Asian Enough
From the Los Angeles Times, “Asian Enough” is a podcast about being Asian American — the joys, the complications and everything in between. In each episode hosts Jen Yamato, Johana Bhuiyan, Tracy Brown and Suhauna Hussain of The Times invite special guests to share personal stories and unpack identity on their own terms. They explore the vast diaspora across cultures, backgrounds and generations, and try to expand the ways in which being Asian American is defined.
I led production on the second season of Asian Enough, featuring interviews with Lucy Liu, Sandra Oh, Simu Liu, Sohla El-Waylly, and many others. During my time as showrunning, Asian Enough was recognized as:
Here’s a selection of my favorite interviews:
A conversation with award-winning “Killing Eve” actor Sandra Oh about speaking out against anti-Asian hate, engaging identity in her film and TV roles and why it’s an honor just to be Asian.
“I’m constantly trying to dismantle what it means to be Asian Enough.”
This episode was syndicated by media outlets such as Refinery29, E! News, Just Jared, and more. It won 2nd Place: Best Arts or Entertainment Podcast, “Asian Enough: Sandra Oh” at the L.A. Press Club’s 14th National A&E Journalism Awards. It was also a Finalist: PERSONALITY PROFILE/INTERVIEW - Ent. personalities. Over 10 minutes, “Asian Enough: Sandra Oh” at the L.A. Press Club’s 64th Southern California Journalism Award.
A conversation with Emmy-nominated actor Lucy Liu about fame, art, motherhood and standing up for herself on the set of "Charlie’s Angels."
“I don’t want to be that person that is not going to speak up for myself… whatever career choices I make or whatever life decisions I make, I will walk away with my dignity.”
- Lucy Liu on her relationship with Bill Murray on the set of “Charlie’s Angels.”
This episode was syndicated by media outlets such as People, E! News, The Hill, Jezebel, InStyle, The Hollywood Reporter, and many more.
A conversation with actor Simu Liu about defying tropes as Marvel’s first Asian superhero, feeling empowered on the set of “Shang-Chi” after his experience with “Kim’s Convenience,” and the importance of being the “masters of our own narrative.”
I want to find great projects in different genres, explore interesting characters and just show the humanity of Asian Americans — the subtleties, the nuances, the dimensionality and also the goofiness.
A conversation with Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of the Netflix comedy series “Never Have I Ever” about her Tamil Canadian identity, having Mindy Kaling as a boss and breaking ground by playing a flawed Asian American lead on TV.
I just accepted the fact that people like me aren’t leads and they are side characters. When you see them onscreen, hold on to them, hope that they’ll make some awesome joke that isn’t at their own expense, and then be grateful for that. After ‘Never Have I Ever’ season one came out, I realized, huh? Why did I just accept that?
