Dear Asian Americans

A reading of the Letters for Black Lives, translated into Korean. Written and edited by the Letters For Black Lives Team. Translated by the #Translation-Korean Team. Read by Lala Park. Video available on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube @dearasianamericansVideo available on: Instagram: www.instagram.com/dearasianamericans Facebook: www.facebook.com/dearasianamericans YouTube: www.youtube.com/dearasianamericans Transcripts of the letter below and also available at: https://lettersforblacklives.com/ //사랑하는 가족에게,꼭 드리고 싶은 말씀이 있어요.최근 미네소타에서 백인 경찰관이 조지 플로이드라는 흑인 남성을 무려 9분간 무릎으로 목을 눌러 질식사시키는 사건이 있었어요. 숨을 쉴 수 없다는 그의 절규를 무시한 채 강제진압을 한 것이죠. 그 과정에서 경찰관 두 명이 합류하여 플로이드가 전혀 움직일 수 없도록 무력으로 제압했고, 함께 현장에 있던 동양계 경찰관은 그 상황을 방관할 뿐이었어요.경찰에 의해 살해당한 흑인 시민들은 조지 플로이드뿐만이 아니에요. 올해 5월에는 인디애나주에서 드레이선 리드, 플로리다주에서는 토니 멕데이드, 그리고 3월에는 켄터키주의 브리오나 테일러가 경찰에 의해 생명을 잃었고, 2월에는 조지아주에서 아마드 아버리가 전직 경찰에 의해 살해됐어요. 수많은 흑인을 살해한 경찰은 대부분 아무런 징계조차 받고 있지 않아요. 설령 언론에 보도가 된다고 해도 징계를 면하기도 하죠. 그렇기에 보도조차 되지 않는 억울한 죽음들이 얼마나 많을지 상상조차 할 수 없어요.이 참혹한 상황은 흑인들이 매일 겪고 있는 끔찍한 현실이에요.“우리도 소수이지 않냐”라고 생각을 하고 계실지도 모르겠어요. “한인들을 비롯해 많은 이민자는 미국 사회에서 당하는 차별과 불의에도 불구하고 새로운 삶의 터전을 일궜는데, 왜 흑인들은 그렇게 하지 못하는가?” 라고 생각하실 수 있어요.한인사회와 흑인사회 간 복잡하고 뿌리 깊은 갈등이 있다는 것 또한 인정해요. 하지만 지금 이 시점에서 우리가 가장 정의롭게 할 수 있는게 무엇인지 함께 생각해 보셨으면 좋겠어요. 저는 우리가 모두 더 함께 발전하길 바라는 마음으로 이 말씀을 드리고자 합니다. 평상시 길거리에서 주변 사람들은 우리를 보고 위협을 느끼지는 않죠.우리가 집을 나설 때, 오직 우리가 동양인이란 이유만으로 “오늘은 집에 무사히 돌아올 수 있을까?”라는 걱정은 하지 않아요. 도로에서 경찰이 우리를 멈춰 세운다고 해서 피부색 때문에 체포를 당하거나 살인 당할 것을 두려워하지도 않죠. 그러나 흑인들의 경험은 우리와 달라요.오늘 미국에 사는 많은 흑인의 조상들은 강제적으로 끌려와 노예가 되었고, 몇 세기 동안 백인의 이익을 위해 학대와 착취를 당해 왔어요. 노예제도가 폐지된 이후에도 미국 정부는 흑인들에게 삶을 꾸리는 데 필요한 투표, 평등한 교육, 재산이나 사업을 소유할 권리를 막았어요. 이런 사회적 불평등은 노예제도를 유지하려고 시작된 경찰제도와 구금제도에 의해 오늘날에도 계속되고 있고요.흑인들은 오늘날까지 계속되는 폭력의 위협을 견디고 있어요. 그들이 겪는 억압은 형태만 바뀌었을 뿐, 끝나지 않았어요. 흑인들은 이 모든 불평등 속에서도 그들의 삶을 이어갔을 뿐만 아니라 온갖 탄압을 견뎌냈어요. 수많은 흑인 인권운동가들은 인종차별에 맞서 오랫동안 싸우던 도중 폭행을 당하고, 수감되고, 억울하게 목숨을 잃기도 했어요. 그리고 그 투쟁의 결과로 그나마 인종차별을 금지하는 제도들이 생기기 시작했고, 결과적으로 흑인 인권운동가들이 힘들게 쟁취해 낸 ‘피부색 때문에 차별받지 않을 권리’를 미국에 사는 우리가 누리게 된 거죠. 비록 부당한 사회체계가 동양인과 흑인 간의 대립 관계를 부추겨 왔지만, 흑인 인권운동가들은 오랫동안 인종차별과 불공평한 이민법에 대항하며 우리 모두에게 이로운 사회적 변화를 지지하고 이끌어왔어요. 물론 이런 노력으로 적지 않은 발전이 있었어요. 하지만 이 근본적으로 불공평한 사회체계는 여전히 자리 잡고 있어요. 노예해방으로부터 155년이 지나고 인권 운동은 계속되고 있지만, 흑인들은 아직도 동등한 인격체로 존중받지 못하고 있어요. 그들은 피부색이 다르다는 이유로 여전히 부당하게 무시당하고, 조롱당하고, 그리고 살해당하고 있어요.미디어에서 약탈과 재산 피해에 대한 보도를 접할 때, 두렵고 불안하신 건 이해해요. 우리가 너무 잘 알고 있는 1992년 4.29 LA 사태 당시 한인 사회가 겪었던 피해와 고통이 다시 떠오르실 수도 있고, “한국처럼 평화롭게 촛불시위를 하면 되잖아?”라고 생각하실 수도 있어요.언론에서는 폭력성에 초점을 두고 있지만, 미국 전역에서는 대다수의 시위가 평화롭게 일어나고 있어요. 평화롭게 시작된 시위여도 경찰이 시민들에게 무자비하게 고무탄과 최루탄을 시민들에게 쏘아 위협적으로 행동하기 때문에 상황을 악화시키는 경우가 많아요.오히려 한국 민주화 운동을 직접 겪으신 부모님 세대야말로 저희 세대보다 자유를 위해 투쟁하는 시위대의 마음에 더 공감하실 거라고 믿어요. 한국도 수많은 운동과 항쟁의 역사를 보유하고 있는 나라이며, 지속되는 억압과 차별에 대항하기 위해 시위한 대중은 결국 오늘의 민주주의를 이룩했어요. 만약에 우리가 사는 이 사회가 우리 가족의 생명보다 물질적 피해를 더 중요하게 여긴다면, 우리는 그걸 참고 지켜볼 수 있을까요? 얼마나 답답하고 억울했으면 코로나 19 사태의 위험 속에서도 시위를 하게 되었을까요? 몇 세대에 걸쳐 투쟁해 왔음에도 불구하고 같은 인종적 폭력과 억압이 여태까지 지속되고 있다면, 이러한 끝이 보이지 않는 투쟁을 한다는게 얼마나 지칠까요? 이런 이유로 인해 저는 “Black Lives Matter” (“흑인의 생명은 소중하다”) 운동을 지지하고 있어요. 이 운동을 지지한다는 것은 제 가족을 포함한 한인 커뮤니티에서 흑인들을 폄하하고 증오하는 (반(反)-흑인주의적인) 말이나 행동을 했을 때 그것을 바로잡는 것을 의미해요. 우리의 침묵으로 인해 더 많은 생명이 희생되기 전에, 지금부터라도 이 상황에 관해 대화를 시작하고 이어나가야 해요. 경찰의 폭력에 의해 사랑하는 가족을 잃은 부모들과 자녀들의 분노, 슬픔, 좌절감을 헤아려주시기를 부탁드려요. 이 사건을 계기로 저 또한 제 안의 편견을 되돌아보게 되며 이 운동에 동참하게 되었습니다. 관련 단체에 기부하며 시위에 참여하는 것뿐만 아니라 그동안 잘 모르고 있던 흑인 차별의 역사에 관심을 가지고 책과 인터넷을 통해 공부하기 시작했어요. 이 편지를 친구분들께도 공유해서 더욱 많은 사람이 관심을 가지고 공감하는 계기가 되었으면 해요. 저희들을 위해 험한 여정을 통해 미국으로 이주하셨고, 결코 이민자에게 너그럽지 못했던 이 나라에서 수십 년간 견뎌 오셨다는 사실을 너무도 자랑스럽고 감사하게 생각해요. 저희가 더 나은 삶을 이룰 수 있도록 편견이 가득한 이 땅에서 고생하셨다는 걸 너무나도 잘 알아요. 그런만큼 우리가 겪은 고생들을 생각하면 흑인들과 연대해야 한다는 점이 더욱 분명해져요. 그래서 흑인들이 처한 위기를 모른척 할 수 없어요. 우리 모두가 희망하는 미래는 안전하고 두려움 없이 살 수 있는 세상이에요. 우리 모두 스스로 돌아보며 더 나은 미래를 만들기 위해 노력하길 바라요. 사랑과 희망을 담아, 자녀들 올림//이 편지는 Letters for Black Lives라는 공개서한의 한국어 번역입니다. Letters for Black Lives는 현재 진행형인 프로젝트로, 다수의 자원봉사자가 참여하여 다국어 및 다양한 문화적 자료를 번역하고 있습니다. 저희는 이 프로젝트를 통해 가족 및 지인들과 인종차별, 경찰 과잉진압과 반흑인정서에 대해 솔직한 대화를 나눠보고자 합니다.//Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, Grandfather, Grandmother, Family: We need to talk. You may not have many Black friends, colleagues, or acquaintances, but I do. Black people are a fundamental part of my life: they are my friends, my neighbors, my family. I am scared for them. Recently, in Minnesota, a white police officer killed a Black man named George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for almost 9 minutes—ignoring his repeated cries that he was unable to breathe. Two more police officers helped pin Floyd down, while a fourth, Asian officer stood guard and didn't intervene. Floyd is not alone: Already this year, police officers killed Dreasjon Reed in Indiana and Tony McDade in Florida in May, and Breonna Taylor in Kentucky in March. An ex-detective killed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia in February. Overwhelmingly, the police haven’t faced consequences for murdering Black people, even when there’s been extensive media coverage. Imagine how many more incidents go unrecorded or unseen. This is a terrifying reality that the Black people I care about live with every day. You might be thinking: We are also a minority. We’ve managed to come to America with nothing and built good lives for ourselves despite discrimination, so why can’t they? I want to share with you how I see things. I am telling you this out of love, because I want all of us, including myself, to do better. For the most part, when ...

