WE’RE NOW GOING TO GET RIGHT OVER TO NEWS SIX’S MORNING ANCHOR JUSTIN WARMOTH WITH THE
WEEKLY.
>> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON
CLICKORLANDO DOT COM WITH
JUSTIN WARMOTH.
>> GOOD MORNING. I’M JUSTIN
WARMOTH ASIAN AMERICAN AND
PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE
MONTH CELEBRATES THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF ONE OF THE
FASTEST GROWING GROUPS LIVING
IN THE UNITED STATES BECAUSE
OF THAT ORANGE COUNTY MAYOR
JERRY DEMINGS CREATED A
POSITION 2 YEARS AGO FOCUSING
ON ASIAN AMERICAN OUTREACH.
THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THAT
SHELLEY WONG IS HERE THIS
MORNING TO TALK ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF A P I MONTH. AND
WHY IT’S EVEN MORE CRITICAL
THIS YEAR.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANKS FOR
JOINING US. GREAT TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU HAVING ME.
ABSOLUTELY I SO I THINK LET’S
JUST GET STARTED WITH YOUR
WHAT YOU DO. I WITH ORANGE
COUNTY AND WE’LL GO FROM
THERE. YEAH. 2 YEARS MAYOR
JERRY HAVE A NEW BRAND NEW
POSITION FOR A SPECIAL
ASSISTANCE. MAY NEED FOCUSING
ON ASIAN AMERICAN OUTREACH AND
THEN I GOT THE INTERVIEW AND I
TOOK THE JOB 2 YEARS AGO
SURPRISINGLY, IT’S 2 YEARS AND
ONE YEARS ON THE PANDEMIC. BUT
I’M SO PROUD TO BE ABLE SHARE
MY. SO MY ASIAN AMERICAN
COMMUNITY. I’M IMMIGRANTS OFF
HONG KONG 30 YEARS AGO. BUT I
ALSO START MY OWN WHICH 15
YEARS TO ADVOCATE MORE ASIAN
AMERICAN REPRESENTATION AND
CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. SO I’M
I’M SO HAPPY THAT I CAN
CONTINUE MY MISSION WITH THE
HELP OF THE COUNTY AND
CONNECT. MOURDOCK’S. WHAT IS
IT? WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE AN
ASIAN-AMERICAN. LIVING IN
ORANGE COUNTY. I WOULD I LIKE
IT A LOT BECAUSE THAT IS A LOT
LEARNING IN BETWEEN. I MEAN, I
HAVE TO TELL YOU, WHEN I FIRST
I MYSELF HAVE TO LEARN RIGHT.
I CAME HERE TO STUDY I
GRADUATE. I MARRIED. THAT’S A
LOT OF THINGS. I LEARNED. I
THINK I WAS THE FIRST 15 YEARS
ON GUIDING LEARNING AND THEN
LATER PARTS OF THE 15 YEARS. I
THINK WAIT MINUTE. I THINK WE
HAVE A LOT MORE WE CAN DO ONE
THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO
IS I WANT PEOPLE THE RESIDENT
OF THE COMMUNITY. KNOW US
BETTER TO BECAUSE I FINAL 15
YEARS AGO. WE HAVE A LOT OF OF
BETTER TO BECAUSE I FINAL 15
YEARS AGO. WE HAVE A LOT OF OF (VO) ASIAN AMERICANS HERE AND WE
ARE GROWING. WE HAD A ONE OF
THE FASTEST GROWING
POPULATION. BUT WE OUT ONE OF
THE HEART TO WE EACH
COMMUNITY, TOO. AS I KNOW, I
TALKED TO OPERATIONAL
GOVERNMENT OFFICE. THEY ALWAYS
ASK ME HOW TO REACH OUT TO
ASIAN-AMERICAN. SO I WAS
THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING
WRONG. YOU KNOW, WE ARE NOT
REACHING OUT ENOUGH. ALL
SOMEONE JUST NOT REPORTING US
ENOUGH IN A WAY THAT PEOPLE
DON’T UNDERSTAND US THAT MUCH.
