ASIAN AMERICA: THE KEN FONG PODCAST
Episodes
EP 487: Dr. Mako Yoshikawa On Her Journey To Understand Her Brilliant Father's Mental Illness
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this compelling collection of fifteen personal essays, Dr. Mako Yoshikawa takes us along on her journey to gain a clearer understanding of who her ...
EP 486: Dr. Kelly N. Fong On Confronting Racism & Sexism In Higher Education
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In her no-holds-barred essay "Conditional, But Essential, Contingency," Dr. Kelly N. Fong confronts the racism she's faced as an Asian American woman ...
EP 485: Dr. Sophia Yen On A Lifetime Of Hormonal Healthcare For Women
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since starting puberty, females must deal with hormonal challenges that males never face, e.g. menstruation (and everything that goes with that m...
EP 484: Derek Ting On His Latest Action Film "Agent Recon"
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A covert military task force tracks a mysterious energy disturbance at a secret base in New Mexico that is suspected of experimenting on alien technol...
EP 483: Philip W. Chung On World Premiere of "Unbroken Blossoms"
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Playwright Philip W. Chung's Unbroken Blossoms is a historical reimagining of the making of a boundary-breaking 1919 Hollywood classic that shines a ...
EP 482: The Two Kens On Debate Postmortem - Is Biden Too Old?
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode podcasters Fong and Kemp gamely try to stay out of panic mode in light of President Biden's abysmal performance at the first president...
EP 481: CEO Libby Liu On Whistleblower Aid, NDAs & Radio Free Asia
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Whistleblower Aid CEO Libby Liu has long been a tireless champion for giving as many people as possible access to what's really going on, pushing back...
EP 480: The Two Kens On A Convicted Felon Running To Be POTUS
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the conviction of former POTUS Trump on all 34 counts last week, you might think that that would catalyze many of even his most ardent supporters...
EP 479: Dr. Kenneth Wang On Learning How To Be Perfectly Imperfect
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Clinical psychologist Dr. Kenneth Wang has spent the last 20 years researching the area of perfectionism, especially how it manifests itself in Asian ...
EP 478: Virginia Duan On K-pop And Overcoming Relational Trauma
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In her debut novel Illusive, writer, blogger, and author Virginia Duan takes readers behind the scenes in the world of K-pop to explore the paralyzing...
EP 477: The Two Kens On United But Hopelessly Divided?
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode of the collaborative series between longtime friends, former pastors, and fellow podcasters Ken Fong and Ken Kemp, they talk ab...
EP 476: Jamie Jo Hoang On "My Father, The Panda Killer"
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In writing My Father, The Panda Killer Vietnamese American Jamie Jo Hoang humanizes the costs and consequences of the Vietnam War through the experie...
EP 475: Thomas Lee On How Bruce Lee Mastered Business, Confidence, and Success
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Author and business journalist Thomas Lee has given us a refreshingly new and relevant way to appreciate the life and legacy of the late pop icon Bruc...
EP 474: Alexandra Chan On Loss, Myth & Magic
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra Chan had excelled in life as a left-brain, logical and educated person. But the recent loss of her amazing father Robert Earl Chan showed he...
EP 473: Newton Cheng On Helping Breakdown The Stigma Surrounding Mental Health Struggles
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Newton Cheng is the Director of Health + Performance at Google. He's a husband, a dad, and a champion powerlifter. From all appearances, he was doing ...
EP 472: The Two Kens With Betsey Newenhuyse On What America Might Lose If Religious Communities Die
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode of The Two Ken's podcast series, Ken Kemp's regular guest Betsey Newenhuyse from Chicago joins us to talk about the ongoing nee...
EP 471: Wing Ho On Coaching Relationship-Driven Leaders
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wing Ho is the founder of Xcela Coaching, where he offers Leadership Coaching and Team Culture Coaching. His relational-driven approach is something...
EP 470: Lisa Sanaye Dring On Her New Play "Kairos" @ East West Players Theater
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Writer and director Lisa Sanaye Dring's new play Kairos opens East West Players new season on April 4th. Because her play explores what can happen to...
EP 469: Joseph Tseng On His New EP "Pearls Of Home"
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Back when Joseph Tseng graduated from college, he focused on making a living as a singer/songwriter/storyteller. But he soon discovered that that drea...
EP 468: Danna Okuyama On Creating A Safe Online International Penpal Platform For Children
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Danna Okuyama left her career in high finance to become the founder and CEO of Urban Sandbox, a new modern-day pen pal app and safe space for students...