Podcasts by CUNY TVs Asian American Life
An in-depth news magazine program that addresses topical issues affecting the Asian American communities nationwide and profiles Asian American leaders.
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Asian Americans Lifting NY from 2023-10-03T20:00:47
Here Lies Love Broadway hit; Entrepreneur June Kwan and Academy award winner Daniel Kwan share their secret to success; Profile of civil rights leader Glenn Magpantay; Chinatown community rebuilds ...
ListenAugust 2023 from 2023-08-01T08:30:52
Photographer Lia Chang frames stories of Asian American communities; Mother and son piano duet; Sesame Street makes history with its first Asian American puppet; Basement Workshop arts organization...
ListenThe Forgotten War, Seventy Years After the Armistice from 2023-07-04T18:30:28
This special looks at the untold stories of life during and after the Korean War. Host and correspondent Vivian Lee provides a historical overview on the United States involvement in the Korean War...
ListenSummer Edition 2023 from 2023-06-06T18:30:11
Touring the Queens museum store; Sing-A-Long with YouTube sensation Clark on Stage; Plus Aquabest seafood market in New York; Traditional Korean Ssireum wrestling and Twenty Summers Festival celebr...
ListenCelebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month from 2023-05-02T18:30:33
First Filipino American Encyclopedia and their contribution to U.S. history; Brooklyn Book Bodega; Never Fade Away documentary; Popularity of ballroom dancing with Asian Americans; Artist Susan Che...
ListenApril 2023 from 2023-04-04T16:30:31
Special report on “Healing The Children” medical mission to Guayaquil Ecuador; Why fermented food improves your health; Award-winning author and poet Kimiko Hahn; Plus photographer Lia Chang captur...
ListenCelebrating Women Trailblazer For Women’s History Month from 2023-03-07T18:30:15
Special on Asian American women who were the first in their fields, including CUNY Law School Dean Sudha Setty, Former Judge Doris Ling-Cohan; NY Senator Iwen Chu; Tribute to CUNY's AAARI Betty Sun...
ListenFebruary 2023 from 2023-02-07T18:30:17
Profile of New York Assembly member Steven Raga; Day of Remembrance 81st Anniversary of Japanese internment; Second chances and life after prison; Toddlers learning the ABC’s of Mandarin Chinese; C...
ListenDecember Arts&Entertainment Special from 2022-12-06T20:00
In his own voice with opera tenor Martin Bakari; Mother and son pianist share their key to music success; Sesame Street makes history with its first Asian American puppet Ji-Young; KPOP on Broadway...
ListenNovember 2022 from 2022-11-01T08:00
AAL focuses on positive mental health and wellness with Tibetan YindaYin Healing; Hamilton-Madison House helps seniors; Traditional Korean postnatal care; Financial planning for the future.
ListenOctober 2022 from 2022-10-04T20:00
Asian American Pacific Islander history taught in public schools this year; Who’s Who with New York’s political candidates; Filipino American history month; Basement workshop arts organization, and...
ListenSeptember 2022-10th Anniversary from 2022-09-13T20:00
Author Alvin Eng’s memoir Our Laundry, Our Town; Women embracing their roots and going gray; Asian Americans speak out against social injustice with “Free Chol Soo Lee”; Family of taekwondo champio...
ListenAugust 2022 Episode from 2022-08-02T20:00
Protecting Chinatown against anti-Asian hate crimes; Fighting back with AAP(I Belong); 20th Anniversary of September 11th and the heroic officer who saved lives; MSNBC/NBC News anchor Richard Lui o...
ListenJune 2022 Summer Edition from 2022-06-14T20:00
Exploring little Manila in Queens, New York; 40th Anniversary of Vincent Chin’s murder; Cooking budget meals for just $20 dollars a week; Actor George Takei celebrates Japan Day Parade; Asian Ameri...
ListenMay 2022 Special from 2022-05-03T20:00
Asian American philanthropist creates CUNY's Queens College first school of art; Artist Haksul Lee; Asian American Writers' Workshop 30th Anniversary; Special report on public safety for Asian Amer...
