Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won continue their series on addressing racism against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 crisis. They discuss the shocking stabbing of Asian American children in Texas accused of carrying the coronavirus and ways we can reduce racism now and in the long run. Theme song: "Discovered" by Larissa Lam Outro: "Dim Sum" by Only Won
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss recent racial attacks on Chinese Americans and Asian Americans due to COVID-19 fears. They walk through the differences between being Chinese and Chinese-American and also talk about lessons we can learn from historical hate crimes against Asians. See our new I Will Survive COVID-19 PSA at http://podcast.loveanddiscovery.com
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss how to cope with coronavirus fear and the negative impact its had on film festivals like SXSW and Cinequest, NBA, March Madness, school closures and more.
Hosts Larissa Lam and Only Won aka Baldwin Chiu discuss the film Parasite and Bong Joon Ho's big Oscar wins, the Coronavirus epidemic in China and the sudden passing of Lakers legend, Kobe Bryant. *We apologize in advance for technical issues during the recording that caused intermittent static noise.
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss the Oscars, SAG Awards, Golden Globes and the best films of the past year like Parasite, The Farewell, Ford v. Ferrari, Joker and more.
Hosts Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu and Larissa Lam discuss uncovering family secrets and finding Baldwin's surprising family history at the National Archives.
Originally aired 8.29.18. Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu discuss the strange questions they get asked about the hit movie, Crazy Rich Asians starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Ken Jeong, Awkwafina and Michelle Yeoh.
Larissa Lam and Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu discuss the recent NBA, China and Hong Kong controversy, what they don't know about Chinese history and why China banned Winnie the Pooh.
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won review the new Dreamworks Animation film, Abominable, starring Chloe Bennett, Albert Tsai, Tensing Norgay Trainor and Sarah Paulson. They discuss the cultural significance of this film set in China and compare other animated film settings.
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won talk about they went about tracing Baldwin's family roots and offer tips on how to research your own family history.
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won celebrate Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month with a poignant discussion on the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 on all families, not just Chinese ones. Baldwin Chiu talks about how the act directly affected his family and his sense of being American.
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won mourn the recent loss of dear friends and pay tribute to them. Larissa Lam discusses singing at memorials for friends such as author, C.Y. Lee (Flower Drum Song). They also discuss how they would want to be remembered.
Larissa Lam and Only Won aka Baldwin Chiu give their take on the college admissions cheating and bribery scandal involving people like Full House actress, Lori Loughlin and Desperate Housewives actress, Felicity Huffman. They talk about other scandals involving Chinese students and share about their experiences with UCLA and USC.
Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won chat about Chinese New Year customs, memories, festivals, legendary Marvel comic book artist Ron Lim and the new Dim Sum Shark video.
Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu (aka Only Won) talk about new year relationship goals and resolutions, give a personal account of the Rose Parade float that caught on fire and the significance of Sandra Oh at the Golden Globe Awards.
Larissa Lam and Only Won share their favorite films and TV shows of 2018 plus give their other highlights of the year. They also talk about their new video "A Merry Dim Sum Christmas" and recent Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations.
Larissa Lam & Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu talk about their untraditional seafood-filled Thanksgiving and holiday meals plus how their immigrant families adapt American holidays.
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu talk about what they learned on their recent trip to Mississippi to test screen their new documentary and Larissa shares about a family member's recent breast cancer diagnosis in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Larissa Lam and Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu discuss their love of fried tamales, Mexican food and Latin cuisine. They also talk about the connection between the Chinese and Mexicans in the Deep South.
Larissa Lam and Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu discuss getting moon cakes confiscated during Mid-Autumn Festival and debate whether non-Asians wearing dim sum t-shirts and other Asian-inspired clothing constitute cultural appropriation.
Larissa Lam and Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu get personal with their experiences with suicide to mark Suicide Prevention Month plus they address a listener's question to clarify the difference between dim sum and dumplings.
Larissa Lam and Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu discuss their first jobs, ice cream, dive into the history of labor in this country from plantations to railroads, pay tribute to Larissa's musical inspiration, Aretha Franklin and of course, dim sum gets a shout out.
