The 3 Best Self Evident: Asian America's Stories Podcast Episodes
1) Self Evident Presents: Sharing Asian America's Stories
When we started Self Evident, we were surprised at how many people wanted a new show but hadn’t heard about all the Asian American podcasts already out there. In this bonus episode, our team shares cl...Show More
2) The Non-United States of Asian America
Self Evident tells Asian American stories — but that term itself, “Asian American,” can mean many different things to different people. In this episode we present three stories from our listener commu...Show More
3) Hello, Freedom Man
Under the Trump administration, the United States has pushed aggressively to deport Southeast Asian Americans with criminal records. Hurt that members of the Vietnamese community would support this ac...Show More
4) Self Evident Presents: "Carol & The Los Angeles Uprising, Pt 1" (by Inheriting)
Carol Kwang Park was 12 years old, working as a cashier at her family’s gas station in Compton, California, when the 1992 LA Uprising forever changed her life. Her mom was at the gas station that day ...Show More
Self Evident Presents: "Carol & The Los Angeles Uprising, Pt 1" (by Inheriting)
44:04 | Jun 7th, 2024
5) Self Evident Presents: “Live! Making Before Me With Lisa Phu” (by The Vietnamese Boat People podcast)
Our friend Tracey Nguyen Mang, host of the Vietnamese Boat People Podcast, goes behind the scenes with Lisa Phu in this conversation — about how to document the lives of our parents, when that process...Show More
6) Self Evident Presents: “How to Wash Your Brain” (by Boen Wang and Feet in 2 Worlds)
Boen’s mom thinks he’s brainwashed by the New York Times. Boen thinks his mom is brainwashed by the Chinese Communist Party. But when Boen starts listening more deeply to his mom’s stories of growing...Show More
Self Evident Presents: “How to Wash Your Brain” (by Boen Wang and Feet in 2 Worlds)
38:09 | Apr 25th, 2023
7) Self Evident Presents: "Exploring Ancestral Grief" (by Grief, Collected)
America! The land of opportunity! And also, for so many, the ambiguous loss of immigration and uprooting a life and a history comes with a complex web of emotions. In this episode of Grief, Collected ...Show More
8) Self Evident Presents: "Arrival" (by VPM's Resettled)
The LahPai family’s arrival to Virginia from Myanmar was highly anticipated: the local resettlement agency prepped their home; the local religious community was ready to provide support; the family’s ...Show More
9) Self Evident Presents: "Before They Were Your Parents" (by Immigrantly)
Today, we're sharing some work by our friends at Immigrantly, a weekly podcast that features deeply personal conversations about race, identity, and the immigrant experience. This episode features a c...Show More
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