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An enlightening podcast that helps people discover more history and an Asian American perspective on race and culture. Hosted by husband-wife team of Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu & Larissa Lam
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Chinese Spy Balloons&Alien Land Laws from 2023-03-01T03:19:35
Hosts Larissa Lam and Only Won aka Baldwin Chiu discuss the rise in anti-China rhetoric stemming from the "Chinese Spy Balloon" and the reintroduction of Alien Land Laws in states like Texas bannin...
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Seeing and Believing AAPIs on TV from 2022-10-18T22:57:09
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss the increased presence of AAPIs in lead roles on TV such as Raymond Lee starring in Quantum Leap and Sandra Oh in Killing Eve and The Chair. ...
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Balancing the Joy and Pain of AAPI History from 2022-05-03T15:10:02
Hosts, Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss the need to balance of showing the pain and joy of Asian American Pacific Islander history and experiences. They celebrate AAPi Heritage Mon...
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Lifting Up Asian American Women from 2022-03-09T23:39:01
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won celebrate Women's History Month by spotlighting why it's important to learn about Asian American women in history like Susan Ahn Cuddy and Patsy Mink...
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The Olympics and Chinese American Identity from 2022-02-25T01:28:22
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won give our take on Chinese American athletes like Nathan Chen and Eileen Gu at the Beijing Winter Olympics and discuss the complicated issues of identi...
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Reflections on 2021, Predictions for 2022 from 2022-01-19T15:15:03
Hosts Larissa Lam and Only Won aka Baldwin Chiu discuss highlights of 2021 including Asian Americans in reality shows, Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings, rom coms, etc. while taking a sober...
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Intro to Filipino American History from 2021-10-21T22:31:26
In honor of Filipino American History Month, Larissa Lam and Only Won aka Baldwin Chiu discuss the significance of Filipino American historical figures such as Larry Itliong, The Rocky Fellars and ...
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The Power of Shang Chi from 2021-09-10T01:33:22
Hosts Larissa Lam and Only Won aka Baldwin Chiu discuss the underestimated success of Marvel's latest film, Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring ...
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What Does Asian Sound Like? from 2021-08-30T23:31:35
Hosts, Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss controversy around Shang-Chi actress Awkwafina's accent and accusations of appropriating a "Blaccent". They also debate what it means to sou...
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Understanding Our Fathers and Juneteenth from 2021-06-19T20:31:26
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss how Father's Day takes on a new meaning for Baldwin's family and how his father has changed since the making of Far East Deep South. They als...
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The Danger in Erasing Asian Americans from 2021-04-29T16:15:09
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss the consequences of excluding Asian American history and how it factors into anti-Asian hate today.
Intro music: "Discovered" by Lariss...
The Danger in Erasing Asian Americans from 2021-04-29T16:15:09
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss the consequences of excluding Asian American history and how it factors into anti-Asian hate today.
Intro music: "Discovered" by Lariss...
What Do Asians Want? from 2021-04-09T15:05:04
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss what the Asian community wants and what they would like to see in response to continued attacks and racism towards Asian Americans. They also...
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Does Calling Out Racism Cause More Racism? from 2021-03-24T19:10:52
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won address the recent Atlanta shooting and continued wave of anti-Asian violence and hate crimes. They also discuss whether calling out racism is spurri...
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Why Do People Hate Asians? from 2021-02-24T18:29:51
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss the recent rise in Anti-Asian hate crimes and the factors causing people to continue to make Asians scapegoats for the pandemic. #stopAAPIhat...
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Lessons from the Mob from 2021-01-15T01:08:52
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss their reaction to the Capitol Riot in Washington, DC and take a historical look at various riots in LA as well as anti-Asian mobs and riots i...
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The Best and Worst of 2020 from 2020-12-31T23:21:26
Hosts, Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss the best and worst moments of 2020. From Covid-19 to the Mandalorian to racial tensions, they take a look back at on this pandemic year. The...
