Show Notes
College professor, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) consultant and podcast co-host of of Antiracist Parenting Podcast SooJin Pate joins Jang & Jerry to share her story of growing up as a Korean adoptee who is now raising bi-racial daughter, and her fierce commitment to raising an antiracist child.
SooJin Pate is the lead trainer and evaluator for Strategic Diversity Initiatives and a former professor at Macalester College and Minneapolis Community and Technical College. She is a professor, education director, project/product manager, and program director and excels in creating working and learning environments that are inclusive and equitable to mitigate attrition. She thrives when she is able to help others thrive - in work and in life - and is passionate about making our world a more equitable place for historically marginalized peoples. As a strong role model to her daughter, she is also a co-host of Antiracist Parenting Podcast with which she hopes to create a community of antiracist parents for our future generations.
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Dr. Jang Cho is a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist. She received her medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed her psychiatry residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Cho is passionate about treatment, education and advocacy for mental health of Asian Americans and has given talks in various seminars and conferences, both locally and nationally. She is a co-founder and a co-chair for Asian Caucus of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and a faculty member of the MGH Center for Cross-Cultural Student Emotional Wellness. During her down time, Dr. Cho enjoys living in rural Washington state and navigating the challenges of raising her bicultural young daughter. She is delighted to share her journey - both the joy and the tribulation- of motherhood with everyone through this podcast.
She is a mother to an amazing four-year old daughter and together with her husband reside in Washington state.
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Jerry Won is the Founder & CEO of Just Like Media, a podcast company dedicated to sharing Asian American stories. He is the host of Dear Asian Americans and is producer of The Janchi Show, MBAsians, and Asian Podcast Network. Jerry is also the head of Beyond the Resumes, a podcast and community platform bringing career and life advice for the global, modern professional. Prior to podcasts, Jerry was an account director and WeWork and Senior Strategy Consultant at Accenture, roles he worked after earning his MBA at Michigan Ross. Between undergrad at USC and Michigan, he spent 10 years working in sales and marketing roles in various industries. His passion is to share Asian American stories and to normalize talking about many of the things we weren't encouraged to do growing up.
He is father to a three-year old son and one-year old daughter and together his wife Kyung live in Southern California.
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What is Korean American Parenting Podcast?
Welcome to the Korean American Parenting Podcast, where we share the idiosyncrasies, struggles, joys and pains of being a Korean American parent, not just Korean or American, navigating the unique cross cultural challenges of parenthood. Hosts Jang Cho and Jerry Won chat with fellow parents and parenting experts about topics like academics, health both physical and mental, culture, and of course how current events such as COVID have impacted all of our lives in numerous ways. Our hope is that through these conversations we will grow together as confident Korean American parents, raising confident Korean American children. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and follow us on Instagram at @KoreanAmericanParenting.