BOS Coalition Ava McCollum

(Korean audio only) In this episode, KSP students Dale Lee and Ava McCollum interview Mrs. Lucia Jeong, an elder from the Koreatown community. More specifically, Mrs. Jeong notes the significance of kimchi on her life and its significance on her family and culture. As she recounts the first time she made it, certain traditions that hold particular value, and misconceptions around the food, listeners are introduced to the role of kimchi in Korean culture.

(Korean audio only) In this episode, KSP students Dale Lee and Ava McCollum interview Mrs. Young Sook Kim, an elder from the Koreatown community. More specifically, Mrs. Kim notes the significance of kimchi on her life and its significance on her family and culture. As she recounts the first time she made it, certain traditions that hold particular value, and misconceptions around the food, listeners are introduced to the role of kimchi in Korean culture.

In this episode of BOS Coalition’s interview series, I had the pleasure of speaking to Janice Song, with whom I chat about their work with the Asian American Federation in addition to their thoughts on Korean values. As we discuss the translation of East Asian culture into adult life, the notion of maintaining cultural expectations is brought up. They also note that “[I] just wanted to emphasize that despite some shortcomings as a community, I've also learned to how to build and maintain community through my Korean/Asian American culture/community; our cultures are known to be more of a collective mindset (though to a fault at times, as I touched on), and that mindset really showed through in how my community showed up for my family during tough times financially, emotionally, and otherwise. Our community is always trying to better one another, and I think that value is also something that drives me and my work today!”

In this episode, I speak to Janna Mae, producer and digital creator at Buzzfeed. This female powerhouse shares her advice on “starting now,” the discipline of content making, and the remembrance of her roots that contributed to her success. 

In this shortened version of our original 35 minute episode, I speak to filmmaker Jin Yoo-Kim about her fascination and reasoning for involvement in filmmaking. As an Asian American in a predominantly white industry, she emphasizes the importance of bringing her culture into the projects that she participates in. 

In the twenty second episode of BOS Coalition’s interview series, I had the pleasure of talking to Jisun Viljoen, the founder of a creative marketing agency. With an interesting narrative as she grew up in Seoul, New Zealand, and eventually relocated to Los Angeles, both her professional and personal perspectives make for a fascinating interview.