Transpacific Stories

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Christine Kim

September 04, 2026

“When I started working on the book I realized that  everybody has a story about North Korea in some ways.” Christine Kim talks to me about growing up in the working-class Toronto neighbourhood of Rexdale, how stories circulate amongst the Korean diaspora, and the inspiration behind her new book Brutal Fantasies: Imagining North Korea in the Long Cold War (Duke UP, 2025).Find out more about Christine's book Brutal Fantasies.Host: Helen LeungRecorded on June 4, 2025  in Vancouver.

Carman Fung

June 14, 2023

A Special Pride Month Episode: An Intergenerational Conversation on Queer Asia Carman Fung and I share our experiences growing up in Hong Kong, how we first got involved with online queer communities, how we started researching on queer Asian topics, and our experience with queer Asian diasporic communities in, respectively, Vancouver and Melbourne. Read an article by Carman on lesbian dating apps. Read a reflection by Helen on finding queer Asian communities personally and academically. Host...

Nguyễn Tân Hoàng

January 09, 2023

“One is never too old to learn … and expand one’s practices beyond what we conventionally get rewarded for.” Nguyễn Tân Hoàng talks to me about his childhood in Saigon, his family’s traumatic escape from Vietnam, his experience living in a refugee camp on an island off Malaysia and finally moving to California, where he spent his youth and later his formative years as a young artist and scholar. He also shares his thoughts about being part of an academic diaspora, recovering from pandemic bur...

The Diary of a Naija Immigrant · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners

How do I get in touch with Transpacific Stories?

Transpacific Stories is hosted by Helen Leung. Its publicly listed email is hhl@sfu.ca. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Transpacific Stories?

The publicly listed email for Transpacific Stories: hhl@sfu.ca.

How many listeners does Transpacific Stories have?

Podseeker estimates Transpacific Stories reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Transpacific Stories?

Transpacific Stories typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: academic scholars, authors, artists with regional/diasporic expertise. Common among recent guests: publications in peer-reviewed journals; books or major articles on transpacific/diaspora topics; speaking engagements at conferences or universities. Recent guests include Carman Fung, Nguyn Tn Hong, and Guldana Salimjan.

How hard is it to get booked on Transpacific Stories?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Transpacific Stories cover?

Recent episodes cover Diaspora, Migration, Belonging, Asia, and Scholarship. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.