Gen and Ted Lai

Asian American History 101

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Asian American History 101 is a fun, family-friendly, and informative podcast co-hosted by Gen and Ted Lai, the daughter and father team. The podcast will entertain and educate people as Gen and Ted dive into the vast history of Asian Pacific Americans from the struggles they faced to their contributions and triumphs. And sometimes we cover topics of the Asian Pacific Diaspora globally.

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Gen and Ted Lai

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First Asians in America 28.12.2020 22:21

Welcome to Episode 5 of the Asian American History 101 Podcast. Co-hosts Gen & Ted Lai provide a history on the first Asians in America... Spoilers, it's not the Chinese like we're often taught in school. We also talk about the lives of the first famous Asian American performers, Chang and Eng. 3:45, First Asians in America. 12:28, Let's learn about Chang and Eng, the first Asian American performe...

Whitewashing in Hollywood, Part 2 21.12.2020 22:39

Welcome to Episode 3. In this episode, co-hosts Gen & Ted Lai take continue the topic of whitewashing in Hollywood. This is part 2 of 2. They review some recent examples of whitewashing, yellowface, and brownface, talk a little more about the impact of these practices, and discuss why there's hope for improvement. In the final segment, reminisces on the dearth of Asian centric role models in media...

Whitewashing in Hollywood, Part 1 14.12.2020 18:56

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Asian American History 101 Podcast. In this episode, co-hosts Gen & Ted Lai take on the topic of whitewashing in Hollywood. This is part 1 of 2 on the topic of whitewashing. In this episode, they talk about some reasons for whitewashing, yellowface, and brownface, go over a brief history of the practice through the 1970s, and talk a little about the impact of these prac...

The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 07.12.2020 18:07

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Asian American History 101 Podcast. In this episode, co-hosts Gen & Ted Lai talking about the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the first American policy that ended immigration from one specific ethnic group. What was it? Why did it happen? How did we finally end it? To close the episode, we talk a little about the 1882foundation and the great work they do to help acknowle...

Who Are Asian Americans 29.11.2020 14:48

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Asian American History 101 Podcast. In this episode, co-hosts Gen & Ted Lai introduce ourselves before diving into the main segment on Who are Asian Americans? We end with a segment about what we're reading and watching from Asian American creatives and artists. A few of the things we mentioned we're reading: Ornamentalism by Anne Anlin Cheng. Find it on Apple Books or...