Mx. Asian American: Recent Episodes
Mx. Asian American
Asian or American? My name is Karen Zheng, and I am the host of Mx. Asian American. Mx. Asian American is a podcast detailing the Asian American experience in America. In each episode, I invite other Asian Americans to discuss issues relating to the community, everything from mental illness, career aspirations, racism to food, love languages, and pop culture.
Connect with us: mxasianamerican@gmail.com
Fiona Tran is an entrepreneur, content creator, fashion girlie, and surfer girlie. She is a real estate agent based in NYC and founder of LOCO Wetsuits. In this episode, we talk about Fiona’s many careers and her newest one LOCO Wetsuits.
Connect with Fiona:
https://fionatran.co/
@fionafkntranhttps://www.locowetsuits.com/
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@mxasianamerican
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Henry Lam is an ADHD and executive function coach. In this episode, we talk about Henry’s journey into becoming a coach, debunking misconceptions of ADHD, and tips for folx with ADHD. I really love Henry’s positive outlook and his seemingly unlimited examples.
https://www.coachhenrylam.com/
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Nhan Danh is the founder of the White Lotus Foundation,a nonprofit organization based in Oregon committed to supporting and empowering the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community. In this episode, we talk about Nhan’s upbringing, how he came to start this organization, its missions and values.
Check out their programming offers from lion dances tonight markets here: https://www.thewhitelotusfoundation.org/
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Kane Vongsavanh is an immigration attorney focused on finding immigration solutions for business and families. In this episode, we talk about Kane’s early years, his experience in immigration law, and his journey into opening his own firm.
https://www.vonglawgroup.com/
https://www.legaciesofwar.org/
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Colleen Leung is the founder of Unmute, company that strives to provide culturally-affirming mental health care to under-served communities. In this episode, we talk about Colleen’s journey and inspiration to build Unmute, diving into her and hermother’s relationship to mental health.
unmute.today
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Maria is a Filipino-American theater artist, fashion designer, and introspective hypnosis practitioner. In this episode, we talk about Maria’s entrance into the theater industry, and how she got to creating experimental puppet theater.
Connect with Maria:
IG @themaricama
www.maricama.com
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Jeffrey Luong is a music producer and DJ, creating his own work but also doing work with artists, singers, instrumentalists, songwriters, and companies (of note, Mars Rigley). In this episode, we talk about Jeff’s entry into the DJ and music production world.
Connect with Jeff:
Spotify @Griffter
IG @iamgrifftermusic
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Whitney Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American living in Switzerland currently. She’s worked as an Oncology nurse, public health advisor in the US Department of Defense, and is currently a child development and positive parenting coach. In this episode, we dive into Whitney’s many career experiences.
Connect with Whitney:
FB Group: Strong Connections Successful Kids
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Xiren Wang is a third culture kid, coming from a mixedbackground of International Relations/Politics and transitioning into acting/voice acting/music. In this episode, we talk about the cultural divide between generations of Asian/Americans who speak English and/or Chinese as their main language. Xiren tries to bridge the divide between the two.
Connect with Xiren:
xirenwang.com
“Xiren Let’s Talk”
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René Helit Jr, born and raised in Guam, is the founderof The Cultured Chefs, a personal/private chef service in Austin, Texas. Inthis episode, we talk about Rene’s upbringing, his various culinary journeys,and finally The Cultured Chefs.
Connect with René:
theculturedchefs.com
@theculturedchefsllc
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Joseph Be is the founder of Meccha Matcha, a high-quality matcha provider known for their different levels of matcha intensity. In this episode, we chat about Joseph’s upbringing, his experience working in the restaurant industry and eventual transition to start Meccha Matcha.
Connect with Joseph:
mecchamatcha.com
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Jane Wong is the author of debut memoir, Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City (Tin House 2023) and two books of poetry, How to Not Be Afraid of Everything (Alice James 2021) and Overpour (Action Books 2016). In this episode, we dive into Jane’s upbringing and the ways that Jane wrote her new memoir, which really, is a love letter to her mother.
Connect with Jane:
janewongwriter.com
@paradeofcats
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Resources Referenced:
Sara Ahmed Living a Feminist Life
Kandice Chuh Imagine Otherwise
Andrea Xu is one of the founders of Umami Cart, an online grocery story delivering your favorite Asian products, produce, and ingredients. In this episode, we dive into Andrea’s upbringing in Spain, her finance career at Goldman Sachs, and then finally now running Umami Cart.
Connect with Andrea:
umamicart.com
@umamicart
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Eric Y. Chen is a serial entrepreneur and the creator and founder of Sabobatage: a Boba Card Game. In this episode, we dive into Eric’s upbringing, his corporate journey, serial entrepreneurial journey, and finally to the creation of Sabobatage.
Connect with Eric:
sabobatage.com
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Wendy Shew is the founder and CEO of Building Education, a nonprofit organization that works to build and transform villages in impoverished communities by building schools, water systems, and electricity systems. In this episode, we dive into Wendy’s upbringing from losing her mother as a child, to her rebellious phase of aviation studies and to starting Building Education.
