College of Staten Island Professor of Creative Nonfiction and Journalism Ava Chin will be highlighted on the latest episode of Street Soldiers, hosted by Lisa Evers, premiering tonight on FOX 5 at 10:30pm.
This week’s episode of the program kicks off a celebration of Women’s History Month, and is titled “2025 Female Trailblazers,” featuring three remarkable women who are breaking barriers in their respective fields. Joining Chin on the panel are two other influential figures: rapper Roxanne Shante, who recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Grammysand is the subject of the Netflix special Roxanne Roxanne, and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz, an accomplished author, educator, and activist advocating for social justice, education, and youth empowerment.
On the show, Professor Chin, author of the critically acclaimed Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming, talks about overcoming obstacles at an early age and the profound impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act on multiple generations of her family.
The “2025 Female Trailblazers” episode of Street Soldiers will air on March 7, 2025, at 10:30pm EST on FOX 5 New York, as well streaming live on the FOX local app or on fox5ny.com. Viewers can catch a preview of the episode online.
