What brings us joy? Do we treat ourselves nice? Do we know how to be honest with ourselves? Today, we are talking with April Yee, a Holistic Life Coach, about self-care, how we can practice care, support and kindness for ourselves. She points o

The Past is Prologue

Aug 5th, 2022 24m 6s

Let’s Have This Conversation has reached a crossroads. This episode marks the end of another season of telling compelling stories about the lives of Chinese American women and braving intergenerational challenges to land at a place of acceptanc

Mary Chan

Feb 14th, 2022 51m 50s

What drew us to Mary Chan? Not only is she a fellow podcaster, she is also a 2nd generation Chinese Canadian! She adds a new flavor to our mix. We hear what it’s like to be 2nd gen Chinese in Canada! Mary tells wonderful stories of her experien

Jamie Chan

Nov 24th, 2021 47m 10s

Can anyone say they’ve fulfilled their parents’ dream for them almost to perfection? What an amazing accomplishment. Listen to Jamie Chan tell her story of growing up in a warm and nurturing family where she is influenced by a dad with a defini

Vanessa and Summer Yang

Sep 7th, 2021 43m

Would a 14-year-old daughter join her mom for a podcast conversation? We are thrilled Summer Yang joined her mom, Vanessa Yang, for this episode of Let’s Have This Conversation. This season we are featuring mother and daughter relationships so

Laureen Chew

Jun 15th, 2021 45m 37s

How do you become your own person? How do you give yourself permission to accept being confused about your identity? For a unique perspective on these questions, listen to our conversation with Dr. Laureen Chew who offers profound and practical

Lil Hom and Rhea Wong

Apr 21st, 2021 36m 14s

We lead off the season with mother-daughter duo, Lil Hom and Rhea Wong. Dorinda and Jane are excited to welcome them to the conversation because we want to hear about their special relationship. When Lil talks about Rhea, we hear how she is sup

New Season: Intro with Mary Chan

Feb 12th, 2021 16m 1s

This season, our conversations will be with mothers and daughters and sisters. We'll be talking about how being a 2nd generation mom, daughter or sister influenced their lives.

12. Emmy So

Dec 17th, 2020 57m 54s

Emmy So describes growing up in Portland, Oregon. She felt the loneliness of growing up straddling 2 cultures and not fitting into a typical Asian stereotype. After college, Emmy's careers range from interior design and construction to her curr

11. Stacey Fong

Oct 21st, 2020 48m 29s

Stacey describes her experiences growing up in Fremont, California. Both of her parents immigrated from Hong Kong but met in the United States. Her multi-generational household included her paternal and maternal grandmothers. Stacey tells of he

10. Grace O'Sullivan

Aug 30th, 2020 53m 26s

Grace talks about wanting to fit in to American culture as a young person and how in adulthood she is beginning to explore more of her Taiwanese heritage: Grace's parents both came to the U.S. from Taiwan. She also discusses her strong relatio

9. Cindy Molloy

Jul 22nd, 2020 43m 22s

The story Cindy Molloy shares of growing up in a Chinese American immigrant family is certain to resonate with many women who grew up with parents who immigrated from China. Her family owned and operated a Chinese restaurant, and she experience

8. Shirley Ng

Jun 18th, 2020 45m 9s

Shirley Ng shares her story and also tells Cherie and Dorinda about her parents' journey to the US and experiences starting life in a new country where they had very limited finances and didn't speak the language. Shirley recounts her own exper

7. Angela Zhang

May 11th, 2020 46m 26s

Angela Zhang shares her story about growing up in Seattle and then moving to the East Coast for college and now medical school: she is currently studying at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Angela has given much thought to living a

6. LHTC Muriel Kao

Mar 13th, 2020 37m 14s

Muriel Kao shares her story about being a third-generation Chinese-American woman growing up in Hawaii, and then moving to California, as well as living for a time in Hong Kong. Muriel, who is now in her 80s, discusses what it was like growing

5. LHTC Mai Li

Jan 30th, 2020 34m 57s

Mai Li shares her story about being born in the US but spending her formative years in Hong Kong, always with an eye to returning to the US, which she did for college, and never left. Mai fully embraces her Chinese and American identities and t

4. LHTC Martha Wong

Nov 17th, 2019 32m 15s

Dorinda and Cherie were very honored to get to speak to Martha Wong. Now in her 80s, Martha, a second generation Chinese American, shares her life journey from her family's experiences in the segregated South to becoming a groundbreaking city a

3. LHTC Karen Lew-Tom

Oct 2nd, 2019 30m 28s

In this episode, second-generation Chinese American woman Karen Lew-Tom tells her story to Dorinda and Cherie.

2. LHTC Jeanne Lew part 2

Aug 16th, 2019 25m 58s

This is part 2 of 2, of Jeanne Lew's story, where we discuss how she overcame the challenges of a strict and unsupportive upbringing to arrive at a fulfilling and successful self-styled life.

1. LHTC Jeanne Lew part 1

1 Jul 17th, 2019 30m 48s

This is part one (of two) of Jeanne Lew's story. We tell the story of how Jeanne overcame significant family pressure and criticism to successfully strike out on her own.

Trailer

0. LHTC Introduction Trailer

Jul 11th, 2019 9m 55s

Second generation Chinese American women share their stories through interviews, one woman at a time, with cohosts Dorinda Wong and Cherie. Because through sharing we inspire courage and strength in each other.

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