Episodes
Asian American Life celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Month with profiles in courage. We pay tribute to the trailblazers who have enriched our communities and culture, including a doctor-musician fighting to protect subway performers
Published 05/08/24
Published 05/08/24
Asian American Voting Power examines key issues impacting our communities and what it means for the economy; Who’s who in politics; How the immigration system impacts healthcare; Shifting tide of Asian Americans leaning right; The youth voter movement.
Published 04/04/24
Asian American Life celebrates Women History Month featuring stories of leaders who are changing the world and inspiring future generations; Representative Patsy Mink, first woman of color in Congress gets her own coin this year; Hope Against Hate campaign and Asian American Federation fights for social justice; Yellow Chair Collective addresses mental health; Think Chinatown transform community through art; and Lily Fan makes history at the New York Liquor Authority.
Published 03/05/24
Asian American Life features edible art as Lysee redefines desserts; Ballroom dancing; Award winning author Patricia Park debuts her Y-A novel; Plus a profile of Kevin Kim, New York’s Commissioner of Small Businesses; And George Gee Swing Orchestra.
Published 02/07/24
In January’s Asian American Life, New York makes Lunar New Year an official holiday; Mixed race population and Mixed Asian Media; Kim’C Korean food market; Memoir “Everything I Learned, I Learned In A Chinese Restaurant”; From Wall Street to million dollar social media star, Vivian Tu shares her BFF rich tips in her NY Times Bestseller “Rich AF.”
Published 01/10/24
Celebrating arts and culture with Guggenheim’s, “Only The Young” Korean exhibit; Spotlight on opera tenor Martin Bakari; Golden Screen movies that made Asian America; NY’s master sommelier; Uplifting NY profile of City Council Member Shahana Hanif.
Published 12/06/23
Special report on ARK fighting hunger in the Philippines; Legendary photographer Corky Lee gets his own street; Manhattan Kips Bay South Asian community; Miracle fruit changes taste buds; Music artist and composer Treya Lam.
Published 11/08/23
Here Lies Love Broadway hit; Entrepreneur June Kwan and Academy award winner Daniel Kwan share their secret to success; Profile of civil rights leader Glenn Magpantay; Chinatown community rebuilds Yu and Me Books; Artist and former Chair of NEA Jane Chu.
Published 10/04/23
Asian American Life special report on U.S. book ban and censorship laws; Author Ava Chin traces her family roots on Mott Street; Korean textile art; Legendary musician Ravi Shanker archive; Plus artisanal Korean rice wine.
Published 09/13/23
Photographer Lia Chang frames stories of Asian American communities; Mother and son piano duet; Sesame Street makes history with its first Asian American puppet; Basement Workshop arts organization; Plus “Healing The Children” medical mission to Ecuador
Published 08/01/23
This special looks at the untold stories of life during and after the Korean War. Host and correspondent Vivian Lee provides a historical overview on the United States involvement in the Korean War and examines what happened after the armistice agreement was signed on July 27, 1953 to stop active fighting. The war never officially ended, and today tensions continue between North and South Korea over nuclear weapons and the demilitarized zone.
Published 07/04/23
Touring the Queens museum store; Sing-A-Long with YouTube sensation Clark on Stage; Plus Aquabest seafood market in New York; Traditional Korean Ssireum wrestling and Twenty Summers Festival celebrates arts and music.
Published 06/06/23
First Filipino American Encyclopedia and their contribution to U.S. history; Brooklyn Book Bodega; Never Fade Away documentary; Popularity of ballroom dancing with Asian Americans; Artist Susan Chen paints portraits worth a thousand words.
Published 05/02/23
Special report on “Healing The Children” medical mission to Guayaquil Ecuador; Why fermented food improves your health; Award-winning author and poet Kimiko Hahn; Plus photographer Lia Chang captures Asian American arts and culture.
Published 04/04/23
Special on Asian American women who were the first in their fields, including CUNY Law School Dean Sudha Setty, Former Judge Doris Ling-Cohan; NY Senator Iwen Chu; Tribute to CUNY’s AAARI Betty Sung Lee; History lesson on Afong Moy; Women Crossing DMZ
Published 03/07/23
Profile of New York Assembly member Steven Raga; Day of Remembrance 81st Anniversary of Japanese internment; Second chances and life after prison; Toddlers learning the ABC’s of Mandarin Chinese; CUNY’s aviation program launches new careers.
Published 02/07/23
In his own voice with opera tenor Martin Bakari; Mother and son pianist share their key to music success; Sesame Street makes history with its first Asian American puppet Ji-Young; KPOP on Broadway; And we visit the Godwin-Ternbach Museum in Queens.
Published 12/07/22
AAL focuses on positive mental health and wellness with Tibetan YindaYin Healing; Hamilton-Madison House helps seniors; Traditional Korean postnatal care; Financial planning for the future; Hollywood legend Anna May Wong appears on U.S. coin.
Published 11/02/22
AAL focuses on positive mental health and wellness with Tibetan YindaYin Healing; Hamilton-Madison House helps seniors; Traditional Korean postnatal care; Financial planning for the future
Published 11/01/22
Asian American Pacific Islander history taught in public schools this year; Who’s Who with New York’s political candidates; Filipino American history month; Basement workshop arts organization, and Mount Lai skincare rooted in Eastern medicine.
Published 10/05/22
Author Alvin Eng’s memoir Our Laundry, Our Town; Women embracing their roots and going gray; Asian Americans speak out against social injustice with “Free Chol Soo Lee”; Family of taekwondo champions; Plus we visit NY’s Burmese community.
Published 09/14/22
Protecting Chinatown against anti-Asian hate crimes; Fighting back with AAP(I Belong); 20th Anniversary of September 11th and the heroic officer who saved lives; MSNBC/NBC News anchor Richard Lui on caregiving; NFL New England Patriots Eugene Chung.
Published 08/03/22
Exploring little Manila in Queens, New York; 40th Anniversary of Vincent Chin’s murder; Cooking budget meals for just $20 dollars a week; Actor George Takei celebrates Japan Day Parade; Asian American hip hop artists speak out against anti-Asian hate.
Published 06/15/22
Asian American philanthropist creates CUNY's Queens College first school of art; Artist Haksul Lee; Asian American Writers' Workshop 30th Anniversary; Special report on public safety for Asian American women; Author Ly Tran's "House Of Sticks."
Published 05/04/22