A reading of the original English version of the Letters for Black Lives. Written and edited by the Letters For Black Lives Team. Read by Jerry Won of Dear Asian Americans. Video available on: Instagram: www.instagram.com/dearasianamericans Facebook: www.facebook.com/dearasianamericans YouTube: www.youtube.com/dearasianamericans Transcript of the letter below and also available at: https://lettersforblacklives.com/  // June 2020Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, Grandfather, Grandmother, Family: We need to talk. You may not have many Black friends, colleagues, or acquaintances, but I do. Black people are a fundamental part of my life: they are my friends, my neighbors, my family. I am scared for them. Recently, in Minnesota, a white police officer killed a Black man named George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for almost 9 minutes—ignoring his repeated cries that he was unable to breathe. Two more police officers helped pin Floyd down, while a fourth, Asian officer stood guard and didn't intervene. Floyd is not alone: Already this year, police officers killed Dreasjon Reed in Indiana and Tony McDade in Florida in May, and Breonna Taylor in Kentucky in March. An ex-detective killed Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia in February. Overwhelmingly, the police haven’t faced consequences for murdering Black people, even when there’s been extensive media coverage. Imagine how many more incidents go unrecorded or unseen. This is a terrifying reality that the Black people I care about live with every day. You might be thinking: We are also a minority. We’ve managed to come to America with nothing and built good lives for ourselves despite discrimination, so why can’t they? I want to share with you how I see things. I am telling you this out of love, because I want all of us, including myself, to do better. For the most part, when we walk down the street, people do not view us as a threat. We do not leave our homes, wondering whether or not we will return that day. We don't fear that we may die if we're pulled over by the police. This is not the case for our Black friends. The vast majority of Black Americans are descendants of people who were sold into slavery and brought here against their will. For centuries, their communities, families, and bodies were abused as property for profit. Even after slavery, the government has not allowed them to build their lives—it has legally denied them the right to vote, get an education, or own homes and businesses. These inequalities are enforced by police and prisons—which can be directly traced back to white slave patrols and plantations. Black people are under a constant threat of violence that continues today. Their oppression has not ended; it has only changed form. Black people have not only persisted but also persevered against all odds. They’ve been beaten by police, jailed, and killed while fighting for many of the rights that we all enjoy today. Even in an unfair system that pits us against each other, Black organizers helped to end unfair immigration laws and racial segregation for us all. Though there has been progress, this unfair system is still winning. Throughout these hundreds of years, our government is still killing Black people and getting away with it. I understand that you’re worried and scared about the looting and property destruction that you are seeing. But imagine how hurt you would be to see other people express more care for replaceable material objects than for the lives of your loved ones. How hurt you must be to protest like this in the middle of a pandemic. Imagine the exhaustion of fighting against the same state violence that your ancestors fought against. This is why I support the Black Lives Matter movement. Part of that support means speaking up when I see people in my community—even my own family—say or do things that diminish the humanity of Black people. Our silence has a cost and we need to talk about it. I am eternally grateful for the struggles you have endured in a country that has not always been kind to you. We have been blamed for bringing poverty, disease, terrorism, and crime. You’ve suffered through a prejudiced America so that I could have a better life. But these struggles also make it clearer than ever that we are all in this together, and we cannot feel safe until our Black friends, loved ones, and neighbors are safe. The world that we seek is a place where we can all live without fear. This is the future that I want—and I hope you want it, too. With love and hope, Your children

