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Meet Catalina Kaiyoorawongs!We celebrate Catalina for all she's achieved in her academic and professional journeys and her family for teaching her the right things to set her up for success.We support her and the mission of LoanSense to help tackle the student loan problem by providing employers an option to provide support as an employee benefit.We are inspired by Catalina to use her experience, network, and education to solve a real world problem that so many of us can benefit from.*****Catalina is the Founder & CEO of LoanSense (myloansense.com), a company whose mission is to help student loan borrowers better manage their loans by offering their employers a way to add student loan repayment assistance as a part of their benefits package. In my conversation with Catalina, we talk about her family's move from Thailand to Florida and how her childhood influenced her early career decisions in public service and non-profits. We also talk about how employers can help future employees by providing a student loan benefit and how borrowers can lower their student loan payments right now if their employment has been impacted by COVID-19Meet Catalina:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catalina-kaiyoorawongs/About LoanSense:Turnover high or seats open at your company? Open seats cost five times the employee's salary in revenue lost. LoanSense helps companies recruit faster, retain longer, and rethink their 401K.LoanSense has two products - a student loan advising and filing solution, and a student loan matching program. We use benefits funds you have already allocated and do not increase your cost significantly. Request more information today at www.myloansense.com/request-demoGrand Prize Winner of the Detroit Fintech Challenge 2018Grand Prize Winner and Audience Choice Award in Innovation in Action, 2018Grand Prize Winner of the Dow Social Sustainability Distinguished Award, 2018Audience Choice Award at Ann Arbor New Tech & TechArb Demo Day, 2019LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/myloansense/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myloansense/New Loan Help Program: https://app.myloansense.com/loan-helpDear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together.*****This episode highlights Asian American-owned business LLLLLove CBD. Learn more about their products and its benefits on their webpage at www.LLLLLOVE.com Be sure to use code "JW15" to receive 15% off your order.

Tune into our conversation with Wing as we learn about how his family became a Chinese-Brazilian-American family whose Chinese restaurant in Newport Beach became a Balboa Island icon, how the three brothers ended up selling fish tacos, and the one event that turned Wahoo's from a regional chain of 13 restaurants into the household name that we know it to be today.Wing Lam is the eldest of the three founding brothers and the enigmatic character widely recognized as the face of the iconic Wahoo’s Fish Taco brand. A 37-year restaurant industry veteran, he is often in the public eye participating as a panelist and speaker at global events such as the IEG Conference and guest lecturing for MBA programs at Yale, UCLA and USC. In addition to being featured on a national Merrill Lynch commercial and two Food Network shows, "Unwrapped" and "Beach Eats USA," he actively supports and attends many national and local community-based events.Wing serves on the board of various non-profit organizations such as Share Our Strength, Juvenile Diabetic Research Foundation and Surfrider Foundation and is an active member of the Asian American Journalists Association. In 2018, he received the Corporate Creativity, Kindness OC Award and Innovation Leadership Award from the Child Creativity Lab, as well as the 2018 IMPACT Award from the International Executive Council. Garnering countless awards for philanthropy and business achievements over the years, Wing and his brothers have been named among the 500 Most Influential by the Orange County Business Journal, with Wahoo’s Fish Taco the recipient of the Golden Foodie Award and Best OC Brand by OC Weekly. Wing graduated from San Diego State University with a B.S in science and a minor in Spanish.Meet Wing:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wahooswing/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wing-lam-2303294/More articles and stories about Wing & Wahoo'sThe Merrill Lynch Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsUan19D7OUNBC News Feature: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/how-55-year-old-long-haired-asian-surfer-wing-lam-n671926https://www.ocweekly.com/wahoos-founder-and-orange-county-og-wing-lam-looks-back-on-30-years-of-slinging-fish-tacos/OC Weekly: https://www.ocweekly.com/wahoos-founder-and-orange-county-og-wing-lam-looks-back-on-30-years-of-slinging-fish-tacos/Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together!*****This episode highlights Asian American business owner Anne Oliver and her business House of M Beauty. House Of M Beauty is the first skincare brand to feature saffron - packed with antioxidants, in clean formulas. We are a vegan and cruelty free brand. You can order on the website at HouseMBeauty.com as they ship nationwide. #HouseofMBeauty. 

