Season 7 Episode #2: "Felt So Foreign"

One in a Billion

Do you have a hard time identifying with this kind of Chinese, or that kind of American, and wanting to create a third category of cultural identity? Do you feel so foreign while visiting China as a Chinese American?

Irene Li is a James Beard Award Winning Chef, Co-founder/Co-owner at Mei Mei Dumplings in Boston, Massachusetts. She is also a tech founder, and WBUR (Boston NPR) CitySpace Moderator/ Host.

A Cornell University graduate, Irene Li was part of the college scholar program and majored in cultural studies.

Music used:

Malachite by Andy G Cohen

New Day by Alan Spiljak

Even When We Fall by FPhilipp Weigl

Above the Clouds by Bio Unit

Bathed in Fine Dust by Andy G Cohen

Highride by Blue Dot Sessions

Flux by The Ghost in Your Piano

Oxygen Mask by Andy G Cohen

I Recall by Blue Dot Sessions

One in a Billion Theme Song by Brad McCarthy

Find Your Roots is a history and culture project centering on Asian American voices, perspectives, and experiences. It is a one-on-one in-depth podcast interview show with Asian “Roots-Finders” seeking to remember the diverse and profound influences of their parents and grandparents. This educational podcast project is designed to promote and preserve the legacy of the countless contributions—as well as forgotten struggles and sacrifices—of our ancestors who paved the way for us today.

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Season 7 Find Your Roots Series is produced by One in a Billion Productions, a non-profit educational media company (501c3), with generous funding from PLUS Charitable Trust.