Aspire with Osha: art, nature, humanity
Osha interviews people who are dedicated to working to create a better future for us all in the fields of art, nature and humanity. We explore stories and discover people on a quest to deepen our connection to life and to our common humanity. On Aspire with Osha you’ll meet people who are passionate about creating a more positive future. There will be music, poetry and inspiring stories. Come hang out with us and if you like what you hear, like us and help spread the word. Thank you!
Aspire with Osha: art, nature, humanity
A Chinese American Love Story
We have all seen media coverage of the horrific unprovoked attacks on Asian people. Today’s story provides a view into the effects of anti-Asian prejudice from the perspective of an Asian couple who spent 50 years in a loving marriage in America, and how they succeeded despite the many barriers and effects of discrimination. This is a love story, a story of perseverance despite the challenges. This is the story of Richard Cheu and is a tribute to his late wife Janey.
About Richard Cheu
A graduate of Stanford University, the University of Oregon & Northwestern University, Richard Cheu has worked as an economist, neurophysiologist and is an ordained Catholic deacon living in New York. His sixty-five oral histories on the effects of America’s Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 on 20th century Chinese Americans are archived at Stanford University. At age 84, he is working on his Ph.D. It's never too late to learn something new!
As the author of Love Letters From Janey: 50 Years of Breaking Barriers Together, Richard Cheu is here today to tell us the story of his life with his wife Janey and share insights into the lived experience of being Chinese American in the past century.
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