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Season 3 of Rock The Boat features Asian Americans who’ve succeeded Against All Odds.
Follow Rock the Boat on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @rocktheboatnyc. You can reach us at hello@gorocktheboat.com.
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In this episode we interview Kimmy Yam, the cofounder of HuffPost’s Asian Voices and reporter for NBC News. Kimmy shares her journey; starting from her roots of being a quiet child in a Chinese restaurant family, to how she became a vocal champion and fierce advocate for Asian representation in journalism.
In this episode we talk to Kimmy about:
Her role as an editor at a media company that seeks to amplify Asian American voices
Asian American Representation in Media
Social Media and Depression
Why Being Woke is a Privilege
Resources And Episode Citations:
Links to Videos/Articles:
Follow Kimmy Yam at @kimmythepooh
Kimmy’s Crushing the Myth Video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2337095619656201
Kimmy’s profile on HuffPost : https://www.huffpost.com/author/kimberly-yam
Kimmy’s profile on Jose Antonio Vargas: Huffpost: Jose Antonio Vargas: Don’t Ignore Asian-Americans In Unauthorized Immigration Debate
Her viral tweet about Crazy Rich Asians: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/woman-shared-an-emotional-personal-story-inspired-by-crazy
Kimmy’s letter to her father: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dear-papa-fathers-chinese-accent_n_5d545517e4b0c63bcbf1a4e3?test_ad=readmo_test
Show Credits:
Thanks to our writer Chia-Yi Hou for writing this episode. Chia-Yi is a freelance science writer based in New York and has two graduate degrees - including a Ph.D in biology! Guess we should be calling her Dr. Hou...
Additional thanks to Kessyl Lim, our assistant producer; Debbie Wong & Kim Hernandez, our social media coordinators; and Rachel Chou our sound editor who mixed and edited this episode.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rocktheboat/message
Season 3 of Rock The Boat features Asian Americans who’ve succeeded Against All Odds.
Follow Rock the Boat on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @rocktheboatnyc. You can reach us at hello@gorocktheboat.com.
If you’re a fan of the podcast, please subscribe, share, and leave us a 5-star rating on iTunes! We really appreciate your help in spreading the word.
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In this episode we interview Kimmy Yam, the cofounder of HuffPost’s Asian Voices and reporter for NBC News. Kimmy shares her journey; starting from her roots of being a quiet child in a Chinese restaurant family, to how she became a vocal champion and fierce advocate for Asian representation in journalism.
In this episode we talk to Kimmy about:
Her role as an editor at a media company that seeks to amplify Asian American voices
Asian American Representation in Media
Social Media and Depression
Why Being Woke is a Privilege
Resources And Episode Citations:
Links to Videos/Articles:
Follow Kimmy Yam at @kimmythepooh
Kimmy’s Crushing the Myth Video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2337095619656201
Kimmy’s profile on HuffPost : https://www.huffpost.com/author/kimberly-yam
Kimmy’s profile on Jose Antonio Vargas: Huffpost: Jose Antonio Vargas: Don’t Ignore Asian-Americans In Unauthorized Immigration Debate
Her viral tweet about Crazy Rich Asians: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/woman-shared-an-emotional-personal-story-inspired-by-crazy
Kimmy’s letter to her father: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dear-papa-fathers-chinese-accent_n_5d545517e4b0c63bcbf1a4e3?test_ad=readmo_test
Show Credits:
Thanks to our writer Chia-Yi Hou for writing this episode. Chia-Yi is a freelance science writer based in New York and has two graduate degrees - including a Ph.D in biology! Guess we should be calling her Dr. Hou...
Additional thanks to Kessyl Lim, our assistant producer; Debbie Wong & Kim Hernandez, our social media coordinators; and Rachel Chou our sound editor who mixed and edited this episode.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rocktheboat/message
31 min