Jieh-Yung Lo – Director of the Centre for Asian Australian Leadership at ANU & Personal Backstory (Part 1) | Ep. 24

We sit down with Jieh-Yung Lo, the founding Director of the Centre for Asian-Australian Leadership at the Australian National University. He’s an experienced advocate, innovator and changemaker, focusing on advancing ethnic and cultural diversity in Australia and in particular, addressing the ‘bamboo ceiling’ and elevating emerging Asian-Australian leaders to the public sphere.

In Part 1 of our episode with Jieh-Yung Lo, we hear his extensive backstory – taking it all the way back to childhood, and we even hear stories from his schooling days as a ‘B-sian’ student. 

Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 0:06 Jieh-Yung’s Thoughts on 40Under40 Awards 2022
• 2:46 What is the 40Under40 Awards?
• 7:51 Celebrating the Asian-Australian Identity
• 11:32 Jieh-Yung’s Childhood Upbringing
• 18:48 Experiences being a ‘Bsian’ Student
• 32:40 Diplomat Aspirations & JYL’s Career Highlights
• 37:37 CAAL’s Mission
• 47:53 The Importance of Introspection as Asian-Australians
• 51:24 The Future of Asian-Australians
• 59:41 JYL’s Family & Wife’s Thoughts on His Mission with CAAL
• 1:12:46 What JYL’s Excited for in the Future
• 1:14:35 JYL’s Words of Wisdom for the Younger Generation
• 1:16:26 The Meaning Behind JYL’s Name
• 1:17:38 Outro