Let's Talk with YuTsai

Ross Butler is an Asian-American actor known for roles on 13 Reasons Why, K.C. Undercover, Riverdale, and Shazam. Born in Singapore, he immigrated to the US at a young age and moved to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career at the age of 20.

Ashley Graham is no stranger to the fashion industry with countless covers and billboards internationally, but she has made a brand of promoting self love, size acceptance, and body positivity, and used her body and voice to express and inspire confidence in women everywhere.

Eve Rodsky is the author of the NY Times Bestseller: Fair Play, which addresses the disparity between men and women’s roles in a traditional relationship and concentrates on re-imagining domestic life and relationship to help rebalance responsibilities.

Elsa Collins is a strategist, activist, and advocate, co-founder of organizations This is About Humanity, She Se Puede, and the Ideatuer. Her initiatives include growing Latina representation, getting out the vote, and addressing the humanitarian crisis at the border.

Chef Ming Tsai has been a household name since 1998, hosting his cooking show East Meets West on Food Network. He has been an inspiration to me and a welcome Asian presence on TV. We talk about how rewarding, and simple, kindness and giving back can be.

Photographer Brian Bowen Smith set out in the spring of 2020 on a road trip across America, to capture historic images in the midst of a country in pandemic and quarantine. He shares his personal history and details this project, entitled BBS Drivebys. 

Actress and comedian Margaret Cho is outspoken, and at times controversial, in her candid handling of identity, race, and sexuality. A powerful advocate whose work has utilized humor and indulged stereotypes to discuss the Asian American experience and LGBTQIA+ community.

Celebrity Chef, Jet Tila, was born in Los Angeles into a restaurant family with Thai and Chinese ancestry, and went on to study formally at Le Cordon Bleu. Jet and I have a shared passion for Asian Cuisine and its evolving story.

Sam Hyun is an  advocate for the Asian American community, working as an activist, chairperson of the Massachusetts Asian American Commission, and host of the podcast, Real Talk Tuesdays created by the non profit foundation Hate is a Virus. His work is a vital and vibrant voice in this historic time.

Long Ung recounts her childhood in the Cambodian killing fields in her memoir, First they Killed my Father : A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, adapted into a film in 2017. She is active in work on numerous campaigns aimed at ending violence against women, ceasing use of child soldiers, and banning landmines. As someone who knows firsthand the trauma of war, she is deeply committed to her humanitarian causes, yet she lives with unbounded optimism and compassion.