Meet Nausheen Rajan, Co-Founder of Ismailis Rise Up, on Episode 074 of Dear Asian Americans. The policy expert and Princeton graduate school student joins Jerry on the show to share stories of her parents journey to American, her commitment to uplift the
Meet JD Chang, Founder of Crushing The Myth, on Episode 073 of Dear Asian Americans. Jerry chats with JD to learn about this journey through leadership early in life, how a semester in Venice changed his perspective, and how he turned his time in Hollywoo
Meet Grace Choi, Founder & CEO of Cookable, as she chats with Jerry about her journey as an academic, chef, and entrepreneur on Episode 072 of Dear Asian Americans. Learn why she is so inspired to have founded a business centered around the sharing of aut
Welcome to the Dear Asian Americans #2020Census Asian Week of Action Celebration. Jerry welcomes Asian American leaders Dan Matthews, Minji Chang, and Henry Han to share their stories of why Asian American representation and the Census mean so much of eac
Kathleen Burkinshaw joins Jerry on Episode 070 to share the story behind her book, The Last Cherry Blossom, about her mother who survived Hiroshima and began a new life in America. Kathleen shares her story for growing up in America and the voice she foun
Re-Air of Episode 057 from July 10th, 2020 // Jerry chats with Jenny Aramony, Kawe Mossman-Saafi, and Gloria Wang Shawber to learn more about the Census, its importance and impact within in the Asian American community, and the people who are working hard
Meet Andrew Lee, a marketer and martial artist from Arizona currently living in New York City. Oh, he's also my cousin. Tune in to hear about his childhood in Arkansas and Arizona, how he discovered and what he learned from martial arts, and how being in
Meet Alan Z, a hip-hop and R&B artist + actor from Atlanta. Hear Jerry's conversation with Alan to learn about his global upbringing, how he fell in love with hip hop, and how recent events of 2020 encouraged him to turn his musical talents into a force f
Meet Justine Abigail Yu, Founder & Editor of Living Hyphen, on Episode 066 of Dear Asian Americans. Justine joins Jerry to talk about the origins of her Filipino Canadian identity, her inspiration to start Living Hyphen, and what inspires her to keep crea
A replay of the DAA Candid Career Conversations hosted on May 7, 2020 featuring Son Nguyen of LinkedIn and Sarah Yoo of UCI Merage (DAA Guest 029), hosted by students Jeanette Mai (UCI) and Manny Lim (Cal Poly SLO).
Meet Patrick Armstrong, Co-Founder & President of the All Times Are Local Foundation, on Episode 064 of Dear Asian Americans. Jerry chats with Patrick about his adoption journey, his youth growing up in Indiana, his windy path in early adulthood through s
Meet Tanya Zhang, Co-Founder of Nimble Made, a slim fit dress shirt company made for Asian Americans, by Asian Americans. Learn of her story of beginning her advertising career in New York City and how a single swipe has changed her life, both professiona
Meet Eunsoo Jeong, the creator of Koreangry, a comic and zine project she started in 2016 after the US Elections as a way to express her emotions from her perspective as a Korean American immigrant. She joins Jerry to share about her journey through child
Kim and Vanessa Pham, the powerhouse sister duo behind the hot food startup Omsom, come together with Jerry to share their thoughts and perspectives on each other's episodes, their growth as sisters in building Omsom together, and business advice and tips
Meet KJ Roelke, Worship and Creative Director and Schweitzer Church and Freelance Creative from Springfield Missouri. Jerry speaks to KJ about his experience as a transracially adopted, disabled Korean-American in an interracial marriage and how the recen
Meet Kim Pham, Co-Founder of Omsom on Episode 058 of Dear Asian Americans. Kim is one-half of the amazing Vietnamese American sister duo behind the hot food start-up Omsom! Hear Jerry's conversation with Kim to hear about her early childhood in Boston, wh
Meet Vanessa Pham, Co-Founder of Omsom on Episode 058 of Dear Asian Americans. Vanessa is one-half of the amazing Vietnamese American sister duo behind the hot food start-up Omsom! Hear Jerry's conversation with Vanessa to hear about her early childhood i
Jerry chats with Jenny Aramony, Kawe Mossman-Saafi, and Gloria Wang Shawber to learn more about the Census, its importance and impact within in the Asian American community, and the people who are working hard to make sure we are all counted.
Meet Joon Lee, a sports writer currently at ESPN and formerly of The Bleacher Report, The Washington Post, and The Boston Herald. Hear the story of how a young Korean immigrant grew up to love baseball and Boston sports and how he turned that passion into
Meet Israa Nasir, Founder of Well.Guide, Psychotherapist, and Mental Health Advocate. We have a very timely and relevant discussion about mental health within the Asian American community in light of COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and other social issues.
Meet David Kim, candidate for United States Congress in California's 34th District running as a Democrat on the platform of Financial Freedom, Love, and Justice For All. Listen as he shares with us his life story through his most painful childhood and adu
A reading of the Letters for Black Lives translated into Khmer. Written and edited by the Letters For Black Lives Team. Translated by the #Translation-Khmer Team. Read by Brandy Myers. Video available on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @dearasianamerican
A reading of the Letters for Black Lives translated into Hindi. Written and edited by the Letters For Black Lives Team. Translated by the #Translation-Hindi Team. Read by Aishwarya Bhadouria. Video available on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @dearasiana
A reading of the Letters for Black Lives translated into Indonesian. Written and edited by the Letters For Black Lives Team. Translated by the #Translation-Indonesian Team. Read by Silvia Lin. Video available on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @dearasian
