Dear Asian Americans

By Just Like Media

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Dear Asian Americans is a podcast for and by Asian Americans, focusing on authentic storytelling rooted in origin, identity, and legacy. Host Jerry Won brings on guests from diverse backgrounds and career paths to celebrate, support, and inspire the Asian American community. New episodes air every Tuesday across all major platforms. Instagram: @dearasianamericans

Episode Date
194 // Sam Hyun // Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk
Apr 14, 2023
193 // Berna Anat // The Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by Toyota
Apr 07, 2023
192 // Sho Dewan // The Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by Toyota
Apr 05, 2023
191 // Garry Tan // The Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by Toyota
Apr 03, 2023
190 // Anne Nguyen // The Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by Toyota
Mar 31, 2023
189 // Andy Nguyen // The Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by Toyota
Mar 29, 2023
188 // Jane Qian // The Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by Toyota
Mar 27, 2023
187 // Mike Magpayo // The Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by Toyota
Mar 24, 2023
186 // Melody Hahm // The Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by Toyota
Mar 22, 2023
185 // Tiffany Yu // The Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by Toyota
Mar 20, 2023
184 // Nora Ali // The Asian American Dreamers Series brought to you by Toyota
Mar 17, 2023
183 // Pat Ratulangi // VP of Global Communications at Nielsen
Mar 08, 2023
182 // Three Year Anniversary Show
Mar 02, 2023
181 // Dear Asian Americans // Happy Holidays!
Dec 20, 2022
180 // Gorick Ng // The Unspoken Rules
Dec 13, 2022
179 // Re-Air // Danny Taing // Founder & CEO - Bokksu
Dec 06, 2022
178 // Re-Air // Berna Anat // Financial Hype Woman + Author of Money Out Loud
Nov 29, 2022
177 // J.S. Park // Finding hope in community
Nov 22, 2022
176 // The Janchi Show // National Adoptee Awareness Month
Nov 16, 2022
175 // Joseph Juhn // Storyteller + Filmmaker // Chosen
Nov 09, 2022
174 // Vice President Kamala Harris // Get Loud, Stay Loud
Nov 01, 2022
173 // Jerry + Patrick reflect on Dear Asian Americans and beyond
Oct 25, 2022
172 // John C. Yang // President & Executive Director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC // Strive for the future
Oct 18, 2022
171 // Frank Chi // 38 at the Garden
Oct 11, 2022
170 // Hanako Wakatsuki-Chong // Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Policy Advisor // Painting a Fuller Picture of Asian America
Oct 04, 2022
169 // Calvin Sun // The Monsoon Diaries
Sep 27, 2022
168 // Michael Chui, Kweilin Ellingrud, Jackie Wong // McKinsey & Co // Asian American workers: Diverse outcomes and hidden challenges
Sep 20, 2022
167 // Mike Kim // You Are The Brand
Sep 13, 2022
166 // Vivian Tu // Your Rich BFF
Sep 06, 2022
165 // Simon Alexander Ong // Make the Most of Every Moment
Aug 30, 2022
164 // Dr. Raynald Samoa // Dear Pacific Islanders
Aug 23, 2022
163 // Annie Vang // Founder - HmongPhrases // Preserving Her Language
Aug 16, 2022
162 // Kal Penn // You Can't Be Serious
Aug 09, 2022
161 // Charles Jung // Attorney & Community Organizer
Aug 05, 2022
160 // Russell Jeung // Stop AAPI Hate
Aug 02, 2022
159 // Simran Jeet Singh // The Light We Give
Jul 19, 2022
158 // Liz Kleinrock // Founder - Teach and Transform
Jul 12, 2022
157 // SuChin Pak // Co-Host - Add to Cart Podcast // Asian American Media Trailblazer
Jul 01, 2022
156 // Eric Toda // Head of Meta Prosper // Wasting No Minutes
Jun 28, 2022
155 // Justin Nguyen // Founder - Declassified Media // Always Be Creating
Jun 24, 2022
154 // Sarah Hwang // Author - Toasty
Jun 17, 2022
153 // Katrina Torrijos // Adobe Express Evangelist // Creating Her Own Dream Career
Jun 10, 2022
152 // Calista Wu // CaliStar
Jun 07, 2022
151 // Andrew Ahn // Director - Fire Island
Jun 03, 2022
150 // Neil Ruiz // Associate Director of Race and Ethnicity Research at Pew Research Center // More Data, More Answers
May 31, 2022
149 // Christine Peralta & Ian Shin // Asian American History
May 24, 2022
148 // Danny Taing // Founder & CEO - Bokksu // The Asian American Dream, In A Box!