Jerry sits down virtually with the following amazing guests to share a candid conversation with Asian American community leaders from the Twin Cities and beyond as we share more of what's happening on the ground, why #BlackLivesMatter should matter to Asian Americans, and what we can do to help our brothers and sisters today and beyond.Sarah Park Dahlen - Professor at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MinnesotaMinh Le - Children's Book AuthorJaeRan Kim - Professor at University of Washington, TacomaSooJin Pate - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Trainer and ResearcherJudd Kim - Art Director and LA NativeDonate to We Love Lake Street atwww.WeLoveLakeStreet.com//Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.comApple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.comSpotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.comStitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.comGoogle: https://google.dearasianamericans.com Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/dearasianamericans  Like us on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/dearasianamericans Subscribe to our YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/dearasianamericans Learn more about DAA Producer and Host Jerry Won:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon///Join the Asian Podcast Network:Web: https://asianpodcastnetwork.com/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/asianpodcastnetwork/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianpodcastnetwork/

Meet Tyler Ham Pong!We celebrate Tyler's achievements in acting, writing, and filmmaking over this career.We support the 72 Hour Shootout, organized by the Asian American Film Lab, which has helped so many aspiring Asian American filmmakers gain experience, grow their network, and build on their craft.We are inspired by his story of pursing his passions despite challenges and look forward to hearing more from him soon!//About Tyler:Born in Ottawa, Tyler Ham Pong first appeared onstage as Lorenzo in "The Merchant of Venice" at the National Arts Centre in Canada. He would later move to New York City to further his acting career where he wrote and starred in "Moony Mercury" at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and the Manhattan Repertory Theatre. In 2011 he won a best actor award for his film "Sawaru."Tyler relocated Los Angeles to pursue various film and television roles while continuing to write screenplays. He won numerous accolades for his screenplays, "Dreamer In Exile," and "Breakup Brody," winning a writing Award of Excellence at the Canada International Film Festival in 2011 for the latter and a Best Screenwriter Award in 2014 for "Case File 69." One of his most recent films “Leap” screened at numerous festivals, including the FirstGlance Film Festival and Chelsea Film Festival. It was also selected for Amazon Prime Video’s first ever online film festival, All Voices Film Festival.Aside from acting and filmmaking, Tyler is currently a travel host for Visit the USA, and has been an Associate Producer on several reality TV shows. He is based in Los Angeles and is the proud owner/operator of Kill the Pig Productions.www.tylerhampong.comwww.killthepigproductions.com (Source: LinkedIn)//Connect with Tyler!Web: https://www.tylerhampong.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thampongLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhampong/Twitter: https://twitter.com/tylerhampongInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tylerhampong/Discover Asian American Film Lab:Web: https://www.asianamericanfilmlab.com/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/asamfilmlab/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AsAmFilmLab///Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.comApple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.comSpotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.comStitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.comGoogle: https://google.dearasianamericans.com Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/dearasianamericans  Like us on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/dearasianamericans Subscribe to our YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/dearasianamericans Learn more about DAA Producer and Host Jerry Won:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon///Join the Asian Podcast Network:Web: https://asianpodcastnetwork.com/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/asianpodcastnetwork/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianpodcastnetwork/

