran, Owner of Tan Tan Foods, joins Tiffany for an open and personal conversation about the American origin story of the Tran family, how the early years of American life shaped her identity, and how she fell in love wi…
101 // Tiffany J. Hwang // Guest Host - March 2021
March 8, 2021
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!
100 // Jerry Won // Host - Dear Asian Americans // Celebrating 1 and 100
March 2, 2021
Dear Asian Americans, here's my story. Thank you for allowing me to share our stories through the first 100 episodes and to live out my dream of creating something for my daughter and all our children. Happy Birthday Charlot…
099 // Brian Lee // Co-Founder - BAM VC // DAA Full Circle
March 1, 2021
Always wondered what motivated and spark the idea of Dear Asian Americans? Listen to 099 with Brian Lee of BAM VC today to learn the stroy behind DAA and also the journey of the founder behind LegalZoom, ShoeDazzle, Honest C…