by Mable Chan
One in a Billion is a podcast about Asian values, culture and society – one person at a time. We interview Asian writers, producers, entrepreneurs and entertainers about what they do, and what drives their choices and decisions. Hosted by Mable Chan (former ABC News producer), "One in a Billion" gives the stage to the young and the bold with a voice and a view that is rarely heard. Learn more at https://www.oneinabillionvoices.org/
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🇺🇲
Publishing Since
7/15/2016
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December 26, 2023
<p id="docs-internal-guid-54d4295f-7fff-007b-5fe9-db5203401988" dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Sheetal Sheth is an Indian American actress, author and activist based in New York City.</span> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> You may remember her breakout role as “</span><a style= "text-decoration: none;" href= "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433116/"><span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Maya” co-starring with Albert Brooks in “Looking For Comedy in the Muslim World” (2005)</span></a>. <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Since then, Sheetal’s star keeps rising, appearing in dozens of TV shows and films. In 2013, she got married and soon became a mother to two girls. Then, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. As Sheetal struggled to recover, she was determined to raise her children with a deep sense of pride and love for India. Why?</span> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Also, what inspired her to write children’s books for Indian Americans while she was pregnant in New York City?</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <br /> Click</span> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href= "https://sheetalsheth.com/"><span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> here</span></a> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for more about Sheetal Sheth.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <br /> Music used:</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> What Is Love (Piano)</span> by Zight<br /> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Sad Ambient Piano</span> by Lite Saturation<br /> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Free Hopping Piano</span> by Lobo Loco<br /> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 - II. Adagio</span> by Daniel Veesey<br /></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Brand New World</span> by Kai Engel</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> One in a Billion Theme Song by Brad McCarthy</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <span id="docs-internal-guid-1c78b18d-7fff-3558-f33f-1b54d5ba3117" style= "font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <br /> Photo Credit: David Goddard</span></span></p>
December 12, 2023
<p id="docs-internal-guid-7a2eb45c-7fff-46c8-39f3-a9016c2130fb" dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Neil Mody is a media entrepreneur, tech enthusiast and philosopher at heart.</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> In this open-hearted conversation, Neil shares snippets of his phone conversations with his father that would forever be seared into his mind. What did his father say? Why did Neil tell his mother not to wear a “sari” to his eighth grade graduation? Why did he feel embarrassed by his</span> <span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Indianness”</span> <span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> growing up in New Jersey</span><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span> <span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and how does he feel now?</span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(15, 15, 15); background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Find Your Roots</span> <span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(15, 15, 15); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a history and culture project centering on Asian American voices, perspectives, and experiences. It is a one-on-one, in-depth podcast interview show with Asian “Roots-Finders” seeking to remember the diverse and profound influences of their parents and grandparents. This educational podcast project is designed to promote and preserve the legacy of the countless contributions—as well as forgotten struggles and sacrifices—of our ancestors who paved the way for us today.</span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> We want to include you in this conversation. Share your thoughts. Pitch us a story. To send us your comments or stories, email us at info@oneinabillionvoices.org</span></p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> or go to our</span> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href= "https://www.facebook.com/oneinabillionvoices"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Facebook</span></a> <span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> page or website under</span> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.oneinabillionvoices.org/pitch-a-story/"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Pitch a Story.”</span></a></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> One in a Billion</span> <span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> connects Asians and Americans through storytelling, one person at a time.</span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Season 7:</span> <span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Find Your Roots</span> <span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> series is produced by One in a Billion Productions, a non-profit educational media company (501c3), with generous funding from</span> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href= "https://plct.org/welcome/"><span style= "font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> PLUS Charitable Trust.</span></a></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p> <div style= "font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Music used:</span></div> <div><span style= "font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> New Boots Rag by Doctor Turtle</span></div> <div><span style= "font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Trees In The Wind by Daniel Birch</span></div> <div><span style= "font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Wherever I Lay My Hat Thats My Wife by Doctor Turtle</span></div> <div><span style= "font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Sailor's Lament by Jason Shaw</span></div> <div><span style= "font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Tumult by Kai Engel</span></div> <div><span style= "font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Spiritual by HoliznaPATREON</span></div> <div><span style= "font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> One in a Billion Theme Song by Brad McCarthy</span></div> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p> <p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> </p>
November 21, 2023
<p dir="ltr">Martial Arts, Kung Fu Master (師傅) , Yoga Instructor, Political Activist<br /> Mai Du was just eight years old when she aspired to learn Kung Fu. Then she became a refugee after the Vietnam war fleeing with her family through Thailand and the Philippines before arriving in America.</p> <p dir="ltr">Today, Mai du is a martial arts instructor, kung fu master and political activist. What formed her fighting spirit? How did her parents’ survival skills mold her mindset? </p> <p dir="ltr">Check out our conversation!</p> <p dir="ltr">Music used:<br /> Vienna Beat by Blue Dot Sessions<br /> Adventure by The Ghost in Your Piano<br /> Trophy Endorphins by Andy G Cohen<br /> Mountain Monk C by Lobo Loco<br /> Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 - II. Adagio by Daniel Veesey <br /> Stormy Blues by Arne Bang Huseby<br /> A Yankees Southern Blues by HoliznaCC0 <br /> Only Our Footsteps in the Sand by Mid-Air Machine <br /> One in a Billion Theme Song by Brad McCarthy</p> <p dir="ltr">Photo Credit: <br /> Dat Nguyen </p> <p> </p>
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One in a Billion is a podcast about Asian values, culture and society – one person at a time.
We interview Asian writers, producers, entrepreneurs and entertainers about what they do, and what drives their choices and decisions. Hosted by Mable Chan (former ABC News producer), "One in a Billion" gives the stage to the young and the bold with a voice and a view that is rarely heard.
Learn more at https://www.oneinabillionvoices.org/
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