ListenWhat’s Going On In Your Dog’s Mind? HouseBroken and The Thin from 2022-04-07T20:00
In “HouseBroken,” Lisa Kudo’s poodle, “Honey” psychoanalyzes the pups who come to her couch for group therapy. At the Hunter Thinking Dog Center, Sarah Elizabeth Byosiere studies the behavior and c...
ListenApril 2022 from 2022-04-05T20:00
AAL features Authors Daphne Palasi Andreades of Brown Girls and Grace Cho, National Book Finalist for Taste Like War; Contemporary artist Carlos Villa; Plus a Korean Disney-like princess goes viral...
ListenMarch 2022 from 2022-03-01T20:00
Meet NY’s most diverse city council; Liz Kari speaks out against anti Asian hate crimes with AAP(I Belong); Historical lessons, The Public Theaters true story of “The Chinese Lady.” Plus we visit Y...
ListenFebruary 2022 from 2022-02-01T20:00
Celebrating the Year Of The Tiger; Long Island City’s rising Asian American population; Feeding hope, fighting hunger and food insecurity; Korean pop culture global hits; From political asylum to t...
ListenDecember 2021 from 2021-12-07T20:00
All in the family, 5 generations of entrepreneurs; MSNBC/NBC News anchor Richard Lui on caregiving for his father; Update on the Children’s Orchestra Society recovery efforts from Hurricane Ida; Li...
ListenNovember 2021 from 2021-11-02T20:00
AAL special report on the Children’s Orchestra Society recovery efforts after Hurricane Ida; Finding peace with Black Asian solidarity; Sole mates create fashionable footwear; Material Kitchen to t...
ListenOctober 2021 Edition from 2021-10-05T20:00
Asian American Studies amid rising hate crimes; Origami art in honor of covid patients; Rapper T-Vu; Jamaican Chinese farmers plant their roots in New York; And kicking off the football season with...
ListenOctober 2021 Edition from 2021-10-05T20:00
Asian American Studies amid rising hate crimes; Origami art in honor of covid patients; Rapper T-Vu; Jamaican Chinese farmers plant their roots in New York; And kicking off the football season with...
ListenSeptember 2021 from 2021-09-14T20:00
New season of Asian American Life pays tribute to the heroes of September 11th; Asian Americans are protecting their communities against anti-Asian hate crimes; Ageless and timeless beauties, and Y...
ListenAsian American Life Summer Edition 2021 from 2021-07-06T20:00
Asian American Life Summer Edition includes healthcare heroes and honoring Filipino nurses; Celebrating the life and legacy of award winning photographer Corky Lee; Spicing up foods from around the...
Listen“Speak Out, The Rise of Anti-Asian American Hate” from 2021-05-04T20:30
“Speak Out: The Rise of Asian American Hate” reports on the increase of anti-Asian hate crimes nationwide. We hear personal accounts from the victim’s families and how Asian Americans are fighting ...
ListenApril 2021 from 2021-04-06T20:00
Scales to Scalpel doctor’s helping patients one note at a time; CityMD founder changes urgent medical care; Report on breaking glass ceiling in corporate America; Plus what to look out for with tic...
ListenMarch 2021 from 2021-03-02T20:00
AAL pays special tribute to workers on the front line, including Filipino nurses. Plus Chinatown zipcode gentrification, and a tribute to legendary photojournalist Corky Lee who documented Asian Am...
ListenFebruary 2021 from 2021-02-02T20:00
Covid-19 leads to a rise in domestic violence; Green clean and the woman who’s changing how we wash at home; Spicing up life with Asian cuisine from around the world; And check mate! Meet the ten y...
ListenJanuary 2021 from 2021-01-12T20:00
Asian American Life Jan Episode: Meet the new faces of Congress on Capitol Hill; Why is the recession hurting Asian Americans the most? Fighting Words: Asian Americans grapple with racism during th...
