Shows
ASAMST 121 Spring 21 Presented by Harvey DongChinese Sweatshop Workers: A Thread in the Fabric of Asian-American HistoryIn our podcast, Chinese Sweatshop Workers: A Thread in the Fabric of Asian-American History, we speak with two significant figures of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union and discuss their roles in confronting and improving the working conditions of Chinese American factory workers. Our guests, Katie Quan and Lora Jo Foo, speak extensively on the toxic working conditions of these sweatshops and factories, the rising tensions between laborers and unions and contractors, and their efforts to help others resist, reclaim rights, and survive. Throughout the podcast, we also discuss the state of factories and sweatshops today, how new technology may...
2021-05-0641 min
ASAMST 121 Spring 21 Presented by Harvey DongChinese Migration to Latin AmericaLearn more about the Chinese experience in Latin America.
Check out our Youtube Video!
Interviewee: Prof. Lok Siu
is currently completing a manuscript tentatively titled, Chino Latin@: Recovering Hemispheric Asian America, which explores the transnational connections among Asians in the Americas within the context of coloniality, geopolitics, and competing nationalisms. She is also expanding her interest into food studies and working on an ethnography tentatively titled, The Food Truck Generation.
Mr. Paulo Jop
Team Members: Kelvin Chau, Russell Lee, Amber Mach, and Michelle Wong
2021-05-0611 min
ASAMST 121 Spring 21 Presented by Harvey DongChinese Laundries: Early Case Histories of Struggle Against DiscriminationWelcome to Gold Mountain Bears, the podcast that discusses and shares the rich history of Chinese people in the United States, spanning from the Gold Rush period in the mid-19th century, to the present. Today we’re talking about Chinese Laundries -- early case histories of struggle against discrimination with Dr. John Jung. After a 40 year career as a Professor of Psychology, in 2002 Jung began to reflect on many aspects of his personal development and returned to a question that he had avoided many times, namely, how does he, as a second-generation Chinese American fit in a predominantly bl...
2021-05-0657 min
ASAMST 121 Spring 21 Presented by Harvey DongSeeds for future Generation: Chinese American and Climate ChangeThere is an overlooked connection between the Chinese community regarding health because of climate change. It’s not often a topic of conversation and when sitting down with Alvina, we were able to really grasp how nuanced this issue is, especially with older immigrant Chinese families. We discussed the hesitation of families in participating in environmental justice. One thing we covered a lot was environmental racism and how we can see examples of it in our own neighborhoods and community.
Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EXOxtVcgFE7q7-KadzRkOwpy8AHnxBYq/view?usp=sharingInterviewee: Alvina Wong
...
2021-05-0650 min
ASAMST 121 Spring 21 Presented by Harvey DongMotown in Chinatown & Finding the Asian-American VoiceIn light of the historical experiences of prejudice against Chinese and Asian-Americans in the U.S., music has been used as a platform for the advocacy of social change throughout the 1960s and so forth. In this podcast, we will be highlighting music as a catalyst for movement building and a tool for uplifting communities through hardships. Our group had the honor to interview Reverend Norman Fong who is one of the founding members and musicians of the San Francisco Chinatown band Jest Jammin’. Jest Jammin’ was founded by five high school students who were influenced by Motown, funk, and...
2021-05-0654 min
ASAMST 121 Spring 21 Presented by Harvey DongMing Quong: Orphanages and Cultural IdentityThe Ming Quong Podcast discusses the significance of discovering and rediscovering cultural roots. Through the stories of student producers and interviewee Nona Mock Wyman, listeners gain insight into different perspectives of growing up Asian American. Born in 1935, Nona Mock Wyman grew up in the Ming Quong (meaning "radiant light") home for Chinese girls in Los Gatos. For almost 50 years, she has run a store named Ming Quong in Walnut Creek. In the interview, Nona discusses how she found family with her sisters at the home and the experience of writing about her story today. She talks about how the "...
2021-05-0622 min
ASAMST 121 Spring 21 Presented by Harvey DongStarting Asian American StudiesOur podcast topic is how the first Asian American studies class was started at UC Berkeley and Jeff Leong’s experiences during that time period creating the class. Jeff dives deeper into his own journey as a student, how the course developed, the cultural and historical context behind the course, the backlash, and how Asian American studies is like to this very day.
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12UuayBE-qFj1nUJAS8YtwwnFcv0Uf1ZmI1jRSShfCJg/edit?usp=sharing
Interviewee: Jeff Leong
An important activist during the Third World Liberation Front who led th...
2021-05-0624 min
ASAMST 121 Spring 21 Presented by Harvey DongThe Evolution of Chinese Restaurants in AmericaIn this podcast, we will explore the evolution of Chinese restaurants in America from the original Cantonese Chop Suey Houses to the diverse array of Chinese restaurants seen today. Through interviewing Dr. Raymond Chong and hearing about his family’s restaurant, the Far East Cafe, we learn about the formation of many original Chop Suey houses, their roles in the community, and their eventual decline. Supplementing that perspective we also interviewed Steve Wong to learn about the Chinese restaurants today and how they are currently being impacted by the pandemic.
Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10kL...
2021-05-0653 min
ASAMST 121 Spring 21 Presented by Harvey DongPersecution of Chinese American ScientistsOur podcast regards the “Persecution of Chinese American scientists and researchers in the current climate of hostility between the US and China.” During this interview, we had the opportunity to talk to Joyce Xi, daughter of Chinese American scientist Xiaoxing Xi, regarding her father’s unfair prosecution for being a Chinese spy. Joyce shared with us her first-hand recount of the FBI raid on her family home which took away her father without sufficient evidence of any violation of the law. She then discussed how her family dealt with the court trials and the news press. We sympathized with her on...
2021-05-0633 min
ASAMST 121 Spring 21 Presented by Harvey DongCOVID 19 Stories: Effects of the Pandemic on the Chinese American CommunityIn this podcast, we spoke with Dr. Russel Jeung on the issue of how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the Chinese American community. We discussed a variety of topics including COVID-related anti-Asian hate crime, the recent rise in media coverage of anti-Asian hate crimes, and steps that Dr. Jeung's organization has taken to combat anti-Asian hate. Some of the themes that appeared in our podcast include the perpetual foreigner stereotype, white supremacy, and the inter-solidarity between Black and Asian American communities.
Transcript:
file:///Users/gabbyvarreola/Downloads/121%20ASAMST%20Podcast%20Transcript.docx.pdf
Credits
2021-05-0646 min