Recent Episodes
Weight Loss Transformation, Brain Food, Mental Health Crisis
Did you know that June is men's health and brain awareness month? We unlock the secrets to a strong and healthier lifestyle with expert insights on how to stay fit; We start with Legacy trainer and fitness guru Keoni Hudoba who shares his secrets behind his massive weight loss; Plus we explain how men and women are wired differently and the scientist who's mapping our brain; Food for thought and the diet that improves memory; Plus June is also pride month and we look at mental health care in the LGBTQ community; From emergency room to the C-Suite, we meet the doctor who's leading the largest healthcare system in NYC.
1:34 Fitness Guru Weight Loss Transformation
6:51 Hard-Wired; How Does the Brain Work?
11:36 Brain Boosting Foods for Cognitive Health
18:43 Mental Health Crisis with LGBTQ Community
25:11 CEO and ER doctor in NYC’s largest hospital
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Guest List:
Keoni Hudoba - Founder, Body Architect and Legacy Trainer, COREntine
Sebastian Seung - Professor, Computational Neuroscience, Princeton University Neuroscience Institute
Claire Goldwitz - Founder & CEO, Square Fare
Yu Chen, MPH, Ph.D - Professor of Epidemiology, NYU Langone Health, Dept of Population Health
Mei Xu - Daughter of Father with Parkinson's Disease
Kendra Bova, MS, RDN, CDN, IFNCP - Functional Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Kendra Bova Nutrition, LLC
Jackie Wu - Asian American Transgender Advocate
Kevin Nadal, Ph.D - Distinguished Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
Eric Wei, MD, MBA - Chief Executive Officer, NYC Health+Hospitals/Bellevue
Recording Date
05/12/2026
First Air Date
06/09/2026
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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Honoring Chinese American WW2 Vets, AAPI Rabbi, Asian Fetish | Asian American Life
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and we honor the Chinese American WW2 veterans, men of valor; Plus an exclusive profile on America's first Asian American Rabbi Angela Buchdahl on "Heart of a Stranger." From pinup model to female empowerment, author Kaila Yu discusses her memoir "Fetishized." Asian American Legal Defense and Education fund fights for civil and immigrant rights. And the importance of belonging and CUNY's Localized History Project for high school students.
1:25 Chinese American World War Two Veterans Honored
6:47 Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, America's first Asian American Rabbi
11;57 Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
17:34 Author Kaila Yu, Fetishized
23:52 Localized History Project, AAARI-CUNY
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Guest List:
Tommie Louie - Grandson, Sam J. Louie, U.S. Army WW2 Veteran
Shirley NG - Co-Founder, Legacy of Honor and Courage
Angela W. Buchdahl - Senior Rabbi, Central Synagogue NYC
Bethany Li - Executive Director, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Kaila Yu - Author, Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism and Beauty
Clarissa Kunizaki - Student, Localized History Project, AAARI-CUNY
Maia Reumann-Moore - High School Teacher
Shreya Sunderram - Founder & Director, Localized History Project, AAARI-CUNY
Recording Date
04/07/2026
First Air Date
05/12/2026
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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NYC Nurses Strike, Korean Book Talk, Diverse Artists | Asian American Life
In celebration of April's national diversity month, we feature Asian Americans in the cultural arts, including Filipino contemporary artist Andrius Alvarez-Backus; Author Rose Kwon Easton on her best selling novel "White Mulberry," and don't judge "Word Up" by it's cover, the bookstore is a community hub; Plus Actress Nandana Dev Sen shares her journey from Bollywood to Hollywood; And our special report on how Filipino nurses are the heart of healthcare, and the impact on the NYC nurses strike.
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0:06:35 White Mulberry
0:10:45 Word Up Books
0:15:18 Nandana Dev Sen
0:21:05 Filipino Nurses
0:27:12 Overfishing In Southeast Asia
0:29:00 Close
Guest List:
Andrius Alvarez Backus -Interdisciplinary Artist
Rosa Kwon Easton - Author "White Mulberry"
Veronica Santiago - Founder & General Coordinator, Word Up Community Book Store
Nandana Dev Sen - Actress, Author and Activist
Philip Zheng Kai - Curator, Eli Klein Gallery
Krizia Daya - RN, CWON, Mount Sinai Hospital
Andrea Serquina Telemaque - BSN, RN BMT/Oncology Nurse, Mount Sinai Hospital
Nicole Tung - Photojournalist, Overfishing in Southeast Asia, An Ecological & Human Crisis
Recording Date
03/10/2026
First Air Date
04/14/2026
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
Men of Valor: Honoring Chinese American WWII Veterans | Asian American Life
In honor of May's Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we pay tribute to the trailblazing Chinese American veterans who broke barriers in the US armed forces during WWII.
Nearly 20,000 Chinese Americans, making up 20 percent of the U.S. Chinese population in the U.S., served with distinction and defied the Chinese exclusion act which barred them from citizenship. Their perseverance and bravery led to their recogntion with the Congressional Gold Medal, received 75 years later on December 2018.
This May, family members from around the world will celebrate their loved ones' legacy by marching in New York's Memorial Day parade.
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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.
Watch more at https://tv.cuny.edu/show/asianamericanlife/
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Author Rosa Kwon Easton's Best Seller "White Mulberry" | Asian American Life
Author Rosa Kwon Easton's debut novel "White Mulberry" is a historical fiction and coming-of-age story, inspired by her grandmother's experience growing up during the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930'. The book has received positive reviews and reached #1 on Amazon's First Reads Editors' Pick for Historical Fiction. In this segment, we get up close and personal with the author who shares her intimate journey documenting her grandmother's memories.
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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.
Watch more at https://tv.cuny.edu/show/asianamericanlife/
Subscribe to the Series Playlist: https://bit.ly/2veQz61
Subscribe to the CUNY TV channel: https://bit.ly/2GmGb13
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Meet the Host
Ernabel Demillo
Host