James: So today I invited two people who know a lot about this process. James: So if we feel trapped in a cycle of re-hashing the same talking points, then it does help to track down the origin of that cycle. James: Because it’s difficult, right? It’s extremely difficult if you’ve been denied the tools to process your own experiences. James: I’ve had to recognize that it’s not “the same story over and over again” for someone who’s living it for the first time, or talking about their experiences openly for the first time. James: And to be clear, I’m talking about Asian Americans, not the whites. James: But at the same time, one thing I’ve learned while making this show is to respect where people are at. James: I’m very sympathetic to the feeling that we’re hearing the same story, trying to teach the country the same lessons over and over again - about the model minority stereotype, and how Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are not monolithic groups. James: In our previous episode, which was titled, “How Do We Go Beyond Representation?” all of our guests were questioning the premise of representation as a goal.
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James: And this is James Boo, filling in for Cathy Erway - on the second episode in our three-part series for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. And during a year when absolutely nothing has been routine, we hope these episodes will join many other podcasts, panels, and events in diving beneath the surface of representation, diversity, and inclusion for AAPIHM. it’s once again Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a time that can often feel routine and repetitive.
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Our team decided to host these conversations because in the U.S. In this second episode of a three-part series, Managing Producer James Boo invites Randy Kim (Host of the Banh Mi Chronicles) and Tracey Nguyen Mang (Host of The Vietnamese Boat People) to dig deep and get personal about how they’ve seen participation in storytelling change the life of one person at a time. But what about the person who offers their story to be consumed? How else can we define the value of our life’s stories, and the importance of how they’re shared?
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The impact of storytelling is often portrayed as a story changing the life of the person consuming it - and changing the world by reaching as many people as possible.