May 20, 2022
147 // We Went To The White House!
May 18, 2022
146 // Julia Riew // Musical Theater Composer-Lyricist and Playwright // Create Your Own Role
May 13, 2022
145 // Jenny T. Wang, PhD // Best Selling Author - Permission to Come Home // Asians For Mental Health
May 10, 2022
144 // Angela Kim // Creator - Mommy Diary // Happy Mother's Day!
May 08, 2022
143 // MyKhanh Shelton // SVP of Equity & Inclusion, WarnerMedia
May 06, 2022
142 // Justin Zhu // Stand With Asian Americans Co-Founder & Executive Director
May 03, 2022
141 // Michael Maliakel // Lead Actor, Aladdin - Aladdin on Broadway
Apr 29, 2022
140 // Dave Liu // Advisor, Author, Entrepreneur, Investor, Philanthropist // The Way of The Wall Street Warrior
Apr 26, 2022
139 // Aiko Bethea // Founder - RARE Coaching & Consulting // Redefining Leadership
Mar 29, 2022
138 // SXSW 2022 - Dear Asian Americans, What Now?
Mar 23, 2022
137 // One Year After Atlanta
Mar 16, 2022
136 // Dan Matthews aka DANakaDAN // Identity Through Music
Feb 02, 2022
135 // Abigail Hing Wen // Author - Loveboat Reunion and Loveboat, Taipei
Jan 25, 2022
134 // Suraj Kandukuri // Host - Brown People We Know
Dec 14, 2021
133 // Berna Anat // Financial Hype Woman + Host of Money Please Podcast
Nov 30, 2021
132 // Kanwar Singh // Technologist & Army Officer // Serving with Inclusion
Nov 23, 2021
131 // Misasha Suzuki Graham // Author, Speaker, Podcaster // Dear White Women
Oct 26, 2021
130 // Sara Blanchard // Author, Speaker, Podcaster // Dear White Women
Oct 12, 2021
129 // Michelle MiJung Kim // Author of The Wake Up
Sep 28, 2021
128 // Joe Kye // Musician, Storyteller, Producer @JoeKye
Sep 21, 2021
127 // Justin Chon // Blue Bayou Film Writer, Director, and Star
Sep 14, 2021
126 // Anna Qu // Author - Made In China
Sep 07, 2021
125 // Dave Callaham // Writer - Shang-Chi
Sep 03, 2021
124 // Destin Daniel Cretton // Director + Writer - Shang-Chi
Aug 31, 2021
123 // Adelaida Rosario, PhD // Lieutenant - US Public Health Service // #WeCanDoThis
Jul 27, 2021
122 // Eric Toda // Tech + Community Leader // Words Into Action
Jul 23, 2021
121 // Michelle Ye Hee Lee // President - AAJA | Tokyo + Seoul Bureau Chief - Washington Post
Jul 13, 2021
120 // Simran Jeet Singh // Scholar | Activist | Author // Fight For Equality
Jul 06, 2021
119 // Wayne Osako // Stamp Our Story // The Go For Broke Stamp
Jun 03, 2021
118 // Dion Lim // News Anchor + Speaker + Author // The Voice of a Community
Jun 01, 2021
117 // Eric Lee // Photojournalist // McDonald's #WeAreAPA Series
May 31, 2021
116 // Emanuel Hahn // Photographer // McDonald's #WeAreAPA Series
May 30, 2021
