How Navigating Two Cultures Shaped Asian-American Activist HoChie Tsai's Identity

About this episode

HoChie Tsai discusses how his family's immigration from Taiwan and the political repression they faced shaped his identity as an Asian American activist and physician.

HoChie Tsai was just a toddler when his family moved to the U.S. But unlike many immigrants, Tsai's parents were fleeing political repression under martial law in Taiwan. Tsai talks about that legacy, and how that helped to shape his identity first as an Asian American activist and physician. Hosted by I-C-R-T's Hope Ngo. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

People in this episode

Host: Hope Ngo

Guest: HoChie Tsai

Topics covered

• Asian American identity
• activism
• immigration
• political repression
• cultural heritage

Keywords

• Asian American
• activist
• Taiwan
• immigration
• political repression
• identity
• physician

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICRT

Places: Taiwan, U.S.

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