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The Honor Roll PodcastAmbition and Impact: USF 25 Under 25 with Rylee King, Emilie Leyva, Minh Ha Pham, and Joshua StreitmatterGet to know four of this year’s USF Muma College of Business 25 Under 25 honorees who are driving change at USF and beyond. In this episode, we sit down with Rylee King, Emilie Leyva, Minh Ha Pham, and Joshua Streitmatter to explore how leadership, service, and real-world experience have shaped their journeys and prepared them for future success. From fundraising efforts to guiding fellow students on campus, this group proves they have what it takes to turn ambition into impact.Guests: Rylee King, Emilie Leyva, Minh Ha Pham, Joshua StreitmatterHosts: Fabiana Requena and Caroline Me...2025-07-2237 min
Asian in Austin306. Celebrating Asian in AustinThank you so much to all of our listeners and supporters along the way. This month's episode is a short reflection celebrating the podcast and sharing our plans for the future. Follow us at @asianinatx on instagram to keep up with us! 2024-12-2105 min
Asian in Austin305. From South Bronx to ATX w/ Chef Harold VillarosaChef Harold Villarosa, originally from the Philippines and raised in the South Bronx, shares his journey from fast food joints to working at world-renowned restaurants like Noma. Now residing in Austin, Texas, he talks about his new role as a father, his exciting culinary projects like OKO Austin, and his dedication to community building through authentic Filipino cuisine. Learn how Chef Harold is blending his rich cultural heritage with innovative culinary techniques, and his vision for the future of Asian cuisine in Austin. Topics Covered: • Chef Harold's background and culinary journey • His experiences working at pres...2024-09-1754 min
Asian in Austin304. Collaborating with AANHPI-serving Nonprofits in AustinSpeakers from Asian Family Support Services of Austin (AFSSA), Asian Texans for Justice (ATJ), Austin Asian American Film Festival (AAAFF), and Austin Asian Community Health Initiative (AACHI) joined us for a live moderated panel discussion at the Austin Asian Professional Summit in May this year. During the discussion we learned more about the direct services and support they offer to the AANHPI community in Austin, why it's important to focus on our community and how individuals can get companies involved to support their work.Moderated by: Minh Vu, Asian in Austin PodcastPanelists: Z...2024-08-1934 min
Asian in Austin303. Serving Soupleaf Hot Pot w/ Nelson LinNelson Lin is a retired Chinese restaurant child laborer, with decades of experience in the food industry and shoving down his feelings. He currently takes credit for running Soupleaf Hot Pot with his mom and brother, which is Austin's first all you can eat hot pot restaurant. He also runs a meme group called Subtle Asian Real Estate, with over 23,000 members helping each other get from 0 to 1 on their first home. Subtle Asset Management, his investment company, primarily focuses on funding affordable housing with $35M AUM. He has degrees in engineering from Columbia University and Cal Poly SLO, and...2024-07-2353 min
Asian in Austin302. Real Self-Care w/ Dr. Pooja Lakshmin MDDr. Pooja Lakshmin MD is a board-certified psychiatrist, author, keynote speaker, and a contributor to The New York Times. Her debut book, REAL SELF-CARE: Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble-Baths Not Included, is an NPR Best Book of 2023 and a national best-seller. Real Self-Care has been featured by Good Morning America, NPR’s Code Switch, The New York Times, The Ezra Klein Show, The Guardian, and translated into 10 languages. She lives in Austin with her partner Justin, their toddler, and their two cats, Kitty and Fifi. Topics Covered: • Growing up spending summers in India and navigating life as a...2024-06-251h 08Asian in Austin301. Let Yourself off the Hook w/ promqueenOn the heels of her being announced as part of ACL Fest's 2024 line up, KUTX's artist of the month and more, we're talking to the pop rap artist promqueen to share more about her past year, her musical inspirations, and more! promqueen (she/they) is a second generation queer Vietnamese American pop rap artist based in Austin, TX. As a daughter to Vietnamese born parents, promqueen draws lyrical inspiration from her family history, own experiences and self reflection as second generation raised in Texas. Alongside music, promqueen thrives in collaborative environments as a multidisciplinary artist ac...2024-05-2152 minAsian in AustinS3E0 - Meeting Up at SXSWWe've got a special episode recapping the opportunity to host an official AAPI meetup at South by Southwest (SXSW) this year along with teasing our new season this year. Topics Covered:• Our experience at SXSW this year and what we hope to see next year • A brief unofficial primer on SXSW along with a few pro tips on how to navigate the festival• Our plans for Season 3 and the podcast Materials Referenced:• AAPI Meetup at SXSW• Vietnamese-Hungarian Singer, Hien2024-03-2926 min