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Mental Health and A Covid Holiday from 2020-12-09T14:00:13
Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss how their family is dealing with the strain of Covid-19 lockdown, the importance of mental health and how you can help others during the holiday se...
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Film Festivals and Rebounding from Disappointment from 2020-10-09T19:37:44
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss virtual film festival and how they've dealt with disappointment during the pandemic in trying to release their new documentary film, Far East...
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What's the Deal with Mulan? from 2020-09-17T05:20:42
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won review the new Disney film, Mulan, give their take on some of the controversies surrounding the film and discuss the quandary it creates for Asian Am...
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How Black Panther Helped Asians from 2020-09-03T22:48:55
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss the sudden death of actor Chadwick Boseman and the impact Black Panther had on the Black and Asian American community. They also talk about o...
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Why Kamala Harris Matters To Our Daughter from 2020-08-20T23:32:17
Larissa Lam and Only Won aka Baldwin Chiu discuss the historical significance of Senator Kamala Harris being the first Black and Asian Vice Presidential Candidate and take a look at little known hi...
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Making Friends to Bridge Divides from 2020-07-22T19:15:06
Hosts Larissa Lam and Only Won aka Baldwin Chiu discuss recent Anti-Asian trolling on social media they've experienced, the importance of genuine friendships and conscious diversity to foster bette...
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A Candid Conversation About Racial Bias (Part 2) from 2020-06-26T19:01:01
Hosts Larissa Lam and Only Won aka Baldwin Chiu host "A Candid Conversation on Racial Bias" originally broadcast on Facebook live with special guests, Natajia Miller, host of MindFroTravel and Jama...
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A Candid Conversation About Racial Bias (Part 1) from 2020-06-19T14:25:05
Hosts Larissa Lam and Only Won aka Baldwin Chiu host "A Candid Conversation on Racial Bias" originally broadcast on Facebook live with special guests, Natajia Miller, host of MindFroTravel and Jama...
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The African and Asian American Connection from 2020-05-28T22:28:06
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss the little known shared history between the African Americans and Chinese Americans in the South during segregation. They also talk about way...
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Why Asian Americans in History Matter from 2020-05-16T16:15:12
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won breakdown the recent PBS documentary, Asian Americans and discuss why it's important that people learn about the significant contributions of Asian A...
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Where Are the Asian American Leaders? from 2020-04-29T15:05:14
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won continue their series on addressing racism against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 crisis. In this episode, they discuss the lack of high-profile...
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How to Make People Less Racist from 2020-04-10T00:30:07
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won continue their series on addressing racism against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 crisis. They discuss the shocking stabbing of Asian American c...
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How to Tell Chinese and Chinese-Americans Apart from 2020-03-26T04:21:27
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss recent racial attacks on Chinese Americans and Asian Americans due to COVID-19 fears. They walk through the differences between being Chinese...
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Fallout From Coronavirus from 2020-03-12T17:25:09
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss how to cope with coronavirus fear and the negative impact its had on film festivals like SXSW and Cinequest, NBA, March Madness, school closu...
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Parasite, Kobe&Coronavirus from 2020-02-13T15:45:20
Hosts Larissa Lam and Only Won aka Baldwin Chiu discuss the film Parasite and Bong Joon Ho's big Oscar wins, the Coronavirus epidemic in China and the sudden passing of Lakers legend, Kobe Bryant....
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Best Films&Awards Season from 2020-01-24T01:46:42
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won discuss the Oscars, SAG Awards, Golden Globes and the best films of the past year like Parasite, The Farewell, Ford v. Ferrari, Joker and more.
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Surprising Family Secrets from 2019-12-21T15:05:14
Hosts Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu and Larissa Lam discuss uncovering family secrets and finding Baldwin's surprising family history at the National Archives.