Connect with Wendy:
bebuildingeducation.org
@itswendyshew
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@mxasianamerican
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Samantha Ong is an entrepreneur, founder and CEO of JoeyDolls, and mother to two young girls. In this episode, we dive into Samantha’s upbringing and childhood of following the conventional path and then pivoting into entrepreneurship and now having founded Joeydolls to inspire and change the narrative for future generations.
Connect with Samantha:
joeydolls.com
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@mxasianamerican
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Joyce Ai is a physical therapist and coach who founded @thephysioraver to help DJs, ravers, and shufflers protect their bodies while also having fun! In this episode, we discuss Joyce’s journey into physical therapy and as well as the beginning of ThePhysioRaver.
Connect with Joyce:
@thephysioraver
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Kai Ono is a bi-coastal singer-songwriter, pianist-composer, and teacher. In this episode, we talk about Kai’s journey with classical piano and now transitioning into more pop-focused music.
Connect with Kai:
Spotify @Kai Ono
https://www.kaionomusic.com/
IG @thisiskaisinsta
Tik Tok @thisiskaistiktok
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@mxasianamerican
mxasianamerican@gmail.com
Dr. Toni Liu is an ex-doctor, cartoonist, and coach.In this episode, we dive into Toni’s journey into medical school, as aphysician, and then pivoting to turn careers into doing what she loved, whichis art and building community.
Connect with Toni:
drtooni.com
@drtooni
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Alyssa San Agustin is a Filipino American, amateur fighter,and boxing trainer. In this episode, we dive into how Alyssa transitioned into focusingsolely on boxing and fighting.
Connect with Alyssa:
@small_yet_fearlyss
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Ivy Le is a Vietnamese American comedian, actress, andwriter based in Austin, TX. She is the host and creator of the Spotify podcastFOGO: Fear of Going Outside, a nature show by the most reluctant host ever. Inthis episode, we talk about Ivy’s upbringing, FOGO the podcast, speaking or notto the white audience, and Asian/American representation and lack of structuralchange.
Connect with Ivy:
https://www.ivylewithonee.com/
https://fogopodcast.com/about
spotify.link/FOGOS2
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Alex Zhou is the founder and CEO of Yami, an ecommerce website that provides Asian products to those who cannot easily access them. In this episode, we talk about Alex’s beginning in China, his move to the US, and also his notice of the difficulty of access to Asian products in the Midwest.
Connect with Alex:
yamibuy.com
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Sara Qiu, born in Spain, is an independent Chinese female solo-traveler. She is primarily interested in backpacking and cycling. In this episode, we dive into Sara’s upbringing and her journey with the project Journey From the Road, which is a cycling from Spain towards Asia with no specific destination in mind but focusing on the journey itself.
Connect with Sara:
journeyfromtheroad.com
GoFundMe for Turkey and Syria:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/journeyfromtheroad-for-turkiye-and-syria?member=25261955&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined
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Kevan Mau is the founder of Oooh Mami, a company specializing in interesting and unique flavors of Hawaiian beef jerky. In this episode, we talk about Kevan’s journey into his own business.
Connect with Kevan:
https://ooohmami808.com/
@ooohmami808
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Christine Wong-Tai is the founder of Compounding Penny, a company striving to educate and bring financial resources to the general public, and the author of the children’s book The Compound Penny, co-written with her daughter. In this episode, we talk about Christine’s journey into finding her company and writing the book.
Connect with Christine:
compoundingpenny.com
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JF Lee is Chinese Singaporean wuxia writer, currently residing in the Cayman Islands. In this episode, we dive into JF’s journey into and out of and then back into writing and the genre of wuxia.
Connect with JF:
https://jflee.co/
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@mxasianamerican
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Arielle Murata is a travelling photographer who lives in her car. In this episode, we dive into Arielle’s various pursuits in life including a food-truck business, marketing photography, van-life, and now travelling in her car.
Connect with Arielle:
https://www.dead-air.life
@hakunamurata
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Arda Sitiprawet is a first generation Asian American, owner and founder of SugarCube Marshmallows. In this episode, we dive into Arda’s passion for cooking and food service and journey to finding her passion.
Connect with Arda:
https://sugarcubemarshmallows.com/
@sugarcubemarsh
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@mxasianamerican
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TJ Wey (Zhi/Zir) is your #VeryAsian, non-binary, gluten-and-dairy free money habits and wellness coach. Zhi is the host of the Asian Detox podcast and does some corporate consulting on the side. In this episode, we dive into TJ’s ongoing journey of searching for zir identity within the Asian/American and Asian and American and Asian American (any of the combinations combined) communities.
Connect with TJ:
@tj.wey
https://theasiandetoxpodcast.com/
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Olivia Chen is the CMO of Twrl Milk Tea, bringing organic and artisanal milk tea. In this episode, we dive into the beginnings of Twrl and lots of thought that has been put into every single aspect of the company.