YOU WHAT’S SO INTERESTING
ABOUT NPI HERITAGE MONTH IS
THAT. IT IS SUCH A DIVERSE
COLLECTION OF COUNTRIES THAT
REPRESENT ASIA.
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK A
>> 4 MAYBE VIEWERS OR ARE
FOLKS WHO ARE NOT OF ASIAN
CULTURE TO TO KIND OF
CELEBRATE AND HONOR THIS GREAT
DIVERSITY. AND SO YOU EXPLAIN
THAT AND THE THE COLLECTION OF
OF ASIAN COUNTRIES WERE
REPRESENTED HERE.
>> YES, I MEAN, EVERY CITY
HAVE DEFEND MAKE STRUCTURE
OFFICE FOR US. I WOULD SAY WE
ARE AROUND 6% OF OUR MAJORITY
ALL YOU WILL SAY THE HIGH WILL
BE INDIAN FOLLOWED BY CHINESE.
THEN A NICE SETUP ENES KOREAN
AND ALSO WE HAVE A MIDDLE EAST
COUNTRY. ARE THEY, YOU KNOW,
COUNTRIES TO. BUT THE MAJOR
FOCUS. I WOULD SAY THE FIRST
FULL 5. MAJOR CAUSES ALSO IS
THAT THOSE OTHER COMMUNITIES
ON CLOSELY WITH I’M CURRENTLY
WORKING WITH PROBABLY 40
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION RANGING
FROM COLLEGE OBEYS YOU PHASE.
A BASE BUSINESS BASED SO THESE
ARE MY FOCUS WHEN WHICH EVEN I
AM CHINESE AMERICAN. BUT I
CANNOT SPEAK FOR ALL ASIAN
AMERICANS. SO IT IS CALM
COMPLEX IN THE WAY. BUT I
WOULD SAY IF YOU THINK ABOUT
THAT, YOUR NEIGHBOR, YOUR
CO-WORKERS. THE REST. DON’T
YOU MISS THEY ASIAN-AMERICAN
SOME OF THEM A BOY. SOME OF
THEM ACTUALLY IMMIGRANTS. BUT
I DO NOTHING THAT IS THAT
DIFFICULT IF WE CAN THANK THE
BALL, THE. SYDNEY AT SOME OF
MINORITY IN THAT ALL THE
DIFFERENCE. SO I I HAVE SOME
TIPS OR SUGGESTION THAT YOU
CAN GO TO A LOT OF SPICE OF
ALL POLL GRAHAM, ALL YOU TAKE
A COUPLE IN JUST A HOBBIES
LIKE TIGHT. COLLEAGUE OF BE
MEDITATION. YOU KIND OF CAN
IMMERSE YOURSELF TO THE
CULTURE. AND AND YOU CAN START
TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER.
GREAT, GREAT TIPS THERE. AND.
>> SO YOU MENTIONED THIS
ORANGE COUNTY AND ONE OF THE
FASTEST GROWING ASIAN-AMERICAN
COMMUNITIES. WHY DO YOU THINK
THAT IS.
>> I I THINK THAT. I MEAN, OF
COURSE WE ASIAN AMERICAN AND
LIE TO IS REALLY
FAMILY-ORIENTED OUT OR ICED.
SO WE LIKE TO ESTABLISH FAMILY
AND ALL FAMILY IN ONE PLACE.
SO AND THEN WE BRING A LOT OF
WE IS VERY FAMILY ORIENTED. SO
WE KIND OF HAVE LIKE FOR
EXAMPLE, MY SISTER CAME HERE 4
YEARS AGO AND THEY BROUGHT ME
BROUGHT MY DAUGHTER AND WE
BUILD I THINK THAT IS ONE OF
THE REASON. AND I THINK ONE OF
THE REASON IS ORANGE COUNTY IS
A VERY WELCOMING CITY RIGHT
NOW IS VERY DIVERSE. WE ARE
ONE OF THE SO I THINK THAT IS
GOOD. WE WOULD LIKE TO SETTLE
A PLACE. YOU COMING OUT
DIFFERENT WE LOVE IT. I’M JUST
CURIOUS, WHAT IS THAT?
