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Jul 23, 2019
4 min

Movie Review | The Farewell: A Love That Transcends Generations and Borders

The Rock the Boat team recently sobbed its way through a special Gold House screening of The Farewell in NYC, thanks to a Taiwanese American

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Team Rock The Boat

May 20, 2019
12 min

Episode 14: Derek Nguyen | The Storyteller

The more unique you are the better. Your perspective is what's important. It does matter who tells the story.

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Team Rock The Boat

Mar 21, 2019
19 min

Episode 10: Jason Y. Lee | A Life of Courage and Authenticity

I had lived so much of my life according to certain expectations that I said, "No, I want to have the courage to not go back to that very , • Working for the Obama presidential campaign and how that inspired him , • How he was able to pursue his childhood dream of storytelling , • The challenges he faced building Jubilee Media , • And his aspirations for creating the next wave of changemakers. Jason grew up in Overland Park, Kansas, an all-American town smack dab in the middl

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Team Rock The Boat

Mar 2, 2019
13 min

Episode 8: Ivy Teng Lei | Chasing the DREAM

"I think the only thing I can carry with me is that if I do get that knock on the door and when I do have to leave this country, I have t...

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Team Rock The Boat

Feb 15, 2019
11 min

Episode 6: Deepti Sharma | Paying It Forward

"I wanted a family, so I started a family. But I also wanted do a lot of things and I didn’t want my family to stop me from being able to...

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Nov 16, 2018
6 min

Grace Noh | Healing Through Art

Mental health can be a taboo subject in the Asian American community. Our mission at Rock the Boat is to bring attention to issues that a...

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Jul 25, 2018
4 min

Mike Lee | "I Was Stereotyping Myself"

Growing up, I used to think being Asian was an impediment. Something that held me back from being really good at things. And now, looking...

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