Connect with Twrl:
@twrlmilktea
www.twrlmilktea.com
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@mxasianamerican
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Serena Li is a mom-trepreneur who is first and foremost a mother, a marketing agency professional, and the founder of Duck Duck Books. In this episode, we dive into Serena’s immigration journey, postpartum mental health issues, and entrepreneurial journey.
Connect with Serena:
https://www.duckduckbooks.com/
@duckduckbooks
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@mxasianamerican
mxasianamerican@gmail.com
Chris Pin is an artist, designer, and founder of Haute Hero Studios. He makes collectible clothing, accessories, and custom figures. His work has been featured on Hypebeast Kicks, Business Insider, and Galileo. In this episode, we dive into Chris’s journey into the fashion industry as he worked for Converse and how he pivoted to starting his own business.
Connect with Chris:
@haute_hero
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ábi is a rising Korean American pop/r&b artist with mixed heritage. Inspired by her dual identity, she strives to represent the aapi and multicultural community in the music. In her songwriting, she incorporates personal experiences of navigating racial trauma and anxiety. She is currently based in Nashville, TN. In this episode, we dive into her mixed heritage and her journey towards her artistic pursuits.
Connect with ábi:
abimusic.us
@abigailkim_
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Jenkin Au is the co-founder of Knead Furniture, making spaces feel great for small and medium-sized companies and organizations. In this episode, we dive into Jenkin’s early years in entrepreneurship, his experiences in the furniture industry, and then now his management of Knead.
Connect with Jenkin:
kneadfurniture.com @kneadfurniture
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@mxasianamerican
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Dr. Jacob Chacko (he/him) is the director of the Asian American Cultural Center at Rutgers University. In this episode, we dive into Jacob’s few moments of transformation, including his queer awakening, racial awakening, and the realization of the intersection of his identities, specifically his South Asian racial identity, his queerness in a predominantly white and Catholic environment, and his navigation of all of these within his family.
Connect with Jacob: @director_chacko
LinkedIn: Jacob Chacko
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Kitty Wu is a holistic health coach, helping high achieving women of color transform their lives. In this episode, we talk a about Kitty’s journey into corporate and transition into her current career path.
Connect with Kitty:
@kittywucoaching
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@mxasianamerican
mxasianamerican@gmail.com
Shin Yu Pai is a Seattle-based writer and author of 11 books of poetry, an interdisciplinary artist spanning across visual work, photography, music, performance art, and most recently, podcasting, and others. In this episode, we talk about Shin Yu’s approach to poetry and interdisciplinary art, the difficulties of being an Asian women in the industry, and most recently, her experiences with podcasting.
Connect with Shin Yu: shinyupai.com
The Blue Suit podcast
https://www.kuow.org/podcasts/bluesuit
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Kitty Wu is a holistic health coach, helping high achieving women of color transform their lives. In this episode, we talk a about Kitty’s journey into corporate and transition into her current career path.
Connect with Kitty:
@kittywucoaching
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Brian Cuyno is a Filipino, American veteran, who resettled into America when he was 28. In this episode, we dive into his life, talking about his younger years in the Philippines, his experience in the US military, and his most recent experience with fostering and adopting a daughter.
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Brian Cuyno @ LinkedIn
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Rebecca Jiang and Misha Lau are two recent graduates living in Los Angeles, California. The two met in college and quickly became close friends, connecting through their shared diasporic experiences. As daughters of immigrants, they often felt distant to their parents. In this episode, we dive into their journey in the creation of Unspoken Words, a card game aimed to help facilitate conversation between generations.
Connect with Rebecca and Misha:
bit.ly/bwkickstarter
IG: @unspokenwordsgame
Twitter: @unspokenwordcg
Tik Tok: @unspokenwordsgame
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Bianca Trinidad-Lam is a Filipino, founder of Filiflavors, a snackbox curating Filipino culture and flavors. Filiflavors also donates a portion of its earnings to non-profits working with Autism and special-needs communities.
Connect with Bianca:
https://filiflavors.com/
@filiflavors on IG and Facebook
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Ashley Xie and Hedy Yu are co-founders, childhood friends, and daughters of immigrants who work together on Rooted Fare. Rooted Fare works to link local immigrant chefs with the national public, in which flavors and recipes are bottled into jars to share with others. Their number one best-seller is the black sesame butter, as Asian and American fusion of black sesame and peanut butter. Listen to this episode to find out more about their story as friends and later co-founders.
Connect with Rooted Fare:
rootedfare.com
IG: @rooted.fare
TikTok: @rootedfare
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Roger Vasak is the owner of Scalp SGV (San Gabriel Valley), a company that uses scalp micropigmentation (hair tattoos) to help people who are balding or want to see a full head of hair. In this episode, we dive into Roger’s adolescent life, growing up near lots of gangs, getting shot, moving to Korea, coming back to the states to do sales, and finally pivoting careers to become an entrepreneur.
Connect with Roger:
https://scalpsgv.com/
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Bob Chao started Boba Fit tangentially during his time in college when he went through a depressing slump. To get back into shape but also to help empower the Asian/American community through a protein-filled version of milk tea (or a milk-tea filled version of protein powder). Listen to this episode to learn more about Bob’s journey.
