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This edition: Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month


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Episode Details

Original tape date: April 17, 2023. First aired: May 2, 2023.

Asian American Life celebrates Asian American and Pacific Heritage Month with stories that have enriched our lives and communities; Who’s Who of Filipino Americans and their contribution to history; Brooklyn Book Bodega; Never Fade Away documentary; Find out why Asians are passionate about ballroom dancing; Plus artist Susan Chen paints a portrait worth a thousand words.

Guest List

Seema Aghera Co- Founder, Brooklyn Book Bodega

Ming Chau Ballroom Dancer

Susan Chen Artist

Keisha Darius English Language Arts Teacher, NYC Department of Education

E.J.R David, PhD Co-Editor, Sage Encyclopedia of Filipina-X-O Studies, University of Alaska Anchorage

Donna Weng Friedman Pianist & Director/Producer, “Never Fade Away”

Kevin L. Nadal, PhD Editor, Sage Encyclopedia of Filipina-X-O Studies, Distinguished Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice/Graduate Center at CUNY

Irene Ng Ballroom Dancer

Steven Raga Assembly Member, New York Assembly District 30

Leolyn Scott 2nd Grade Teacher, Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School

Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, PhD Co-Editor, Sage Encyclopedia of Filipina-X-O Studies

  • TBA
  • Monday, August 17 - 8:00pm
  • Tuesday, August 18 - 8:00pm
  • Wednesday, August 19 - 8:00pm
  • Thursday, August 20 - 8:00pm
  • Monday, August 24 - 8:00pm
  • Tuesday, August 25 - 8:00pm
  • Wednesday, August 26 - 8:00pm
  • Thursday, August 27 - 8:00pm
  • Monday, August 31 - 8:00pm
  • Tuesday, September 1 - 8:00pm
  • Wednesday, September 2 - 8:00pm
  • Thursday, September 3 - 8:00pm
  • Monday, September 7 - 8:00pm
  • TBA
  • Tuesday, August 11 - 8:00pm
  • Wednesday, August 12 - 8:00pm
  • Thursday, August 13 - 8:00pm
  • Nail Salon Safety, Book Ban, Forgotten History, AAPI Rabbi
  • Monday, July 20 - 8:00pm
  • Tuesday, July 21 - 8:00pm
  • Wednesday, July 22 - 8:00pm
  • Thursday, July 23 - 8:00pm
  • Monday, July 27 - 8:00pm
  • Tuesday, July 28 - 8:00pm
  • Wednesday, July 29 - 8:00pm
  • Thursday, July 30 - 8:00pm
  • Monday, August 3 - 8:00pm
  • Tuesday, August 4 - 8:00pm
  • Wednesday, August 5 - 8:00pm
  • Thursday, August 6 - 8:00pm
  • Monday, August 10 - 8:00pm