115 // Norman Chen // CEO & Co-Founder of LAAUNCH.org // The STAATUS Index 2021
May 25, 2021
114 // CeFaan Kim // Correspondent - ABC News - ABC 7 NY // Giving a Voice to the Voiceless
May 15, 2021
113 // Kristina Mananasala // Epidemiologist + Biostatistician + Community Advocate
May 11, 2021
112 // Neil Ruiz // Associate Director of Race and Ethnicity Research at Pew Research Center // Show Me the Asian American Data
May 07, 2021
111 // Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month with Jerry Won
May 04, 2021
110 // Inga Lam // Senior Video Producer - BuzzFeed, Tasty & About To Eat // Culture Through Content
Apr 27, 2021
109 // Sakshi Venkatraman // Journalist at NBC News // Share Their Stories
Apr 20, 2021
108 // Tiffany Lo // Freelance Photographer @TiffGifPhotog // Through Tiff's Lens
Apr 13, 2021
107 // Marva Shi // Guest Host - April 2021
Apr 06, 2021
106 // Sahra Nguyen // Nguyen Coffee Supply // The Most Famous Last Name In The World
Mar 30, 2021
105 // Helene and Catherine An // House of An
Mar 28, 2021
104 // Stephanie J. Wong, PhD // Clinical Psychologist + Host - The Color of Success Podcast
Mar 23, 2021
103 // Zohreen Shah // Correspondent - ABC News // I Saw One Then I Became One
Mar 21, 2021
102 // Lisa Tran // Owner - Tan Tan Foods // Never Forget The Taste of Home
Mar 16, 2021
101 // Tiffany J. Hwang // Guest Host - March 2021
Mar 08, 2021
100 // Jerry Won // Host - Dear Asian Americans // Celebrating 1 and 100
Mar 02, 2021
099 // Brian Lee // Co-Founder - BAM VC // DAA Full Circle
Mar 01, 2021
098 // Liz Kleinrock // Anti-Bias & Anti-Racist Educator // To Teach and Transform
Feb 27, 2021
097 // Cynthia Liu // Co-Founder - AZI Media // Asian American Storytelling
Feb 24, 2021
096 // Dr. Jenny Fagel // Co-Founder - The Grown Up Asian
Feb 19, 2021
095 // Jane Kim // Executive Director - Kollaboration // Finding Her Why in Service
Feb 15, 2021
094 // Annie Lin // Founder - The ALIA // Amplifying Her Voice
Feb 09, 2021
093 // Coonoor Behal // Founder & CEO - Mindhatch + Author + Speaker // I QUIT!
Jan 12, 2021
092 // Mayly Tao // Owner - DK's Donuts & Bakery + Donut Princess LA // Legacy Building
Jan 08, 2021
091 // Connie J. Lee // Producer + Reporter // The Asian American Storyteller
Jan 05, 2021
090 // Marshall Cho // Head Coach - Boys Basketball Lake Oswego HS // Lake Cho
Dec 23, 2020
089 // Sheena Yap Chan // Host - The Tao of Self Confidence // The Impact of A Million Downloads
Dec 16, 2020
088 // Jane Dong // Co-Founder & COO - Frankly Apparel // Be Authentic. Be Frank. Be You.
Dec 09, 2020
087 // Ryan Alexander Holmes // Actor // 100% Chinese. 100% African American.