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https://boba.fit/
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Daniel Chan is an internationally renowned, award-winning magician and mind-reader. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dan is regarded as one of the world’s top virtual magicians. In this episode, Dan shares his experiences with corporate life and transitioning into doing magic full-time.
Connect with Dan:
https://www.danchanmagic.com/
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Malisa Tep a Cambodian American and the founder and CEO of bbtea jars, a sustainable boba accessories company that offers glass boba cups and most recently soy wax bubble candles. In this episode, Malisa shares her entrepreneurial journey thus far.
Connect with Malisa:
bbteajars.com
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Andy Baptista is one of the co-founders of Cookie Command Center, a small business based in New York. She works full-time in the alcohol marketing industry while balancing her cookie business with her partner Rob. In this episode, we explore her beginnings in her career in the alcohol industry and the start of Cookie Command Center.
Connect with Andy:
https://cookiecommandcenter.com/
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Stacey is a co-founder of the world’s first self-serve boba truck, Milk + T. Along with Beyah, Stacey began the journey in December of 2015. They have since settled in Little Tokyo since 2017 as their flagship location. You can also find Milk + T in DTLA and Portland, OR. In this episode, we dive into Stacey’s experiences with beginning this boba-filled journey.
Connect with Stacey: milkandt.com
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Ashton Yoon is a co-founder of Antithesis Foods. In this episode, we talk about Ashton’s journey transitioning from a career in fashion into an entrepreneurial journey in food science and product development. Antithesis Foods’s brand Protos uses chickpeas and other pulse ingredients to create high fiber and high protein snacks that are good for you.
Connect with Ashton:
@eatprotos
eatprotos.com
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Simon Tam is the founder and bassist of The Slants, an electronic dance music, indie, pop, rock band founded in 2004. In this episode, we dive deep into the beginnings of the band, the long and hard legal battle with trademarking the name, and finally, the establishment of the nonprofit organization The Slants Foundation, dedicated to changing culture using arts and activism.
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theslants.org
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Catherine Zhang is a Chinese Australian recipe developer and pastry chef. She competed in Netflix’s “Zumbo’s Just Desserts” in 2019. After the show, she runs her own online blog content and Youtube channel sharing her recipes with the world. In this episode, we discuss her journey with making desserts, filming the show, and her future plans.
Mango Spongecake Recipe: https://zhangcatherine.com/mango-cake/
Connect with Catherine:
IG: @catherine.justdessertsau
zhengcatherine.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmFU98jIzuDbw_-Rfc5m6fQ
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Rina Takikawa is a ballerina, full-time product designer in fintech, and a youtuber. In this episode, we discuss Rina’s journey in the professional ballet industry into her pivot into a completely different career and circling back to her doing ballet as a hobby now.
Connect with Rina:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rinatakikawa/
https://twitter.com/rinaxtakikawa
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFzzMCQn6k-kEz17SiGq8ww
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Vong Chen Wen is an Asian Australian full-time dentist and game developer on the side. In this episode, we discuss his journey into dentistry and his pivot to his side hustle of game development. His newest game is called Alchemist's Mountain.
Connect with Vong:
https://evilartbunnystudios.com/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1637930/Alchemists_Mountain/
https://twitter.com/EvilArtBunny
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Violet Nguyen is the founder of Kin Leaf Tea, a company that offers unique tea blends that are sure to soothe and bring out complex flavors. In this episode, we dive into her entrepreneurial journey, discussing some of her challenges and her rewards.
Connect with Violet:
https://kinleaftea.com/
@kinleaftea
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Jai Xiong is the owner/founder and Executive Pastry Chef of Amour Patisserie. She first launched her home-based bakery under the Cottage Food Laws of Minnesota in 2014, while attending Le Cordon Bleu in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She graduated in 2016 and also received her business certificate through Neighborhood Development Center (NDC) in 2017. After working for many years with some of the best-renowned businesses in Minnesota, such as JW Marriott and Interlachen Country Club, she took a leap of faith and officially launched her business in 2021. In this episode, we discuss her journey transitioning into starting her own business.
Connect with Jai:
Website: www.amourpatisseriemn.com
FB: www.facebook.com/amourpatisseriemn
IG: www.instagram.com/amourpatisseriemn
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@mxasianamerican
Bob Yau is an entrepreneur and has founded several multi-million dollar businesses, such as Resource Torrent and BEK Foods (Boba Bam). Bob believes in giving back to the community and open to mentoring or sharing advice with Mx. Asian American listeners!
Connect with Bob: @bobyau on Linkedin or Twitter
https://www.resourcetorrent.com/
https://www.bekfoods.com/
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Joe Nguyen is the son of refugees, running for King County Executive against a 12 year incumbent. He's currently the first ever Vietnamese-American Washington State Senator, who has already made a big splash in the legislature with his effective and community-based leadership style and unwavering commitment to progressive values and working people.
