Welcome to Episode 3 of the Asian American History 101 Podcast.

In this episode, co-hosts Gen & Ted Lai take on the topic of whitewashing in Hollywood. This is part 1 of 2 on the topic of whitewashing. In this episode, they talk about some reasons for whitewashing, yellowface, and brownface, go over a brief history of the practice through the 1970s, and talk a little about the impact of these practices. In the final segment, we remember Tony Hsieh and Thuy Nguyen and celebrate accomplishments by Chef David Chang, Mike Magpayo, Kim Ng, and Gitanjali Rao. Want to learn more? Visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or https://linktr.ee/AAHistory101 for social media. Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us at [email protected].

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Asian American History 101 Podcast. In this episode, co-hosts Gen & Ted Lai talking about the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the first American policy that ended immigration from one specific ethnic group. What was it? Why did it happen? How did we finally end it? To close the episode, we talk a little about the 1882foundation and the great work they do to help acknowledge the contributions of Chinese Americans. More info can be found at 1882foundation.org. To get further links from things we talked about, visit our Libsyn homepage at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or check out our Linktree at https://linktr.ee/AAHistory101

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Asian American History 101 Podcast. In this episode, co-hosts Gen & Ted Lai introduce ourselves before diving into the main segment on Who are Asian Americans? We end with a segment about what we're reading and watching from Asian American creatives and artists.

A few of the things we mentioned we're reading:

• Ornamentalism by Anne Anlin Cheng. Find it on Apple Books or Amazon.
• The Third Degree by Scott Seligman. Find it on Apple Books or Amazon.

A few of the things we mentioned we're watching:

• Over the Moon by Glen Keane, starring Cathy Ang, Phillipa Soo, and Ken Jeong
• Never Have I Ever by Mindy Kaling, starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, and Richa Moorjani
• The Broken Hearts Gallery by Natalie Krinsky, starring Geraldine Viswanathan, Dacre Montgomery, and Utkarsh Ambudkar