Episode 181: Two Minute News Segments on MTV Led to a Trailblazing Career for SuChin Pak

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Our guest today is SuChin Pak, who is best known for being the first Asian American correspondent at MTV in the early 2000s, and one of the few Asian women we got to see consistently on our TV screens as teenagers. She started as a teen reporter on her local news channel, but didn’t expect to pursue a career in media – there weren’t others like her in the field back then. But thanks to her inspirational work, many of us are now able to consider creative careers that we didn’t think were possible before.

Currently, she co-hosts the podcast “Add to Cart” with comedian and actress Kulap Vilaysak, and recently wrote the introduction for the anthology series: My Life: Growing Up Asian In America.

Join us as SuChin shares her experience of entering the world of journalism during a time before social media, and how her career has informed her thoughts on community building and identity.

Which Asian Americans inspired you growing up, or motivated you to pursue your career?

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Hosts: Melody Cheng and Janet Wang

Contributing Editor: Haemee Kang

Editor: Michelle Hsieh

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