Our producer Kristal hosts this episode, telling the very dark, twisting, fascinating and TRUE story of Sister Ping, Queen of the Snakeheads, arguably the most successful documented human smuggler in history and based right in the heart of New York’s Chinatown.
From warring Fujianese street gangs, to international money laundering, to sneaky-sneak side deals with the FBI, fans of the HBO Show Warrior (and women led organized crime syndications) will NOT want to miss this.
Also, there is a movie soon to be released based on this sensational story!
Warning: Descriptions of Graphic Violence
Based on the book “The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream” by Patrick Radden Keefe
Links:
- Get the Book: https://bookshop.org/lists/producer-picks
- “Requiem for a Snakehead”, by Patrick Radden Keefe for The New Yorker
- Anticipate the Movie: SNAKEHEAD Rights Acquired
- Watch the Movie Trailer
- Interview with Brian Yang & Evan Leong about SNAKEHEAD the movie and Asian representation in media.
Sister Ping photo credit: NY Daily News Archive/Getty
This episode is dedicated to our friend Jenny. 💖