Dec 02, 2020
086 // Daniel Cho // Professional Ballet Dancer // Moving Through Life with Grace
Nov 24, 2020
085 // Peter Hyung Seok Lee // Founder of COBA COFFEE // Brewing Up Life His Own Way
Nov 18, 2020
084 // Sierra Katow // Stand-Up Comedian + Writer + Host of Stay Podsitive
Nov 10, 2020
083 // AAPI (POD) CAST YOUR VOTE! // An AAPIs for Biden Event featuring Asian American Pacific Islander Podcasters
Nov 02, 2020
082 // Howard Ou // National AAPI & LGBTQ+ Engagement Deputy Director - Biden for President
Oct 27, 2020
081 // Jessica Ayden Li // Founder & CEO - Justice and Logic // Co-Host Woke Isn't Enough by Healing Equity United
Oct 20, 2020
080 // James Boo // Founder + Managing Producer - Self Evident // Beyond Storytelling
Oct 13, 2020
079 // Mary Chan // Podcast Strategist, Coach, and Host - Organized Sound Productions // Finding Her Voice
Oct 07, 2020
078 // Sarah Park, Son Nguyen, & Karl Chen // Beyond the Resumes
Sep 29, 2020
077 // Harrison Lung, Elaine Dang, & Samuel Huang // McKinsey & Company COVID-19 and Advancing Asian American Recovery Report
Sep 22, 2020
076 // Leezen Amatya + Thang Duong // Co-Founders - Momo Shack Himalayan Dumplings // Building a Friends & Family Business
Sep 19, 2020
075 // Eric Siu // CEO - ClickFlow + Chairman - Single Grain // Leveling Up Through Life
Sep 15, 2020
074 // Nausheen Rajan // Co-Founder - Ismailis Rise Up // Uplifting Her Community Through Policy
Sep 11, 2020
073 // JD Chang // Founder - Crushing The Myth // A Lifetime of Crushing Myths
Sep 09, 2020
072 // Grace Choi // Founder & CEO - Cookable // Cooking Up Authenticity
Sep 01, 2020
071 // #2020Census Chats with Dan Matthews + Minji Chang + Henry Han // #AsianWeekofAction
Aug 28, 2020
070 // Kathleen Burkinshaw // Author - The Last Cherry Blossom // Legacy for Three Generations and Beyond
Aug 25, 2020
069 // Re-Air // Dear Asian Americans, Let's Fill Out The Census
Aug 21, 2020
068 // Andrew Lee // Marketer + Martial Artist // Finding Something You're Willing To Get Hit For
Aug 18, 2020
067 // Alan Z // Hip-Hop & R&B Artist + Actor // Speaking Up For The Community
Aug 11, 2020
066 // Justine Abigail Yu // Founder + Editor - Living Hyphen // More Than a Hyphen
Aug 08, 2020
065 // Candid Career Conversations // A DAA Career Chat with Career Professionals from May 7, 2020
Aug 04, 2020
064 // Patrick Armstrong // Co-Founder & President - All Times Are Local Foundation // A Rebirth At Age 30
Jul 31, 2020
063 // Tanya Zhang // Co-Founder - Nimble Made // A Business Tailor Made for Asian Americans
Jul 28, 2020
062 // Eunsoo Jeong // Artist + Creator - @Koreangry // One Way Ticket To Life
Jul 24, 2020
061 // Kim and Vanessa Pham // Co-Founders - Omsom // Startup Sisters
Jul 21, 2020
060 // KJ Roelke // Worship & Creative Director - Schweitzer Church // Joon-Tae Forever
Jul 17, 2020
059 // Kim Pham // Co-Founder - Omsom // "She's a Rockstar!" - Vanessa Pham
Jul 14, 2020
058 // Vanessa Pham // Co-Founder - Omsom // "We Were Meant To Be Co-Founders" - Kim Pham
Jul 14, 2020
057 // Dear Asian Americans, Let's Fill Out The Census
Jul 10, 2020
056 // Joon Lee // Staff Writer - ESPN // Context over Content
Jul 07, 2020
