Asian American History 101

Gen Lai, Ted Lai

Booking Overview

A family-friendly history and education podcast focused on Asian American, Asian Pacific, and diaspora experiences, it alternates topical episodes with interviews featuring published authors, illustrators, and other creators whose work engages with representation and Asian Pacific identity. Agencies could credibly pitch historians, scholars, authors, illustrators, and cultural commentators with relevant expertise or published work; booking difficulty is medium, with a clear preference for accomplished but accessible subject-matter experts.

Metrics

Episodes: 319

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

info@1882media.com

info@aahistory101.com

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Host

Gen Lai - Co-host of a family-friendly educational podcast exploring Asian American and Asian Pacific history, struggles, contributions, and triumphs.

Ted Lai - Co-host of a family-friendly educational podcast exploring Asian American and Asian Pacific history, struggles, contributions, and triumphs.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Published authors, illustrators, writers, historians, scholars, and cultural commentators with expertise or creative work connected to Asian American, Asian Pacific, diaspora, representation, or identity topics.

Required Achievements:

Published books or graphic novels, Award recognition, Established creative or scholarly work, A significant audience through digital publishing or online platforms

Recent Guest Discussions

Karen Yin - Publishing Nice To Eat You, Supporting The Illustration Process, Wordplay, Children's Literature, And Inclusive Language.

Miles Toriko Burks - Encore!, Artistic Development, Queer Joy, Representation, Social Media And Webtoon Feedback, And Creating Stories About Underrepresented Identities.

Recent Topics

Asian American, Asian Pacific, History, Diaspora, Representation

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Asian American History 101

A Conversation with Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist Carol Lin, Author of When News Breaks

August 17, 2026

Welcome to Season 6, Episode 33! Our guest this episode is the award-winning broadcast journalist Carol Lin. Her career has placed her at the center of some of the most consequential moments in modern American history. Other than being a broadcast journalist Carol is also an author and educator, and her work has spanned more than two decades at the local, regional, and national levels of TV News. A Los Angeles native and UCLA graduate, Carol began her career covering politics in Washington, ...

The History of Old Sober... The Chinese, Black, and Creole Origins of Yakamein

August 10, 2026

Welcome to Season 6, Episode 32! It's food time again!In this episode, we're talking about a dish that may not be as widely known… Yakamein. It's one of those dishes that feels inseparable from New Orleans, but it does show up throughout the U.S. South as well as the Eastern seaboard. In New Orleans, where it may be best known, it shows up at second line parades, food festivals, neighborhood corner stores, and pop-ups. We love it's nickname… "Old Sober"… which it gets from its reputation as ...

A Conversation with Actor Gabriel Prevost-Takahashi of Avatar The Last Airbender

August 03, 2026

Welcome to Season 6, Episode 31! Today's guest came from an artistic family, but also was literally discovered on the streets of Tokyo which gave a huge boost to his career. Actor, writer, and producer Gabriel Prevost-Takahashi was born in Tokyo, spent time in Canada while growing up, and has worked on stage and screen for film and television. Gabriel has appeared in projects ranging from the survival thriller Something in the Water to one of the most acclaimed television series of recent y...

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info@1882media.com

info@aahistory101.com

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