Connect with Joe: @meetjoenguyen meetjoenguyen.com
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Victor Chung is a martial artist, martial arts instructor, and kettlebell-certified instructor. In this episode, we discuss Victor’s journey from learning martial arts as a young child to teaching martial arts now. We also discuss the importance of physical fitness and martial arts in helping and protecting oneself against anti-Asian attacks. Lastly, Victor is in the Men’s Journal Legendary Dadbod competition. Please give him a vote!
legendarydadbod.com/2021/victor-chung-2
Connect with Victor: @allcorerhythm
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In this episode, I invited Angie Yu and Kristy Yee, who are the hosts of Shit We Don’t Tell Mom podcast, to chat about Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. We go through the actors, the plot, the language, and cultural implications of the movie.
Check out Louis Cha or Jin Yong!
Connect with Shit We Don’t Tell Mom:
https://www.shitwedonttellmom.com/
@shitwedonttellmom
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Eva Marino discusses her hapa, mixed race identity in this episode. Specifically, we talk about how she balances/keeps her multi-racial identities, queerness in her community, and the recent buzz around anti-tourism in Hawaii.
Please make sure to be vaccinated and be cautious before going to Hawaii.
Texts mentioned:
The Kumu Hina Project, "Kapaemahu," "which reveals the healing power of four mysterious stones on Waikiki Beach – and the legendary transgender spirits within them." http://kapaemahu.com
"Tourism and The prostitution Of Hawaiian Culture" by Haunani-Kay Trask (2000)
Connect with Eva:
Pop-N-Circumstance
@bevamart
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Taige Zhang is the founder of Fairytrail, a travel matching app. People use it for finding their next adventure, new friends, and even a life partner. Previously, he worked in social gaming and marketplaces; and at companies such as Apple, Shipt, and Walmart. He's passionate about solving problems in marketplaces and health. Outside of work, he loves traveling and has lived in 5 countries. His goal is to reduce loneliness in the remote worker, travel, and elderly community. In this episode, we talk about his various entrepreneur adventures and his current journey with Fairytrail.
Connect with Taige: https://www.fairytrail.app/
Read more about his mission here: https://www.fairytrail.app/dating-app-for-travelers-and-remote-workers/
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Suraj Kandukuri is a Telugu American, who grew up in Canada and the United States. He is the producer and host of Brown People We Know, an interview podcast with South Asian Americans who take non-traditional paths. In this episode, we discuss his own “non-traditional” path and his podcast journey.
Connect with Suraj:
Suraj@brownpeopleweknow.com
@bpwkpodcast
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Show Notes:
Louise Yan is a Chinese Canadian tattoo artist born and raised in Vancouver. In this episode, we talk about her journey to becoming a tattoo artist.
Connect with Louise:
louiseflowerbloom.com
@louiseflowerbloom
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Cathy Lu is the illustrator and author of ABCs for the American Born Chinese, an alphabet book featuring Asian fruits, vegetables, and other foods, from A is for Asian Pear to Z is for Zongzi. She is also a full-time software engineer and works to balance both her career and artistic and creative hobbies. In this episode, we talk about her journey creating this children’s book.
Connect with Cathy:
https://www.amazon.com/ABCs-American-Born-Chinese-Cathy/dp/B08QGJBT7Y/
https://www.youtube.com/c/cathylu/
https://instagram.com/abcsforabcs
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Mimi Young is a Taiwanese Canadian occultist and shamanic intuitive, and the founder of Ceremonie, an esoteric brand focused on imparting ancient and practical wisdom so clients can actively receive support from spirits and healing energies, break negative patterns, and celebrate their path. Mimi works at the intersection of core shamanism, ancestral wisdom, dream work, chaos magick, and other Chinese mystic practises to communicate with the Unseen, offering education and mentorship, private readings, and skin and aura care.
Mimi's work has been celebrated by Goop, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Refinery29, and has appeared on podcasts including Almost 30, Hey Girl, So You Think You’re Intuitive, and Healers.
Connect with Mimi:
- https://shopceremonie.com/
- IG: @shopceremonie
- Clubhouse: @shopceremonie
- Sign up for UNSEEN, Mimi's free online journal HERE
The Wood + Metal Module of the Mystery Mentorship is open for enrollment!
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Jung Byun Lau recently became a Math Teacher at Poe Middle School. Prior to teaching, she was a Senior Lead Data Scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton for 7 years where she analyzed national public education data and policies to improve public education support for military families. During her time at Booz Allen, she ran for Fairfax County School Board in 2019, served as an Education Pioneers Fellow in the New York City Department of Education and cofounded Embolden, a nonprofit that empowers underrepresented high school students to explore diverse careers through cost-free programs. She is passionate about using data in unexpected ways to improve large government organizations, especially in public education. Before moving to Fairfax in 2014, Jung graduated Carnegie Mellon University with her Bachelor of Science in Applied Math. In this episode, we talk about her journey into public education and her experiences teaching during COVID.
A big thanks to Brack from the Alexandria Public Library branch for reaching out to me for this collaboration!