Dear Asian Americans - The Helpers Series features everyday heroes who are doing what they can, where they can, however they can to help members of the community and beyond get through these challenging times. If you know of someone whose story and work deserves to be shared, contact jerry@dearasianamericans.com We're all in this together. Stay safe and stay strong.*****Bryan Pham is a software engineer turned real estate investor turned entrepreneur and one of the two founders of the Asian Hustle Network. He is also the host of the Crushing It In Real Estate Podcast.Maggie Chui is a marketing professional in the technology industry and the other founder of Asian Hustle NetworkIn my conversation with Bryan and Maggie, we talk about how they have grown an organic Facebook community to over 42,000 in four months and how they are playing a critical role in helping Asians across the world get through these challenging times.Meet Bryan:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bvpham28/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/superphamtasticInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/bryanvuongpham/Meet Maggie:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggchui/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maggie1113Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/magg.chui/Asian Hustle Network:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asian-hustle-network/about/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/asianhustlenetwork/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianhustlenetwork/Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together!*****This episode highlights Asian American movements #WASHTHEHATE and #HATEISAVIRUS. Learn more at @washthehate and @hateisavirus_ and use the hashtags to be featured

Dear Asian Americans - The Helpers Series features everyday heroes who are doing what they can, where they can, however they can to help members of the community and beyond get through these challenging times. If you know of someone whose story and work deserves to be shared, contact jerry@dearasianamericans.com We're all in this together. Stay safe and stay strong.*****Jang Cho, MD is a child and adolescent psychiatrist from Washington who works with children and their families, with particular interest and experience in helping Asian American children and their families.In my conversation with Dr. Cho, we talk about how to approach difficult conversation topics in the midst the coronavirus epidemic and ways we can take advantage of this time to have important and necessary conversations within our families.Meet Dr. Cho:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jangchomdDear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together!*****This episode highlights Asian American community leaders Cassandra Lam and Karen Mok, co-founder of The Cosmos, who have built a digital community for women to gather, connect, and self-care. Sign up for their Care Package newsletter, subscribe to their new podcast, and attend one of many digital events this week to help get through these challenging times. Check out Cassandra's own story on Episode 002 of Dear Asian Americans.

Dear Asian Americans - The Helpers Series features everyday heroes who are doing what they can, where they can, however they can to help members of the community and beyond get through these challenging times. If you know of someone whose story and work deserves to be shared, contact jerry@dearasianamericans.com We're all in this together. Stay safe and stay strong.*****Sheela Lal is a consulting manager who has spent the majority of her life caring about and working for others. With her deep activism roots in Missouri, Sheela now helps underserved Asian Americans populations in her new home state of Michigan through Rising Voices of Asian American Families where she sits on the board.Sheela also is a natural leader and community organizer. She leads The Unerased Book Club, a gathering both in-person and digital to read and amplify Asian American authors. Sheela has also compiled a list of documentaries worth watching that feature Asian Americans either in front of or behind the camera. Also, she makes a great suggestion in using services like Zoom and Calendly to book time and catch up digitally with friends while he stay at home.Meet Sheela:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenofblahLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjlal/Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/queenofblahMore about his work and organizations:Unerased Book Club: unerasedbookclub.comSheela's Documentary List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JORKEAvYATAeIU1rMPsjInnlhLas5whz3wOtQSGnr3w/editBook a Chat with Sheela: https://calendly.com/sheelal90/30minDear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together!*****This episode highlights Asian American music artists Justin Park and Demie Cao as well as their management and production team Peter Hong and Edward Shin. Support their music and business by visiting 5ALABEL.com, downloading and listening to their music, and buying merchandise. The music and live events industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus and we want to do their part to support our friends in the community who have and will bring us so much joy and connection through their musical gifts.

