ASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG Podcast
1) Jeff Chang
Author Jeff Chang discusses race and resegregation in his newest book WE GON' BE ALRIGHT. He talks about displacement, the growing economic gaps between races, the warehousing of people of color in pr...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) EP 574: Dr. Satsuki Ina On Her Book "The Poet and the Silk Girl: A Memoir of Love, Imprisonment and Protest"
Until Dr. Satsuki Ina began to investigate and research the long-term, multi-generational impact of the trauma to Americans of Japanese ancestry as a result of President Roosevelt's Executive Order 90...Show More
3) EP 573: Kimberly Tso On Authoring "Tic-Tac-Toe Chicken" and the Importance of Adding to the Variety of AANHPI Stories
Kimberly Tso is a debut picture‑book author whose work draws on real cultural history and themes of empathy. Her writing often highlights community stories and encourages kids to think critically abou...Show More
4) EP 572: Ann Kono & Renee Yang On Redefining What Being Asian American Means in America for Future Generations
Renee Yang and Ann Kono are two of the co-founders of @TeachAAPI.org, whose mission is to redefine what being Asian American means in America by collecting and collating AAPI stories and creating curr...Show More
5) EP 571: The Two Kens On Looking Back and Looking Forward
In this edition of the collaborative The Two Kens series, Fong and Kemp reflect on some of what they focused on in 2025, whille looking for signs of hope in this new year.
6) EP 570: Author/Activist Dr. Winnie M. Li On New Novel "What We Left Unsaid"
Award-winning author and activist Dr. Winnie M. Li has recently published her third novel! What We Left Unsaid has us join three estranged Chinese American adult siblings on a Route 66 road trip that ...Show More
EP 570: Author/Activist Dr. Winnie M. Li On New Novel "What We Left Unsaid"
44:53 | Dec 14th, 2025
7) EP 569: Kyle Ang On Creating "Tiger Tea Zine": A Space for Truths Often Carried Alone
What Kyle Ang began as a USC senior project has become a much-needed outlet for AANHPI's to express themselves artistically and in writing. Kyle's Tiger Tea Zine is a curated collection of contributio...Show More
8) EP 568: Kam Redlawsk On Learning to Make Peace with Her "Monster"
In writing and illustrating her 2025 debut picture book, Kam Redlawsk enables readers of any age to relate to her journey to come to grips with a form of muscular dystrophy that is progressively robbi...Show More
9) EP 567: The Two Kens On "Rental Family" & "Wicked for Good" and Che Ahn Entering the Race for CA Governor
Podcasters Ken Fong and Ken Kemp managed to squeeze out one more of their collaborative series before celebrating Thanksgiving this year overwhelms their schedules. But before diving head first into t...Show More
10) EP 566: Neil Nayyar On Being a Global Musician AND Hikari On Co-writing & Directing "Rental Family"
This week I'm bringing you two exceptional guests. With the much-anticipated nationwide release of feature film Rental Family on November 21, my first interview is with the Japanese co-writer and dire...Show More