055 // Israa Nasir // Founder - Well.Guide // Let's Talk About Mental Health
Jul 03, 2020
054 // David Kim // Candidate - United States Congress CA-34 // Community First - Financial Freedom, Love, and Justice For All
Jun 30, 2020
#LettersForBlackLives - Khmer // Read by Brandy Myers // #BlackLivesMatter
Jun 30, 2020
#LettersForBlackLives - Hindi // Read by Aishwarya Bhadouria // #BlackLivesMatter
Jun 30, 2020
#LettersForBlackLives - Indonesian // Read by Silvia Lin // #BlackLivesMatter
Jun 30, 2020
#LettersForBlackLives - Tagalog // Read by Rhodette Grace Saguid // #BlackLivesMatter
Jun 30, 2020
#LettersForBlackLives - Vietnamese // Read by Thuy Phan // #BlackLivesMatter
Jun 18, 2020
#LettersForBlackLives - Chinese Cantonese // Read by Joann Wu // #BlackLivesMatter
Jun 12, 2020
#LettersForBlackLives - Chinese Mandarin // Read by Chloe Gong // #BlackLivesMatter
Jun 12, 2020
#LettersForBlackLives - Tamil // Read by Nantha Rajdenran // #BlackLivesMatter
Jun 09, 2020
#LettersForBlackLives - Burmese // Read by Waikhine Phu // #BlackLivesMatter
Jun 09, 2020
#LettersForBlackLives - Korean // Read by Lala Park // #BlackLivesMatter
Jun 09, 2020
#LettersForBlackLives - English // Read by Jerry Won // #BlackLivesMatter
Jun 09, 2020
053 // Dear Asian Americans, Black Lives Matter
Jun 04, 2020
052 // Tyler Ham Pong // Actor, Writer, Filmmaker // Asian American Film Lab 72 Hour Shootout
May 29, 2020
051 // AJ Rafael // Singer, Songwriter, Creator // More Than Music
May 26, 2020
050 // Ted + Yong Kim // Co-Owners - Seoul Sausage Company // Brotherhood + Business
May 15, 2020
049 // Yong Kim // Co-Founder & Co-Owner - Seoul Sausage Company // "The More Studious One" - Ted Kim
May 15, 2020
048 // Ted Kim // Co-Founder & Co-Owner - Seoul Sausage Company // "The Cooler One" - Yong Kim
May 15, 2020
047 // Jared Chung // Founder & Executive Director - CareerVillage.org // Creating a Village That Changed The World
May 14, 2020
046 // Kerry Kang // Co-Founder - Subtle Asian Traits // From Creating a Movement on Facebook to Teaching at Facebook HQ
May 13, 2020
045 // Jessica Chen // Founder & CEO - Soulcast Media // The Art & Science of Communication
May 12, 2020
044 // Renee Tajima-Peña // Series Producer - Asian Americans on PBS // The Asian American Story. For us. By us.
May 11, 2020
043 // Ly Nguyen // Creative Director - Saatchi & Saatchi // Be the Best Different You Can Be // HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
May 10, 2020
042 // Sam Cho // Commissioner - Port of Seattle // The Korean-American Dream
May 08, 2020
041 // Carol Pak // Founder & CEO - Makku // Brewing Up A Meaningful Startup
May 06, 2020
040 // Kevin K. Nguyen // Higher Education Professional and Ph.D Candidate // Working to Create Leadership in Education That Reflects Its Students
May 05, 2020
039 // Phuc Tran // Bestselling Author - Sigh, Gone // A Lifelong Love of Writing Turns Into a Story Still Being Written...
May 04, 2020
038 // David Chen // Partner - GTIF Capital, FaZeClan, NACL // An Unconventional American Dream
May 01, 2020
037 // Tony Lam // Food Entrepreneur + Technology Investor // Corporate Life or Entrepreneurship? Yes.
