Asian American History 101

Gen and Ted Lai

Asian American History 101 is a fun, family-friendly, and informative podcast co-hosted by Gen and Ted Lai, the daughter and father team. The podcast will entertain and educate people as Gen and Ted dive into the vast history of Asian Pacific Americans from the struggles they faced to their contributions and triumphs. And sometimes we cover topics of the Asian Pacific Diaspora globally.

  1. A Conversation with Sruthi Chandrasekaran the Director of Data and Research at TAAF

    3일 전

    A Conversation with Sruthi Chandrasekaran the Director of Data and Research at TAAF

    Welcome to Season 6, Episode 19! Our guest today is Sruthi Chandrasekaran. She serves as The Asian American Foundation's Director of Data and Research. She leads strategy development and implementation for the Data and Research team and targeted studies that identify and address the needs of the AAPI community.  The Asian American Foundation, or TAAF, is the leading organization advancing safety, belonging, and prosperity for the AAPI community. Through groundbreaking programs, essential research, and cross-sector partnerships, TAAF addresses our community's most persistent challenges. We love their vision which states, "An America where opportunities to participate in all aspects of society are equally accessible, and individuals and communities are not rendered invisible, nor singled out for false stereotypes, discrimination, or hate on the basis of race."  On May 1st, TAAF released the sixth edition of the Social Tracking of Asian Americans in the U.S. Index, AKA the STAATUS Index. This year's STAATUS Index was created with the collaboration of NORC at the University of Chicago. In this essential study, they examine how Americans view AAPI communities and how AAPIs understand their own place in the country. To learn more about TAAF, you can visit their website https://taaf.org/, download the STAATUS Index, visit their AAPI History Hub for great educational resources, follow them on Instagram @taaforg, or donate to support their work. Enjoy the conversation. If you like what we do, please share, follow, and like us in your podcast directory of choice or on Instagram @AAHistory101. For previous episodes and resources, please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or our links at http://castpie.com/AAHistory101. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at info@aahistory101.com.

    26분

  2. 3일 전 ·  보너스

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  3. A Conversation with Award-Winning Writer Minh Le, Author of Miles Ahead

    5월 4일

    A Conversation with Award-Winning Writer Minh Le, Author of Miles Ahead

    Welcome to Season 6, Episode 18! Our guest today is the award-winning author and essayist Minh Lê. Whether writing picture books, middle grade graphic novels, or essays, his work often blends an engaging story with deeper lessons.  His latest picture book is Miles Ahead, the story of an adorable dog who helps his family welcome a new baby cousin. A lighthearted search ensues after their gift goes missing. It's a heart-warming and amusing picture book that showcases a family rethinking what a meaningful gift could be, and they just happen to be of asian descent. With detailed illustrations by Lynnor Bontigao, it's a story with lively dialogue, family memories, and a clever ending.  Minh Lê is also the author of many picture books, middle grade graphic novels, and essays. His work incudes Drawn Together (winner of the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature), Real to Me, The Blur, Lift (an Eisner Award nominee), The Perfect Seat, and Let Me Finish!, Green Lantern: Legacy, Green Lantern: Alliance, and Enlighten Me.  His essays have been published in The New York Times, The Horn Book, HuffPost, NPR, Book Riot, and Reading Rainbow. He currently serves on the Board of We Need Diverse Books and is on the faculty of the Hamline MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults. In our conversation, we talk about how he develops ideas, his philosophy on guiding illustrators, the benefits of frequent collaboration, Thích Nhất Hạnh, and a lot more. To learn more about Minh, you can visit his MinhLeBooks.com, follow him on instagram @minhlebooks, buy Miles Ahead, or any of his other great stories.  If you like what we do, please share, follow, and like us in your podcast directory of choice or on Instagram @AAHistory101. For previous episodes and resources, please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or our links at http://castpie.com/AAHistory101. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at info@aahistory101.com.