Racial Melancholia: https://www.dukeupress.edu/racial-melancholia-racial-dissociation Team Embolden: @teamembolden
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Thuy Ngo Tran is a mother of four, an optometrist and an online entrepreneur. She teaches women how to create more time and financial freedom to prioritize what's important to them; that's taking care of themselves, taking care of their families and doing more of what they love. Specifically, she helps women start a high-profit and high impact online business that leverages automation and partnering with a company whose mission is to promote health, vitality and sustainability. For more information, please follow her on facebook and Instagram.
In this episode, we dive into her journey to becoming a mother, the ups and downs, balance between her career and her family, and other juicy stories!
Connect with Thuy: https://www.facebook.com/thuyntran2020/ IG @tntran222 and @drthuyngotran Check out her story when she decided to go into business for herself: https://www.facebook.com/thuyntran2020/posts/10164403917150291
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Jerry Won is a “professional Asian American,” the founder and CEO of Just Like Media, and Asian American storytelling company whose brands include Dear Asian Americans, Beyond the Resumes, MBAsians, The Janchi Show, and Asian Podcast Network. He is the CEO of the Podcast Firm, a podcasting production, consulting, and education company. Before his jump into entrepreneurship, he was a strategy consultant and sales leader. In this episode, we dive into his journey with becoming a father and raising his children while balancing the sociopolitical climate and his career.
Connect with Jerry: @jerryjwon @dearasianamericans @asianpodcastnetwork
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Jireh Deng is a writer born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California. She is a third-year studying applied math, economics, and international studies at California State University, Long Beach. Her words appear on the Asian American Writer’s Workshop, podcast VS, Edsurge, Level Ground’s film and poetry collaboration Blooming in the Whirlwind, and YouthSpeaks’s anthology Between my Body and the Air. Summer of 2021 she will be an editorial pages intern at the LA Times. In this episode, we dive into Jireh’s journey toward exploring her sexuality and its intersectionality with race and poetry. Connect with Jireh: @jireh_deng
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Xuan and Marina are co-owners and co-founders of Amplify Bookstore. The two were frustrated with the lack of diversity within the publishing world and the difficulty of obtaining BIPOC books through various venues, so they decided to create their own online bookstore. Amplify Bookstore is a space dedicated to making BIPOC books and authors more easily accessible.
Amplify Bookstore: https://amplifybookstore.com/
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Nidhi Shastri is the host of the podcast Model Minority: Uniquely America. Currently, she works as a campaign organizer for single-parent healthcare and works as a scientific researcher for environmental science videos. In this episode, we discuss vegetarianism/veganism within the Asian and Asian American community vs vegetarianism/veganism within the Western community.
Connect with Nidhi: https://anchor.fm/nidhi-shastri/episodes/Introducing-Model-Minority-Uniquely-American-ee15sl
Tanushree is the host of The Desi Condition and a current math teacher based in New York. In this episode, we discuss each of our mental illness journeys and the stigmas associated with our journeys.
Connect with Tanushree: The Desi Condition Podcast
Sheena Yap Chan is a blogger, podcaster, consultant, author, and speaker on building self-confidence, especially for Asian American women. She is the host of The Tao of Self Confidence. In this episode, we discuss her journey towards self-confidence and her journey to try to help others realize their own self-confidence as well. Her collaborative books, Asian Women Who Boss Up and Women of Color Boss Up will be out March 2021 and May 2021, respectively. Asian Women Who Boss Up can be found on the Tao of Self Confidence website.
Connect with Sheena: https://sheenayapchan.com/ https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com/
Gofundme: Stop Asian Hate https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate Hate is a Virus https://hateisavirus.org/ Welcome to Chinatown NYC https://www.welcometochinatown.com/ Asian Americans Advancing Justice ATL https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/ Stop AAPI Hate https://stopaapihate.org/ Gofundme: HyunJungKim https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-hyunjungkim-to-support-my-brother-i
Victor Ung is a certified emotional intelligence life coach for self-identifying Asian men. He also provides cannabis wellness coaching. He is also the host of Human Up, the podcast where he explores what it means to be emotionally intelligent. In addition, he is offering a group experience called The Emotion Dojo for Asian Dudes. In this episode, we talk about Victor’s journey into realizing the importance of emotional intelligence and his wellness journey.
Connect with Victor: https://victorung.com/
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Cindy Truong (she/they) is a Vietnamese American who is currently a science operations associate with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). In this episode, we discuss Cindy’s multi-dimensional journey through her initial major in behavioral neuroscience to professional baking and eventually to her current profession.
Connect with Cindy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindytruong210/ IG: @citrus.sparkle http://bostonlightsaber.com/
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Janice Chow is a registered dietician based in San Francisco Bay Area. She owns her own private practice called The Mindful Chow, where she aims to empower Asian women through a Health at Every Size approach. In this episode, we discuss the harmful things that may impact Asian American women and ways we can combat it.
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Introducing a very exciting two part series! I've partnered with Shit We Don't Tell Mom podcast to help showcase other podcasters of this vibrant community I'm part of. This is part 2 of the series, a Shit We Don't Tell Mom episode where I am featured as the guest! Enjoy!