May 01, 2020
036 // Chanin Nuntavong // Executive Director of Government and Veterans Affairs at The American Legion // All-American Marine
Apr 30, 2020
035 // Grace Yoo // Candidate for City of Los Angeles Council District 10 // A Lifelong Champion of Justice
Apr 29, 2020
034 // Sarah Park Dahlen // Associate Professor of Library and Information Science // Children's Books For All Children
Apr 29, 2020
033 // Eurae Muhn // Associate Professor of English - Montgomery College // Teach for All of America
Apr 28, 2020
032 // Osric Chau // Actor // A Passion for Asian Representation in Media
Apr 27, 2020
031 // Bonnie Tang // Co-Director - NYC Asian American Student Conference 2020 // AMPLIFY
Apr 24, 2020
030 // Monica Kang // Founder & CEO - InnovatorsBox // Transformation Through Positivity and Creativity
Apr 22, 2020
029 // Sarah Yoo // Associate Director of Undergraduate Business Career Services at UCI Paul Merage School of Business
Apr 21, 2020
028 // Vaidehi Gajjar // Editor of Health and Human Rights - Brown Girl Magazine // Finding Healing Through Writing
Apr 21, 2020
027 // Danny Tran // Co-Founder - Son Fish Sauce // Building Legacy Through Family Business
Apr 20, 2020
026 // Sopan Deb // Author, New York Times Writer, Comic // Missed Translations: Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me
Apr 20, 2020
025 // Anne Gu // Co-Founder - Asian Subtle Traits // Creating a Not-So-Subtle Global Community
Apr 19, 2020
024 // Nathan Nowack // Photographer & Entrepreneur // A Journey to Find His Biological Family & Lessons in Managing a Creative Business
Apr 14, 2020
023 // Han Ju Seo // Founder - Asian Creative Network // Creating a Community for Creatives
Apr 09, 2020
022 // Julie Yeeun Kim // Professor of Asian American Studies - California State University at Long Beach
Apr 07, 2020
021 // Dr. Jang Cho // Supporting Children & Parents Through COVID-19 & Beyond
Apr 04, 2020
020 // Tai Tran // Founder of Asians Never Die // How Comedy Created a Digital Community
Apr 03, 2020
019 // Benny Luo // Founder & CEO of NextShark // Choosing Purpose of Profits in Business
Apr 02, 2020
018 // Juanny Romero // CEO - Mothership Coffee
Apr 01, 2020
017 // Stacey Kwong // Co-Founder - MILK + T // The Helpers Series
Mar 31, 2020
016 // Jin Yu // Chief Growth Officer - Vezt // COVID-19 Economic Impact
Mar 30, 2020
015 // Catalina Kaiyoorawongs // CEO & Founder - LoanSense // Student Loan Discussion
Mar 30, 2020
014 // Wing Lam // CEO & Co-Founder of Wahoo's Fish Taco
Mar 27, 2020
013 // Bryan Pham and Maggie Chui // Founders - Asian Hustle Network // The Helpers Series
Mar 25, 2020
012 // Dr. Jang Cho // Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist // The Helpers Series
Mar 24, 2020
011 // Sheela Lal // Digital Community Organizer // The Helpers Series
Mar 23, 2020
010 // John Ma // Community Organizing during COVID-19 in LA & Beyond // The Helpers Series
Mar 22, 2020
009 // Jason Chu // Rapper & Poet // The Helpers Series
Mar 19, 2020
008 // John Lim // CEO - AZNFLUSH // The Helpers Series
Mar 17, 2020
007 // Dr. Paul Song // Radiation Oncologist and Community Leader
Mar 17, 2020
006 // Helena Ku Rhee // Author - The Paper Kingdom & The Turtle Ship
Mar 11, 2020
005 // Paul PK Kim // Comedian @PKComedy, MC, Kollaboration Founder
Mar 07, 2020
004 // Trisha Sakhuja-Walia // CEO & Co-Founder - Brown Girl Magazine
Mar 05, 2020
003 // Rajiv Satyal // Comedian, Host, Speaker aka Funny Indian
Mar 04, 2020
002 // Cassandra Lam // CEO & Co-Founder of The Cosmos
Mar 04, 2020
001 // Jonathan Wang // Executive Director - USC Asian Pacific American Student Services
Mar 03, 2020
000 // Jerry Won // Host & Producer - Dear Asian Americans // The Introduction
Feb 22, 2020