miseducAsian Podcast
miseducAsian is a podcast created by 3 Asian Americans hoping to add to the growing chorus of story-telling about the richness, complexity and boldness of the Asian American experience. The hosts, Albert, Brian and Tommy, are mid-life, mid-career educators who came of age in the 80’s and 90’s, who share their experiences of the joys and struggles of being Asian in America. They bring friends and colleagues into the conversation to share their stories in a space that is meant to be positive, fun and affirming. We hope to dismantle the prevailing stereotypes of Asian Americans as the docile “model minority” and to tear down the biases of the “perpetual foreigner” by painting the richness of our American experiences. And through all this, we hope to inspire other Asian Americans to share their stories within their own networks as well.
miseducAsian Podcast
8000 Chinese Restaurants and Counting with David R. Chan
In this episode, we connect with food historian and blogger, David R. Chan. He shares the origins of his incredible food journey, where he has documented over 8000 Chinese restaurants he's eaten at, and what he's learned along the way.
- Why he doesn't consider himself a foodie (1:40)
- His life in LA and why he didn't like Chinese food growing up (6:45)
- Origin story of "The List" and how he went about putting it together (15:33)
- The merit of the 3.5 stars Yelp theory (35:29)
- The history of beef and broccoli and other " Chinese" dishes (39:03)
- We end the LA vs NYC Chinese food "debate" (49:27)
