InfatuAsian Podcast

America's true national treasures are our National Parks! Stewards of our parks are the thousands of men and women working for the National Park Services as rangers.  Today we will be speaking with Ranger Connie Lau who is currently working at the Grand Canyon but works at Yosemite in Summer. She will tell us about her journey, some of her experiences as a park ranger, as well as some of the amazing contributions that Asian Americans had on Yosemite.

***minor CORRECTION, Connie mentioned that it took 6 months to finish Tioga Road, it actually only took 4 months!  Amazing!***

You can follow Ranger Connie @theclausroom.outdoors on Instagram, and for more general information you can follow the NPS @nationalparkservice or go to NPS.gov to learn more about our wonderful National Parks!

The children's book about Tie Sing called Mountain Chef by Annette Pimentel can be found online, or the first-hand account of Tie Sing's amazing culinary feats is at https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/albright2/pdf/ch7.pdf   

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If you've been on YouTube or TikTok, I'm willing to bet you've seen one of Lisa Nguyen's videos.  She started going viral during the pandemic for challenging herself to eat instant ramen for 30 days straight.  Her improvised and quirky recipes have been downloaded billions of times... BILLIONS with a B!  She has grown to over 4 million subscribers building up her spice tolerance, visiting family-owned restaurants, and inventing unconventional recipes.

Follow Lisa on YouTube and Tik Tok @lisanguyen, or Instagram @its.lisanguyen 

To help support Kanbe's Markets and help get rid of food deserts and food waste in the Kasas City area, you can go to https://www.kanbesmarkets.org/

Special thanks to my co-host, food photographer Erin Ng, you can see more of Erin's work @eringgg on Instagram!

You can let us know your thoughts 24 hours a day at: [email protected], or via direct message on Instagram and Facebook @theinfatuasianpodcast 

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Here's a Bonus Side Dish!  This movie had us in the palm of its hand. It is a dark and moody... romance!  If you liked In The Mood for Love or the classic Vertigo you will adore Park Chan Wook's latest, Decision to Leave.  Visually stunning, and superbly acted, this movie moved us. Go see it in a theater if you can, or you can stream it on Mubi (I took advantage of a free trial).

Coming on the show with me are Zabrina and Margo.  Zabrina is an award-winning photographer and Sony Artisan, and Margo hosts a French-language K-drama podcast called K-Dramas with Margo.  We had so much fun talking about this film!

If you understand French, give Margo a listen wherever you get your podcasts and follow her @margo_dramas  And follow Zabrina @zabrinaxyz on Instagram

Thanks for listening and we'll talk to you soon!

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Cantonese is a variant of Chinese that come from the Guang Dong region of China.  It is spoken by over 80 million people worldwide.  About 2 years ago Stanford University and City College of San Francisco wanted to cut their Cantonese Language programs to save money.  Listen in to hear how Jamie Tam and Julia Quan helped organize and mobilize a community of supporters to get the programs reinstated and much much more! 

Listen to the half-way mark to hear our favorite Cantonese slang terms and cuss words (sort of).  We also give some Cantonese movie and song recs and try some nearly impossible Canto tongue twisters.

Special thanks to Kimberly Szeto who volunteers with Save Cantonese for connecting us.

Follow more of what Jamie, Julia, and other folks are up to at SaveCantonese.Org and follow them @savecantonese and @savecantonese_ccsf on Instagram

You can follow my co-host Kim @kyutiekimbers on Instagram

To try the Cantonese tongue twisters we did you can go to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb1hDjxFmMw&t=193s

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This is a fun conversation I had with XinYi.  She is a Digital Nomad, Creative Chimera, and the host of the Don't Be Strangers Podcast and community.  She is working to fight adult loneliness and the myth that making friends as an adult is difficult.  We recorded in October for her podcast, and she sent me a copy of the edited file, so I figured now would be a great time to post it since I'm way behind on recording!

Learn more about her events and podcast at Dontbestrangers.club or find her on social media @dontbestrangers or find her on Spotify, Apple Podcast, etc... 

We should be back soon with new episodes!  Stay tuned!  Follow us over at Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you don't miss an episode!

