'January 2016 | Asian American Life'

28:36 Nov 27, 2022
'At age 24, Jonathan Wong is one of the youngest elected officials in the U.S.A.  By day, he’s serves as a councilman in Mahwah Township, New Jersey. By night he’s attending Brooklyn Law School to get his law degree. This political newcomer is inspiring youths to take action in politics.  Correspondent Paul Lin profiles this impressive politician who’s making a difference in NJ.  Art is art, fashion is fashion but contemporary artist Richard Tsao proves they can exist together. He’s best known for his line of fashion featured at the New York Metropolitan Opera and Asia Society museum store. You can even find many of New York’s opera singers wearing his fashion line. Reporter Kyung Yoon spends a day at his showroom and learns more about his creative process.  Caroline Shin’s web series “Cooking With Granny” shares the secrets behind treasured family recipes.  Host Ernabel Demillo spends a day with Shin and Filipino grandma chef Lumen Castaneda whipping up a favorite Filipino holiday dessert.  Asian fushion cuisine is more popular then ever, and one Venezuelan chef won over the taste buds of Korean food critics with her Latin-Asian cuisine. Host Ernabel Demillo profiles Chef Marjorie Silva and her innovative cuisine.  Now that winter’s here, it’s time for Kimchi, a staple Korean food that’s served 3 times a day. So how did this traditional spicy pickled cabbage become all the rage with foodies? Minnie Roh has the answers and highlights the new foodie trends, as well as traditional methods of preparing this favorite dish.  (Taped: 01-01-16)  Ernabel Demillo is the host of Asian American Life, a monthly half hour series about the fastest-growing immigrant group in the country, focusing on Asian Americans in the tri-state area from over 40 countries who speak more than 150 different languages and dialects. Every month, an Asian enclave and neighborhood within the tristate area is featured. Cutting edge issues like racial profiling and stereotyping are examined and explored. Successful Asian Americans who are forging new identities in business, politics and the arts are also be profiled. Asian American Life is reaching new frontiers in the quest for understanding and acknowledgment among tri-state Asian Americans.  Watch more at http://www.tv.cuny.edu/show/asianamericanlife  Subscribe to the Series Playlist: https://bit.ly/2veQz61 Subscribe to the CUNY TV channel: https://bit.ly/2GmGb13  Follow CUNY TV: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUNYTV Twitter: https://twitter.com/cunytv Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/cuny_tv/ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/cunytv75  LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/cunytv/ Find more from CUNY TV at https://tv.cuny.edu' 

Tags: Designer , kimchi , cuny tv , jonathan wong , cooking with granny , Ernabel Demillo , Paul Lin , Mahway , Richard Tsao , Caroline Shin , Lumen Castaneda , Marjorie Silva , Minnie Roh

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