"Chinese Americans"
Moderator: Tony Emerson, senior writer, Newsweek International
Guest: Prof. Peter Kwong, Hunter College

           Dusanka Miscevic, Ph.D.

           Corky Lee, Photographer
Content: This panel discusses the new book, Chinese Americans, by Peter Kwong & Dusanka Miscevic. The book beautifully describes the tale of Chinese immigration to the United States.

"USA-Taiwan-China Relationship"
Moderator: Tony Emerson, senior writer, Newsweek International
Guests: Patrick Huang, Director, DPP America East Chapter 

            Hsuan Meng, Advisor to the Editor, World Journal

            Tiffany Wang, correspondent, China Times 
Content: Among the new generation of democratic leaders in Asia, no one is more controversial than Chen Sui-bian, the newly elected president of Taiwan. Who is Chen? And why does he provoke such world attention?

"Asian Americans in dot.com Business"
Moderator: Tony Emerson, Senior Writer, Newsweek International

Guests: Cecilia Pagkalinawan, CEO & Founder, BoutiqueY3K

            Angelo Ragaza, Writer & Entrepreneur

            Benjamin Sun, Co-founder/President/CEO, Community Connect Inc.
Content: Panel discussion about the current boom and outlook for the Internet. As well as the opportunities and dangers that await Asian American entrepreneurs.

"Adoptees from Korea"
Moderator: Tony Emerson, senior writer, Newsweek International
Guests: Hollee McGinnis

             Joy Kim Lieberthal

             Tom C. Kaplan
Content: A story of love and loss that many Koreans still find too painful to face. An impoverished South Korea which was left with no choice but to send thousands of orphans to new families in America. An action where the repercussions are still evident in the present as many adopteess search for identity and a sense of belonging. Asian American adoptees retell their remarkable stories and show a hope for the future.

"US-China Relations"
Moderator: Tony Emerson, Senior Writer, Newsweek

Guests: Dr. N T Wang, Professor, Columbia University

            John Holden, President, National Committee on US-China Relations

            Mike Fonte, Senior Policy Analyst, Formosan Association For Public Affairs
Summary: Panel discussion about the effectiveness of permanent normal trade relations with China.

"The Poet of Columbus Ave"
Moderator: Tony Emerson, Senior Writer, Newsweek
Guests: Monna Leichenko (actress), Marcus Ho (actor), Suzanne Sato (AT&T Foundation )
Summary: A charming new romantic comedy about Chinese Americans living in San Francisco by Dennis Escobedo. Play opens on June 28th at Theatre Four, 424 West 55th Street.

"Profile: Joseph Park"
Moderator: Tony Emerson, senior writer, Newsweek)
Guest: Joseph Park (Kozmo.com)
Summary: At just 28 years of age, Joseph Park is the CEO and co-founder of KOZMO.com, the first internet service that promises instant gratification by delivering entertainment, food, and basics to your door in under an hour. For Asian America, Joseph Park speaks about his personal story.

"Profile: David Henry Hwang"
Moderator: Patrick Pacheco, Theatre columnist/commentator for New York 1
Guest: David Henry Hwang
Summary: The recent Tony Awards 2000 garnered "Aida" with 4 Tony's, including Best Actress and Best Score by Composer Elton John and Lyricist Tim Rice. Asia America welcomes back playwright David Henry Hwang, one of Aida's bookwriters. Hwang himself is not new to Tony honors, receiving a 1988 Tony Award for M Butterfly and a 1998 Nomination for 'Golden Child'. We catch up with him to speak about current and upcoming works.

"Asian American Political Candidates"
Moderator: Tony Emerson, senior writer, Newsweek
Guests: John C Liu, President of North Flushing Civic Assn.

            Grace Lyu-Volckhausen, Community Activist
Summary: Asian Americans are among the most successful and educated Americans, yet their underrepresentation in politics continues. Asian America meets local politicians who are trying to change that.

"Young Asian Concert Artists"
Moderator: Tony Emerson (senior writer for Newsweek)
Guests: Karen Gomyo (violinist), Joo-Young Oh (violinist), Ron Ma (Representative)
Summary: Ever wonder where prodigies come from? The mission of Young Concert Artists Inc. is to spot and nurture musical prodigies. To discover the next Joshua Bell and Mozart. Asian America invites young concert artists Karen Gomyo and Joo-Young Oh to the show.

"Asian Detainees in USA"
Moderator: Linda Peng
Guests: Michael Bochenek (Human Rights Watch), Monica Modi (American Friends Service Committee), Will Coley (Jesuit Refugee Service)
Summary: There are thousands of detainees from Asian to the United States. What are the challenges that the INS and human rights organizations face to tackle this case the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the measures taken to address the critical situation of unaccompanied minors from Asian countries to the US.

"Adoptees from China"
Moderator: Linda Peng
Guests: David Gruber (single parent of adopted girl), Nancy Robertson (Grace Children's Foundation), Gong Zhan Wu (Gladney Center)
Summary: China had closed its doors to the adoption of unwanted Chinese babies to the outside world until the late 70's and early 80's. Unlike Korean adoptees in the USA, these adoptees from China are quite young. However nowadays the Chinese Government is eager to send many of these babies to the United States for adoption. Asian America examines the reasons behind this "eagerness".

"Current Affairs: What has changed in North Korea?"
Moderator: Tony Emerson (Newsweek magazine)
Guests: Desaix Anderson (Executive Director, Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization), Charles Armstrong (Ph.D. Professor, Columbia University)
As the 1st and a two-part series on Korea, Asian America presents the amazing development in Asian diplomacy in the year 2000, the opening of North Korea. Long considered one of the most dangerous and isolated nations in the world, North Korea is suddenly a major presence on the world stage. What has changed in North Korea? And why now?

