Asians in the Spotlight Podcast
1) Putting a Younger Face on Active Poetry in the Community: With Tina Cane
In our second bonus episode, our hosts: Ting Ting and Sandy, interview Tina Cane about her upcoming debut novel, Alma Presses Play. Tina Cane grew up in downtown New York City during the 70s and 80s, ...Show More
2) Connecting Minority Politics, Business, and Law: With Irene Chun
This is the first bonus episode of our second series, RepresentASIAN in Literature. In this episode our hosts, Ting Ting and Sandy, interview Irene Chun, a recent graduate of Georgetown University and...Show More
3) Books Are a Tool to Inform, Learn, & Grow: with Abigail Hing Wen & Kelly Loy Gilbert
We have a double interview in today's episode! Abigail is the New York Times Best Selling Author of Loveboat, Taipei, a romantic comedy following the journey of Ever Wong in her summer in Taipei....Show More
4) Cultural Appropriation in Medicinal Practices: with Debby Nguyen
Debby Nguyen is the author of the upcoming book 'Pills, Teas, and Songs.' Her book is a collection of 11 stories about diverse medicine practices from China, India, Vietnam, to Russia, Nigeria, and th...Show More
5) Recognize Us & Educate Yourself: with Natasha Sondakh
Kaitlyn and Ting Ting host this week's episode, an enriching and thoughtful conversation. This interview highlights Natasha Sondakh, the author of 'She Smells of Tumeric,' which is set to release late...Show More
6) KPOP– On Its Way to Asian Representation in Western Media: with Wooseok Ki
This week's episode features Wooseok Ki, author of 'K-POP: The Odyssey (Your Gateway to the Global K-Pop Phenomenon)'. Kaitlyn and Sandy discuss with Wooseok on the rise of K-POP in Western media/ente...Show More
KPOP– On Its Way to Asian Representation in Western Media: with Wooseok Ki
34:17 | Apr 10th, 2021
7) The Lack of Representation in the Publishing Industry: with Belinda Lei
"Not That Rich" is a dramatic and fun novel about a group of private high schoolers in an affluent Southern Californian suburb. The author of this 'Gossip Girls x Crazy Rich Asians' book joins hosts L...Show More
8) Why We Should Diversify Literature: with Sara Guo
Sandy and Lisa interview Sara Guo, our first Canadian guest (and the youngest) on our podcast! Sara gives us some insight on her self publishing journey and how she wrote and illustrated her book...Show More
9) Reclaiming Our Voice In A White Society: with Giboom Park
In our new series called RepresentASIAN in Literature, we'll be interviewing Asian authors and highlighting moments in their career. Literature, from poems to novels, is a powerful part of sharing sto...Show More
10) Embracing My Story Through Writing: with Calista Ogburn
Welcome back to Asians in the Spotlight! We're starting off the new year with a new series called RepresentASIAN in Literature, where we'll be interviewing Asian authors and highlighting moments in th...Show More