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The Guide for Non-Asians to Crazy Rich Asians from 2019-11-20T03:35:45
Originally aired 8.29.18. Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu discuss the strange questions they get asked about the hit movie, Crazy Rich Asians starring Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Ken Jeong, Awk...
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NBA and Chinese History from 2019-10-22T16:23:36
Larissa Lam and Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu discuss the recent NBA, China and Hong Kong controversy, what they don't know about Chinese history and why China banned Winnie the Pooh.
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Ep 15 Representation in Animation from 2019-09-27T16:30:09
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won review the new Dreamworks Animation film, Abominable, starring Chloe Bennett, Albert Tsai, Tensing Norgay Trainor and Sarah Paulson. They discuss the...
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Ep 14 How to Find Your Roots from 2019-06-14T00:40:38
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won talk about they went about tracing Baldwin's family roots and offer tips on how to research your own family history.
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Ep 13 Impact of Chinese Exclusion Act on Families from 2019-05-02T05:15:57
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won celebrate Asian Pacific Islander American Heritage Month with a poignant discussion on the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 on all familie...
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Ep 12 Grieving for Those You Love from 2019-04-09T21:30:05
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won mourn the recent loss of dear friends and pay tribute to them. Larissa Lam discusses singing at memorials for friends such as author, C.Y. Lee (Flowe...
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Ep 11 College Cheating Scandal from 2019-03-14T23:37:46
Larissa Lam and Only Won aka Baldwin Chiu give their take on the college admissions cheating and bribery scandal involving people like Full House actress, Lori Loughlin and Desperate Housewives act...
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Ep 10 Chinese New Year&Dim Sum Shark from 2019-02-07T20:55:02
Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu aka Only Won chat about Chinese New Year customs, memories, festivals, legendary Marvel comic book artist Ron Lim and the new Dim Sum Shark video.
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Ep 9 Rose Parade, Relationship Goal&Sandra Oh from 2019-01-10T23:13:13
Larissa Lam and Baldwin Chiu (aka Only Won) talk about new year relationship goals and resolutions, give a personal account of the Rose Parade float that caught on fire and the significance of Sand...
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Ep 8 Film and TV Favorites of 2018 from 2018-12-14T02:15:41
Larissa Lam and Only Won share their favorite films and TV shows of 2018 plus give their other highlights of the year. They also talk about their new video "A Merry Dim Sum Christmas" and recent Go...
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Ep 7 Untraditional Holiday Food Traditions from 2018-11-30T08:46:44
Larissa Lam & Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu talk about their untraditional seafood-filled Thanksgiving and holiday meals plus how their immigrant families adapt American holidays.
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Ep 6 Mississippi&Breast Cancer from 2018-10-26T00:09:57
Hosts Larissa Lam and Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu talk about what they learned on their recent trip to Mississippi to test screen their new documentary and Larissa shares about a family member's recent...
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Ep 5 Chinese Food and Fried Tamales from 2018-09-27T22:23:30
Larissa Lam and Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu discuss their love of fried tamales, Mexican food and Latin cuisine. They also talk about the connection between the Chinese and Mexicans in the Deep South.
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Ep. 4 Cultural Appropriation of Dim Sum? from 2018-09-20T22:46:58
Larissa Lam and Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu discuss getting moon cakes confiscated during Mid-Autumn Festival and debate whether non-Asians wearing dim sum t-shirts and other Asian-inspired clothing co...
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Ep. 3 Suicide Prevention, Dim Sum vs Dumplings from 2018-09-13T18:15:52
Larissa Lam and Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu get personal with their experiences with suicide to mark Suicide Prevention Month plus they address a listener's question to clarify the difference between ...
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Ep. 2 Ice Cream, Aretha Franklin and History of Labor from 2018-09-06T04:41:35
Larissa Lam and Baldwin "Only Won" Chiu discuss their first jobs, ice cream, dive into the history of labor in this country from plantations to railroads, pay tribute to Larissa's musical inspirati...
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