Talk Stories: An Asian American/Asian Diaspora Storytelling Show

Talk Stories:

An Asian American/Asian Diaspora Storytelling Show

Produced in May for Asian American Heritage Month and December to celebrate the end of the year.

This story-centered variety show features storytellers of Asian descent. This is a platform for people, including performers and first-time tellers from the community, to tell personal stories about their experiences being Asian American.

While centering on personal narrative, this show also combines different art forms such as music, dance, and improv.

In our show, storytellers examine what it means to be Asian American in the United States and in diaspora.

Created and hosted by Ada Cheng.


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December 2020

Storytellers share personal stories related to their Asian American/Asian experience along with music and improve theater performances at this event held at the Japanese American Service Committee. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

FEATURING:

  • Etzkorn Wong
  • Rohan Anand
  • Veronica Murashige
  • Isabel Garcia-Gonzales
  • Sina Sam
  • Tankea Hye Wol Jennings
  • Grace Chan McKibben

August 2019

Storytellers share personal stories related to their Asian American/Asian experience along with music and improve theater performances at this event held at the Japanese American Service Committee. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

FEATURING:

  • Soultree
  • Jitesh Jaggie
  • Janki Modi
  • Freddy-May Absimara
  • Andy Li
  • Rebecca Ozaki
  • Fishsauce

December 2019

Storytellers share personal stories related to their Asian American/Asian experience along with music and improve theater performances at this event held at the Japanese American Service Committee. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

FEATURING

  • Alec Phan
  • Khemarey Khoeun
  • Christian Aldana
  • Viveka-Ray Mazumder
  • Chloe Chen
  • Mia Park
  • Stir Friday Night