ListenDecember 2020 from 2020-12-01T20:00
Asian American Life Dec Edition; Broadway stays dark till 2021; Asian American musicians are breaking into Hollywood's film composing business; Sticky Local helping Chinatown businesses; And meet t...
ListenNovember 2020 from 2020-11-03T20:00
Asian American Life November Edition features a profile of David Wu, CUNY'S Baruch College new President; Sikh Community addresses food insecurity; Japanese American digital internment experience; ...
ListenSeptember 2020 from 2020-09-15T20:00
Asian American Life reports on New York's Chinatown social and economic recovery during phase 4; Asians for Black Lives Matter; How Misfit Markets prevents food waste, and uncommon valor: rememberi...
ListenAsian American Life August Edition from 2020-08-04T20:00
Cambodian Rock Star" playwright; Rayner Ramirez reports on the James Beard nominee for Black Seed Bagels; Susan Jhun discovers Jeff Staples, the designer behind Nike's billion-dollar sneaker indust...
ListenAsian American Life Summer Edition from 2020-06-02T20:00
Host Ernabel Demillo reports from Vietnam on the 45th Anniversary of the end of the Vietnam war; NY Vietnamese coffee roaster; Cote restaurant reopens during pandemic; Census 2020 update; Plus food...
ListenAsian American Life Special: Covid 19 Impacting Communities from 2020-05-05T20:00
Asian American Life Special Edition: Coronavirus Impact On Asian American Communities; Report on the wave of hate crimes and racist attacks; Surviving smalltown family business; nonprofit crisis ma...
ListenApril 2020 from 2020-04-07T20:00
AAL Rayner Ramirez reports how the Museum of Chinese in America is impacted by the fire and coronavirus; Minnie Roh covers April autism awareness month; Kyung Yoon meets a filmmaker who chronicles ...
ListenMarch 2020 from 2020-03-03T20:00
Asian American Life March episode features New York's hottest play "Cambodian Rock Band," gentrification in Queens neighborhoods, how Asians are preserving their endangered languages and senior dan...
ListenFebruary 2020 from 2020-02-04T20:00
Asian American Life March Episode; E-Bike controversy and how it impacts food delivery workers, solving healthcare crisis with volunteer services, NAKASEC "Citizenship For All" march, and profile o...
ListenJanuary 2020 from 2020-01-07T22:00
Asian American Life features diverse books and Journey For Justice, Fabscrap recycling fashion nonprofit, Asian American comedians on the rise, and "I First Saw Myself" campaign.
ListenDecember 2019 from 2019-12-03T10:00
Asian American Life features Blues Clues rising star Josh Dela Cruz, history of Spam food, manicure art, rise of Asian American sommeliers and Anne Del Castillo, NYC's new Commissioner of Media and...
ListenNovember 2019 from 2019-11-05T10:00
Asian American Life November Episode - Asian American 2020 presidential candidates, Tide Film Festival, Good Call, Harvard admission lawsuit update and Marathon Man runs 50 marathons in 50 states.
ListenOctober 2019 from 2019-10-08T10:00
Asian American Life features a tour of the Noguchi Museum in Queens; Tsuru For Solidarity movement; Census 2020 and what it means for Asian Americans; Indonesian community of New York; And the firs...
ListenSeptember 2019 from 2019-09-17T10:00
All new fall Asian American Life, featuring stories on NYPD Asian American recruitment, Advancement For Rural Kids food revolution, history of cricket sport, and the entrepreneur who made a comebac...
ListenEpisode 66 Summer Edition from 2019-07-08T11:38:29
Asian American Life Summer Edition featuring lifestyle trends and performing arts. Hosted by Ernabel Demillo.
Segment 1: Korean Dance
Modern Korean dance and music captivate with K...
Asian American Life June 2019 from 2019-06-04T10:00:59
Why are AAPI's at a higher risk for PTSD? We have local reax from Sri Lankans on the fatal Easter bombings, author/activist Helen Zia on her new book "Last Boat Out of Shanghai," Clint Ramos's stor...
