Asian American Lives
To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage, RISK! released these four episodes compiling some of our favorite stories on racism, resilience, and Asian American life as shared by storytellers on the podcast over the years. Also included are interviews with Kalaya’an Mendoza of Nonviolent Peaceforce. We’re so grateful to these storytellers for the inspiration and enlightenment we’ve found in these stories.
For more information about how to help #StopAsianHate #StopAAPIHate, visit NonviolentPeaceforce.org and Kalaya’an Mendoza on Twitter and Instagram to learn how #WeKeepUsSafe.
Asian American Lives #1
“La Cage aux Denny’s” by Bowen Yang
“Two Bowls” by Christine Lee
“An American Family” by Nimisha Ladva
“What Would You Do?” by Lauren Tom
“Reunion” by Britt Adams
Asian American Lives #2
“The Marriage of Iman and Johnny Vagina” by Kumail Nanjiani
“Allegiance” by Annie Tan
“The DeVirginator” by Peter Kim
“Silent Father” by David Hu
“Home Away From Home” by Shamyla
Asian American Lives #3
“Her Touch” by Samira Sahebi
“Yes, I’m a Grain of Rice” by Justin J Wee
“140 LBS” by Susan Lieu
“How I Met My Mother” by Ellen Acuario
“But Now I See” by Shen Wei
Asian American Lives #4
“Marathon Man” by Mike Cho
“Toronto the Good” by M.J. Kang
“A Place at the Table” by Hank Chen
“If Justice Was Blind” by Kiran Deol
“Asian Like Me” by Karen Maruyama
Also see our episode series called Black Lives.