    37분
  4. A Conversation with Award-Winning Writer and Educator Patricia Park, the Author of Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic

    4월 27일

    A Conversation with Award-Winning Writer and Educator Patricia Park, the Author of Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic

    Welcome to Season 6, Episode 17! We love stand-up comedy as well as books with diverse representation. So we're really excited that our guest today is Patricia Park, a professor of creative writing and an award-winning writer. Her latest book is Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic, a YA novel about a Korean American former child actress who decides to branch out and stand out in order to pursue her newfound love — stand-up comedy.  It's a funny story that also has some very real moments as Ambrosia, whose acting career peaked at the age of eleven, confronts family dynamics, the challenges when you don't fit the stereotypical looks in Hollywood, and how hard it is to do stand-up comedy. Patricia Park is a tenured Associate Professor in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at American University, Fulbright scholar in Creative Arts, Edith Wharton Writer-in-Residence, Jerome Hill Artist Fellow. Her other moves have included the adult novel Re Jane as well as the YA books Imposter Syndrome & Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim and What's Eating Jackie Oh. Additionally, Park has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times, Guardian, Salon, and others notable publications. In our conversation, Patricia shares a little about her journey, what it was like to perform over 50 times in stand-up, how she designs emotional moments, the importance of having non-stereotypical characters of Asian descent, and more. To learn more about Patricia, you can visit her website patriciapark.com, follow her on IG @patriciapark718, read her essays, and of course buy any of her novels including her latest Ambrosia Lee Drops the Mic. Enjoy the Conversation. If you like what we do, please share, follow, and like us in your podcast directory of choice or on Instagram @AAHistory101. For previous episodes and resources, please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or our links at http://castpie.com/AAHistory101. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at info@aahistory101.com.

    25분
  5. A Conversation with A Conversation with Scott Kurashige, Educator, President of the James and Grace Lee Boggs Foundation, and Award-Winning Author of American Peril

    4월 20일

    A Conversation with A Conversation with Scott Kurashige, Educator, President of the James and Grace Lee Boggs Foundation, and Award-Winning Author of American Peril

    Welcome to Season 6, Episode 16! Our guest this episode is Scott Kurashige, an award-winning Author, Educator, Activist, and Public Speaker, who has studied the problem of Anti-Asian Violence for 35+ years. He's a nonprofit organizational leader and changemaker who addresses racial equity and social justice issues from an intersectional framework. He currently serves as President of the James and Grace Lee Boggs Foundation.  His latest book is American Peril: The Violent History of Anti-Asian Racism which released on April 7, 2026 and is published by University of California Press. Although the topic of Anti-Asian racism gained a lot of attention during the COVID-19 pandemic with the increase in violence and racist rhetoric, it's not a new problem. In the book, Scott takes a deep dive into the long history and ongoing problem of anti-Asian violence. In our conversation we discuss the long history of anti-Asian racism and violence, his connection with Grace Lee Boggs, his research process, possible repercussions from the current administrations focus on hypermasculinity, and more. To learn more about Scott, you can visit his website scottkurashige.com, follow him on instagram @scottkurashige, and purchase American Peril or any of his other books (we especially loved The Next American Revolution which he co-wrote with Grace Lee Boggs).  If you like what we do, please share, follow, and like us in your podcast directory of choice or on Instagram @AAHistory101. For previous episodes and resources, please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or our links at http://castpie.com/AAHistory101. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at info@aahistory101.com.

    1시간 4분
  6. A Conversation with Professor Theodore Chao and Jenessa Joffe, Two Co-Authors of Auntie Kristina's Guide to Asian American Activism

    4월 13일

    A Conversation with Professor Theodore Chao and Jenessa Joffe, Two Co-Authors of Auntie Kristina's Guide to Asian American Activism

    Welcome to Season 6, Episode 15! Today our guests are two of the co-authors of the very cool new book Auntie Kristina's Guide to Asian American Activism… Jenessa Joffe and Professor Theodore Chao. Jenessa Joffe is a Los Angeles-based writer, director, producer, and mother who is passionate about creating social change through comedic, kid-focused content. Theodore Chao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Elementary and Bilingual Education at California State University, Fullerton. His research centers on Digital Mathematics Storytelling to amplify counter-narratives that challenge harmful stereotypes in mathematics education. Auntie Kristina's Guide to Asian American Activism is an entertaining and informative book designed for kids from approximately aged 10-14. It's witty and inspiring, and discusses the Asian American community, past and present; explores allyship with other communities of color; finds a place in national and global movements; and turns inward so young readers can practice love and self-care. In our conversation, Jenessa and Theodore share a little about how the book came to be, some of the challenges and benefits to putting Auntie Kristina in print, the intentionality in designing activities, and more. The book will release on April 14, but if some outlets are already shipping it! To learn more about Auntie Kristina's Guide to Asian American Activism, Theodore, Jenessa, or the other two authors Kristina Wong and Anna Michelle Wang, we've listed their details below: bookshop.org link link to Auntie Kristina's Guide to Asian American Activism Instagram for the book: @AuntieKristinaGuide Website: www.theodorechao.com  Instagram: @professorteds Website: www.jenessajoffe.com Instagram: @jenessajoffe Website: www.kristinawong.com  Instagram: @mskristinawong Website: www.annawang.com  Instagram: @_annamichellewang Watch Radical Cram School If you like what we do, please share, follow, and like us in your podcast directory of choice or on Instagram @AAHistory101. For previous episodes and resources, please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or our links at http://castpie.com/AAHistory101. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at info@aahistory101.com.

