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The SituAsian Room

The SituAsian Room

Crimson Planet Media

Two young Asian Americans, Emilie and Zach, explore the issues inside the Asian American Pacific Islander community to bring awareness and education of AAPI topics and culture. From discussing topics like food, identity, stereotypes, and questions like “Where are you really from?”, join them as they embark on a journey into Asian America.
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This week in The SItuAsian Room, Emilie and Zach “Dish It Out” with more Asian cuisines, and welcome Dr. Calvin Sun into the SituAsian Room to discuss the Coronavirus pandemic, Asian Stereyotpes, Asian stereotypes, Calvin’s path to becoming a doctor, discrimination, traveling, and more. Check out our show notes: https://situasianroom.com/episode-6-our-health-and-the-coronavirus-with-dr-calvin-sun-part-2/ Produced and Hosted by Emilie Villaverde and Zach Ng Edited by Kyle Hudson Music by Eway Sounds A Crimson Planet Media Production Distributed by KeystoneDigital.tv
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This week in The SItuAsian Room, Emilie and Zach “Dish It Out” with more Asian cuisines, and welcome Dr. Calvin Sun into the SituAsian Room to discuss the Coronavirus pandemic, his own experiences as a doctor in New York and as an Asian American, mental health, being comfortable with the uncomfortable and more. Find our show notes here: https://situasianroom.com/episode-5-our-health-and-the-coronavirus-with-dr-calvin-sun-part-1/ Produced and Hosted by Emilie Villaverde and Zach Ng Edited by Kyle Hudson Music by Eway Sounds A Crimson Planet Media Production Distributed by KeystoneDigital.tv
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The SituAsian Room - 03 - Chinese International Students
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07/14/20 • 64 min

This week in The SItuAsian Room, Emilie and Zach “Dish It Out” with more Asian cuisines from their cultures, talk about ICE’s new regulations to international student visas and sit down with Hanson Zhang in the SituAsian Room to discuss Chinese International Students studying abroad in countries like the United States. Together, they talk about the experiences Chinese students have while studying in America, including adapting to new environments, fitting in with their American peers, and mixing their cultures from home with school. Read our show notes here: https://situasianroom.com/episode-3-chinese-international-students/ Produced and Hosted by Emilie Villaverde and Zach Ng Edited by Kyle Hudson Music by Eway Sounds A Crimson Planet Media Production Distributed by KeystoneDigital.tv
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This week in The SituAsian Room, Emilie, and Zach welcome Rahat Babar, Esq. to talk about the importance of building trust between communities of color and law enforcement, civil rights, and much more. Rahat is a strong advocate for the AAPI community as a former president of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania and a chair of the Civil Rights Committee for the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.
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The SituAsian Room - 01 - The Perpetual Foreigner
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07/02/20 • 37 min

In The SituAsian Room, two young Asian Americans, Emilie & Zach, discuss the perpetual foreigner stereotype, address questions like "Where are you really from?", and in "Dish it Out" as they embark on their journey into exploring Asian America, just in time before the end of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Originally Recorded May 24th, 2020 Produced and Hosted by Emilie Villaverde and Zach Ng Edited by Kyle Hudson Music by Eway Sounds A Crimson Planet Media Production Distributed by KeystoneDigital.tv Check out the video at: https://youtu.be/p-6-nFffAdA Read our show notes here: https://situasianroom.com/the-pilot/
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In the SituAsian Room, Emilie, and Zach welcome Nydia Han to talk about the power of our voices as Asian Americans during the coronavirus era, standing against hate, being forever foreigners, and her signature series #ThisIsAmerica. Nydia Han is an Emmy award-winning television journalist and the creator of #ThisIsAmerica, a social media movement and three-part documentary series about racism.
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The SituAsian Room - 12 - The Importance of the AAPI Vote with Kay Yu
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10/11/20 • 55 min

In the SituAsian Room, Emilie, and Zach welcome Kay Yu, the Voter Protection Director of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. Kay shares her story of “being her first client” fighting for her own citizenship and discusses the importance of civic engagement, voting, and how to vote in PA. Before the 2020 election (Nov 3), we want to stress how important it is for the AAPI community to vote!
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In the SituAsian Room, Emilie, and Zach welcome Izzy Weiss, the founder of the national organization In Between. Their mission, inspired by Izzy’s upbringing as an Asian American Adoptee, is to unite and support those who feel they don’t strongly align with either their Asian and American culture. Izzy also shares her experience about how she is navigating her identity.
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In the SituAsian Room, Emilie, and Zach welcome Jerry Won, the host of the Dear Asian Americans Podcast. Jerry is the founder of Just Like Media, which is home to many other Asian Podcasts as well as the Asian Podcast Network. Emilie and Zach talk to Jerry about the necessity of Asian storytelling, Asian Americans taking storytelling into their own hands, what it means to be a leader and mentor, Jerry’s college days, legacy, and more.
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This week, Emilie and Zach welcome Dr. Kyle Kajihiro into the SituAsian Room. Dr. Kyle Kajihiro is a professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, teaching courses in Ethnic Studies and Geography and Environment. He also is the founder of the Hawaii DeTours Project, which aims to teach people the true history of Hawaii and spread awareness of social justice issues from a decolonized perspective. Tune in to the conversation between Emilie, Zach, and Kyle about Hawaii’s culture, the history and what it’s become, his DeTours project, the social justice issues that Hawaiians face today, and more!
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How many episodes does The SituAsian Room have?

The SituAsian Room currently has 19 episodes available.

What topics does The SituAsian Room cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on The SituAsian Room?

The episode title '07 - Covering and Young Politics with Saira Salyani' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The SituAsian Room?

The average episode length on The SituAsian Room is 59 minutes.

How often are episodes of The SituAsian Room released?

Episodes of The SituAsian Room are typically released every 12 days.

When was the first episode of The SituAsian Room?

The first episode of The SituAsian Room was released on Jul 2, 2020.

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