Radical Buddhism
Claiming Asian America's Revolutionary Vision
At the roots of the Buddha’s teachings, we find a radical method for transforming not only our minds, but our society. At the roots of Asian America, we find a political movement grounded in faith, solidarity, and community.
Ryan Lee Wong, author and former Zen monastic, talks to Asian American Buddhist leaders about the relationship between inner change and social change, faith and politics, and how Buddhism offers a way to heal the violence in our world.
The first episodes will premiere in late October 2026!
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About the Host
Ryan Lee Wong is author of the novel Which Side Are You On, a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. He’s trained in Buddhism for over a decade, and lived for two years at a Zen temple in upstate New York. He co-facilitates Roots and Refuge, an annual Asian American Buddhist writing retreat. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, the son of a fifth-generation Chinese American father and a Korean immigrant mother, and has organized several exhibitions on the 1970s Asian American Movement.
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Ryan Lee Wong
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