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These are the kinds of personal interviews on Cultureful. Living, breathing, everyday you and me culture. It's a kind of traveling and getting past the surface. People from around the world sharing personal experiences in their own words.
Host Jess Lin (she, her), is a multilingual Taiwanese American who has spent many years abroad, off the beaten-path. On Cultureful, she interviews friends and other guests about major life events and stages like childhood, dating, weddings, parenting, and immigration journeys. She is also curious about the everyday- what people cook, what they do for fun, what friendship is like for them. Hope you enjoy meeting the people she connects with.
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Sheng, Taiwanese American: Becoming a hockey reporter
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This interview was recorded on May 27, 2022.
Sheng is a Taiwanese American from Monterey Park, California who takes on an uncommon career path for Asian Americans and becomes a hockey reporter covering the San Jose Sharks. He shares about his childhood, how his love of sports started early, and his career path. He also reflects on what it was like to be in spaces where he often is the only Asian American in the room.
Sheng Peng is the Editor-in-Chief of San Jose Hockey Now at www.sanjosehockeynow.com and hosts the San Jose Hockey Now podcast. He has also appeared in VICE Sports, NBC Asian America, The Hockey News, and is a PHWA member. Follow him on Twitter @Sheng_Peng.
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