{"podcast":{"title":"Asian American History 101","slug":"asian-american-history-101-3066911","podcast_index_feed_id":3066911,"rss_url":"https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/9/4/2/5942d2758df590ad/AAH101_coverphoto.jpeg","author":"Gen and Ted Lai","episode_count":302,"summary":"Asian American History 101 is a fun, family-friendly, and informative podcast co-hosted by Gen and Ted Lai, the daughter and father team. The podcast will entertain and educate people as Gen and Ted dive into the vast history of Asian Pacific Americans from the struggles they faced to their contributions and triumphs. And sometimes we cover topics of the Asian Pacific Diaspora globally.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T16:19:34.969517+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asian-american-history-101-3066911"},"episode":{"title":"The History of The Patel Motel Phenomenon Part 1","slug":"the-history-of-the-patel-motel-phenomenon-part-1","published_at":"2026-01-26T08:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asian-american-history-101-3066911/the-history-of-the-patel-motel-phenomenon-part-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asian-american-history-101-3066911","url":"https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com/the-history-of-the-patel-motel-phenomenon-part-1","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/asianamericanhistory101/6-04_The_History_of_The_Patel_Motel_Phenomenon_Part_1.mp3?dest-id=2498237","summary":"Welcome to Season 6, Episode 04! When it comes to immigrant groups in the U.S., especially Asian Pacific immigrant groups, it's not unusual to see certain industries become almost synonymous with specific communities of people. We saw it with Chinese laundromats, Thai restaurants, Vietnamese nail salons, Cambodian donut shops, and more. For Indian Americans, one of those industries was the motel business. So in this episode, we're here to share the origin and history of the Patel Motels as well as how families got into the business in the first place. We also share some of the challenges the business owners faced in the U.S. on the road to becoming dominant in the field. We start the episode by sharing what's on our social media feeds. We close it with a new recurring segment called \"Racist or Not\" where we take a phrase and talk about whether it's racist… or not. If you like what we do, please share, follow, and like us in your podcast directory of choice or on Instagram @AAHistory101 . For previous episodes and resources, please visit our site at https://asianamericanhistory101.libsyn.com or our links at http://castpie.com/AAHistory101 . If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, email us at info@aahistory101.com . Segments 00:25 Social Media and Road Trip Memories 14:32 The History of the Patel Motels, Part 1 27:50 Racist or Not: White on Rice","meta_description":"Welcome to Season 6, Episode 04! When it comes to immigrant groups in the U.S., especially Asian Pacific immigrant groups, it's not unusual to see certain…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2609,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/asian-american-history-101-3066911/episodes/the-history-of-the-patel-motel-phenomenon-part-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asian-american-history-101-3066911/the-history-of-the-patel-motel-phenomenon-part-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}