A reading of the Letters for Black Lives, translated into Korean. Written and edited by the Letters For Black Lives Team. Translated by the #Translation-Korean Team. Read by Lala Park. Video available on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @dearasianamericans Video available on: Instagram: www.instagram.com/dearasianamericans Facebook: www.facebook.com/dearasianamericans YouTube: www.youtube.com/dearasianamericans Transcripts of the letter below and also available at: https://lettersforblacklives.c...
Jun 09, 2020•10 min
A reading of the original English version of the Letters for Black Lives. Written and edited by the Letters For Black Lives Team. Read by Jerry Won of Dear Asian Americans. Video available on: Instagram: www.instagram.com/dearasianamericans Facebook: www.facebook.com/dearasianamericans YouTube: www.youtube.com/dearasianamericans Transcript of the letter below and also available at: https://lettersforblacklives.com/ // June 2020 Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, Grandfather, Grandmother, Family: We need t...
Jun 09, 2020•7 min
Jerry sits down virtually with the following amazing guests to share a candid conversation with Asian American community leaders from the Twin Cities and beyond as we share more of what's happening on the ground, why #BlackLivesMatter should matter to Asian Americans, and what we can do to help our brothers and sisters today and beyond. Sarah Park Dahlen - Professor at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota Minh Le - Children's Book Author JaeRan Kim - Professor at University of Washing...
Jun 04, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Meet Tyler Ham Pong ! We celebrate Tyler's achievements in acting, writing, and filmmaking over this career. We support the 72 Hour Shootout, organized by the Asian American Film Lab, which has helped so many aspiring Asian American filmmakers gain experience, grow their network, and build on their craft. We are inspired by his story of pursing his passions despite challenges and look forward to hearing more from him soon! // About Tyler : Born in Ottawa, Tyler Ham Pong first appeared onstage as...
May 29, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Meet AJ Rafael ! We celebrate AJ's amazing musical career, his positive influence on a whole generation, and his evolution into becoming more than just a singer. We support his music, his projects, and his endeavors in acting as he builds to his amazing resume. We are inspired by his story and his reason for pursing music with such passion since an early age. We are truly humbled by his dedication, tenacity, and innovation in his creation and being so open and transparent through it all. // Conn...
May 26, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Meet Ted & Yong Kim ! We celebrate their creation Seoul Sausage Company and the infinite memories, smiles, and joy they have brought to so many of us. We support their business and their team who are working so hard to make sure we can enjoy their creation for years to come. We are inspired by their dedication to the business and to themselves to work through both the good and challenging days as business owners. // Connect with Ted ! Ted's DAA Interview : https://share.transistor.fm/s/fb326...
May 15, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Meet Yong Kim! We celebrate Yong's achievements and success in building Seoul Sausage to what it is today. We celebrate his hard work, creativity, and human-first mindset as he builds this meaningful business. We support Seoul Sausage as they innovate and try to stay ahead of the game. Particularly during these challenging times, we support their #FoodEqualsFamily movement and give-a-meal model. We are inspired by his dedication to making the business work for him, his brother, and their familie...
May 15, 2020•45 min
Meet Ted Kim ! We celebrate all of Ted's awesome achievements, both academic and professional, with particular kudos to his early career in digital marketing, where he was often promoted and recruited to lead amazing campaigns. We support his passion, his baby, his company Seoul Sausage and all the good memories and emotions they have brought the Korean American community for the past 8 years. We are inspired by his vision and tenacity to create something that he and his brother can call their o...
May 15, 2020•58 min
Meet Jared Chung! We celebrate Jared's hard work and achievements, particularly founding CareerVillage and the more than 4.5 million questions that have been answered for students by countless volunteers. We support Jared and his team as they grow and manage CareerVillage.org particularly during these challenging time when students and young professionals are more anxious than ever about their careers. We are inspired by his dedication to helping students, leveraging all his experience, lessons,...
May 14, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Meet Kerry Kang ! We celebrate Kerry's involvement in creating Subtle Asian Traits, a generation defining global movement that now has grown to more than 1.8 million members. We support his passion and mission in bringing together people through shared culture and memes. We are excited to see what Kerry achieves as he is just getting started! We are inspired by his vision to build a community where people never feel along beyond the digital world in the next phase of the group. // Kerry Kang is ...