Meet AJ Rafael!We celebrate AJ's amazing musical career, his positive influence on a whole generation, and his evolution into becoming more than just a singer.We support his music, his projects, and his endeavors in acting as he builds to his amazing resume.We are inspired by his story and his reason for pursing music with such passion since an early age. We are truly humbled by his dedication, tenacity, and innovation in his creation and being so open and transparent through it all. //Connect with AJ!YouTube: https://youtube.com/ajrafaelInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ajrafael/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ajrafaelmusic/Web: https://ajrafaelmusic.com/MYSPACE: http://myspace.com/ajrafaelDiscover Crazy Talented Asians:Web: https://eastwestplayers.org/ctaathome/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crazytalented_asians///Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.comApple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.comSpotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.comStitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.comGoogle: https://google.dearasianamericans.com Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/dearasianamericans  Like us on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/dearasianamericans Subscribe to our YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/dearasianamericans Learn more about DAA Producer and Host Jerry Won:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon///Join the Asian Podcast Network:Web: https://asianpodcastnetwork.com/Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/asianpodcastnetwork/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianpodcastnetwork/

Meet Ted & Yong Kim!We celebrate their creation Seoul Sausage Company and the infinite memories, smiles, and joy they have brought to so many of us.We support their business and their team who are working so hard to make sure we can enjoy their creation for years to come.We are inspired by their dedication to the business and to themselves to work through both the good and challenging days as business owners.//Connect with Ted!Ted's DAA Interview: https://share.transistor.fm/s/fb3260c6LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedwkim/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedwkim/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tedwkim/Connect with Yong!Yong's DAA Interview: https://share.transistor.fm/s/0d258e17LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yongwkim/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findyong/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yongstar Seoul Sausage:Web: https://www.seoulsausage.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seoulsausage/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeoulSausage#FoodEqualsFamily: https://foodequalsfamily.com/Seoul Sausage Street Cred:https://www.seoulsausage.com/about-usCheck out Seoul Sausage on Season 3 of The Great Food Truck Race!//Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together.Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.comApple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.comSpotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.comStitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.comGoogle: https://google.dearasianamericans.com Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/dearasianamericans  Like us on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/dearasianamericans Subscribe to our YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/dearasianamericans Learn more about DAA Producer and Host Jerry Won:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/

