Best of Asian American Life: July 2015 | Asian American Life

During World War II, Japan imprisoned hundreds of women as sex slaves. Many are fighting to right this wrong and change history. Minnie Roh has our exclusive report. Kyung Yoon talks to Andrea Jung, listed by Forbes as one of the most powerful women in the world, about leaving Avon to run a micro finance organization championing women’s causes. Couples who need a surrogate mother to carry their baby are increasingly heading to India. Reporter Tinabeth Piña’s exclusive report finds a burgeoning surrogacy industry that’s projected to be worth billions. (Taped: 6/18/15) Ernabel Demillo is the host of Asian American Life, a monthly half hour series about the fastest-growing immigrant group in the country, focusing on Asian Americans in the tri-state area from over 40 countries who speak more than 150 different languages and dialects. Every month, an Asian enclave and neighborhood within the tristate area is featured. Cutting edge issues like racial profiling and stereotyping are examined and explored. Successful Asian Americans who are forging new identities in business, politics and the arts are also be profiled. Asian American Life is reaching new frontiers in the quest for understanding and acknowledgment among tri-state Asian Americans. Watch more at http://www.tv.cuny.edu/show/asianamericanlife Subscribe to the Series Playlist: https://bit.ly/2veQz61 Subscribe to the CUNY TV channel: https://bit.ly/2GmGb13 Follow CUNY TV: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CUNYTV Twitter: https://twitter.com/cunytv Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/cuny_tv/ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/user/cunytv75  LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/cunytv/ Find more from CUNY TV at https://tv.cuny.edu