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July 24, 2015
New TED Talk: How to Talk with a White Supremacist
Another one of my new talks has just been released.Please take a moment to watch this. I hope it inspires you to rethink assumptions that we make about others.
July 15, 2015
New TED Talk: The Innovation of Immigrants
Here’s my newest TED talk, from TEDxFrontRange 2015
Heroes are found through stories, many of which are as close as our family members. The stories of the challenges, struggles and successes of immigrants can lend guidance and inspiration in our everyday pursuits.
July 5, 2015
Storybook Love
Tonight, I picked upColorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami from the bookshelf. I found a small note a few pages in – it looks like I started reading it before, but for whatever reason, stopped. Then, I started thinking about how booksare a lot like relationships.
Sometimes, we just aren’t ready for that story yet, even if it’s a good one. There are some where we needto do some growing first to be able to fully appreciate them. Then, there are some beloved volu...
June 26, 2015
Love Wins: On the Bible and Marriage Equality
As a person of faith, it’s been disheartening to see much (but not all) of the Christian community at the helm of leading the anti-marriage equality movement. It’ll be interesting now to see how committed those opposing it will now adhere to the biblical concepts of submitting to the government.
Romans 13:1-3 states, “Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by G...
June 5, 2015
Free Book Promotion
This weekend, my first book, How to Get Sponsorships and Endorsements, will be free to download on Amazon.com!
Building a relationship with a corporate sponsor is one of the most important things an organization needs to do in order to achieve its mission. Sponsors can not only provide a source of income, but also increased brand awareness, volunteers, and other valuable resources. However, the relationship can be so much more.
How to Get Sponsorships and Endorsements provides step-by-step, p...
June 4, 2015
7 Essential Tips to Prepare for Your TED Talk
This is a follow up to my first guide on How to Get a TED Talk (and what to do when you get there). As I am getting ready to present my fifth TEDx talk, I wanted to share some of the best practices I’ve learned along the way on preparing for a TED talk. Of course, these are just general ideas that work for public speaking as well.
1. Don’t practice. Rehearse instead.
In my book, Music Business Hacks, I argue that bands shouldn’t “practice,” they should “rehearse.” Speakers should do the same....
April 24, 2015
How to Talk With a White Supremacist
This is the original text of my recent TEDxUCR talk. Of course, the actual delivery changed somewhat – the pressure of lights, nervousness, and the ticking clock, as well as the energy in the room, can always change things in unexpected ways. Once released, I post the final video. For now, please enjoy this “talk” in essay form.
Most people have a terrible habit, one that has been at the heart of the nearly every major conflict in the world. In fact, its something that is often reinforced by...
March 26, 2015
My New Speaker Video Press Kit
Please feel fee to watch, share, or hate on my new speaker demo reel and video press kit
February 19, 2015
A Battle of Angry Asian Trademarks
Over the past few days, there has been a flurry of discussion in the Asian American social media community about the conflict between Phil Yu (of Angry Asian Man fame) and Lela Lee (of��Angry Little Asian Girl). Essentially, it’s a trademark use��dispute that has now become public since the respective parties have both been blogging about it. Because each blogger has a notable audience in their own right, this has also caused some division in the Asian American community over who is right/wro...
December 2, 2014
My Newest TED Talk: Give Racism a Chance
In the wake of the Ferguson decision, of the 14 additional unarmed youth who have been killed in the past week, and in the face of vast disparities facing our country at every level, I believe that this is an important discussion that we need to be having. Please watchthis talk – and if you enjoy it, please comment or share. Thank you.
