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Asian Americans are making headlines for their groundbreaking contributions to social justice, historical preservation and leadership. We spotlight the trailblazers who are driving change from fighting for safer work conditions in nail salons to the librarian who's defending our freedom to read in the face of book bans. Plus we profile the first Asian American female Rabbi and Author Michael Lou gives voice to the belonging and Chinese in America with his best selling novel "Strangers In The Land."
1:16 Safety Laws Protect Nail Salon Workers
9:29 Librarian Battles Book Ban
15:42 Author Michael Luo "Strangers In The Land"
23:25 America's first AAPI Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
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Guest List:
Angela W. Buchdahl - Senior Rabbi, Central Synagogue NYC
David T. Imamura - County Legislator, Westchester County Board of Legislators, District 12
Jewel Williams Johnson - County Legislator, Westchester County Board of Legislators
Emily Marte - Safety & Health Specialist, NY Committee for Occupational Safety and Health
Socheatta Meng - Executive Director, Mekong NYC
Tina Zheng - Owner, Touch Nails and Lashes
Jennie Pu - Library Director, Hoboken New Jersey Public Library
Michael Luo - Author, Strangers In The Land
Recording Date
06/16/2026
First Air Date
07/14/26
Ernabel Demillo is the host of Asian American Life, a monthly half hour series about the fastest-growing immigrant group in the country, focusing on Asian Americans in the tri-state area from over 40 countries who speak more than 150 different languages and dialects. Every month, an Asian enclave and neighborhood within the tristate area is featured. Cutting edge issues like racial profiling and stereotyping are examined and explored. Successful Asian Americans who are forging new identities in business, politics and the arts are also be profiled. Asian American Life is reaching new frontiers in the quest for understanding and acknowledgment among tri-state Asian Americans.
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