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Yin & Young Podcast EP 75: Eight Years in Review
May 27, 2025
Yin & Young Podcast EP 75: Eight Years in Review
May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025
Yin & Young Podcast EP 74: Gabriel Toya-Meléndez - Filmmaking, Identity, and Finding Your Tribe
Feb 11, 2025
Yin & Young Podcast EP 74: Gabriel Toya-Meléndez - Filmmaking, Identity, and Finding Your Tribe
Feb 11, 2025
Feb 11, 2025
Yin & Young Podcast EP 73: Paul Hoi #2 - Japan Stories, Skiing, Solo Traveling
Nov 24, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 73: Paul Hoi #2 - Japan Stories, Skiing, Solo Traveling
Nov 24, 2024
Nov 24, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 72 : William Gee Wong - Author of "Sons of Chinatown"
Jun 28, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 72 : William Gee Wong - Author of "Sons of Chinatown"
Jun 28, 2024
Jun 28, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 71  Aileen Cho - Intergenerational Trauma, Marriage, and Healing
Apr 18, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 71 Aileen Cho - Intergenerational Trauma, Marriage, and Healing
Apr 18, 2024
Apr 18, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 70 - Writer Peter Kageyama returns with MIDNIGHT CLIMAX
Feb 21, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 70 - Writer Peter Kageyama returns with MIDNIGHT CLIMAX
Feb 21, 2024
Feb 21, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 69 Daniel Tong - Editor: Finding your place in film and pursuing your passion
Feb 9, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 69 Daniel Tong - Editor: Finding your place in film and pursuing your passion
Feb 9, 2024
Feb 9, 2024
Yin & Young Podcast EP 68 - Married Life, Cooking, Regret and Time
Aug 28, 2023
Yin & Young Podcast EP 68 - Married Life, Cooking, Regret and Time
Aug 28, 2023
Aug 28, 2023
Yin & Young Podcast Episode 67 - Kelly Hebestreit - Art, Identity, and Please Take Off Your Shoes
Apr 29, 2023
Yin & Young Podcast Episode 67 - Kelly Hebestreit - Art, Identity, and Please Take Off Your Shoes
Apr 29, 2023
Apr 29, 2023
Yin & Young Episode 66 - Peter Kageyama - Writer
Feb 2, 2023
Yin & Young Episode 66 - Peter Kageyama - Writer
Feb 2, 2023
Feb 2, 2023

Podcast disclaimer

Yin & Young EP 53 - Musician Strike Three: Movies, Music, and the Asian American Moment

January 31, 2021 in Asian American, Society & Culture, Politics

In this episode, Yin & Young chat with young musician James Huang aka Strike Three of Strike it Rich Records (SIR Records). We discuss Asian American representation in film and music, what it’s like to be an Asian American high school student, and Strike’s journey into making music.


HIGHLIGHTS: 

  • Strike connected with us through Young's sister.

  • Strike wants to see more Asian American representation in the media.

  • He grew up in the Bay Area and went to private schools that were predominantly white.

  • The new Asian American identity is one where they had to define their values and who they are for themselves.

  • His goal is create positive role models for Asian Americans.

  • Strike's recent style is geared towards making more chill, fun to listen to music.

  • Was exposed to different music throughout his life due to parents being music lovers.

  • Strike It Rich music label is about empowering young Asian American artists.

  • His role models were found in music (Kanye West, J Cole) but didn’t have Asian American role models until recently.

  • Looks up to China Mac and supports the “They Can’t Burn Us All” movement: Asian Americans and non-Asian allies rallying against anti-Asian racism.

  • Is starting his own Asian American Youth group GenAZN.

LINKS:

  • Strike Three’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsthethirdstrike/

  • Strike Three’s music on Spotify

  • Strike it Rich Records: https://threeoverthree.ueniweb.com/, IG: @strikeitrichrecords

  • GenAZN: Student-run grassroots movement advocating the rights, empowerment, and diversity of this generation's Asian-Americans.: https://www.instagram.com/genazn_/


LANGUAGE CORNER:

  • Mandarin:

    • 生於憂患死於安樂 - shēng yú yōuhuàn sǐ yú ānlè - lit. life comes from calamity, death comes from comfort, i.e. growth is borne from challenges, idleness from being too comfortable.

    • 量子糾纏 - liàngzǐjiūchán - quantum entanglement.

  • Japanese:

    • 浮世絵 - うきよえ - ukiyo-e - literally: pictures of the floating world. Edo-period woodblock prints. Mandarin reading: 浮世絵 fúshìhuì: 浮世 in Buddhism means the world of the living, 絵 means drawing.

    • 残業 - ざんぎょう - zangyou - overtime (work).

  • Russian:

    • Извините, я плохо знаю русский - Izvinite, ya plokho znayu russkiy. - Sorry, I don’t speak Russian well.

    • давай - davai - come on (can be term of encouragement).

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Credits: This episode was produced by James Y. Shih and Daniel Yin. Edited by Gabriel Toya-Meléndez.

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