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AAPI White House Chefs, Publishers, Strangers In The Land | Asian American Life
National Book Month Special includes Author Radha Vatsal mystery thriller No, 10 Doyer Street; Michael Luo bestseller Strangers in the Land; First Asian American female publisher Sally Kim; Third State Books; All the Presidents menus and the Asian Heritage Chefs who created them
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Guest List:
Radha Vatsal - Author, No. 10 Doyers Street
Sally Kim - President and Publisher, Little, Brown and Company
Michael Luo - Author, Strangers In The Land: Exclusion, Belonging, And The Epic Story Of The Chinese In America
Charles Kim - Co-Founder and President
Adrian Miller - Author, Asian heritage Chefs In White House History: Cooking To The President’s Taste
Deborah Chang - Co-Author, Asian heritage Chefs In White House History: Cooking To The President’s Taste
Recording Date
09/22/2025
First Air Date
10/14/2025
Ernabel Demillo is the host of Asian American Life, a monthly half hour series about the fastest-growing immigrant group in the country, focusing on Asian Americans in the tri-state area from over 40 countries who speak more than 150 different languages and dialects. Every month, an Asian enclave and neighborhood within the tristate area is featured. Cutting edge issues like racial profiling and stereotyping are examined and explored. Successful Asian Americans who are forging new identities in business, politics and the arts are also be profiled. Asian American Life is reaching new frontiers in the quest for understanding and acknowledgment among tri-state Asian Americans.
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AAPI & Mamdani, South Korean Adoptees, Chinatown Tours | Asian American Life
We kick off our 12th season with an in-depth report on Asian American Voters and the NYC Mayoral race; Adoptees for Justice and Trump immigration policy; CUNY’s Asian American/Asian Research Institute Turns 25; Comedian Kate Rigg pushes boundaries; Chinatown Legacy tour explores the criminal underworld.
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Guest List:
Kaplan Ceniq - Voter and Kensington Brooklyn Resident
Glenn Magpantay - Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Veteran Voting Expert
Anita Gundanna - Co-Executive Director, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families
Frank H. Wu - President, CUNY Queens College
Grace Lee - New York State Assembly Member, District 65
Alisha Bennett - Adoptees For Justice
Shreya Sunderram - Director, Localized History Project, CUNY-AAARI
John Chin - Dean and Professor, CUNY Asian American/Asian Research Institute
Kate Siahaan-Rigg - Actress & Comedian
Roger Lee - Founder & CEO, Chinatown Legacy Tours
Bernice Pfluger - Co-Founder & CMO, Chinatown Legacy Tour
Linya Floyd - Tour Member, Chinatown Legacy Tour
Recording Date
08/18/2025
First Air Date
09/16/2025
Ernabel Demillo is the host of Asian American Life, a monthly half hour series about the fastest-growing immigrant group in the country, focusing on Asian Americans in the tri-state area from over 40 countries who speak more than 150 different languages and dialects. Every month, an Asian enclave and neighborhood within the tristate area is featured. Cutting edge issues like racial profiling and stereotyping are examined and explored. Successful Asian Americans who are forging new identities in business, politics and the arts are also be profiled. Asian American Life is reaching new frontiers in the quest for understanding and acknowledgment among tri-state Asian Americans.
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Summer Food & Cultural Hot Spots | Asian American Life
Summer’s not over yet as we taste and see some of New York's culinary and cultural hot spots from Korean comfort cuisines to the peaceful sculptor gardens at the Noguchi Museum
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Guest List:
Stephanie Tran, DDS - Dentist and Owner, Steph’s Macarons
Haiwha Pak - Owner, The Kunjip
Christina Jang - Owner, New Wonjo
Steve Jang - Owner, New Wonjo
Miyu Fujiwara - Director of Operations, Hanamizuki Cafe
Jumi Fujiwara - Owner, Hanamizuki Cafe
Matthew Kirsch - Curator & Director of Research, The Isamu Noguchi Foundation & Garden Museum
Stacey Mei Yan Fong - Author, 50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant’s Love Letter to the United States Through Pie
Recording Date
07/21/2025
First Air Date
08/12/2025
Ernabel Demillo is the host of Asian American Life, a monthly half hour series about the fastest-growing immigrant group in the country, focusing on Asian Americans in the tri-state area from over 40 countries who speak more than 150 different languages and dialects. Every month, an Asian enclave and neighborhood within the tristate area is featured. Cutting edge issues like racial profiling and stereotyping are examined and explored. Successful Asian Americans who are forging new identities in business, politics and the arts are also be profiled. Asian American Life is reaching new frontiers in the quest for understanding and acknowledgment among tri-state Asian Americans.
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About This Show
Asian American Life is a multiple Emmy-nominated news magazine show that addresses topical news issues, features, and celebrities. We highlight Asian American communities nationwide and profile Asian American leaders.
Regular Air Times
Monday – Thursday 8:00pm
Featured Segments
Asian Heritage White House Chefs | Asian American Life
You can say that "Cooking To The President's Taste" is more than a collection of recipes. It's also a lesson on a little known history of the Asian Chefs in the White House, a history that goes back more than 100 years. Find out about the President's favorite dishes and the creative talent behind them.
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Asian American Heritage Month Celebrates Profiles In Courage | Asian American Life
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; Survivor Vilma Kari speaks out on anti-Asian hate crime; First Asian American female real estate developer; CIDA empowers adults with autism, and New York Times best-selling Author Qian Julie Wang discusses her memoir "Beautiful Country,"
Watch the full episode at https://tv.cuny.edu/show/asianamericanlife/PR2012408
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Guest List
Young Seh Bae, Ph.D President & Executive Director, CIDA Community Inclusion and Development Alliance
Iain S. Forrest, MD-Ph.D Singer-Songwriter/Electric Cellist, Eyeglasses Doctor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
James Grammer, Training, Development Specialist & Program Manager, CIDA Community Center
Elizabeth "Liz" Kari, President, AAP(I belong) Daughter of Vilma Kari
Vilma Kari Survivor, of Anti-Asian Hate Crime
Kyungsoon Kim, Parent and CIDA Client
Margarette Lee, Esq. CEO and Principal, Youngwoo & Associates, LLC
Kalaya'an Mendoza, Director, Mutual Protection for Nonviolent Peaceforce
Jisung Park, Workforce Trainee, CIDA CoSpire Cafe
Qian Julie Wang, Author, Beautiful Country
Recording Date: 04/10/2024
First Air Date: 05/07/2024 - 8:00pm
Demillo is the host of Asian American Life, a monthly half hour series about the fastest-growing immigrant group in the country, focusing on Asian Americans in the tri-state area from over 40 countries who speak more than 150 different languages and dialects. Every month, an Asian enclave and neighborhood within the tristate area is featured. Cutting edge issues like racial profiling and stereotyping are examined and explored. Successful Asian Americans who are forging new identities in business, politics and the arts are also be profiled. Asian American Life is reaching new frontiers in the quest for understanding and acknowledgment among tri-state Asian Americans.
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Ernabel Demillo
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