Meet Yong Kim!We celebrate Yong's achievements and success in building Seoul Sausage to what it is today. We celebrate his hard work, creativity, and human-first mindset as he builds this meaningful business.We support Seoul Sausage as they innovate and try to stay ahead of the game. Particularly during these challenging times, we support their #FoodEqualsFamily movement and give-a-meal model.We are inspired by his dedication to making the business work for him, his brother, and their families. Yong is an amazing dad, husband, brother, friend, and business leader.//Yong Kim is co-founder and co-owner of Seoul Sausage Company, a company he founded with his brother Yong in 2012. They started the company out of a crazy idea of creating Korean inspired sausages and put the world on notice when they won The Great Food Truck Race Season 3. Since then, they have grown the brand through multiple distribution channels including being a mainstay at the LAFC Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. Prior to founding Seoul Sausage, Yong worked in the marketing and advertising industry. He is skilled in Digital Strategy, Account Management, Mediums, Technology and Business Development specializing within the Culinary sector. Strong business development professional with a Bachelor of Arts focused in Economics from University of California, San Diego. //Connect with Yong!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yongwkim/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findyong/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yongstarMeet Seoul Sausage:Web: https://www.seoulsausage.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seoulsausage/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeoulSausage#FoodEqualsFamily: https://foodequalsfamily.com/Seoul Sausage Street Cred:https://www.seoulsausage.com/about-usCheck out Seoul Sausage on Season 3 of The Great Food Truck Race!//Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.comApple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.comSpotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.comStitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.comGoogle: https://google.dearasianamericans.com Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/dearasianamericans  Like us on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/dearasianamericans Subscribe to our YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/dearasianamericans Learn more about DAA Producer and Host Jerry Won:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/

Meet Ted Kim!We celebrate all of Ted's awesome achievements, both academic and professional, with particular kudos to his early career in digital marketing, where he was often promoted and recruited to lead amazing campaigns.We support his passion, his baby, his company Seoul Sausage and all the good memories and emotions they have brought the Korean American community for the past 8 years.We are inspired by his vision and tenacity to create something that he and his brother can call their own and to show us all that through thick and thin, you can have fun running a meaningful company with your brother.//Ted Kim is co-founder and co-owner of Seoul Sausage Company, a company he founded with his brother Yong in 2012. They started the company out of a crazy idea of creating Korean inspired sausages and put the world on notice when they won The Great Food Truck Race Season 3. Since then, they have grown the brand through multiple distribution channels including being a mainstay at the LAFC Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. Prior to founding Seoul Sausage, Ted worked in digital marketing for clients such as: T-Mobile, Pala Casino, McDonalds, Saturn, GM, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, CiCi's Pizza, California Milk Advisory Board, Sony PSP, Westfield, Zogenix, VW and Best Buy. Ted has served on the board of the Korean American Coalition.//Connect with Ted!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedwkim/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedwkim/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tedwkim/Meet Seoul Sausage:Web: https://www.seoulsausage.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seoulsausage/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeoulSausage#FoodEqualsFamily: https://foodequalsfamily.com/Seoul Sausage Street Cred:https://www.seoulsausage.com/about-usCheck out Seoul Sausage on Season 3 of The Great Food Truck Race!Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.comApple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.comSpotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.comStitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.comGoogle: https://google.dearasianamericans.com Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/dearasianamericans  Like us on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/dearasianamericans Subscribe to our YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/dearasianamericans Learn more about DAA Producer and Host Jerry Won:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/

