CUNY TV's Asian American Life

Go behind the scenes with AAL, from an Origami Holiday Tree to the traveling exhibition Terracotta Daughters and Broadway’s Here Lies Love. Plus an in-depth look at caring for aging parents.

It’s all about the food! AAL visits a Vietnamese Street Festival, checks out creative Bentobox kids’ lunches, cooks Indian with an immigrant chef, and samples gourmet Asian food truck cuisine.

AAL explores the hidden community of immigrant shiftbeds in Chinatown, high rates of depression and suicide among Asian American women, CUNY's Asian American Filmmakers, and transgender model Geena Rocero!

Delving into the world of letters with university presidents, a prize-winning poet, children’s books and a spelling bee!

Asian American Life explores the Special Olympics. Plus remembering Private Danny Chen, craft beer and Asian American Adoptees.

Asian American Life goes one-on-one with a NCAA Basketball Star, samples the Bubble Tea Trend and Broadway musicals in Asia, and explores Asian American Adoptees.

It's Asian American Pacific Heritage Month! We chat with the first Korean-American elected to New York State Legislature Ron Kim and other influential Asian Americans in law, journalism and science.

On Asian American Life, we visit with Broadway actor Ann Harada and provide exclusive interviews with Sikh Coalition National Director of Programs Amardeep Singh, Playwright Carla Ching, and noted leaders in philanthropy Martha Choe and Peggy Saika.

Asian American Life turns to arts and entertainment featuring actor Cole Horibe as Bruce Lee in Kung Fu from Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang. Plus we revisit Pulitzer finalist author, Jewelry Designer, Bloggers, and Photojournalist.

This month Asian American Life remembers Private Danny Chen. Plus we explore craft brewing, Asian plastic surgery and minorities in advertising.

This month, Asian American Life takes an in-depth look at the relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan natural disaster.

Asian American Life "Best Of" show takes a look back at some of our popular segments over the year.

Profiles of Asian American leaders in the arts & entertainment business.

This month’s Asian American Life focuses on Asian American leaders in the fashion business, including designers, retailers, bloggers and new media, plus so much more!

Check out the premiere episode of Asian American Life, featuring a roundtable discussion with Sayu Bhojwani, Larry Lee, Vanessa Leung, and Kyung Yoon; a profile of Chinatown; a visit to the MOCA; interviews with Corky Lee and Michio Kaku; and much more!