    37분
  7. A Conversation with Dennis V Tran, Strategist, Storyteller, and Inclusion Consultant

    4월 6일

    A Conversation with Dennis V Tran, Strategist, Storyteller, and Inclusion Consultant

    Welcome to Season 6, Episode 14! With Dennis V. Tran. Dennis is a Vietnamese American storyteller, disability advocate, and inclusion strategist whose work focuses on neurodiversity, mental health, and accessibility—particularly within Asian American communities.  Dennis identifies as queer, partially blind, and neurodivergent, and he uses his lived experiences to advocate for more inclusive systems in media, workplaces, and public health. Something we think everyone should be supportive of. Among the interesting facts about Dennis is that he was a late-identified autistic ADHDer.  Dennis has developed autism resource toolkits used by more than 70 affiliates of the Autism Society of America, consulted on inclusive media representation—including helping develop an autistic character for the children's show Blue's Clues & You! Dennis writes and speaks widely about disability justice, neurodiversity, and the intersections of identity, culture, and mental health in the Vietnamese American and broader Asian American communities.   To learn more about Dennis Tran and his work, you can visit dennisvtran.com , connect with him on LinkedIn @dennisvtran, or follow him on IG @denvtran. Enjoy the Conversation! If you like what we do, please share, follow, and like us in your podcast directory of choice or on Instagram @AAHistory101. For previous episodes and resources, please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or our links at http://castpie.com/AAHistory101. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at info@aahistory101.com.

    47분
  8. A Conversation with Professor Charlotte Brooks, Award-Winning Educator and Author of the Moys of New York and Shanghai

    3월 30일

    A Conversation with Professor Charlotte Brooks, Award-Winning Educator and Author of the Moys of New York and Shanghai

    Welcome to Season 6, Episode 13! Our guest today is Professor Charlotte Brooks a Professor of History at Baruch College and the CUNY Graduate Center. She's a scholar of race, immigration, and urban history, and has published widely on Asian American history, especially Chinese American and Chinese diaspora history. Her latest book is an epic biography called The Moys of New York and Shanghai: One Family's Extraordinary Journey Through War and Revolution (published by University of California Press, 2026). It's a sprawling book that follows the six Moy siblings and their spouses and children through a tumultuous half-century of world war, revolution, and social transformation in the United States and China. They face discrimination, hardship, triumph, and destitution throughout their lives. We love how well researched it is and how it highlights some amazing moments in the Chinese American experience we don't often hear about. In our conversation, Charlotte shares how she got into Asian American and Chinese American History, her research process and good fortune with The Moys of New York and Shanghai, the reasons she believes people should read her latest book, what it means to get the support and encouragement from her peers, and so much more. Charlotte is also the author of three other books. American Exodus: Second Generation Chinese Americans in China 1901-1949, Between Mao and McCarthy: Chinese American Politics in the Cold War Years, Alien Neighbors, Foreign Friends: Asian Americans, Housing, and the Transformation of Urban California. Additionally, Prof. Brooks' articles have also appeared in numerous journals. If you like what we do, please share, follow, and like us in your podcast directory of choice or on Instagram @AAHistory101. For previous episodes and resources, please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or our links at http://castpie.com/AAHistory101. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at info@aahistory101.com.

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Asian American History 101 is a fun, family-friendly, and informative podcast co-hosted by Gen and Ted Lai, the daughter and father team. The podcast will entertain and educate people as Gen and Ted dive into the vast history of Asian Pacific Americans from the struggles they faced to their contributions and triumphs. And sometimes we cover topics of the Asian Pacific Diaspora globally.

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    Gen and Ted Lai
  • 방송 연도
    2020년 - 2026년
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