Dr. Stephanie J. Wong, clinical psychologist and host of The Color of Success Podcast joins March Guest Host Tiffany Hwang to share about her family's deep roots, her journey into psychology, and why she is so passionate about sharing our stories. Learn more about Stephanie at drstephaniejwong.com Connect with Stephanie ! LInkedIn : http://linkedin.com/in/stephaniewong2 Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/color_of_success/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/colorofsuccess Web : https://www.dr...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr
Zohreen Shah is a correspondent at ABC News, who is also a regular contributor to Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight. She was formerly the embed reporter for the Kamala Harris Presidential Campaign in 2019. Prior to her role at ABC, she held roles at Fox LA, Fox San Diego, Fox Sacramento, and the LA Times. She holds a master's from Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor's from UCLA. Meet Zohreen ! IG @Zohreen_ Twitter: @Zohreen Check out her work on ABC Learn more a...
Mar 21, 2021•1 hr
Lisa Tran, Owner of Tan Tan Foods, joins Tiffany for an open and personal conversation about the American origin story of the Tran family, how the early years of American life shaped her identity, and how she fell in love with and innovated her family business to grow it into Tan Tan Foods. Meet Lisa ! IG @tantanfoods www. tantanfoods .com Read about Lisa and Tan Tan! https://www. entrepreneur .com/article/365105 https:// whalebonemag .com/tan-tan-mama-hot-chile-sauce-story/ https://www. bonappe...
Mar 16, 2021•59 min
Meet Tiffany Hwang, our Guest Host during the month of March 2021 as we celebrate Women's History Month! Learn about Tiffany, her show TITT Talk, and the three amazing guests she'll be hosting during this month! Connect with Tiffany! Instagram : @tiffany_j_hwang Website : https://www.hwangplacerighttime.com/ Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-hwang-a331578/ TITT TALKS! Instagram : @titt_talks Website : https://www.titttalks.com/ // Support the show: Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/sto...
Mar 08, 2021•25 min
Dear Asian Americans, here's my story. Thank you to all our guests who shared their stories. Thank you to our DAA and Just Like Media team with extra shouts to Jason Liu, Alison Chang, and Jay Tran for making the show so awesome. Thank you to each and every listener and follower on social media. Biggest thanks to my wife Kyunghwa and children for everything. Happy Birthday Charlotte, this is for you. - Jerry // Support the show: Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/dearasianamericans/ DAA Patreo...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Always wondered what motivated and spark the idea of Dear Asian Americans? Listen to 099 with Brian Lee of BAM VC today to learn and also the story of the founder behind LegalZoom, Honest Company, and many more household brands. Meet Brian : Brian Lee is an entrepreneur. He is co-founder and former president of LegalZoom.com, co-founder and former CEO of ShoeDazzle.com, and co-founder and former CEO of The Honest Company. Formerly an attorney with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, B...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Teach and Transform Founder Liz Kleinrock joins Jerry on Episode 098 of Dear Asian Americans to share her story as a Korean adoptee growing up in America and finding her passion and mission teaching anti-bias and anti-racist education. She is an award winning teacher, speaker, and author. Learn more about Liz at www.TeachandTransform.org Meet Liz ! Liz Kleinrock is an anti-bias anti-racist educator and consultant based in Washington, DC. A transracial adoptee, Liz was born in South Korea and gre...
Feb 27, 2021•1 hr 4 min
Cynthia Liu, Co-Founder of AZI Media and Asian American marketer and storyteller joins Jerry on Episode 097 to share her journey growing up in the Midwest, finding her love of media, and eventually finding her calling in amplifying our untold stories. Meet Cynthia ! Cynthia (she/her/hers) is a recent graduate from University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Chicago-born Chinese American. In the past, she's worked for media companies such as theSkimm, Nextshark, and ChinaDaily working across video, edi...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Dr. Jenny Fagel, internal medicine physician, shares her journey of growing up in Delaware, her path into medicine, and her new career helping fellow Asian Americans discover theirs best selves with her life coaching practice The Grown Up Asian, which she co-founded with fellow physician Dr. Kathleen Wang Meet Jenny ! Dr. Jenny Fagel is an Internal Medicine doctor, life coach, wife, and mother to two toddlers living in New Jersey. As a Filipina-American, she spent her whole life making sure she ...
