About the Show
In many Chinese sayings, “ten thousand” is used in a poetic sense to convey something infinite, vast, and unfathomable. For host Shin Yu Pai, the story of Asians in America is just that. In Ten Thousand Things, Shin Yu explores a collection of objects and artifacts that tell us something about Asian American life – from a body-conscious dress to a jar of water collected from The Ganges River. Ten Thousand Things is a vibrant, diverse, and bittersweet celebration of Asian America … and a challenge for all of us to reimagine stories of the past and future.
Host
Shin Yu Pai
Shin Yu Pai is a poet, essayist, visual artist, and podcast host. Her most recent literary collections are No Neutral (Empty Bowl, 2023) and Less Desolate (Blue Cactus, 2023). She also co-wrote Small Doses of Awareness (Chronicle Books, 2024), a book on psychedelic microdosing. In 2024, she received the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America for poetic genius. For her work in podcasting, she has been the recipient of a Silver Signal Award, a regional Edward R. Murrow Award, and recognition from the Asian American Podcasters Association.
Credits
Season 4
Host: Shin Yu Pai
Executive Producer: Jenny Kaplan
Producers: Sara Schleede, Alyia Yates Grau, Melia Agudelo, Kamna Shastri
Editor: Maddy Foley
Original Music: Tomo Nakayama, Gary Mula
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