ListenApril 2019 from 2019-04-02T10:00:47
April's Asian American Life features stories about health and art. This month we feature advances made in autism research. We also interview an acclaimed author, a magician and choreographer whose ...
ListenMarch 2019 from 2019-03-05T10:00:58
Southeast Asian Deportation
Immigration is a hot topic, but while most everyone is focusing on the southern border, the U.S. government is quietly deporting Southeast As
ListenFebruary 2019 from 2019-02-05T10:00:26
Marching to the beat of their own drum, the Crimson Kings. John Liu makes a comeback! Eating for good, a vegan restaurant that’s giving back. The untold story of a transgender murder in Call Her Ga...
ListenJanuary 2019 from 2019-01-08T10:00:40
A Broadway Legend plants big dreams in a Chinatown elementary school. Meet NJ’s first Asian American congressman, Andy Kim. Ninja Ballet, where classical ballet
meets martial arts.
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December 2018 from 2018-12-07T10:00:02
Nam June Paik’s work back at the Whitney. Shintaro Okamoto, a prolific ice carver. Open Style Lab, creates functional clothes for all people. An update on Students
for Fair Admissions v. ...
November 2018 from 2018-11-06T10:00:45
Ernabel Demillo speaks to 2020 presidential candidate, Andrew Yang. Kyung Yoon examines a Harlem high school with a Korean curriculum. Minnie Roh explores racism in politics. Rayner Ramirez highlig...
ListenOctober 2018 from 2018-10-02T10:00:28
Kyung Yoon explores the city’s controversial SHSAT.
Rayner Ramirez reports on the latest battle over affirmative action.
Minnie Roh talks to climber Shelma Jun, the founder of F...
ListenApril 2018 from 2018-04-03T10:00:19
Meet Tereza Lee, the inspiration behind the DREAM Act. Minnie Roh reports how Trump’s deportation policies impacts Asian American families. Reporter Rayner Ramirez meets music legend Joe Baatan, t...
ListenMarch 2018 from 2018-03-19T10:00:06
Asian American Life visits the Tenement Museum, looks at the lack of Asian American men in broadcast news, explores the health issues associated with alcoholism, highlights at the artist behind the...
ListenFebruary 2018 from 2018-02-06T10:00:21
All eyes are on PyeongChang, South Korea, the site of the 2018 Winter Olympics, and Asian American Life is celebrating Asian American Olympic medalists who are breaking barriers and inspiring a new...
ListenJanuary 2018 from 2018-01-02T10:00:15
Public Arts Fund unveils “Good Fences Make Good Neighbors.”
USPS debuts commemorative stamps for the Year of the Dog.
NYHS offers free civics and history classes to Greencard holde...
December 2017 from 2017-12-05T20:00:05
Fort Lee’s Youth Leadership Council raises awareness about comfort women. Korean beauty products are the hottest trends. Shintaro Okamoto, one of the prolific ice carvers in the world. Host Ernabel...
ListenNovember 2017 from 2017-11-07T20:00:39
Host Enable Demillo talks to Assemblymember Yuh Line Niou. Kyung Yoon reports on the Asian American response regarding North Korea. Mike Gilliam explores smoking addiction in the Asian American com...
ListenOctober 2017 from 2017-10-03T20:00:54
Kyung Yoon reports on Asian American women as leaders in digital technology.
Minnie Roh explores Asian Americans and affirmative action.
Ernabel Demillo looks at the life of Lo...
ListenSeptember 2017 from 2017-09-05T10:00:29
Paul Lin traces the history of jazz in Asia. Tinabeth Pina shares an acid attack survivor’s story. Ernabel Demillo explores the Cambodian refugee resettlement program.
Kyung Yoon speaks to...
April 2017 from 2017-04-07T10:00:09
Minnie Roh’s exclusive report on sex trafficking. Kyung Yoon reports on Trump’s Asian American appointees. East meets West: Tinabeth Piña’s untold history of Koryo Sarams. Fighting global poverty o...