Asian in Austin205. Reporting Live w/ Jenni LeeJenni Lee is an investigative reporter and Midday anchor at KVUE in Austin, Texas. Jenni joined the KVUE news Team in June 2015 as the Weekend Daybreak anchor and weekday reporter but the veteran journalist has worked in the Austin TV market since 2001.Before arriving in Austin, Jenni worked at KBTX-TV in Bryan and College Station after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin. For more than 20 years now, Jenni has been breaking and covering stories important to our community and to our world. Her work has been recognized by several organizations: the Texas Associated Press of...2023-12-1249 min
Asian in Austin204. Y'all We Asian w/ Yola LuYola Lu is a comedian and actress based out of Austin, TX. She is the co-founder of Y'all We Asian, Austin's first and only all-Asian American improv troupe. She also is the 2022 Austin Chronicle Best Actress winner, and is currently in post production of her short film, Patsy. You can see her perform with her all female-identifying improv troupe, Garage, every Thursday at the Fallout Theater, and with Y'all We Asian every first Friday of the month also at Fallout Theater. She also hosts a monthly stand up show called Oops! All Headliners which is every last Saturday of...2023-11-2447 min
Asian in Austin203. Public Service w/ Zohaib 'Zo' QadriThe first-born child of immigrants, Zohaib 'Zo' Qadri is the first South Asian American and Muslim elected to serve on the Austin City Council. He was elected to represent District 9 in 2022 and serves the residents of some of Austin’s oldest neighborhoods, including Travis Heights, Hyde Park, and Downtown. He is committed to tackling Austin’s housing crisis, fighting for an expanded and equitable transit system, and protecting and uplifting Austin most marginalized residents. He currently lives in Downtown Austin with his wife, Wafa, a physician assistant at Baylor Scott & White, and their cat, Daisy Mae.Topics Cove...2023-10-0345 min
Asian in Austin202. Building Cambodian Community w/ Sherry KongSherry Kong is the co-founder of Mama Kong, a nomadic kitchen cooking up Cambodian food with her husband, Brandon since 2017. Her family immigrated to Austin in 1982 after fleeing the war in Cambodia. After teaching in Japan and New York’s Chinatown, she nad her husband decided to reset the button on life, move back home and introduce Austinites to Cambodian food. She trained and cooked with her mom every week until she mastered the recipes she grew up eating. You can find them at pop-ups, festivals and organizing private dinners / supper clubs. They're constantly introducing people to Cambodian food and...2023-09-0559 min
Asian in Austin201. Archiving Austin's Asian History w/ Ayshea KhanWe kick off Season 2 with Ayshea Khan, former Asian American Community Archivist at the Austin History Center, Austin Public Library and current Equity & Inclusion Coordinator at the Austin Equity Office. Ayshea's worked in Austin as a storyteller, facilitator and community archivist for over 10 years and has been a longtime volunteer and collaborator with the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) and is proud to serve as their current Board President. She believes deeply in the history of Black, Indigenous and People of Color as a site for healing, organizing and building a more humane future. Topics covered: 2023-05-0952 min
Asian in Austin108. (un)Jaded w/ Ben SuhBenjamin Suh am currently a third-year student at the University of Texas at Austin studying economics. He's also the Social Media Director in (un)Jaded, an AAPI-centered mental health & social advocacy organization. Growing up in both the U.S. and South Korea, he was bombarded with two drastically different environments, and this unfortunately provided a lack of sense of community to him. However, through (un)Jaded, he found a healthy sense of community where I was able to flourish and dive deeper into my interest in social media management. This month, we learn more about his experience in both...2022-12-1343 min
