Laureen Chew

How do you become your own person? How do you give yourself permission to accept being confused about your identity? For a unique perspective on these questions, listen to our conversation with Dr. Laureen Chew who offers profound and practical pearls of wisdom. She learned from facing challenges head-on while embracing life. From appearing in 2 films to a respected educator then named Associate Dean of the College of Ethnic Studies @ SFSU, a program she helped create in 1969, Laureen does not hesitate to be honest. Listen to Laureen describe her mom, how it felt to grow up in San Francisco Chinatown and how she became her own person.

Read more about Laureen and her involvement in AAPI issues:

Laureen Chew on Maintaining Vigor for Sustained Change on Asian American Issues:

https://medium.com/intertrend/maintaining-vigor-for-sustained-change-in-asian-american-issues-2ae199654237

Fireside Chat with Dr. Laureen Chew by a UW Hybrid MBA Student:

https://blog.foster.uw.edu/mba-student-interview-with-prominent-chinese-american-activist/

The Strike that Led to the Country’s First Ethnic Studies Department:

https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2018-11-29/the-strike-that-led-to-the-countrys-first-ethnic-studies-department

Ethnic Studies 50 years later: Where are we now?

https://www.kalw.org/show/crosscurrents/2018-11-29/ethnic-studies-50-years-later-where-are-we-now

Asian Americans PBS documentary, Laureen Chew: “I Was Trying to Figure Out Who I Was”

https://youtu.be/B9LGuHDjTmQ

Laureen Chew's starring role in film, "Dim Sum":

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dim-sum-a-little-bit-of-heart-1985

SFSU Profile and Contact Information:  https://news.sfsu.edu/experts/laureen-chew