>> AS FAR AS GROWING UP IN
HONG KONG. AND THEN YOU SEE
SOME OF. THE UPBRINGINGS HERE
IN ORANGE COUNTY. AND WHAT
WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE MAIN
DIFFERENCES IN WHAT DO YOU SEE
SIMILARITIES WHEN IT COMES TO
GROWING UP IN CERTAIN PARTS OF
THE WORLD.
>> I WOULD SAY A LOT. IT HAS
EVERYBODY HAVE DIFFERENT
REASON TO TO LIVE HERE. ALL TO
COME HERE. BUT MOST OF THEM
MAJORITY THEM WANT TO HAVE A
BETTER FUTURE. THEY HAVE MORE
CHOICES. I THING THE AMERICAN
DREAM’S KIND OFF.
>> KIND OF A A A ATTRACTING.
>> POINTS THAT MOST OF THE
PEOPLE WOULD CHOOSE TO COME
AND ACHIEVE IT AND THIS IS
TRUE. YOU THINK ABOUT THAT.
YOU HAVE A PASSION. YOU CAN
BE. WE ALL OWN DREAM. YOU KNOW
JUST WHAT CAUSED THAT THIS
THAT THIS ALL BE AND I UP
MEDIA. APPRECIATE MONTH LIKE
THAT THAT WEEKEND WE CAN GET
OUT THE TIME TO SOMETIMES
WE’RE JUST TOO BUSY TO TO OUR
DAILY WORK AND WE FEEL ABOUT
IT THAT ALL ABOUT AND
RECENTLY. I’M I’M I HAVE BEEN
IN TO WIELD FOR SO MANY
LOCATIONS. AND I’M SO PROUD TO
BE ABLE TO REPRESENT. AND WE
HAVE A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT
THERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SHALL
CULTURE.
>> HOW DO YOU HOW DOES THIS
YEAR. HOW ARE YOU CELEBRATING
THIS AND 9 MONTHS AND MAYBE
HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO YEARS
PAST.
>> YEAH, IT’S STILL DIFFERENT
I IN THE PAS, I WOULD ORANGE
COUNTY ASIAN COMMIT IT, WHICH
EMPLOYEES COUNTY EMPLOYEES
SPACE WANT GROUP. THEY HAVE
BEING DOING 8 YEARS
CELEBRATION AND HOSTING A
GATHERING TO WHILE COMING
HERE, LEADERS TO MEET WITH THE
MAYORS AND COMMISSIONERS AND
THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’S.
>> THIS YEAR. OF COURSE, ALL
INCLUDING LAST YEAR. WE WON’T
BE ABLE TO DO IT. WE’VE REALLY
FORTUNATE 2 MONTHS AGO. ALL WE
TRY TO BRING WHAT WE’RE GOING
TO DO THAT IS CELEBRATION BUT
WE CAME UP IDEA TO DO A ONE
ALL PROGRAM WITH THE HELP OF
ORANGE TV AND ALSO PARTNERING
PARTNERING WITH MANY TOTAL SO
THAT ONE ALL TOLD BROWN WE’RE
GOING TO FEATURES 9 DIFFERENT
COACH WHOLE PERFORMANCE I DID.
I HAVE TO EMPHASIZE THAT 8 OF
THEM ARE LOCAL BE HERE. SO
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT
EVERYBODY TO TO IN NEED AND
LOOK AT THE LOCAL BY BRANDON
CARLO OF OLD PERFORMANCES. AND
BESIDES OF THAT. WE HAVE NEW
YEAR’S PROCLAMATION READINGS.
AND ALSO WE ARE GETTING ALL.