ListenMarch 2017 from 2017-03-03T10:00:59
Asian American communities protest Trump’s immigration ban. The Eagle Huntress, a girl becomes an eagle huntress. India’s regulations affect Americans who are “renting” women's wombs. Undocumented...
ListenFEBRUARY 2017 from 2017-02-03T10:00:24
We commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the “Day of Remembrance.” We share the untold stories of Japanese Americans who were either interned themselves, or had family members who were in interment c...
ListenJANUARY 2017 from 2017-01-06T10:00:51
Paul Lin reports on the Filipino American’s response to President Rodrigo Duterte. Kyung Yoon discusses the changing face of Christianity with Asian Americans. Ernabel Demillo interviews the cast o...
ListenDecember 2016 from 2016-12-02T10:00:44
In this special edition, we trace the roots of where your favorite Chinese food and dishes came from and look at the hottest Asian American food trends in the country.
ListenNovember 2016 from 2016-11-04T10:00:14
Host Ernabel Demillo profiles activist Jose Antonio Vargas. Reporter Tinabeth Piña talks to an expat in India. Reporter Kyung Yoon explores Eat OffBeats. Reporter Minnie Roh meets the oldest yogi! ...
ListenOctober 2016 from 2016-10-07T10:00:02
Paul Lin examines why Chinatowns are disappearing. Minnie Roh talks to The Phantom of The Opera’s Ali Ewoldt. Kyung Yoon reports on the Asian American voter population. Ernabel Demillo caught up wi...
ListenSeptember 2016 from 2016-09-02T10:00:06
Paul Lin reports on affirmative action for Asian Americans. Minnie Roh explores Asian Americans in elected office. Kyung Yoon reports on the Sikh Americans’ contributions. Host Ernabel Demillo expl...
ListenApril 2016 from 2016-04-01T10:00:22
Reporter Paul Lin explains why more Americans are learning Mandarin Chinese.
Reporter Tinabeth Pina has reports on Asian American ex-cons who have turned their lives around. Reporter Minni...
March 2016 from 2016-03-04T10:00:50
Host Ernabel Demillo reports on leaders of tech industry. Kyung Yoon speaks to a revolutionary in computer coding. Minnie Roh reports on the hottest sports news app. Mike Gilliam explores life savi...
ListenFebruary 2016 from 2016-02-05T10:00:46
Minnie Roh has the update on the new agreement over the “Comfort Women” dispute. Paul Lin reports on the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action and its affect on Asian Americans. Kyung...
ListenJanuary 2016 from 2016-01-01T10:00:48
Jonathan Wong, a 24 year old councilman! Kimchi—how did it become all the rage with foodies? “Cooking With Granny” features grandma’s secret recipes! Latin-Asian cuisine! Richard Taso—artist who de...
ListenDecember 2015 from 2015-12-04T10:00:08
Richard Taso—artist who designs textiles and fashion! Take a look at MC Jin’s highlights and career!
Artist Zhang Hongtu debuts at the Queens Museum. “Cooking With Granny” features grandma...
November 2015 from 2015-11-06T10:00:38
Check out our stories on Asian American LGTBQ community, Documentarian Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, and Amerasians!
ListenOctober 2015 from 2015-10-02T10:00:11
Kyung Yoon reports on “Peopling of America.” Ernabel Demillo explores the history of Filipinos who arrived in the early 1900’s. Paul Lin talks to a Dreamer. Minnie Roh catches up with an astronaut!
ListenSeptember 2015 from 2015-09-04T10:00:56
Minnie Roh reports on a new film revealing an indigenous people from Nepal fighting extinction. Paul Lin interviews judges Denny Chin and Kate Paek. Kyung Yoon explores facial acupuncture, a new be...
ListenAugust 2015 from 2015-07-15T10:00:11
Host Ernabel Demillo takes a look at 9-Man Volleyball. Kyung Yoon explores the growing demand for Asian American kid models. Mike Gilliam interviews author Paula Madison. Paul Lin speaks with music...
