In 1968, UC Berkeley graduate students Emma Gee and Yuji Ichioka coined the term “Asian American” when naming the student organization the Asian American Political Alliance, or the AAPA.
What does being Asian and American mean to us? Short answer? It’s complicated. You’ll hear a wide range of perspectives on the term “Asian American” and learn the history of the term, as well as how Bruce Lee influenced the name of this podcast.