Michelle Li - How a Racist Insult Inspired the Very Asian Foundation

Michelle Li is an award-winning journalist and news anchor in St. Louis, MO, who was also born in Korea and raised in the U.S. In this interview she tells about how on New Years Day, she was given a piece to read about foods to celebrate the New Year. After reading about the American traditions, she added that she had rice cake soup (Duk Guk) that a lot of Koreans eat for New Years. She received a voice mail criticizing her and telling her to keep her Korean to herself. She posted it on social media and #VeryAsian started trending world-wide. A short time later Michelle and Gia Vang co-founded the Very Asian Foundation to advocate for and celebrate Asians all over the world. Listen to hear the whole story. Get full access to Dr. Nancy O’Reilly and the Women Connect4Good Foundation at drnancyoreilly.substack.com/subscribe