ListenBest of Asian American Life: July 2015 from 2015-07-03T10:00
AAL explores the multimillion dollar surrogacy industry, and the legacy of photographer Tseng Kwong Chi! Reporter Kyung Yoon calls on CEO Andrea Jung of Grameen America.
Plus: Minnie Roh’s...
April 2015 from 2015-04-03T10:00:38
Host Ernabel Demillo sits down with the lead actor of TV hit “Fresh Off the Boat”! Reporter Paul Lin enjoys a Hollywood twist on opera. Minnie Roh gets into action with super heroes, and Kyung Yoon...
ListenMarch 2015 from 2015-03-06T10:00:20
AAL examines health and wellness in the Asian American community that you may not know about, from eating disorders to diabetes and multiple sclerosis. Plus: the healing powers of art therapy!
ListenFebruary 2015 from 2015-02-06T10:00:48
AAL remembers Yuri Kochiyama, and explores a Chinatown button shop turned art gallery and the oldest Chinese department store with rare collectibles. And an exclusive report on a North Korean defec...
ListenJanuary 2015 from 2015-01-02T10:00:06
AAL explores the Chinese American Exclusion/Inclusion at NY Historical Society, Asian therapeutic treatments, the multimillion dollar surrogacy industry, and Mayor de Blasio’s Asian American appoin...
ListenDecember 2014 from 2014-12-05T10:00:19
Go behind the scenes with AAL, from an Origami Holiday Tree to the traveling exhibition Terracotta Daughters and Broadway’s Here Lies Love. Plus an in-depth look at caring for aging parents.
ListenNovember 2014 from 2014-11-07T10:00:32
It’s all about the food! AAL visits a Vietnamese Street Festival, checks out creative Bentobox kids’ lunches, cooks Indian with an immigrant chef, and samples gourmet Asian food truck cuisine.
ListenOctober 2014 from 2014-10-03T10:00:54
AAL explores the hidden community of immigrant shiftbeds in Chinatown, high rates of depression and suicide among Asian American women, CUNY's Asian American Filmmakers, and transgender model Geena...
ListenSeptember 2014 from 2014-09-05T10:00:20
Delving into the world of letters with university presidents, a prize-winning poet, children’s books and a spelling bee!
ListenBest of Asian American Life: August 2014 from 2014-08-01T10:00:09
Asian American Life explores the Special Olympics. Plus remembering Private Danny Chen, craft beer and Asian American Adoptees.
ListenApril 2014 from 2014-04-04T10:00:01
On Asian American Life, we visit with Broadway actor Ann Harada and provide exclusive interviews with Sikh Coalition National Director of Programs Amardeep Singh, Playwright Carla Ching, and noted ...
ListenBest of Asian American Life: March 2014 from 2014-03-07T10:00:41
Asian American Life turns to arts and entertainment featuring actor Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee in Kung Fu from Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang. Plus we revisit Pulitzer finalist autho...
ListenFebruary Show from 2014-02-13T10:00:18
This month Asian American Life remembers Private Danny Chen.
Plus we explore craft brewing, Asian plastic surgery and minorities in advertising.
Relief, Recovery and Rebuilding The Philippines from 2014-01-09T10:00:01
This month, Asian American Life takes an in-depth look at the relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan natural disaster.
ListenBest of Asian American Life from 2013-12-12T10:00:47
Asian American Life "Best Of" show takes a look back at some of our popular segments over the year.
ListenAsian American in Arts&Entertainment from 2013-11-14T10:00:26
Profiles of Asian American leaders in the arts & entertainment business.
ListenAsian Americans in Fashion from 2013-10-10T10:00:47
This month’s Asian American Life focuses on Asian American leaders in the fashion business, including designers, retailers, bloggers and new media, plus so much more!
ListenAsian American Life from 2013-06-10T10:00:08
Check out the premiere episode of Asian American Life, featuring a roundtable discussion with Sayu Bhojwani, Larry Lee, Vanessa Leung, and Kyung Yoon; a profile of Chinatown; a visit to the MOCA; i...
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