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
Family Legacies, Mahjong, and The Brothers Sun with John Sun
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In this episode, we chat with John Sun, President and CEO of Pacific Charter School Development, a non-profit real estate firm that offers various services for charter school partners.
- We talk about our favorite moments from The Brothers Sun, the auntie network, and the cultural significance of Mahjong (2:05)
- John shares his experience growing up in the Rio Grande Valley and his father's journey to building a restaurant empire in South Texas (23:45)
- We discuss his decision not to take up the family business, how and why he ended up in education, and what he hopes to pass on to his own kids (38:32)