‘Claim your power’: How AAPI communicators find strength through storytelling
AAPI communications leaders spoke about empowering the next generation to share their stories and lived experiences.
To kick off Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, The Museum of Public Relations hosted a virtual event that celebrated the work and lived experiences of AAPI communicators with a keynote and panel discussions with AAPI leaders and students in the industry.
MSNBC anchor and civil rights reporter Richard Lui kicked off the program in conversation with Bey-Ling Sha, Dean, College of Communications at California State University, Fullerton. Lui spoke about being the first Asian-American man to anchor a national daily news broadcast in the U.S.
“I can probably count on less than one hand the number of folks that are Asian-American, male, and anchoring on a national level,” Lui said. “And that’s a problem. I’m not conflicted with the idea of it. I’m conflicted with the issues around it.”
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