Episodes

  • Writing American History ft Sonal Shah, Texas Tribune's CEO
    Sep 14 2024

    Thank you so much to Ms. Shah for giving me the opportunity to interview you!

    Undocumented History Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/undocumented_history/

    Watch Undocumented History on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UndocumentedHistory/videos

    Ms. Shah is the CEO of Texas Tribune, a non-profit news organization. She is also a founder of the Asian American Foundation, chair of the White House Commission for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, former international economist for Presidents Clinton and Bush, and former leader of the Office of Social Innovation for former President Obama.

    Learn more about Ms. Shah: https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sonal-shah/

    Texas Tribune: https://www.texastribune.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw6JS3BhBAEiwAO9waF7GjGptSsDPT4W2srnyGa4UTVKlgejAIa2Nnz3_37u0Ux2m_KuyGAhoCG7QQAvD_BwE

    AAJA: https://www.aaja.org/

    South Asian Journalist Association: https://saja.org/

    The Asian American Foundation: https://www.taaf.org/our-work/home

    Asian Americans Advancing Justice: https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw6JS3BhBAEiwAO9waF70qFGNK5n-sqrtcnMcbwIqlbs02xeTXWxPwIjIjpXChIU_h5uk4uxoCb9EQAvD_BwE

    White House Commission for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders: https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/index.html

    Texas Tribune Articles: https://www.texastribune.org/2019/11/26/how-korean-americans-lobbied-harris-county-bilingual-pollworkers/

    https://www.texastribune.org/series/asking-to-be-heard/

    https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/26/texas-asian-american-growth-census/

    https://www.hhs.gov/about/whiaanhpi/index.html

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    21 mins
  • What it Takes to Have an Asian American President ft Prisca Bae, Chief Partnership Officer of The Asian American Foundation
    Jul 13 2024

    Thank you so much to Ms. Bae for giving me the opportunity to interview you!

    Undocumented History Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/undocumented_history/

    Watch Undocumented History on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UndocumentedHistory/videos

    Ms. Bae is the Chief Partnership Officer for The Asian American Foundation, otherwise known as TAAF, and a former senior director at PepsiCo where she oversaw their gender diversity and women’s strategy.

    TAAF: https://www.taaf.org/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwqMO0BhA8EiwAFTLgIHRa7KJSlzbHry7avp7Mu8Pkko8lkY349EaSxoMbjKpE-X_rPLbWBxoCE4MQAvD_BwE

    Learn more about Ms. Bae: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priscabae/

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    20 mins
  • Paradox of the Asian American Identity ft Alan Tien, Former General Manager of PayPal China
    Aug 4 2024

    Thank you so much to Mr. Tien for giving me the opportunity to interview you!

    Undocumented History Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/undocumented_history/

    Listen to Undocumented History on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UndocumentedHistory/videos

    Mr. Tien founded Stanford’s Lambda Phi Epsilon, an Asian-interest fraternity and spearheaded the movement to establish an Asian American Research Center at Stanford. Additionally, he is an investor, life and career coach, general partner of Hang10X, former general manager of PayPal China, and former vice president of innovation and strategic partnerships at Asia Pacific for Visa.

    An Acute Case of Disorientation: The Asian American Angle by Alan Tien: https://stanfordmag.org/contents/an-acute-case-of-disorientation-the-asian-american-angle

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    32 mins
  • The 1800s Chinese Experience w Transcontinental Railroad & Gold Rush ft Han Eckelberg, founder of Eckeltech
    Jun 6 2024

    Thank you so much to Han for giving me the opportunity to interview you!

    Undocumented History Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/undocumented_history/

    Watch Undocumented History on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UndocumentedHistory/videos

    Han is a photo, media, and design specialist of Cantonese and German descent. He is also founder of Eckeltech.

    Gum Saan to Golden Spike: https://eckeltech.myportfolio.com/gum-saan-to-golden-spike

    EckelTech: https://eckeltech.myportfolio.com/work

    Yellow Terror: https://eckeltech.myportfolio.com/yellow-terror

    In a Yellow Tone (Sequel): https://eckeltech.myportfolio.com/in-a-yellow-tone

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    26 mins
  • Why Asian American Mental Health is Unique ft Juliet Choi, President & CEO @ APIAHF
    Jun 29 2024

    Thank you so much to Ms. Choi for giving me the opportunity to interview you!