Kristy and Angie are hosts of the podcast, Shit We Don’t Tell Mom, where they talk about uncomfortable shit they don’t tell mom on the podcast.
Connect with Kristy and Angie: https://www.stitcher.com/show/shit-we-dont-tell-mom
Introducing a very exciting two part series! I've partnered with Shit We Don't Tell Mom podcast to help showcase other podcasters of this vibrant community I'm part of. Part 1 of this series is the regular episode that I've recorded with them. Part 2 will be a Shit We Don't Tell Mom episode where I'm the guest! This is part 1. Enjoy!
Kristy and Angie are hosts of the podcast, Shit We Don’t Tell Mom, where they talk about uncomfortable shit they don’t tell mom on the podcast. In this episode, we discuss the “sex talk,” sex education, masturbation, sexual awakenings, and consent.
Connect with Kristy and Angie: https://www.stitcher.com/show/shit-we-dont-tell-mom
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Xixi Wang is a Chinese Canadian-American fine artist currently studying art history and visual arts at Barnard College of Columbia University. In 2014, Xixi started posting her pieces on Instagram and began accumulating followers. Her work has been featured in art galleries and museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In this episode, we discuss her journey into art that centers around sexuality, sensuality, queerness, and intimacy.
Connect with Xixi: @xixiwangartist xixiwangartist.com
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Lillian So is a Korean American facilitator of transformation, helping people change their lives, overcome limiting beliefs, and finding their MAGIC. She is also the founder of fitness and life coaching company, SOfit SF Inc. She offers programs rooted in Yoga philosophy, emphasizing mental, emotional, and spiritual health. In this episode, we dive deeper into Lillian’s own wellness journey and what inspired her.
Connect with Lillian: http://sofitsf.com/ https://meetlillianso.com/
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Leo Xia is a Chinese American singer-songwriter, poet, and activist. His music has been featured on Wu Assassins (Netflix), Warrior (Cinemax), and national commercials on Panda Express. His first full-length album 384 is available on all streaming platforms. In this episode, we discuss his experiences as a child and what influenced him to pursue music. Specifically, we talk about his newest song “Sliced Fruit,” and his creative process.
Connect with Leo: @leoxia or @leoxiamusic on all platforms OR @NITEMRKT Sliced Fruit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5wrJ9gZICw
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Sam Chiu (she/they) is a Chinese-American master’s student studying clinical psychology. In this episode, we discuss mental illness, therapy, and seeking therapy, especially among Asian Americans, queer folkx, and queer Asian Americans.
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Jojo is a Korean American, recent graduate from Wellesley College currently living in Southern California. In this episode, we discuss Asian vs American skincare, skincare routines, and whitening. Jojo is also the host of More Than 5, a podcast about friendship. JoJo’s Podcast: @morethan5podcast Resources mentioned: Beauty and Fashion in the Time of Asia https://nyupress.org/9781479892846/fashion-and-beauty-in-the-time-of-asia/ Beauty in the Age of Empire http://cup.columbia.edu/book/beauty-in-the-age-of-empire/9780231191166 Connect with us: IG: @mxasianamerican Email: mxasianamerican@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/mxasianamerican
Yi Jun Loh is a Malaysian food writer and podcaster. He runs his food blog, Jun & Tonic and his podcast, Take a Bao. In this egg-citing episode, we discuss the boiling pot in Asia vs in America, diving into spicy topics like authenticity and appropriation.
Connect with Jun: junandtonic.com Take a Bao podcast
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Crystal and Jeesoo are two friends from the Bay Area. Crystal is Chinese Canadian, and Jeesoo is Korean American. They are the hosts of Eat Your Crust podcast. In their podcast, they bring on different guests to have unfiltered and genuine discussions around friendship, society, culture, and more. In this episode, we compare and contrast our experiences as West Coast Asian Americans vs East Coast Asian Americans.
Connect with them: IG: @eatyourcrustpod Website: eatyourcrust.com Email: eatyourcrustpod@gmail.com
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Ilana Lieberman is a Chinese-American adoptee, actor, mover, and creator. In this episode, we discuss her journey towards identity formation as an adoptee. We dive into dissociation, trauma, shame, and the as well as her position in the recent Black Lives Matter resurgence and coronavirus xenophobia.
We referenced in this episode a book on therapy with adoptees: Racial Melancholia by David L. Eng and Shinhee Han Connect with Ilana: @thevlogbyilana and @theblogbyilana Connect with us: IG: @mxasianamerican Email: mxasianamerican@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/mxasianamerican
Jason Chu is a Chinese American rapper, poet, and activist. His music has been featured in Warrior (HBO/Cinemax) and Wu-Assassins (Netflix). He has opened for Snoop Dogg and Bernie Sanders, performed at the Obama White House and the Getty Center. He has lectured and spoken at UPENN, ArtCenter College of Design, the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, Stanford, NYU, Yale, Dartmouth, and beyond. In this episode, we discuss his journey to becoming a rapper and musician, including the struggles with mental illness, quarantine during this time, and activism in art.