Feb 19, 2021•58 min
Jane Kim, Executive Director of Asian American empowerment non profit Kollaboration, joins Jerry on Episode 095 to share her story of growing up in Chicagoland, journey through the ranks at the YMCA, and finding her home at Kollaboration. Meet Jane ! Jane Kim is the Executive Director of Kollaboration, where she brings 20 years of non profit executive experience from local to national positions at YMCA. She was born and raised in the Chicagoland area and is a graduate of the University of Illino...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Founder of The ALIA - Asian Lives in America Annie Lin joins us on Episode 094 to share her journey and why she is passionate about creating spaces to amplify the voices of Asian women. Learn more at www.ALIA.news Meet Annie ! Annie Lin is a journalist and writer, with a focus on lifestyle magazines. At 23, she has amassed over three years of experience across print, digital and broadcast journalism. Her work has appeared in Time Out, Seventeen Magazine, Business of Fashion, Beauticate, CNBC, So...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr
Innovation strategist, author, and speaker Coonoor Behal joins Jerry on Dear Asian Americans to share about her experience growing up in rural Ohio, her passion for performance, and why she decided to chart her own patch. Check out her work and her upcoming book I QUIT! at www.mindhatchllc.com Meet Coonoor ! Coonoor honed her creative problem-solving skills during her years as a strategy and innovation consultant at Deloitte Consulting LLP. For part of her time there, she worked in the firm’s Gl...
Jan 12, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Mayly Tao , Owner of DK's Donuts & Bakery + Donut Princess LA, joins Jerry to chat about her childhood growing up the daughter of Cambodian immigrants in the donut business, how she found her way back into that business, and what she has done to improve and expand upon the legacy started by her Uncle Ted. Check out The Donut King Movie at www.DonutKingMovie.com We celebrate Mayly's success in taking her parent's business and improving and expanding well on its way to a new empire. We support...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Connie J. Lee, global producer and reporter, shares her journey of growing up Korean American, finding her passion in storytelling, and having the unique experience of both telling our stories in Asia and in the US for Asian media companies. She is also the host of Asian & American, a interview series in which Connie interviews prominent Asian Americans. We celebrate Connies successes in storytelling globally. We support her mission to share our unique Asian American stories in ways only we ...
Jan 05, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Marshall Cho, Boys Basketball Head Coach of Lake Oswego HS, joins Jerry on Episode 090 to share his journey of growing up in Springfield, Oregon, finding his passion for teaching and basketball in The Bronx, using basketball to teach kids life skills in Mozambique, and how he ended up back in his home state to be the head coach of one of the country's most prominent programs. This one is for all the basketball fans and athletes who often wonder if we'll ever see Asian Americans at the highest le...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 22 min
Speaker, Consultant, and Host of The Tao of Self Confidence Podcast Sheena Yap Chan joins Jerry to share her origin story, how an event changed her life perspective, and how she has been able to create her show into a million+ download podcast, positively impacting Asian women all over the world. Learn more about Sheena at www.SheenaYapChan.com We celebrate Sheena's successful podcast, The Tao of Self Confidence, surpassing the one million download mark. We support her mission to empower Asian w...
Dec 16, 2020•54 min
Former collegiate golfer, investment banker, and Uber leader turned women's apparel co-founder Jane Dong joins Jerry on Episode 088 to share her journey of overcoming odds and obstacles on her way to finding in Frankly what she had sought all her life: a company and product worth building in her own authentic vision. Learn more at www.FranklyApparel.com We celebrate Jane's success in academics, athletics, and career and all that she has achieved. We support her business Frankly Apparel and her f...
Dec 09, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Actor and content creator Ryan Alexander Holmes joins Jerry on the show to share his unique Asian American story of growing up the child of a Chinese mother and African American father as he navigated private schools, corporate life, and acting. Follow him on Instagram and TikTok at @ryanalexh We celebrate Ryan's decision to leverage social media platforms to share his own story and his unique Asian American experience. We support his career in his chosen field of acting and all those who are ch...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Professional Ballet Dancer Daniel Jae Cho joins Jerry on Episode 086 to share his journey through academics and dance, something he discovered as an adult in college. Tune is to hear what life has been for an Asian American male ballet dancer pre and now during COVID. We celebrate Daniel's journey into finding and thriving at something he loves amidst all the challenges he faced along the way. We support his vision of pursuing something that broke stereotypes and what truly made him happy and fu...
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 35 min
Peter Lee, Founder of COBA Coffee, joins Jerry on Episode 085 to share his story of reinventing himself through grit and ingenuity to rebuild his life after a series of events led him off his chosen path. Tune in for great lessons in life and business and check out www.coba.coffee today! We celebrate the successful launch and rebranding of COBA Coffee! We support his work and all our Asian American entrepreneurs who are living life on our own terms. We are inspired by his story of resilience, gi...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Stand-up comic & writer Sierra Katow joins Jerry on Episode 084 to share her journey as a comic from going to her very first open mic during high school, shining on the national TV stage during college, and how she has pursued her love of telling jokes since then through comedy and writing. Check her out at www.SierraKatow.com We celebrate Sierra's successful comedy career and her deep run on NBC's Last Comic Standing and writer for HBO Max's Close Enough. We support her work and its many cr...