May 13, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Meet Jessica Chen! We celebrate Jessica's success in starting her own communications firm, winning an Emmy during her time in broadcast journalism, and living her mission of helping others communicate better at work and beyond. We support her work in coaching her clients as well as sharing her knowledge with the LinkedIn community. We are inspired by her working hard to overcome shyness and developing confidence and communication skills to be great in her role. // About Jessica Jessica Chen is C...
May 12, 2020•49 min
Meet Renee Tajima-Peña ! We celebrate her amazing career, creating works from Who Killed Vincent Chin to Asian Americans and teaching the next generations about Asian Americans at US Santa Cruz and UCLA. We support her work and the work of her crew on Asian Americans a story "not about how Asian became Americans, but how Asians really shaped America." We are inspired by her vision and creativity proven with decades of activism and education. We are so blessed to have Renee on the show and in our...
May 11, 2020•58 min
Meet Ly Nguyen ! We celebrate Ly's academic and professional achievements, earning her role as Creative Director of one of the world's largest advertising agencies. We support Ly and all of our mothers, many of whom are balancing both work and family, especially during these challenging times of all of us being home. We are inspired by her dedication, her pursuit of excellence, and her grit and hustle to be the leader and mentor we all wish we could have. // About Ly Ly is an award-winning Creat...
May 10, 2020•57 min
Meet Sam Cho ! We celebrate Sam for his achievements, academically, professionally, and now politically. He's achieved the Korean American Dream, all while staying true to his family, community, and self. We support him during these challenging times as he is making tough decisions about the port, always keeping public safety as his top priority. We also support all of our brothers and sisters who, like Sam, are running for office this year. We are inspired by his tenacity, bold vision, and will...
May 08, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Meet Carol Pak ! We celebrate Carol's academic and professional achievements, through its ups and downs, and all that she has and will continue to accomplish. We support Carol's creation, Makku, a combination of traditional Korean and modern American tastes, paying homage to one of Korea's oldest beverage traditions. We are inspired by her desire to create something for herself she can be proud of, something her parents played a key role in creating, and something ultimately that will elevate Ko...
May 06, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Meet Kevin K. Nguyen ! We celebrate Kevin's achievements in attaining his degrees in pursuit of his doctorate degree in higher education and student affairs. We support his work in supporting the students of Whittier College and beyond with particular focus on first generation students and those who come from lower income backgrounds. We are inspired by his pursuit of both knowledge and service, as he works to create and lead by example a body of leaders in higher education that truly reflects t...
May 05, 2020•40 min
Meet Phuc Tran ! We celebrate Phuc sharing his story, filled with smiles, tears, and emotions, about this growing up in a foreign land with parents who often never understood him. We support his book and his decision to share his story, one that matters so much in helping Asian Americans and others feel like they are not alone in their immigrant and refugee journey. We are inspired by him being bold and taking the stage at TEDxDirigo 8 years ago, which ultimately led him to writing Sigh, Gone. T...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Meet David Chen ! We celebrate all of David's achievements from earning partnership at Deloitte while running multiple businesses, starting his own venture capital firm, and now advising the world's next generation through his involvement with eSports icons FaZeClan and NACL. We support his dedication to mentoring and advising the next generation of Asian American youth through his public speaking and podcast. We are inspired by his vision and work ethic and are grateful for him sharing his stor...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Meet Tony Lam ! We celebrate Tony's professional achievements, starting with his 14 year career at Cisco and his early start as a food entrepreneur as a franchisee of WingStop. We support his ventures and his organizations that do so much to support and inspire up and coming entrepreneurs thought investment, management, and mentorship. We are inspired by his tenacity, patience, and innovation as he's built a career his family and the entire community is very proud of. // Connect with Tony : Link...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Meet Chanin Nuntavong ! We celebrate his 20+ year career as a US Marine, working then and now to serve and protect those who protect our country. We support his work in being a leader of an organization whose mission is to serve veterans. We are inspired by his decision and dedication to serve our country. ***** Chanin is the Executive Director of Government and Veterans Affairs for The American Legion, the largest non-profit veterans service organization. He is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Gunne...
