This week Jaeki and Jojo sit down with Author and cultural critic, Jeff Chang, to talk about his journey as a Hip-Hop author and journalist and the current state of the Asian America.  He has been recently featured in the PBS Documentary Asian Americans and he is most know for his award-winning book, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation.  Jeff has been also written books called Who We Be and We Gon' Be Alight and has been published in the Guardian, Slate, NY Times, and VIBE. As someone that lived through the LA riots of 1992 and Co-founder of Bay Area Hip-Hop collective Sole Sides, aka Quannum Projects, Jeff has a unique take on Asians place in hip-hop and what it means to truly have a exchange cultures without exploitation. Learn about how he got his start writing for Hip-Hop magazines and what it takes to write and publish a book. We get into anything and everything. Tune in now!

Learn more about Jeff Chang at https://jeffchang.net/

Make sure to purchase his book Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation 

Follow him on IG and Twitter @zentronix

Check out Racefoward.org & Colorlines.com to learn more about racial equity work and stay up-to-date on the latest.  

Also make sure to check out ESPN's Bruce Lee Doc on 30 for 30: Be Water 

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Produced by Michael Stewart
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Asian Americans Place in Hip-Hop with Jeff Chang, Award-Winning Author and Journalist

Hi $6.99 Per Pound listeners - we are going to be going live on Twitch officially on August 3rd! Don't worry the podcast stream is not going anywhere. Twitch live streaming is growing steady and we are excited about joining the next wave. In this mini episode, we explain why we decided to make the move to Twitch and what you can expect from us. Tell us what you think and make sure to fill out our listener survey to shape our live show!

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