Dear Asian Americans - The Helpers Series features everyday heroes who are doing what they can, where they can, however they can to help members of the community and beyond get through these challenging times. If you know of someone whose story and work deserves to be shared, contact jerry@dearasianamericans.com We're all in this together. Stay safe and stay strong.*****John Ma is an entertainment executive by day who spends most of his days thinking about and doing work to help the most needy in the City of Los Angeles.Whether is is volunteering for presidential campaigns #yangang, organizing with GroundGameLA.org, or jumping in his car to make grocery deliveries for the immunocompromised through the #MutualAidLA network, John is at the center of community organizing in Los Angeles.I talked to John to learn more about him, his passions, and what we all can do to help our most needy neighbors during these happening times.Meet John:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theonetruemaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnma11/More about his work and organizations:Quarantine Prep: bit.ly/QuarantinePrepCoronavirus Tech Handbook: coronavirustechhandbook.comGroundGameLA: www.groundgamela.orgMutual Aid LA: bit.ly/mutualaidLAAngelenos, please sign up for the network! bit.ly/LACovid19Dear Asian Americans, let's stay strong and stay healthy. We'll get through this together!

Jerry speaks to jason chu about his Facebook / Twitter post from yesterday that went viral, sharing his thoughts and concerns on the spike in anti-Asian racism in North America. He lists what he observes as his top 5 justifications for these racist comments and uses research, fact, and cites expert opinions to dig into each one.Jason is a rapper, poet, community activist, and philosopher. While many know him for his viral YouTube videos as a solo performer and his group NITEMRKT, Jason shares how his Yale education and community organizing experience help him be a more thoughtful and informed voice in our community.This Dear Asian Americans interview is also available as a podcast on Apple, Spotiy, Google, and wherever you listen to your podcast.Meet and learn more about Jason @jasonchumusic across all social media platformsinstagram.com/jasonchumusictwitter.com/jasonchumusicfacebook.com/jasonchumusicyoutube.com/jasonchumusicLink to Jason's Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/jasonchumusic/posts/2999793093404624?__tn__=K-RLink to Jason's Twitter post: https://twitter.com/…/12404319449883648…#dearasianamericans #asianamericans #jasonchu #jasonchumusic #nitemrket #stopracism #stophateListen 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 Learn more about DAA Producer and Host Jerry Won:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/

Dear Asian Americans - The Helpers Series features everyday heroes who are doing what they can, where they can, however they can to help members of the community and beyond get through these challenging times. If you know of someone whose story and work deserves to be shared, contact jerry@dearasianamericans.com We're all in this together. Stay safe and stay strong.*****John Lim is a 25 year-old Korean American entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of AZNFLUSH. It is a social drinking game designed with the Asian American experience in mind.During these challenging times when many of us are self-distancing and self-isolating, John and his team has created an expansion pack to his game that provides an opportunity for friends and family to still connect and engage digitally to bring some light hearted humor and smiles to our faces.John says 100% of profits from the Social Distancing Expansion Pack will go to a charity helping the elderly who are impacted by the coronavirus.Learn more here: https://aznflush.com/collections/all/products/azn-flush-social-distancing-packMeet John on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wheresjohngone/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-lim-049ba2110/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 Learn more about DAA Producer and Host Jerry Won:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/

Jerry shares his conversation with Dr. Paul Song about coronavirus updates and tips for the community. Recorded on Thursday 3/11/2020 at 1pm.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 Learn more about DAA Producer and Host Jerry Won:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/

Dear Asian Americans,Please tell your stories. They're important and we would love to hear them.I wish you much success and much happiness in all your endeavors.Love,Helena*****We celebrate Helena and her second children's book, The Paper Kingdom, and her bold decision to create books for our children with characters who look like them and whose stories are all too familiar.We support her in her work and all fellow Asian American authors and creators as we honor the sacrifices of our parents and leave a lasting legacy for our children.Helena inspires us to never give up on our passions, even through a decade plus year career is a more traditional path, and to always let our hearts guide our work.Learn more about Helena and her work at www.HelanaKRhee.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 Learn more about DAA Producer and Host Jerry Won:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrywon/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jerryjwon/