"Current Affairs: South Korean Economy"
Moderator: Tony Emerson (Newsweek magazine)
Guests: Yeomin Yoon (Ph.D. Professor of Finance and International Business, Seton Hall University), Jong Nam Oh (Ph.D. Alternate Executive Director, International Monetary Fund)
On Dec 18, 1997, at the height of the most dreadful financial crisis in Asia, South Korea elected its most famous dissident, Kim Dae Jung, as president. President Kim Dae Jung then promised his people not only economic recovery but also vowed to shake up the corrupt old power structure that was widely blamed for Korea's economic woes. Has he delivered on these promises?

"Race and Gender"
Moderator: Tony Emerson (Newsweek magazine)
Guests: 4 Comedians: Esther Goodhart, Vijai Nathan, Karith Foster, and Mariette "Peaches" Rodriguez
As Asians get more comfortable with their place in America, they also get a lot funnier about the trials of being ethnic in America. Performers like Margaret Cho have already broken into the spotlight, alongside other minorities who have long been comfortable joking about ethnic issues in the public. Asian America explores the race and gender stereotypes in comedy.

"Immigration Reform"
Moderator: Sreenath Sreenivasan (Journalism Professor, Columbia University)
Guests: Stanley Mark (Program Director, Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund), Cyrus D. Metha (Chair of the Immigration Law Committee, New York City Bar Association)
Lately there have been several new developments in the realm of immigration reform. Asian America invites experts who outline the latest developments and how they will affect American society and work places.

"Reporting on Asia"
Moderator: Sreenath Sreenivasan (Journalism Professor, Columbia University)
Guests: Nicholas D. Kristof (New York Times Journalist, Co-author 'China Wakes' and 'Thunder from the East'), Amitav Ghosh (Author 'The Glass Palace')
Asia remains one of the world's most inaccurately represented regions, in the media. It seems that the work of journalists determine American perceptions towards the continent. In an effort to clarify some of our viewpoints on this issue, Asian America invites two of the most outstanding award-winning journalists who have written extensively on Asia.

"Chinese Zodiac Signs"
For thousands of years, the Chinese have believed in the intimate connection between people and the 12 zodiac animals that are said to influence their thinking as well as traditional arts and beloved folktales. This believe spread throughout the Asian continent, and these zodiac animals have an important role in the daily lives of millions of Asians. To tell you more about it, Asian America presents a documentary film on Chinese Zodiac Signs provided by New York's Chinese Information and Culture Center, the cultural representative of Taiwan in the United States.

"Lunar New Years Celebration in Taiwan"
The Lunar New Year is a spectacular event celebrated globally by millions of Asians. To tell you more about it, watch this documentary film, provided by the Chinese Information and Culture Center in New York. This film takes you to the festivities the Lunar New Year brings in Taiwan and tells you what this celebrations means to millions of Asians.

"Census 2000"
Moderator: Tony Emerson (Senior Writer for Newsweek)
Guest: Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (US House of Representatives), Esther Silver-Parker (President, AT&T Foundation), Karen Narasaki (Executive Director, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium)
Content: Discussion on the Instructional tape of Census 2000. The goal of which is to fill out the form of Census 2000, and be counted.

 

"Can Asians Think?"
Moderator: Tony Emerson (Senior Writer for Newsweek)
Guests: Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore Ambassador to the UN)
Content: Review of the book written by the Ambassador. Can Asians think? Yes they can.

"Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization(KEDO)"
Moderator: Tony Emerson (Senior Writer for Newsweek)
Guests: Mr. Desaix Anderson(Exec. Director, KEDO)
Content: Organization talks about the development of the US, Korea, Japan and the International efforts to bring isolated N. Korea into the international community. Progress Report of those efforts

"Asian American Filmmaker Collaborative"
Moderator: Welly Yang (Talk Show host)
Content: Greg Pak's Organization for Asian American Filmmakers, which created a digital film the Avenue of Asian Americas.

"Asian American Writers"
Moderator: Welly Yang (Talk Show host)
Guests: Ty Pak (Writer)
Content: A discussion with highly acclaimed Korean born author Ty Pak (Cry Korea Cry). Now a lecturer and guest speaker. Cry Korea Cry can be found at Amazon.com. For more information go to URL: www.thewoodhouse.com .

"Massages"
Guests: Qi Gong; Linda Peng; Masahiro Ouchi (President, Momo Int'l), Sharon Smith(Qi Gong teacher)
Content: Insight into the masseurs on the streets of NYC. Learn techniques into this ancient martial art, and how to practice Qi Gong.

"Feng Shui: Asian Influence on American "
Moderator: Linda Peng
Guest: RD Chin, Feng Shui Architect
Content: Examination of the 5,000 year old Asian belief, Feng Shui. A belief which symbolizes the balance between and relationship between wind, water, nature, and human . Also covered is the its emergence and large following in America.

"Bento: Asian Food Influence in the US"
Moderator: Linda Peng
Guest: Wayne Nish, Author and co-owner of March Restaurant
Content: Bento, the most popular Japanese meal box has taken over not only Japan, but is taking America by storm.

"Asians in the US Real Estate Market"
Moderator: Linda Peng
Guests: Barry C Cross (Attorney, Robinson Silverman Pearce), Carrie Chiang, Senior VP, Corcoran Group
Content: A look at the roles that Asians play in the New York real estate market. Topics covered include a look at the sale of the Rockefeller Center and Plaza Hotel to buildings in Flushing, Queens, etc.