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Est. 2015, nearing 400 episodes with over 620,000 downloads. Exploring what it means to be Asian American with guests and host @kenfongphotography.

This episode is about how @shinyupai rebooted her

This episode is about how @shinyupai rebooted her "Ten Thousand Things" podcast but also how we both are inspired to interweave our own authentic voices and selves into our respective platforms. Link to this episode is in my bio. #podcast #podcaster #aanhpi

The initial version of EP 544 was missing my Intro

The initial version of EP 544 was missing my Intro and the new The Two Kens bumper music. Fong and Kemp try to understand why Trump and so many MAGA folks delight in being cruel to others. The link to this episode is in my bio. #cruel #culturaldethronement #socialanxiety #socialanxietydisorder #deconstruction

If you've been wondering why Trump and so many MAG

If you've been wondering why Trump and so many MAGA folks revel in being cruel, then you'll find this conversation between Fong and Kemp quite enlightening. The link is found in my bio.

@taikoproject @bryanyamami Talks about why and how

@taikoproject @bryanyamami Talks about why and how the now-widely acclaimed #taiko ensemble from LA got started. 25th anniversary show will be 7/19 @7PM at @waltdisneyconcerthall. Will include @quetzalmusic and Japan's Sumie Kaneko. Link to episode is found in my bio. More info about tickets at www.taikoproject.org/25th

@dianeujiiye and Kanaka Luna Jennings are working

@dianeujiiye and Kanaka Luna Jennings are working together @apiriselosangeles to enable AANHPI formerly incarcerated people to navigate reentry into society through inclusion, support & encouragement. #redemption #rehab #aanhpi #aapi

My guest this week is venerable and prolific Asian

My guest this week is venerable and prolific Asian American storyteller @philipkangotanda, whose play "Yankee Dawg You Die" will kick off @eastwestplayers on July 6th. You can find the link to our conversation in my bio.

#taiwaneseamerican author and illustrator @reginal

#taiwaneseamerican author and illustrator @reginalinkeart has just published her first #childrensbook "Big Enough." The link to her episode can be found in my bio. Regina almost didn't circle back to her passion for painting until she and her family moved to #taiwan .

Fong & Kemp are finally back to tackle the feuds i

Fong & Kemp are finally back to tackle the feuds inside the DNC, between Gov. Newsom & Pres. Trump, and between Trump and Musk. Link to this episode is found in my bio. #nokings #iceraidsincalifornia #militaryparade #trumpvmusk

@leslieishii is Alaska's @perseverancetheatre Arti

@leslieishii is Alaska's @perseverancetheatre Artistic Director, and she recently won not one but TWO prestigious theater awards! Find out more by going to my bio and clicking on the link to her episode. #indigenous #theaterlife #aanhpi #actor #actorlife

Until just a few years ago @projectmaximus Maxwell

Until just a few years ago @projectmaximus Maxwell Lee had been too afraid or too distracted to pursue his deeply-held dream of being a professional singer/songwriter. He got married, created and grew a highly successful investment business, and became a Dadx2. But after 35 years, he's finally resurrected that dream and this new occasional series will follow him as he puts in the time and the effort in Taiwan to make a name for himself and place for his music. The link to his episode is found in my bio.
#musician #musicianlıfe #dreamchaser #dreamchasers #taiwaneseamerican

Just learned that my longtime friend @peterkwongac

Just learned that my longtime friend @peterkwongactor died in his sleep last night at age 73. He's best known for his iconic role as martial artist "Rain" in #BigTroubleInLittleChina and in #goldenchild and as actors union advocacy in #hollywood. If you'd like to learn more about him, the link to my 2016 interview with him is found in my bio. #peterkwong #johncarpenter

@manlykoala #pakistaniamerican actor Taha Mandviwa

@manlykoala #pakistaniamerican actor Taha Mandviwala stars as "Pi" in the current touring production of "Life of Pi." #bunraku #lifeofpi #theater #theaterlife
The link to his episode is found in my bio.