TO DIFFERENT AWARDS WHEN
ASIAN-AMERICAN. DISTINGUISHED
AWARD AND ALSO COMMUNITY
SERVICE AWARD AND ALSO WE PUT
ATION THEME, OT CONTACTS WITH
THAT WAS JUST OVERWHELMED WITH
ALL THE PARTICIPANTS AND WE
END UP HAVING ALL SELECTED
FULL 12 WINNER. SO WE’RE GOING
TO ANNOUNCE THAT 2 WITH A
CEREMONY THAT WE ALREADY TAPE
EVEN IS IN THE POLL RUN. BUT
YOU BUT YOU CAN SEE. THE GREAT
ATMOSPHERE THAT. WE ALL COMING
TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE. AND
WE’LL CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION
>> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON CLICKORLANDO DOT COM WITH JUSTIN WARMOTH.
>> WELCOME BACK MAY IS ASIAN
AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
HERITAGE MONTH. THE CHANCE TO
CELEBRATE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS
AND UNDENIABLE IMPACT ON
AMERICAN HISTORY THIS MORNING.
SHELLY HWANG, THE SPECIAL
ASSISTANT TO ORANGE COUNTY
MAYOR JERRY DEMINGS IS BACK
WITH US TO HELP US BETTER
UNDERSTAND A P I MONTH.
>> YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR
UNFORTUNATELY OVER THE LAST
YEAR, A RECORD NUMBER OF HATE
HAVE BEEN DON AGAINST ASIAN IN
THIS COUNTRY. WHEN YOU WHEN
YOU SEE THESE AND THE SPIKE IN
HATE CRIMES. WHAT IS THAT?
TELL YOU? AND B, WHAT WOULD
YOU LIKE PEOPLE TO ABOUT WHAT
THAT FEELS LIKE TO BE
SUBJECTED TO THAT KIND OF
PAIN. IF YOU EXPERIENCE THAT
YOUR PAST MY EMOTION IS VERY
MIXED. I WILL SAY A LITTLE BIT
MORE THAN A MONTH THAT HAPPEN.
>> I MEAN, THE IDEA ALL COMING
UP TO HAVE CELEBRATION LIKE
THAT IS IS NOT NEW. THE REASON
WHY IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN
TO HAVE PULLED APPRECIATION
LIKE THAT. IT’S THAT THE BODY
TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE
CULTURE. I THINK THE HATE IS
ALL THAT IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT
REASONS. ONE ABOUT THE BIGGEST
ONE IS PEOPLE JUST NOT DO NOT
KNOW ENOUGH. I THINK EVERYBODY
KNOW NO 2 PEOPLE OF THE SAME.
THINK ABOUT THAT. SO WE WOULD
LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO HOPEFULLY PEOPLE CONTINUING
AND UNDERSTAND THE CULTURE.
ONCE YOU. KIND OF OPEN YOUR
HEART OPEN TO TO KIND OF
ACCEPT WE SPENT OTHER’S
CULTURE. I THINK THAT THAT IS
WONDERFUL. I MEAN, THAT IS WHY
THE DIVERSITY MAKES US SO
STRONG. AND I TOTALLY BELIEVE
AND ON A GREAT SUPPORT. I HAVE
BEEN DOING 15 YEARS FOR ME IS
THAT REALLY NO DIFFERENCE WHEN
PEOPLE ASK ME WHAT WE’RE GOING
TO DO. I MEAN, NOTHING WE CAN
DO. WE HAVE TO DO WITH BEING
OUTSIDE ON I DON’T KNOW HOW TO
ADVOCATE OTHERS TO NOT PAID.
BUT I THINK ONLY LOVE
APPRECIATION AND EXCEPTIONS.
WE’LL GOING TO CONQUER TO
HATE. YOU THINK THAT PEOPLE
JUDGE OR AN ENTIRE POPULATION
OF PEOPLE BASED ON THE OF THE
GOVERNMENT OF THAT COUNTRY IS
NOT. IS THAT PART OF THE
PROBLEM AS WELL.
>> IT MAY BE THAT ONE OF THE
PROBLEMS SELF THAT. BUT I ALSO
LET ME TALK TO A LOT DIFFERENT
ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERS. THEY
IDEA TOO KAI KNOW IF I LIKE
THE IDEA IS PUTTING THE ASIAN
AMERICANS STUDY SAYS HISTORY
STUDIES INTO THE CLICK ON THAT
ANYBODY CAN LEARN FROM YOUNG.
AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO A
LOT OF SCHOOL EVERY TIME THEY
WILL COME TO ME IT’S 4
DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE TO
SHOWCASE ITS STUDENTS. I HAVE
TO TELL YOU, IT IS REALLY TO
CATER ALL THOSE REQUESTS
BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT
DOING PERFORMING ARTS YEAR,
VOLUNTEERS. IT’S REALLY
DIFFICULT TO GET THE TIME TO
PAY TO EVERY SINGLE GROUPS. I
THINK IT WOULD IF WE CAN DO IT
COLLABORATIVELY, WE STILL HAVE
A BAD PASS FROM TO HAVE MORE
PEOPLE TO TUNE IN. I THINK
IT’S MORE EFFECTIVE TO GO OF
ALL, YOU KNOW, THE FUN 1, ONE
BY ONE. SO I THINK THAT THAT
IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK IT’S
A IT’S A GOOD WAY TO TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE TO MAKE IMPACT. SO
SOMEONE REACHES OUT AND
THEY’RE CURIOUS ABOUT.
>> YOUR BACKGROUND, YOUR
CULTURE OR JUST. A P I AND
WHAT THE MONTH MEANS WHERE
SOME OF THE MOST BASIC
QUESTIONS IN ONE OF THE MOST
RECURRING QUESTIONS THAT YOU
RECEIVE ON A DAILY BASIS.
>> I WILL SAY PEOPLE WE DON’T
KNOW THE MAJORITY ASIAN
AMERICAN HERE. BUT MANY OF
THEM THAT I I CAUSE STATE.
THEY KNOW US PRETTY WELL.
THEY’VE STUDYING ABOUT A FIGHT
IN COACH OR 2. SO WANTED TO
PENCE WAY YOU FROM WHAT KIND
OF WE SAWS IN THE NEWS THAT
YOU LISTEN TO. ONE THING I I
WANT AND THE SIZE IS OUT. WE
WILL NEED ALL THE NEWS MEDIA
TO HELP. I THINK WE JUST THE
ASIAN AMERICAN DOESN’T GET 2
OF THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA I
MEAN, I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A
LOT OF ASIAN AMERICAN ROPES
ALL FESTIVAL IN THE PAST. 15
YEARS. NOW. I DON’T GET WHAT
THOUGH, THE WAY THAT WE THE
NEWS NOT GETTING OUT. I THINK
IT’S TWOFOLD. ONE WILL BE THE
MEDIA ALL. THAT’S AN ALL ASKED
IT’S TWOFOLD. ONE WILL BE THE
MEDIA ALL. THAT’S AN ALL ASKED (VO) THAT THEY DON’T. THEY DO NOT
KNOW WHERE TO REACH. I MEAN, I
HAVE THINK WILEY’S OLD A TIME
WHEN THAT BOATING SEASON AND
AS ELECTION, THEY WANT TO
INTERVIEW PEOPLE. THEY CANNOT
FIND ANYBODY. A LOT EDUCATION
NEED IT. WANT TO LET THEM KNOW
IN A LOT OF CONNECTION WE NEED
TO DO. BUT I ALSO WILL POINT
TO NATION ABOUT AN
ORGANIZATION THAT WE HAVE TO
REACHING OUT ALL IF WE CAN
KEEP DOING IT. I DON’T THINK
THAT IS A PROBLEM. ON THIS. TO
YOU. WAS THAT I I I TRULY
BELIEVE IF NOT, I I WOULD NOT
LIKE TO BE A COMMUNITY
LIAISON. I THINK THAT IS A WAY
THAT WE CAN REACH OUT TO THEM
IF WE PUT SOME THOUGHT AND
EDUCATING NOW SELF HOW YOU CAN
REACH OUT WE HAVE TO KEEP THE
TOPICS ON IS NOT JUST ONE
MONTH. FOR ME. I’M A
ASIAN-AMERICAN PROUD
ASIAN-AMERICAN AND YEAR OUT IN
30 YEARS. SO RIGHT. I’M JUST
TO KIND OF CIRCLE GROWING UP
AT WHAT AGE DID YOU MOVE.
