No Pressure…But Don’t Screw Up (that AAPI Heritage Event) with 1Lt Keum Lee and TSgt Ferdy Hooper

No Pressure…But Don’t Screw Up (that AAPI Heritage Event) with 1Lt Keum Lee and TSgt Ferdy Hooper

“True leaders don’t create more followers, they create more leaders.” In the final episode of AAPI Leaders Unmuted, I welcome 1Lt Keum Lee and TSgt Ferdy Hooper to the show to discuss their drive to lead quality AAPI Heritage Month events. We discuss the differences and similarities on how they planned and executed their AAPI [...]

AAPI Leaders Unmuted Ep 5 – No Pressure…But Don’t Screw Up (that AAPI Heritage Event) with 1Lt Keum Lee and TSgt Ferdy Hooper

https://youtu.be/ifCU8L3XADA “True leaders don’t create more followers, they create more leaders.” In the final episode of AAPI Leaders Unmuted, I welcome 1Lt Keum Lee and TSgt Ferdy Hooper to the show to discuss their drive to lead quality AAPI Heritage Month events. We discuss the differences and similarities on how they planned and executed their [...]

The Disparate Path of AAPI Men and Women with Col Trish Csank and Lt Col Bryan Wong

The Disparate Path of AAPI Men and Women with Col Trish Csank and Lt Col Bryan Wong

NEW EPISODE! “Stay true to yourself because there are very few people who will always be true to you.” In this next episode of AAPI Leaders Unmuted, I talk with Colonel Trish Csank and Lt Col Bryan Wong on “The Disparate Path of AAPI Men and Women.”  We talk about our varied experiences in being [...]

AAPI Leaders Unmuted 4 – The Disparate Path of AAPI Men and Women with Col Trish Csank and Lt Col Bryan Wong

https://youtu.be/cCckGuLsTNc “Stay true to yourself because there are very few people who will always be true to you.” In this next episode of AAPI Leaders Unmuted, I talk with Colonel Trish Csank and Lt Col Bryan Wong on “The Disparate Path of AAPI Men and Women.”  We talk about our varied experiences in in being [...]

AAPI Leaders Unmuted Ep 3 – Overcoming Interminority Friction with Capt Kevin Cho Tipton and 1Lt Ayana Cole-Fletcher

https://youtu.be/evX45cj2sZ0 Here’s something you won’t hear at any other #AAPIHeritageMonth events: “AAPIs can do better in working with our black community teammates by helping each other rise instead of keeping each other down.” Extremely proud to hear the stories last night from Capt Kevin Cho Tipton and 1Lt Ayana Cole-Fletcher on what drives them to [...]

Not Being Asian Enough with Captain Faliesha Yaeger and MSgt Ron Esposo

Not Being Asian Enough with Captain Faliesha Yaeger and MSgt Ron Esposo

NEW EPISODE! 🚨  AUDIO VERSION! 🚨 “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do.” In this next episode of AAPI Leaders Unmuted, I talk with Captain Faelisha Yeager and MSgt Esposo on what it means to “Not Be Asian Enough.” We talk about our awkward experiences with [...]

AAPI Leaders Unmuted Ep 2 – Not Being Asian Enough with Captain Faliesha Yaeger and MSgt Ron Esposo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkK01AEGB8w Appreciate everyone who tuned in last night for the live stream, big shout out to Capt Faliesha Yi Yeager and MSgt Ron Esposo for sharing their vulnerabilities for the team. We tackled some great topics on “Not Being Asian Enough”: when you can’t speak the language and when you come from a mixed background [...]

Breaking the Model Minority Myth with Colonel Trish Csank

Breaking the Model Minority Myth with Colonel Trish Csank

NEW EPISODE! “Focus on sharing your story and affecting the people that are hungry for your light.” In this episode, I welcome back Colonel Trish Csank to kick off Asian American Pacific Islander Leaders Unmuted, a series of conversations to educate and inspire each other on the Asian experience. We discuss the Model Minority Myth, [...]

AAPI Leaders Unmuted Ep 1 – Breaking the Model Minority Myth with Col Trish Csank

Thanks for everyone that tuned in last night to my FIRST YouTube Livestream! I had some technical difficulties on the livestream but preserved the conversation as this recorded video (will be posting this as a podcast episode later this week as well). The livestreaming was definitely outside of my comfort zone, but the material we [...]

AAPI Leaders Unmuted

AAPI Leaders Unmuted

With the upcoming Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage month approaching, I decided I wanted to bring forward some important conversations to advance the Air Force as a whole when it comes to understanding and learning about the AAPI experience. The dirty stuff. The uncomfortable stuff. Maybe stuff you didn’t know or even think about. [...]