Award-winning historian Dr. Anne Soon Choi @latrue

Award-winning historian Dr. Anne Soon Choi @latruecrime has just written the first true-crime biography of "Coroner to the Stars" Dr. Thomas Noguchi, who rose to prominence as the Chief Medical Officer-Coroner of the County of Los Angeles. He was responsible for the autopsies of Marilyn Monroe, Robert F. Kennedy, John Belushi, the victims of the Manson family, and many, many more. The link to this episode is found in my bio. @thirdstatebooks #truecrime #losangeleshistory #thomasnoguchi #biography

As we celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month, it's only f

As we celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month, it's only fitting that we get to know the first Asian American that NJ elected to Congress, and now the first American of Korean ancestry to become a Senator: @senatorandykim The link to his episode is found in my bio. #senator #aanhpi #aanhpiheritagemonth #publicservant #koreanamerican #democrat

Radiation oncologist Vitume Vongtama credits #usai

Radiation oncologist Vitume Vongtama credits #usaid with funding American medical school faculty coming to Bangkok to help him become a doctor. Both his son @royvongtama and Danny Vongtama have followed in their dad's footsteps. #thai #thaiamerican #radiationoncology The link to their episode can be found in my bio.

My longtime friend and colleague @traceygee.me is

My longtime friend and colleague @traceygee.me is a certified leadership coach and consultant. Her book "The Magic of Knowing What You Want" is an invaluable and insightful resource for helping folks know who they really are and what they truly want! The link to her episode is in my bio. #desire #knowingwhatyoudeserve

Bay Area filmmaker @ckbiosphere Claudia Katayanagi

Bay Area filmmaker @ckbiosphere Claudia Katayanagi makes it crystal clear why we must push back today against the Fed's misapplication of the Alien Enemies Act aimed at brown-skinned immigrants by looking back on how it was used unjustly to arrest and incarcerate 120+K Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Link to her episode is found in my bio.
#abitterlegacy #documentaryfilm #japaneseamericanhistory #communityinconflict #aanhpi #Alianenemiesact

@ahnestkitchen Sarah Ahn has just come out with "U

@ahnestkitchen Sarah Ahn has just come out with "Umma: A Korean Mom's Kitchen Wisdom & 100 Family Recipes" so almost anyone now can cook up a Korean feast at home! The link to her episode is found in my bio.
#koreanfood #koreanrecipes #koreanfoodie #koreanamerican @kitchenservants

This past January, writer Gloria L Huang @lailaswr

This past January, writer Gloria L Huang @lailaswrites published "Kaya of the Ocean," the story of a Chinese American daughter of immigrants growing up in Hawaii who's not only grappling with her generation's anxieties, but also with the growing fear that the ocean is trying to kill her. Aimed at middle-grade readers, "Kaya" will help pre-teens feel understood and that they're not alone. The link to her episode is found in my bio. #chinesemythology #middlegrade #middlegradefiction #middlegradefictionrocks #mentalhealth

My first experience of Golden Boy Pizza in Little

My first experience of Golden Boy Pizza in Little Italy. Worth the long walk and wait!

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2019 KCET Local Heroes

Asian Podcast Network Award

Twenty-Five Podcasts That Talk About Culture, Diversity, and Race

2020 Advancement & Achievement Golden Crane

Top 50 Unsung Heroes Award 2021

These awards were given to the Podcast starting from left to right: “2019 KCET Local Heroes” top ten finalists, Asian Podcasters Network 2020 Silver Medal “Best Episode”, Amsterdam-based Xenolearn organization’s “Twenty-Five Podcasts That Talk About Culture, Diversity, and Race, 2020”, Asian American Podcasters Association’s “2020 Advancement & Achievement Golden Crane”, Asian Hustle Network’s Top 50 Unsung Heroes Award 2021.

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