How To Be American

On the eve of the pandemic shutdown, T!C director Yin Kong sat down with Amanda Brennan, host of the Tenement Museum’s podcast “How to Be American,” to talk about her own family’s story of immigration, why she loves Chinatown so much, how Think!Chinatown came to be, and to ruminate of the very difficult question: “What does it mean to be American.” Like so many cultural institutions, the pandemic has been a difficult time for our neighbors at the Tenement Museum. Please take a moment to check out their virtual program and see how you can support. The production of the podcast has been put on hold, but in the time being we thought we’d bring you excerpts from this meaningful interview.

LISTEN TO: Conversations from an unaired episode of the “How to Be American” podcast from the Tenement Museum edited by Hai-Li Kong.