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ASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST is a weekly show that explores the cultural, artistic, historica

30/06/2025

This week's guests will show you what's possible, even in the face of insurmountable odds.

Long-time friend and Christian colleague Diane Ujiiye, the co-director of nonprofit www.api-rise.org, introduced me to her Program Director Kanaka Mālia Luna Jennings, a proud Native Hawaiian

22/06/2025

Here's your chance to hear from one of the pioneering and preeminent Asian American storytellers Philip Kan Gotanda! And if you can, don't miss seeing his "Yankee Dawg You Die" at East West Players in Little Tokyo, starting July 6th.

Third generation Japanese American Philip Kan Gotanda has gained renown as one of the most prolific Asian American playwrights, filmmakers, and musicians, but he came this close to becoming a lawyer. East West Players (www.eastwestplayers.org) is remounting his seminal play Yankee Dawg You Die in Ju...

15/06/2025

Regina Linke has written and illustrated a wonderful and visually compelling new children's book "Big Enough" using her skills as a storyteller, painter, and student of Chinese philosophies.

Regina Linke was born and raised in Texas, and she always enjoyed the creative arts, but she didn’t learn traditional Chinese painting until after moving with her young family to Taiwan in her mid-thirties. Holding management degrees from Washington University in St. Louis and Cornell University, ...

12/06/2025

Did you miss us???

After a much-too long break, podcasters Fong and Kemp are finally back, this time tackling the uprising within the DNC by young leaders like vice chair David Hogg, the messy public break up of Trump and Musk, and Trump's sending the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles as part of a false narrat...

08/06/2025

Hands down, Leslie Ishii has got to be one of the most fascinating and wonderful people I've ever had on my podcast.

Alaska's Perseverance Theatre's Artistic Director Leslie Ishii has the distinction of recently being awarded to prestigious awards: The 2024 Stage Directors & Choreographers Foundation Zelda Fichandler Award and the 2025 Paul Robeson Award. To win either of these honors is remarkable; but to win the...

02/06/2025

New for this podcast: an ongoing occasional series about musician Maxwell Lee's odyssey to make it as a professional singer/songwriter after neglecting or denying this dream for nearly 35 years.

Maxweel Lee’s Taiwanese American immigrant parents first put a violin in his hands when he was just three years old, but he soon demonstrated that

24/05/2025

If you're in So Cal, you've got to catch this theatrical adaptation of this famous story either or before it leaves for other states and countries.

Pakistani American actor Taha Mandviwala is now starring as "Pi" in the highly acclaimed theatrical adaptation of the bestselling novel and award-winning film of the same name. As part of the cast that is currently touring stages across America and elsewhere, Mandviwala reveals the depths of his cha...

11/05/2025

I'm still amazed that Senator Kim's office reached out to me! This was such a fantastic conversation.

Even though New Jersey freshman Senator Andy Kim has already served three terms in the House of Representatives, he still primarily sees himself as a life-long public servant rather than a politician. Prior to becoming a member of Congress, Kim served at USAID, the Pentagon, the State Department, th...

27/04/2025

In addition to my guided conversation with this week's guest, you'll hear my thoughts on today's popular shift from conducting funerals to hosting a celebration of life.

Certified leadership coach and consultant Tracey Gee has recently published her first book. Entitled The Magic of Knowing What You Want: A Practical Guide to Unearthing the Wisdom of Your Desires, it's a much-needed resource for knowing who you really are and then identifying and pursuing what you r...

21/04/2025

Claudia makes it crystal clear why we must push back hard against the Feds use of the Enemy Aliens Act today, which was used to arrest and imprison over 120K Japanese and Japanese Americans after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, HI.

In this episode Bay Area filmmaker Claudia Katayanagi goes into great detail about the myriad little-known incarceration camps that the federal government created to keep Japanese American "troublemakers" away from those confined in the larger and better known incarceration camps following the bombi...

13/04/2025

Korean foodies, you can make your favorites at home now!

Sarah Ahn is America's Test Kitchen's social media manager and the creator of the Ahnest Kitchen website (www.ahnestkitchen.com). She records her experiences on Instagram and Tik Tok of living with her Korean immgrant parents, chronicling her mother's cooking, grocery shopping trips, and more. Many....

24/03/2025

What do you think will happen when two thoughtful spiritual people get together to talk about a really critical life lesson?

Whether or not you identify as spiritual or some kind of Christian, I’m pretty sure most of us are quite familiar with the tendency–if not

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