I Hope They Hear This

Good friend, Helen Bai, joins us all the way from New Jersey to talk to us about her life story. Helen was born in Korea, but mostly raised in America. She talks to us about how her desire not to disappoint her mother drove much of her life. One day, a life altering accident triggered a series of events that would ultimately help her heal her relationship with her mother with the help of her fianc...

A good friend of my wife, Shirley, came by to talk to us about her story! Everything from growing up with siblings significantly younger than her (youngest sibling is 11 years younger!), to being involved with a global planning team for a global conference that got cancelled by COVID-19, and her latest project called "The Voicemail Project." Listen as we journey through her life and retrospectivel...

Nicole Amadio returns to talk to us about her life story growing up in California as a half Caucasian, half Korean only child all the way to living in Georgia as a nurse taking care of COVID patients during the day and making felt based name banners by night! Any and all feedback can be transmitted via: Email: IHTHTPodcast@gmail.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/ihopetheyhearthis Twitter: www.twitt...

The Uyghur (or Uighur) Muslims in China are being severely oppressed and persecuted in China. Of the 11 million Uyghur people, 1 million are being detained in re-education camps and being forced to erase their culture and way of life. We revisit this topic after around 40 weeks as new revelations of emerge about how their oppression might by directly affecting you. #SaveUyghurs Any and all feedbac...

Andrew Kim is one of my oldest and closest friends. We take a stroll down memory lane as we discuss what it was like when we were growing up and some of the ways that we have deeply impacted each other's lives. We also discuss Andrew's missteps in college and how he managed to overcome some hardships to become one of the most successful people I know. Any and all feedback can be transmitted via: E...

Cindy Park is on (all the way from Canada!) to talk to us about her life. Cindy has always lived out an adventurous, or as Cindy would say "YOLO", lifestyle which has allowed her to live in different places and experience different things. Listen as we walk through her life and talk about the things she learned and where she hopes life will take her. Any and all feedback can be transmitted via: Em...

Do you wear masks in public? Do you not? Listen as I talk about the major talking points surrounding the debate around wearing masks and how you should approach the conversation with people you don't agree with. Stay tuned until the end because I highlight some local creatives and the content they are creating to be consumed by you! Any and all feedback is welcomed at: Email: IHTHTPodcast@gmail.co...

Yemen is going through the worst humanitarian crisis ever.  Listen as I talk about the basics of what is happening. Any questions or feedback can be sent via: Email: IHTHTPodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ihopetheyhearthis Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/IHTHTPodcast

This is a somewhat unique episode. Instead of continuing the dialogue on racism, we are contributing to is with a monologue. Listen as Kit gives his perspective and thoughts. Any and all feedback can be sent to: Email: IHTHTPodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ihopetheyhearthis Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ihthtpodcast

We are continuing the dialogue regarding our response toward racism. With an insider's perspective, from Dr. Stan, we talk about equity within the healthcare system as well. Any and all feedback can be transmitted via: Email: IHTHTPodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ihopetheyhearthis Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ihthtpodcast

On this episode, I revisit my recent past episodes on racism to address some criticism that I have been getting. Criticism is always welcomed on this podcast as it helps to refine my thoughts and perspective and it keeps this much needed dialogue going. If there are any thoughts or feedback you want to convey, please use the following methods: Email: IHTHTPodcast@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.i...

My guest, Christopher Lee, is a lawyer who has spent the last three years defending cities/police departments against civil lawsuits. Being in that realm, Chris has a ton of insight and information regarding police officers and some of the things they go through. This is a very relevant and timely conversation given what is happening in the world with police brutality.  Any and all feedback for me...

Pastor John Kim comes on to talk to us about the Asian American church's response to the acts of racism that have been happening recently. Has the Asian American church been adequate in its response? If not, what can we do to be more vocal and supportive of our neighbors in the black community? Please listen as we have a very open and honest conversation about racism.  We really want to conti...

My guest and good friend, Nina Yi, have a conversation about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting her church and work life. For her church life, We talk about the transition from leading worship in front of a congregation to worshipping in front of a camera.  For her work life, we talk about something that millions of Americans are going through across the country, loss of income. As a bonus, we...

Solina Chiang returns to the podcast to talk to us about how she is doing in her role as a nurse taking care of COVID-19 patients. I really hope that the listeners will develop a new level of appreciation toward these heroes as you hear about all of the sacrifices they have to go through to keep us safe. We are all in this together! Please stay safe and healthy everybody! Any and all feedback is w...

Jessica Wang and I have a conversation about the Asian American community's place in the racial context of America and how we think our response to racism of other minorities should be. It is a follow up to the conversation Junhui and I had in the previous episode and this whole conversation is centered around the murder case of Ahmaud Arbery. We are, by no means, experts on the topic of racism in...

Junhui and I have an off the cuff conversation that just so happened to revolve mainly around the COVID-19 pandemic we are currently living through. We get into what we think the response of Asian Americans should be to the increased discrimination, what role the church should have in the dialogue, and what we think about Georgia relaxing lock-down rules and opening up its economy. Also, although...

Musician and podcast host Andy Shin came by today to talk to us about his music career, how he started his podcast, and all the obstacles and complexities of marrying his Korean wife during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Follow Andy on social media to keep up to date on his music and podcast: @akzmusic @blackkoreapodcast Any feedback is welcomed via: Email: IHTHTPodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @IHopeTheyHea...

Ben was originally invited to only talk about the awesome new intro music, but we get into how Ben is doing as a physical therapist. You wouldn't think that they would have a direct role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, but you would be wrong. Listen as Ben talks to us about how he is doing, his role in helping the recuperation of recovering COVID-19 patients, and also about our new intro music...

I am issuing a challenge. The #Local1200Challenge. In these testing times, local businesses are one of the most economically impacted groups. I pledge to spend $1,200 at local businesses and I hope I can encourage you to support local businesses as well! Please follow my journey and see which local businesses I support on my Instagram! Instagram: @IHopeTheyHearThis

Gym and I spend some time talking about what makes a good story and some of our tv show recommendations for your lock down/quarantine time tv show binge-ing  pleasures! Any and all feedback and be transmitted via: Email: IHTHTPodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @IHopeTheyHearThis Twitter: @IHTHTPodcast

We got a sneak peek at Allison's story through her husband, Kit Song, 2 episodes ago, but now we have the boss lady herself on as a guest! Allison talks to us about her journey as an entrepreneur from the creation of her accessories brand "Flower Crown Society" to the re-brand to "Heritage and Bloom" You can follow Allison on: Instagram: @heritageandbloom Website: heritageandbloom.com   Any feedba...

Hannah Lee is pursuing her doctorate in counseling psychology with her research and clinical focus on Asians and Asian Americans, especially how immigration can influence variations of stress. Needless to say, we had a ton of things to talk about regarding the Asian American experience.  If any of what we talked about resonated with you or you want to continue this conversation with me or Hannah,...

Leaders of the organization KAC Metro Atlanta (Korean American Coalition Metro Atlanta) Eric Kim and Hannah Lee came to talk about what KAC does and their initiative to get everyone to complete the census. It's easy and beneficial in a wide variety of ways! Please take 3 minutes right now (yes, right this moment) to fill out your census form!  Census Guide in Korean: http://www.aapicensusga.org/ko...

All the way from Colorado, Kit Song joins us to talk to us about his journey as a writer. We talk about what sparked his interest in writing, how he keeps track of all this thoughts and ideas (5 journals!), and even about his current writing projects! Any and all feedback is welcomed at: Email: IHTHTPodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @IHopeTheyHearThis Twitter: @IHTHTPodcast  Kit's Email: sjxseung@gmail...