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We hope you had a great Christmas or Hanukah (if that's what you celebrate)!  We're taking the next two weeks off, but here's another Holiday Replay from the archives! 

This is a flashback to a fun chat we had with Tristan A. Chen, who voiced the bully Tyler in the amazing Disney movie Turning Red!  Sit back and enjoy as you (hopefully) rest before the new year.  We'll post new episodes in January!

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Happy Holidays Everyone!  Last episode of the year!  This is a short episode, where we catch up with our pal Adam from YouTube's Die Hard Fishing channel.  I couldn't resist calling him up to talk about his epic battle with this open-water beast.  Around San Francisco, we're known for crab, salmon, and other colder-water sealife.  A few years ago, warm water species like tuna started showing up.  Adam gave it a try in earnest a few years ago, but this was the year he got the right gear and the right techniques.  It's an amazing video that even if you DO NOT LIKE FISHING, you should enjoy.  

Watch it here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tx3IlbM_FQ&t=5s

Thanks to Adam for coming on to chat with me again... and making us the #1 SF Bay Area Fishing Podcast! (with 2 whole episodes, hahaha)  Let me know if you want more fishing eps, I know Madison will be down to do interviews at Pacifica Pier!  In the meanwhile, follow Adam @diehardfishing on YouTube and social media!

We'll be taking a few weeks off, and will catch back up after the holidays!  Hope you're all happy, healthy, and safe out there!  Talk to you soon!  - Curtis

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STOP USING TEA BAGS! After writing a paper in college about the commodity tea trade, Cindy Li realized that the industry was inefficient and inequitable, with centuries-old structures rooted in colonialism. After working at a tea farm in Maui, she realized there had to be a better way to get people this fantastic product. She started Uproot Teas about a year and half ago and has set out to run a 100% sustainable company that is as good for you as it is for the farmers.  She only works with 3 small regenerative farms ensuring that the product you get is absolutely the best tea you've ever had.

Give her tea a try at Uprootteas.com and follow them @uproot.teas on Instagram.  You can get 10% off your order using the code Asianpod10 at her site.  Thanks for chatting with us Cindy!

Special thanks to my cohost Kimberly Szeto who set up this call! You can see what Kim is up to @kyutiekimbers on Instagram

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My sister Caryl and I had a blast chatting with Chef Ming Tsai last week.  Besides being an incredibly talented chef with a great personality, for me, Chef Ming was the first American-born Asian chef I had seen on TV. Representation matters.

We talk about what that was like starting his Food Network show, East Meets West, as well as some of the many other projects he's done over the years like Simply Ming, Ming's Quest, and Iron Chef. His current business and passion came about as a result of his wife's diagnosis of cancer a few years back. She has since beaten her cancer, but Chef Ming set out to move them towards a gluten-free plant-based diet.  This led to him creating Ming's Bings, a more delicious take on the veggie patty/wrap.  Hear more about the genesis of Ming's Bings as well as the good the company is doing for families struggling with cancer.

You can find out more about Chef Ming Tsai at Ming.com, and head over to Mingsbings.com to see where you can purchase some Mings Bings for yourself!  If you happen to be in the Boston area, go check out Ming's award-winning restaurant Blue Dragon!

Thank you Chef Ming for chatting with us!  And special thanks to my sister Caryl who set up the call!

As always you can write to us at [email protected], and DM and follow us on Instagram @theinfatuasianpodcast  We'd love to hear from you!

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Hey Y'All!  It's been a while since we've updated you a bit on the podcast so we start today's recording with a quick update.  Then we hope on the line with Sara Qiu, the Spanish cyclo-tourist who we talked with in episode 38. She's crossed over onto the continent of Asia and is riding through Turkey at the moment.  It was fun to hear how she's grown as a cyclo-tourist and as a person!

You can hear and see much more of Sara's story on her YouTube channel -  Journey From the Road.  She posts back and forth in Spanish and English.  Keep up with her @journeyfromtheroad on Instagram as well!

You can follow us @theinfatuasianpodcast on Instagram and Facebook.  Email us at [email protected] and we'll read your message on the air!

Thanks for listening!

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