One in a Billion

We kick off Season 5 today (July 14th) with a 10-part series True Colors.

True Colors is about the color of one's character in times of crisis.

How do you respond after you've seen the video of George Floyd dying under the knee of a white police officer in Minneapolis? What can you do to confront anti-black racism in America?

Veteran ABC News correspondent/anchor Ron Claiborne and I (Host, Mable Chan) had worked for years at ABC News Good Morning America. For the first time, we discuss the issue of race, racial profiling, white supremacy, and police violence as he's seen and experienced in Episode #1 - "Being Black in America."

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She never ceases to amaze me.

Sanyee Yuan - a 20 something writer, actor, host, and Harvard graduate - is always chasing the next big opportunity by connecting with people who inspire her creative thought that would turn into a story or a script!

I first interviewed Sanyee in 2012 when she spoke movingly about being raised by a single mom with two jobs, two kids - her and her older sister. Both girls love television and movies.

Since moving to L.A., Sanyee has written numerous blogs about her adventure in Hollywood by focusing on how she overcomes fear and setbacks.

In this episode - the last of Season 4 - Sanyee let us in her latest projects and what keeps her thriving.

Check this out - "This Asian American Life: Cutting My Own Path in Hollywood."

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What drives you crazy?

How about being called just that - crazy.

If you are struggling with a mental disorder, you might lash out or turn inward. And when you do, that word "crazy" could feel like a weapon that cuts through your skin.

In this episode "This Asian American Life: Don't Call Me Crazy" - New York based writer/editor/illustrator Hannah Bae reads a chapter she's contributed to a new book "Don't Call Me Crazy" that depicts her personal struggle dealing with her mother.

Her experience is one of thirty three dynamic and intimate voices in this fascinating book about mental health and a guide with helpful resources.

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What's wrong with bribing your 3-year-old with a gold star? Or, if you're in China, it's a red star.

Chinese American journalist Lenora Chu was a new mother when she first moved to Shanghai with her husband, she quickly discovered the authoritarian style of Chinese schooling clashed with her American upbringing in Texas. How? What did she do?

Well, she wrote a book called "Little Soldiers" describing how children are educated and what the education system is designed to accomplish.

Check out my interview with Lenora Chu in this episode - "This Chinese American Life- What's an education for?"

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Have you ever been tempted to trace your roots?

What might pique your curiosity if your mother refused to talk about her parents?

For Scott Tong, he decided to find his home village precisely because no one seemed to remember his grandparents. What happened to them?

Why did they stay in China when his mother fled to America?

Check out my conversation with American Public Media's "Marketplace" correspondent - Scott Tong - in this episode "This Chinese American Life: Tracing My Roots"

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What if your father called you after you two hadn't talked for a year?

What if you were looking for a better relationship with him, and you were finding you were running out of time?

In Part 2 of my interview with Mimi Wong, a New York-based writer and multimedia producer, she shared her reflections on those last few conversations with her father, and her inner journey of reconciliation.

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When was the last time you had a talk, or a fight with your father?

What might trigger your urge to call him, or to reflect on what's been missing in your relationship?

In Part 1 of my interview with Mimi Wong, a New York based writer and multimedia producer shared her story, first published in "How Watching Asian Father on Screen Helped me Face My Own."

The movie "Searching." prompted her to dive into deep personal thoughts about her father, Asian fatherhood and media portrayal of Asian masculinity.

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Why would you give up all that you've studied or worked so hard for once you hit a certain life stage and decided to pursue what really makes you happy?

In Part 2 of my interview with Chinese American documentary filmmaker Hao Wu, he talked about giving up the traditional notion of success. Making money. Making parents proud.

Instead, he chose to listen to his heart.

This is a story about pursuing what's deeply fulfilling for you.

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What will you find if you bank on the Internet to fulfill your desire?

How much money will you spend to make your dream come true in this digital universe?

In this 2-part interview with Chinese American documentary filmmaker Hao Wu, he talked about "The People's Republic of Desire" - a film about live-streaming in China.

It's a story about the human longing for fame and fortune, as well as love and connection.

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If you're a 20 something Asian woman trying to establish yourself as a writer in Tech, listen up. You can speak up, share your thoughts and yet, nobody hears you. You're ignored.

That's Eda Yu's story.

In "Don't Talk Over Me" Eda talks with Lauren Dai, another Asian woman working in Silicon Valley about tough challenges in a room full of white men. Who helped her? How did she get over barriers?

Also, how did she first discover her passion for writing?

Who persuaded her to pursue it through college?

And what is holding Lauren back from writing? What are her fears?

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