Delia and Dawn reflect on the 40th anniversary of the murder of Vincent Chin and how learning about his murder impact their respective lives. If you don’t know who Vincent Chin is, that’s not surprising. They also consider who gets and doesn't get to learn about this significant moment for Asian Americans, even after 40 years have passed.   Credits: Podcast logo designed by Charisse Ann Celestial. Podcast theme created by QT. Shout out to Jeanne Tyan for coming up with our podcast name. 

Delia and Dawn gush and share about their deep love and appreciation for libraries!!

Dawn hangs out with writer, poet, and journalist Frances Kai-Hwa Wang and talks with her about her new collection of prose poems and lyric essays You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is In Braids (Wayne State University Press).   In celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we will be featuring interviews with authors of books centering the experiences of the Asian American community. From Here is also hosting a book giveaway for May 2022.  You can enter...

Dawn hangs out with producer, writer, and director Pornsak Pichetshote and talks with him about growing up reading Spider Man, the process of writing, and his latest comic series The Good Asian (Image Comics).   In celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we will be featuring interviews with authors of books centering the experiences of the Asian American community. From Here is also hosting a book giveaway for May 2022.  You can enter our drawing...

Dawn checks in with Phil Yu about being a newish dad, trying to avoid explaining you’re the Angry Asian Man to someone on a plane, and his latest book Rise: A Pop History of Asian American from the Nineties to Now (Harper-Collins Publishers), co-written with Jeff Yang and Philip Wang.   In celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we will be featuring interviews with authors of books centering the experiences of the Asian American community. From Here is...

In this episode, Delia chats with Oliver Chin, children's book author and publisher at Immedium, about representation in children's books, and how this changed over time. In celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we will be featuring interviews with authors of books centering the experiences of the Asian American community. From Here is also hosting a book giveaway for May 2022.  You can enter our drawing here.  Thanks to Eastwind Books of Berkeley...

Delia and Dawn talk about Asian Americans in the media when they were growing up, and how that contrasts with the landscape of Asian Americans in the media for their kids.

Dawn talks with Winnie Tam, faculty and Chair of Ethnic Studies at Cosumnes River College, about the film Everything Everywhere All at Once.  Warning: spoilers and strong language.

Dawn continues her conversation with Winnie Tam, faculty and Chair of Ethnic Studies at Cosumnes River College, about the film Everything Everywhere All at Once. Warning: spoilers and strong language.

Delia and Dawn reflect and talk through their feelings on the one year anniversary of the shootings in Atlanta, and at a time when there are continued attacks on Asian and Asian American women. Some resources discussed in this episode: AAPI Crime Victims & Education FundAsian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta

Delia and Dawn share and reflect about talking to their kids about current events in Ukraine.

Delia and Dawn talk about the Olympics, gender and sports, and talking to their kids about gender.

Delia and Dawn share (or gush!) about Lunar New Year. Some resources discussed in this episode: Asian Lit for Kids: Why calling it Lunar New Year mattersSam and the Lucky MoneyEastwind Books 

Delia and Dawn talk about some of the board games we play with our families, and share some of the conversations and reflections that this sparks.

Delia and Dawn process their renewed anxieties about return to school and omicron.

Delia and Dawn reflect on being back in the holiday season and new elf trends. Past episodes that were mentioned in this episode: F the ElfBonus: The Wrap

Delia and Dawn discuss muppets of color and the importance of representation of Asian American voices and stories in the media.

Delia and Dawn talk about the times when it feels like its just about surviving. 

Delia and Dawn discuss wild turkeys, niblings, and oh yeah, family structures.

Delia and Dawn talk about parents friends and navigating vaccination status in the era of COVID.

Delia and Dawn chat about what back to school feels like this year.

Delia and Dawn spend some time getting to know each other even more - answering some serious and some not-so-serious questions. Related to this episode: 36 questions that lead to love

Delia and Dawn talk about small talk and reframing some of those awkward questions and comments.

Delia and Dawn talk about the current stressors in their lives - ranging from summer to navigating re-opening.

Delia chats with Dr. OiYan Poon, a Chiacgo-based educational researcher and parent, about those fancy pants colleges, college admissions and rejections, and breaking down what's best for our children when it comes to education. Some the resources related to this episode: Find OiYan on Twitter @spamfriedrice