I want to bring your attention to a series of short videos “Asian Americans Building America” published by the Asia Society. In response to the rise in racist and xenophobic attacks against Asians in the United States, the Asia Society launched Asian Americans Building America, a weekly interview series featuring Kevin Rudd in conversation with Asian Americans from all walks of life.
Most are under 20 minutes long and they all feature Asian American contributions in building America in a multitude of ways – certainly much more than just the STEM disciplines.
Over two dozen episodes have been published – the following are samples of the latest.
April 11, 2022 Catherine Choy, a professor at UC Berkeley and author of her upcoming book “Asian American Histories of the United States”. (17 min., 3 sec.)
On the March 22, 2022 episode Shannon Wu, the proprietor of the Amelia Hotel and a supporter of the Asian American Writer’s Workshop, talks about her journey from World Bank employee to hospitality entrepreneur. (18 min., 49 sec.)
November 15, 2021 — Lawyer and Yale professor Harold Hongju Koh, who served in the Department of State in the Obama administration, speaks about his family’s migration from Korea to the United States, his time in government, and the burden of race consciousness for Asia Society’s video series. (25 min., 55 sec.)
November 8, 2021 — Artist Janel Foo, who specializes in stained glass spoke on the “Unbelievable” prevalent of Anti-Asian Hate. (16 min., 34 sec.)
November 1, 2021 — Veteran activist and author Helen Zia on Anti-Asian Hate. (15 min., 43 sec.)
Please browse, enjoy and learn at your leisure!