    Undocumented History Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/undocumented_history/

    Listen to Undocumented History on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UndocumentedHistory/videos

    Ms. Choi is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum. Previously, she served as the chief of staff and senior advisor to the Obama Administration in the Office for Civil Rights and US Citizenship and Immigration Services.

    Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum Website: https://www.apiahf.org/

    APIAHF on all social medias is @apiahf

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    28 mins
  • Art of Communication in Politics ft Bill Wong: chief strategist in California Politics, co-founder of Ronin Project PAC
    Jun 18 2024

    Thank you so much to Bill for giving me the opportunity to interview you!

    Undocumented History Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/undocumented_history/

    Listen to Undocumented History on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UndocumentedHistory/videos

    Bill Wong has 30 years of experience as a chief strategist in California politics. He served as Chief of Staff to State Assembly Member Anthony Rendon, Chief of Staff to State Assembly Member Judy Chu, and others, and he was also a consultant to various organizations. He is also co-founder of the Ronin Project PAC and host of the podcast, Ronin Project.

    Visit Bill's website: https://www.billwongllc.com/bio-about

    His book Better to Win: https://www.roninroadpress.com/

    Ronin Project PAC: https://www.roninprojectpac.com/

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    22 mins
  • Spotlighting the 228 Massacre in Taiwan ft Grace Hwang Lynch, founder of HapaMama & Communications and Engagement Director at Center for Asian American Media
    Jun 1 2024

    Thank you so much to Grace for giving me this opportunity to interview you!

    Undocumented History Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/undocumented_history/

    Listen to Undocumented History on other podcast platforms: https://rss.com/podcasts/undocumentedhistory/

    Grace is a freelance writer, editor, and photographer as well as the Communications and Engagement Director at Center for Asian American Media. She is also the founder of HapaMama, her own blog.

    Grace's Website: https://www.gracehwanglynch.com/

    On Preserving Taiwanese Through Romanization, a companion essay to Salty LIke Tears, on Catapult: https://catapult.co/stories/on-perserving-taiwanese-language-taiwan-through-romanization-grace-hwang-lynch

    Read Salty Like Tears: https://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/2023/12/salty-like-tears-creative-nonfiction-by-grace-hwang-lynch/

    HapaMama: https://hapamama.com/

    Grace's Social Media:

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracehwanglynch/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraceHwangLynchWriter/

    X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraceHwangLynch

    Learn more about the 228 Massacre: https://www.npr.org/2023/02/28/1160009123/taiwan-marks-the-76th-anniversary-of-the-start-of-the-228-massacre

    https://www.fpri.org/article/2017/02/taiwans-white-terror-remembering-228-incident/

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    28 mins
  • Environmental Disparities faced by Asians ft Dr MyDzung Chu, ADAPT Director & assistant prof @ Tufts
    May 30 2024

    Thank you so much to Dr. Chu for giving me the opportunity to speak with you!

    Undocumented History Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/undocumented_history/

    Watch Undocumented History on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UndocumentedHistory/videos

    Dr. Chu is an assistant professor at Tufts University in the Department of Medicine and is the director of ADAPT, which stands for Addressing Disparities in Asian Populations through Translational research, a community-academic partnership with Boston’s Chinatown.

    Learn more about Dr. Chu: https://www.tuftsctsi.org/people/mydzung-chu/

    ADAPT: https://www.tuftsctsi.org/research-services/stakeholder-community-engagement/addressing-disparities-in-asian-populations-through-translational-research-adapt/

    Dr. Dolores Acevedo-Garcia’s 2012 paper “Integrating social epidemiology into immigrant health research: a cross-national framework”: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953612004121

    2006 paper from Dr. Ana F. Abraído-Lanza’s titled “Toward a Theory-Driven Model of Acculturation in Public Health Research.” https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16809597/

    Dr. Stella Yi’s 2022 paper – “The Mutually Reinforcing Cycle Of Poor Data Quality And Racialized Stereotypes That Shapes Asian American Health” https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01417

    "These 10 Scientists are on The Cusp of Changing The World": https://www.popsci.com/science/brilliant-10-2023/#h-addressing-environmental-health-disparities-within-asian-american-communities

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    28 mins