Rock The Boat

Season 3 of Rock The Boat features Asian Americans who’ve succeeded Against All Odds. Follow Rock the Boat on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @rocktheboatnyc. You can reach us at hello@gorocktheboat.com. If you’re a fan of the podcast, please subscribe, share, and leave us a 5-star rating on iTunes! We really appreciate your help in spreading the word. ---- In this episode we interview Kimmy Yam, the cofounder of HuffPost’s Asian Voices and reporter for NBC News. Kimmy shares her journey; starting from her roots of being a quiet child in a Chinese restaurant family, to how she became a vocal champion and fierce advocate for Asian representation in journalism. In this episode we talk to Kimmy about: Her role as an editor at a media company that seeks to amplify Asian American voices Asian American Representation in Media Social Media and Depression Why Being Woke is a Privilege Resources And Episode Citations: Links to Videos/Articles: Follow Kimmy Yam at @kimmythepooh Kimmy’s Crushing the Myth Vide