>> TO ORANGE COUNTY. 30 YEARS
I HAVE BEEN HERE. I CAME HERE
AROUND MY 20’S. I I STUDY.
YEAH. I STUDY UCF. TO GRADUATE
YEAH. I STUDY UCF. TO GRADUATE (VO) FROM THAT.
>> HOW IS THAT IN GOING
STRAIGHT TO COLLEGE. IN A NEW
COUNTRY WITH ARMS. I MEAN,
THAT HAD TO BE SO CHALLENGING.
>> THIS IS ANOTHER DAY ALL OF
A LOT OF AND ALSO WE KNOW THAT
WE HAVE TO WORK TRIPLE HEART.
>> IMPROVE. WE CAN DO IT. BUT
I’M SO WITH THE CURRY I’M
HAVING. I WAS SO LUCKY WHEN I
MY FIRST JOB ACTUALLY WITH DOT
AND RESTAURANT, WHICH IF YOU
RECALL, I DON’T THING YOU ALL
ENOUGH TO RECALL THAT HAVE A
CONCEPT THAT NO LONGER CHINA
COAST. IF YOU CAN GO CERTAIN.
I I I WAS THE NOT BE PARDONED
THERE FOR THAT. SO I THINK I’M
I’M SO FORTUNATE TO SURROUNDED
BY A LOT PEOPLE PROFESSIONS WE
D WELL ASIAN CULTURE.
>> I’M GOING WITH SOMEONE AT
MY HOME AT HOME MIGHT BE JUST
WONDERING WHAT CAN THEY EITHER
AS AN ALLY OR TO BECOME AN
ALLY AND TO BE RIGHT ALONGSIDE
AND UNDERSTAND THE CULTURE AND
WHAT THIS IS RICH MEANS TO.
THIS AREA AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE
HERE. WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST
PRACTICE IN YOUR OPINION TO
MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
>> I KNOW WHERE HE HUMBLE. I’M
COMING VERY SO I ALWAYS WANT
TO LET YOU HAVE A VIEWER
UTILIZING AMERICAN. FIRST OF
ALL, YOU HAVE TO OPEN YOURSELF
UP TO FIRST YOU NEED TO
CULTURE FIRST. DON’T WE LOVE
GUNS TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
HERITAGE WHO? THIS IS NO
PROBLEM TO BE ASIAN AMERICAN.
AND THIS IS WHAT YOU YOU PROUD
OFF. AND SECOND A FULL ON. WE
NEED. HAPPY. WE GOT THAT. YOU.
YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO
PRAY WILL BE OPEN YOUR YEARS.
LISTEN. WE SPAT OPEN YOUR MIND
AND LIKE WHAT I SAID, YOU CAN
PICK ONE OR 2 THINGS THAT YOU
WILL LIKE TO. AND ONCE YOU
AND. THE MURDERS INTO THE
CULTURE. YOU WHEN DON’T SEE A
DIFFERENCE FOR AND I DON’T SEE
I HAVE BEEN YOU PELOSI I MY
CELL. I DOING DRAGON BOAT I
LEARN BEEN ON THE STAND. I
ALSO LEARNING JAPANESE
DRUMMING, STU, EVERYBODY CAN
DO IT. YOU CAN FIND SOMETHING
ME, YOU KNOW, GET WITH ME. I
COULD DEFINITELY GET YOU A
HOBBY THAT YOU CAN TRY. AND
NEWS 6 HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTING
LOCAL A P I STORIES THROUGHOUT
THE MONTH OF MAY TO READ MORE
ABOUT THE MOVERS SHAKERS AND
EVERYONE IN BETWEEN WHO MAKE
CENTRAL FLORIDA. WHAT IT IS.
>> JUST HEAD TO
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I’M JUSTIN WARMOTH. HAVE A
GREAT SUNDAY.