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Jerry hosts an AAPI for Biden event featuring fellow Asian American Pacific Islander podcasters Ken Fong, Punam Saxena, Minji Chang, Nidhi Shastri, Helen Li, and Tiffany Yu to share our thoughts on on podcasting, storytelling, and voting. Ken Fong // Asian America Podcast Web : http://asianamericapodcast.com/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/asianamericapodcast/ Punam Saxena // Edu-Me Web : https://www.edu-me.net/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/theedume/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedi...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 24 min
Howard Ou, National AAPI & LGBTQ+ Engagement Deputy Director for Biden for President, joins Jerry to share his story of setbacks, pivots, and growth on his way to serving as the Engagement Deputy Director for both the AAPI and LGBTQ+ communities for the Biden campaign. We're just seven days away from Election Day. Vote! To learn more, visit www.AAPISforJoe.com We celebrate Howard's career in helping contribute to policies that impact all our lives while serving as a role model to so many in ...
Oct 27, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Jessica Ayden Li , Founder & CEO of Justice and Logic, a DEI & Non-profit Coach & Consultant (and Jerry's HS classmate!), joins us on Episode 081 to share her story of finding her purpose in helping organizations build leaders and to build anti-racist communities. We celebrate her finding her in mission in working with non-profits to help them build better leaders to help achieve their missions in a responsible way. We support her work in making sure that Asian Americans are doing ou...
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 21 min
James Boo , Founder & Managing Producer of Self Evident and lifelong storyteller joins Jerry on Episode 080 of Dear Asian Americans to share stories, lessons, and perspectives from his life growing up in Orange County, his journey through Berkeley and Russia, and his latest life chapter living in New York City. Check out Season 2 of Self Evident on all major podcast platforms. We celebrate the launch of Season Two of Self Evident, sharing Asian American stories through journalistic audio sto...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 26 min
"There's no better way to truly be your authentic self than when you are using your voice. And no one can take your story away from you. So share it!" - Mary Chan Mary Chan joins Jerry on Episode 079 of Dear Asian Americans to share her story of growing up in Vancouver, how she found her way into radio, and why she is so passionate about sharing our stories through the podcast medium. Learn more about Mary at http://www.organizedsound.ca/ We celebrate the launch and growth of her thriving podcas...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Episode 078 features a replay of a webinar with Sarah Park (Harvey Mudd College), Son Nguyen (LinkedIn), and Karl Chen (Subtle Asian Networking) to chat about career and professional development in 2020 and beyond. Originally aired September 22, 2020. Sarah Park - Director of Career Services at Harvey Mudd College LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahlisapark/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/muddcareerspark/ Son Nguyen - Senior Lead, Campus Recruiting at LinkedIn LinkedIn : https://...
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Harrison Lung, Elaine Dang, and Samuel Huang , three of the six authors of the McKinsey & Company's COVID-19 and Advancing Asian American Recovery, join Jerry to share with Dear Asian Americans about their journeys in identity, career, and legacy building. They also share how this report was thought of and the important role the Asians At McKinsey (AAM) Employee Resource Group played in its creation. Special thanks to Adrian Kwok, Michael Park, Emily Yueh, Michael Chui, Jocelyn Grahame, Jo G...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 27 min
Leezen Amatya and Thang Duong , Co-Founders of Momo Shack Himalayan Dumplings , join Jerry on Episode 076 to share their stories and chat about starting a meaningful food business with family and friends. The best friend duo from college share their secrets to success and how they have leveraged social media to build and grow their fan base. Learn more about them at www.momoshackdumplings.com // Meet Team Momo Shack! We celebrate the launch and growth of their passion business in addition to hav...
Sep 19, 2020•1 hr 22 min
Eric Siu joins Jerry on Episode 075 to share this story, entrepreneurship journey, and his insights and perspectives on media, marketing, and storytelling. Eric is the CEO of ClickFlow, Chairman of Single Grain, and Host of Leveling Up and Marketing School. Learn more about Eric at https://linktr.ee/ericosiu // Meet Eric Siu! We celebrate his successes in helping clients through his businesses, SingleGrain and ClickFlow, and top podcasts, Marketing School and Leveling Up! We support his mission ...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 9 min
