<description>&lt;p&gt;In Episode 238, Jeff and Phil welcome historian and professor Mae Ngai, co-editor of the book  &lt;a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719813/corky-lees-asian-america-by-corky-lee-edited-by-chee-wang-ng-and-mae-ngai-foreword-by-hua-hsu/"&gt; &lt;em&gt;Corky Lee's Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a collection of over 200 photos celebrating the history and cultural impact of the Asian American social justice movement from the lens of late photojournalist and activist Corky Lee. She talks about Corky's calling as "the inundisputed, unofficial Asian American photographer laureate" and his lifelong quest to document, empower and create community change with his camera. Also: Jeff talks about that time he and Corky lost track of time. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

They Call Us Bruce

Jeff Yang & Phil Yu

They Call Us Corky Lee's Asian America

APR 26, 202453 MIN
They Call Us Bruce

They Call Us Corky Lee's Asian America

APR 26, 202453 MIN

Description

In Episode 238, Jeff and Phil welcome historian and professor Mae Ngai, co-editor of the book  Corky Lee's Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice, a collection of over 200 photos celebrating the history and cultural impact of the Asian American social justice movement from the lens of late photojournalist and activist Corky Lee. She talks about Corky's calling as "the inundisputed, unofficial Asian American photographer laureate" and his lifelong quest to document, empower and create community change with his camera. Also: Jeff talks about that time he and Corky lost track of time.