Meet Jared Chung!We celebrate Jared's hard work and achievements, particularly founding CareerVillage and the more than 4.5 million questions that have been answered for students by countless volunteers. We support Jared and his team as they grow and manage CareerVillage.org particularly during these challenging time when students and young professionals are more anxious than ever about their careers.We are inspired by his dedication to helping students, leveraging all his experience, lessons, and privilege to put towards an evergreen mission he is proud to dedicate his life to.//Jared Chung is the Executive Director and Founder of CareerVillage.org, the tech nonprofit providing personalized career advice to 3.5M online learners in 190 of the world's 195 countries. CareerVillage.org's crowdsourcing model has allowed it to provide career advice in a Q&A format with the help of 35,000 volunteers from all walks of life, including the world's most successful and innovative companies. For young people in low income communities, young women pursuing futures in STEM, young people of color, and others who are underrepresented in their dream career field, CareerVillage.org is the first stop for any career decision, big or small. Jared was inspired by his own career prep struggle as a young person to create CareerVillage.org together with his wife, Stanford Professor Jennifer Pan. Prior to founding CareerVillage.org, Jared was a consultant at McKinsey & Co.//Meet Jared:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredchung/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chung.jared/Connect with CareerVillage. Sign up to volunteer or donate today!Web: https://www.careervillage.org/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/careervillage/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/careervillage/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CareerVillage///Listen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.comApple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.comSpotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.comStitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.comGoogle: https://google.dearasianamericans.com Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/dearasianamericans  Like us on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/dearasianamericans Subscribe to our YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/dearasianamericans Learn more about DAA Producer and Host Jerry Won:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/

Meet Kerry Kang!We celebrate Kerry's involvement in creating Subtle Asian Traits, a generation defining global movement that now has grown to more than 1.8 million members. We support his passion and mission in bringing together people through shared culture and memes. We are excited to see what Kerry achieves as he is just getting started! We are inspired by his vision to build a community where people never feel along beyond the digital world in the next phase of the group. //Kerry Kang is a Co-Founder of Subtle Asian Traits, a Facebook Group that now claims more than 1.8 Million members globally. Through his work building the group, he has been featured guest speaker at Facebook's HQ in Menlo Park and has been quoted in notable publications such as The New York Times and NextShark. Kerry is currently a student at Monash University in Melbourne studying civil engineering and architectural design.//Connect with Kerry:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-kang-35ab4818b/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerry.kang/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kerry.kang.161Join Subtle Asian Traits:Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1343933772408499/Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/subtleasiantraitsandcoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtleasiantraits/Other Features:New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/11/world/australia/subtle-asian-traits-facebook-group.htmlNextShark: https://nextshark.com/subtle-asian-traits-interview/The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/12/the-asian-identity-according-to-subtle-asian-traits/579037/The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-story-of-the-subtle-asian-traits-facebook-groupVice: https://www.vice.com/en_asia/article/d3nexw/subtle-asian-traits-holds-up-a-mirror-for-asian-australians-like-meListen to Dear Asian Americans on all major platforms:Transistor.fm: http://www.dearasianamericans.comApple: https://apple.dearasianamericans.comSpotify: https://spotify.dearasianamericans.comStitcher: https://stitcher.dearasianamericans.comGoogle: https://google.dearasianamericans.com Follow us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/dearasianamericans  Like us on Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/dearasianamericans Subscribe to our YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/dearasianamericans Learn more about DAA Producer and Host Jerry Won:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/