Asian in Austin107. Asian Texans for Justice w/ Lily TrieuLily Trieu is the daughter of Vietnamese refugees and grew up in Southwest Houston, Texas. Currently she serves as the Interim Executive Director of Asian Texans for Justice, a statewide nonprofit with a mission to connect Asian and Pacific Islander Texans to meaningful civic action to build personal and political power. This month we talk about her Chinese-Vietnamese heritage, family journey and pivot from more than a decade experience in corporate life to education and advocacy. Referenced Materials in the Episode: Asian Texans for JusticeATJ Instagram "Minority Rule: How 3 Percent of Texans Call the S...2022-11-0858 min
Asian in Austin106. Finding Authenticity in Austin w/ Mars WrightBorn-and-raised in Texas, Mars has been creating music under the stage name Honey Son for over a decade. In this month's episode, Mars shares more about growing up as bi-racially Filipino and Black in San Antonio, navigating the music scene in Austin, and staying true and authentic in his music. Outside of music, he very much enjoys fathering his precocious 9 year-old daughter Olivia.Referenced Materials in the Episode:Honey SonDawa Fund"If We Hold On Together" by Diana RossAsian American Organizations in AustinFollow us on Instagram: @AsianinATX Follow us o...2022-10-1149 min
Asian in Austin105. A New York State of Mind w/ Nadia ChaudhuryNadia Chaudhury, editor of Eater Austin, is a Austin-based photographer, writer, and New Yorker. She covers Austin's restaurant and dining scene and this month we learn about her journey with her Bangladeshi background weaved throughout her life, food and her work. Referenced Materials in the EpisodeEater AustinPartition PodcastEater Austin: Welcome to Texas Wine CountryAsian American Organizations in AustinFollow us on Instagram: @AsianinATX Follow us on TikTok: @AsianinATX2022-09-0752 min
Asian in Austin104. Storytelling & Identity w/ Yen TanYen Tan is an Austin-based, Malaysian-born writer, director, and graphic artist. He premiered the critically-acclaimed "Pit Stop" at the Sundance Film Festival in 2013. His NYT Critic's Pick feature, "1985," premiered at SXSW 2018. This month we hear from him on how the intersectionality of his Asian American and queer identities inspire his film work and storytelling projects. Yen also co-directed "Until We Could" (2014) with David Lowery, an Addy-winning PSA for Freedom to Marry that was narrated by Robin Wright and Ben Foster. He's been a fellow of Austin Film Society’s Artist Intensive, IFP’s Film Week, and Film Inde...2022-08-2255 min
Asian in Austin103. Dreamchild w/ Aisha LewisWhat is it like to navigate the world as a bi-racial child? Join us for this episode as we chat with Aisha Lewis, a social impact leader and DJ, of Black and Japanese descent. She shares her experiences of growing up with a Japanese mother and Black father in Los Angeles and what eventually led her to make her way to Austin, TX. She gives us intimate views into her cultures and what being Asian American means to her. Referenced Materials in the Episode: Aisha's SoundCloudLiquor Store Dreams (Documentary)The L.A. riots, 30 years later (Podcast)2022-07-0655 min
Asian in Austin102. Crazy Conscious Asians w/ Dr. Eric TangHow do we even define Asian American and which ethnicities does it encompass? And what's the context that brought the first Asians to Austin? In this episode, we learn all that plus more about Dr. Eric Tang's own relationship to his Asian American identity, being a racialized subject and W.E.B. DuBois' Double Consciousness, and what the future holds for the Asian community in Austin with our special guest, Dr. Eric Tang, the Associate Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies and Director of the Center for Asian American Studies. Referenced Materials from the Episode: Dr...2022-06-0656 min
Asian in Austin101. This is Asian in AustinThe series premiere of Asian in Austin shares the purpose and goals for the podcast and we dive into our personal experiences and relationship to our Asian American identity as a gay Vietnamese American man and Vietnamese American woman. Each month, we will have a specific theme and invite special guests from the Asian American community in Austin to share more about their own relationship to their identities and talk about the theme at hand.Asian American Organizations in Austin: https://bit.ly/asianinatxorgsFollow us on Instagram: @AsianinATXFolluw us on TikTok: @AsianinATX2022-05-0251 min
Asian in AustinAsian in Austin: TrailerAsian in Austin is a podcast to elevate the voices and stories of Asian Americans living in Austin, Texas while exploring what it means to come into one's own identity. The podcast will premiere May 2 and is hosted by Sandra Pham and Minh Vu.2022-04-2600 min