Let's Talk with YuTsai

Young Chang is the founder of A-Sha Dry Noodle. He's an entrepreneur with an extensive resume, who left a corporate career to start a business near to his heart.

He's an incredible ambassador with the foods created by A-Sha, delicious Taiwanese noodles created in Tainan using a 100 year old tradition. He's become a global success story while honoring his heritage.

Lisa Ling is an award winning journalist, author, and media personality, and she has always been an inspiration for me. In 2020, Lisa challenged me to dig deeper into dialogue about AAPI empowerment, immigrant stories, and marginalized Americans. Here is our open conversation. 

Today's guest is Irene Chen from Parker Thatch, known for their chic handbags, accessories and jewelry. Parker Thatch started in the early 2000's making high quality goods, with simplicity and elegance.

But I'm interested in how an Asian woman, immigrant, and mother had the courage to build a thriving business.

Colton Haynes is an actor, famous for roles Jackson Whittemore in MTV's Teen Wolf and Roy Harper in CW's Arrow. He's adding a new title to his list of accomplishments, Author.

His memoir titled "Miss Memory Lane" takes you on his beautifully raw and honest journey from Kansas to Hollywood.

Eric Buterbaugh's floral and fragrance brand is synonymous with the high end luxury lifestyle. He has established himself as the most prominent florist in the world, describing his work as “opulent flowers presented in a modern way." He outlines his journey for us and his keys to living authentically and unapologetically. 

Jerome LaMaar, the Style Monk, is an inspiration. A polymath, futurist, a creative director, a designer, a stylist, and a manifester, with a magical and up-lifting personality, they create with an easy understanding, a deep sense of knowing about themself. Jerome is very generous about describing the creative path and manifesting safe space. 

Francis Lam is a classically trained chef, long time food journalist and cookbook editor and has hosted the Splendid Table since 2017, for which he has won many awards including four James Beard Awards.

Joanne Molinaro, also known as the Korean Vegan, has garnered a lot of attention (and 2 million Tik Tok followers) for her incredible ability to tell beautiful, poignant stories that come directly from her heart.

The Korean Vegan, Joanne Molinaro, is a master storyteller, cookbook author, TikTok star, and an attorney. Joanne tells stories of family, culture, life and food. Her delicious descriptions of vegan cuisine are so appetizing, she might just convince you to go plant based.

Eric Rutherford is a model, actor, activist, and content creator with a career spanning nearly four decades. He currently hosts his own podcast, Not Just Pretty Pictures, which utilizes storytelling to explore different viewpoints and lifestyles.