This edition: March 2021
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Original tape date: February 17, 2021. First aired: March 2, 2021.It’s been one year since coronavirus was declared a global health emergency, and we’ve seen the unimaginable toll it’s take on everyone’s lives. Asian American Life pays special tribute to the workers on the front line, including Filipino nurses who are fighting the pandemic. Plus Chinatown zipcode gentrification, and a tribute to legendary photojournalist and icon Corky Lee who documented Asian American history.
Guest List
Sabrina Chok Co-Founder, Sticky Locals
Catherine Ceniza Choy History Professor, Author of “Empire of Care: Nursing and Migration in Filipino American History”, UC Berkeley
Jonnel C. Doris Commissioner, NYC Department of Small Business Services
Mark Gjonaj Chair, NYC Committee on Small Business NYC Councilman, District 13 Bronx
Mary Ann Gonang Neurosurgical ICU Nurse, Northshore University Hosptial, Manhasset, NY
Yin Kong Co-Founder & Director, Think! Chinatown
Caitlin Lam Co-Founder and Designer, Sticky Local
Corky Lee Photographer
Jan Lee The Chinatown Core Block Association
Zenaida Magnaye-Banzón Senior Associate Executive Director, Nursing Ambulatory Care, Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica NY
Louise Palmer Member, Send Chinatown Love
Potri Ranka Manis Queano Registered Nurse
Jose Carlos Miguel Sabalvaro BSN, RN, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens, NY
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