The Novelty Chinese American Actor HK 1990s. The host for this show is Crystal Kwok. The guest is David Wu. How Asian American actors were perceived, treated, and portrayed in films and TV during the 1990s in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6k-ynFpwaXt33MGAyHzUenc Please visit our ThinkTech […]
Being a Trans Man in Hong Kong (KwokTalk: Breaking Boundaries)
Kaspar Wan. The host for this show is Crystal Kwok. The guest is Kaspar Wan. Kaspar speaks to the history of trans in Chinese societies, his sex change operation, and the importance of support in health care and family. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6k-ynFpwaXt33MGAyHzUenc Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com […]
Teetering on the Hyphen (KwokTalk: Breaking Boundaries)
Asian American in Asia. The host for this show is Crystal Kwok. The guest is Gloria Wu. Complexities and challenges of in-between identities, navigating Asian spaces as an Asian American; Cultural differences, language barriers, how Western attitudes work in a local Asian society like Hong Kong; Addressing current discriminations against Asian Americans in the Trump […]
Freedom Undone, by Michael C. Davis (Global Connections)
The Assault on Liberal Values in Hong Kong. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Michael Davis. Michael C. Davis, formerly a professor at Hong Kong University, helps us understand the further decline in Hong Kong these days, as discussed by the Editorial Board of the Washington Post, in a piece […]
Rebranding Blackness (KwokTalk: Breaking Boundaries)
Visions from the Africa Center HK. The host for this show is Crystal Kwok. The guest is Innocent Mutanga. Confronting residues of postcolonialism and anti-Blackness in Asia, resituating the lens on racism and colorism from an transatlantic perspective. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6k-ynFpwaXt33MGAyHzUenc Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and […]
Understanding Xi Jinping’s Vision and Agenda (Keeping the World Company)
What is in Store for China’s Global Expansion. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jean Rosenfeld. Jean Rosenfeld, historian and independent scholar, helps us understand Xi Jinping’s agenda and his autocratic, economic and territorial aspirations for the future of China, and the drivers, factors and precedents that keep him in […]
How to Become Wonder Woman (KwokTalk: Breaking Boundaries)
Kick-ass Strength for the Aging Body. The host for this show is Crystal Kwok. The guest is Beth Narain. Pushing boundaries across time in male-dominated spaces. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6k-ynFpwaXt33MGAyHzUenc Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at https://thinktechadvisories.blogspot.com. ThinkTech Hawaii streams from 10:00 […]
Traveling Asia (KwokTalk: Breaking Boundaries)
Through a Neo-colonial Lens. The host for this show is Crystal Kwok. The guest is Vijay Verghese. A look at how Eurocentric/western travels to colonized Asian countries impacted ideas of the East. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6k-ynFpwaXt33MGAyHzUenc Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories at […]
Days of Being Wild (KwokTalk: Breaking Boundaries)
Untold Adventures of Governor Abercrombie. The host for this show is Crystal Kwok. The guest is Neil Abercrombie. Governor Neil Abercrombie shares memories of youthful romps around Hong Kong’s famous night club district. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6k-ynFpwaXt33MGAyHzUenc Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech Advisories […]
Racism in Hong Kong (KwokTalk: Breaking Boundaries)
Anti-Blackness and Shades of Discrimination. The host for this show is Crystal Kwok. The guest is Thelma Patmorre. With America’s troubling racial history, KwokTalk pushes the boundaries to examine how the hierarchy of colorism plays into racial order within Chinese culture. What does it mean to be Black in Asian societies? How can we dismantle […]