Asian American Life: October 2018 HD

When New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio proposed a new plan last June to change the admissions process of the city’s elite specialized high schools, it kicked off a new round of controversy, especially amongst the Asian American communities. Correspondent Kyung Yoon provides an in-depth look at the racial politics of these entrance exams. Harvard is one of the hardest universities to get into. Out of 40,000 applicants, only 1,600 are admitted. While 6 percent of the U.S. population is Asian American, they only make up only 22 percent of Harvard’s class of 2021. One organization says Harvard discriminates against Asian Americans - and it’s raised a very divisive question on the admission processing and affirmative action. Correspondent Rayner Ramirez provides an in-depth report on controversial race-based admissions. Traditionally rock climbing has always been considered a male dominated sport with very few minorities — but the recent trend has shifted where more minorities particularly Asian Americans are excelling in this field. One Asian American woman has made it her mission to encourage others to scale new heights. Correspondent Minnie Roh meets with Shelma Jun, the founder of Flash Foxy which inspires women rock climbers and adventurers. Celebrity TV Chef, author and restauranteur Dale Talde appeared on Bravo’s popular show “Top Chef” in 2008 and 2010, and became known as the “bad boy” angry Asian guy. Since then, he’s opened up multiple restaurants in New York, New Jersey, and Florida. He’s known for serving an electric menu of Asian American dishes with a contemporary twist like pretzel pork and chives dumplings, or crispy oyster and bacon pad thai. He’s also the author of “Asian American: Proudly Inauthentic Recipes from the Philippines to Brooklyn". Host and correspondent Ernabel Demillo cooks up a storm with Chef Dale Talde, and learns his secret to success. Ernabel Demillo is the host of Asian American Life, a monthly half hour series about the fastest-growing immigrant group in the country, focusing on Asian Americans in the tri-state area from over 40 countries who speak more than 150 different languages and dialects. Every month, an Asian enclave and neighborhood within the tristate area is featured. Cutting edge issues like racial profiling and stereotyping are examined and explored. Successful Asian Americans who are forging new identities in business, politics and the arts are also be profiled. Asian American Life is reaching new frontiers in the quest for understanding and acknowledgment among tri-state Asian Americans. Watch more at http://www.tv.cuny.edu/show/asianamericanlife/ AALF06001_V1