Apr 30, 2020•42 min
Meet Grace Yoo ! We celebrate her accomplishments, both academically and professionally, in earning a law degree and using that help those in our community who need it the most. We support her in her mission of using her experience, knowledge and heart to do what's best for the residents of CD10 and the greater Los Angeles community. We are inspired by her passionate drive to do what's right and to never take no for an answer in that pursuit. // Grace is a proud Angeleno, and entirely K-12 LAUSD...
Apr 29, 2020•51 min
Meet Sarah Park Dahlen ! We celebrate her successes both academically and professionally and her work to ensure there is much needed diversity in children's literature. We support her work to amplify Asian American authors as they create work that features characters and storylines that we can all resonate with. We are inspired by her commitment to help teach our next generation of librarians the need to share diverse books and to make her life's work about elevating Asian American works of lite...
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 49 min
Meet Eurae Muhn ! We celebrate both her academic and professional successes in finding a true calling teaching students. We support her work in teaching students at the community level and approaching her work with humanity in kindness. We are inspired by her dedication to teaching students who are underserved to work towards closing the achievement gap. ***** Eurae Muhn is an Associate Professor of English at Montgomery College and a former Teach For America fellow. She is an experienced educat...
Apr 28, 2020•1 hr
Meet Osric Chau! We celebrate his successes on screen large and small, bring much needed representation in TV and movies We support his shows, projects, and future endeavors as he dedicates himself to creating movies that represent the best of us. We are inspired by his tenacity and innovation in continuing to evolve as an actor and in his craft. // Osric Chau is a versatile young actor who had his start doing stunt work as a martial artist before being cast as a Wu Dang Grandmaster's prodigy in...
Apr 27, 2020•48 min
Meet Bonnie Tang ! We celebrate Bonnie's academic achievements in working towards her degree from Stony Brook! We support her work at the New York City Asian American Student Conference to connect professionals and share their stories with high school and college students from New York City and beyond. We are inspired by her dedication and mission to better the Cambodian and greater Asian American community through her leadership and volunteer work. // "I am a native New Yorker of Teochew-Cambod...
Apr 24, 2020•35 min
Meet Monica Kang! We celebrate Monica taking the bold step of building her own business doing what make her most happy: spreading positivity and creativity in the workplace and beyond We support her work at InnovatorsBox to help bring smiles and laughter to the places and environments where we spend so much time. We are inspired by her resiliency in dealing with challenges of from an early age, of being the "only" in so many room, and finding her voice in creating something of her own. // Monica...
Apr 22, 2020•52 min
Meet Sarah Yoo! We celebrate Sarah and her career in helping students across Southern California start to build their dreams with their first jobs during and post-college. We celebrate her achievements in finding her passion and her pursuit of higher education to best help her students. We are inspired by Sarah's dedication to helping students learn more about themselves, the opportunities that exist, and how to find a path to happiness and success. ***** About Sarah, via LinkedIn: Equipping and...
Apr 21, 2020•36 min
Meet Vaidehi Gajjar ! We celebrate Vaidehi's works of writing and the healing and connection it has brought to South Asian women across the world, including Vaidehi herself. We support her work and passion for writing about mental health and other topics that are still a challenge to share with certain members of our community, especially those of our parents' generation. We are inspired by her pursuit of writing and leadership in her community, in addition to her day job in healthcare administr...
Apr 21, 2020•45 min
Meet Danny Tran! We celebrate Danny and his business and personal achievements through his early career in banking, a restaurant entrepreneur taking the Vietnamese-Cajun seafood concept to Saigon, and now running a very successful fish sauce business. We support his vision to keep a family business and traditions alive by importing a product whose origins span 4 generations. We are inspired by his dedication to help his customers get through these challenging times by offering his product and ot...
Apr 20, 2020•55 min
Meet Sopan Deb! We celebrate Sopan's numerous achievements and accomplishments as a sports writer for The New York Times, a political journalist covering the 2016 Presidential campaign, and an author. We support his latest work Missed Translations: Meeting The Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me, a beautifully written story of his journey to find answers about his parents and about himself. We are inspired by his decision to seek answers by asking challenging questions and to share the story with th...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 3 min
