Episode 6.1: From the Classroom to Kill Tony: Yehee Son, Math Teacher by Day, Comedian by Night
What You’ll Learn
What it means to enter comedy as a young disabled woman
How Yehee found her voice on stage and brings cerebral palsy into her comedy
How she balances careers as a math teacher and an aspiring comedian
How being disabled and Asian have shaped her life, how she sees herself, and how others see her
Topics We Cover
Expectations and assumptions where disability and Asian identity meet
Strangers offering unsolicited prayers, and the assumptions behind it
Physical accessibility challenges in comedy clubs
Losing body autonomy when you have to rely on strangers for help
How physical dependence creates vulnerability to harassment and safety concerns
“What does it actually mean to have the freedom to participate when the spaces around you are not accessible?”
Follow Yehee Son
Instagram: @heyms.yehee
TikTok: @yehee
Facebook: @HeyMs.CP