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Hai Ta is a Vietnamese dating coach who helps Asian professionals in Western countries find their ideal partner in 12 weeks without sacrificing time from their career(s). In this episode, we dive into the landscape of dating as an Asian and some of the differences between Asian American dating and dating in Asia.
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Elise Mas is a Filipino-American singer-songwriter and UX designer based in New York City. In this episode, we discuss her journey towards finding identity from her hometown to New York. We also dive into her career in music production and transition into UX design.
The music at the very end is Elise Mas’s “Ride it Out” Connect with Elise: @EliseMas under all streaming platform
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RJ Macalanda is a Filipino American digital nomad, professional fisherman, and businessperson who began in a corporate insurance job and quit it to pursue a totally different lifestyle of traveling and working out of a laptop as an entrepreneur. In this episode, we dive deep into his changing career decisions and lifestyles.
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Sam Yoon is a queer Korean Canadian. He studies Women’s and Gender Studies. He’s also worked in the HIV sector, working with queer and trans inclusion work. In this episode, we discuss the aspects of the queer Asian community through a more holistic lense.
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Cindy Lam is a non-binary pansexual Chinese Vietnamese Canadian. They are involved in anti-racist and anti-homophobic work like facilitating workshops for young children and youth. In this episode, we discuss each of our individual experiences with queerness in the Asian American community.
Connect with Cindy: @shindee_ram
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Alan Z is an Atlanta-based rapper, singer, and actor. In this episode, we discuss the xenophobia facing the Asian American community that has been highlighted due to the pandemic and the racism against the other marginalized and oppressed communities.
Connect with Alan Z: IG: @AlanZmusic Twitter: @AlanZmusic Spotify: Alan Z Pandora: Alan Z
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Jennie Tang is a Chinese Australian undergraduate student. We connected via the Asian Creatives Network on Facebook. In this episode, we discuss each of our upbringings that led to our ABC (American/Australian born Chinese) identities.
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Kimberly Nguyễn (Kimmie) is a Vietnamese American poet originally from Omaha, Nebraska. She is a recent graduate of Vassar College with a degree in both English and Russian Studies. She has published three books of poetry I Am Made of War, flesh, and ghosts in the stalks. She is currently living in New York City. In this episode, we discuss the various financial issues that followed us every since we were young and leading to the various jobs we took that affected our monetary decisions.
Connect with Kimmie: @knguyenpoetry on FB, IG, and Twitter Website: https://kimberlynguyenwrites.com/ Books: https://kimberlynguyenwrites.com/works
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Brandon Shi is a second generation, Chinese American senior studying Sociology/Anthropology and minoring in psychology at Swarthmore College. His passion lies in social justice, more specifically dismantling the mass incarceration system in America. In this episode, we discuss Asian food and its impact on our lives in America. We dive into American school cafeterias, Asian parents’ food language, and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Connect with Brandon: @bshizzle90 Youtube Channels: @strictlydumpling @ DaoYueShe Official Channel Connect with us: IG: @mxasianamerican Email: mxasianamerican@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/mxasianamerican
Naomi Lam is a Chinese-Taiwanese-American undergraduate student at Dartmouth College. In this episode, we discuss how religion has shaped our lives and dive into moral values and issues around the topic.
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Melissa Hong is a Vietnamese-American young adult financial analyst. In this episode, we discuss the specific struggles and silver linings of growing up in a low-income family.
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Vincent Chang is a first-generation, Chinese-Vietnamese American college student currently attending Dartmouth College. In this episode, we discuss each of our parents’ stories and their journeys immigrating into America, and we offer our journeys navigating our own family histories.
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Maya is a Chinese adoptee who was adopted by white parents since she was a baby. She studied English and Creative Writing in college and library sciences in graduate school. Currently, she is working as a librarian in the greater Boston area. In this episode, we discuss issues around the Model Minority Myth and Maya’s experiences as an adoptee.
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Luyan Yih is a first-generation Chinese-American undergraduate student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. In this episode, we discuss the effects of being bilingual and immersed in Chinese culture. Primarily, Chinese pop culture helped both of us to maintain our language abilities and culture.
Carmen Zhou is a Chinese-American cosplayer, resin-maker, and entrepreneur currently attending Georgia State University. In this episode, we discuss the Chinese entertainment industry, mainly focusing on dramas and reality shows and touching on movies and music that have social impacts such as raising awareness about recycling. We also discuss recent disastrous events of Hong Kong and celebrity deaths. 1:25 Chinese Dramas 5:25 LGBTQIA+ Content 6:50 Raising social awareness 12:00 Death of Gao Yi Xiang 14:00 Celebrities’ Private Life 16:30 Hong Kong 23:00 Difference in Media Portrayal 29:20 Misunderstanding of China 35:00 Social Hierarchy in China 41:00 Our Parents
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Carmen Zhou is a Chinese-American cosplayer, resin-maker, and entrepreneur currently attending Georgia State University. In this episode, we discuss the good and the bad in the cosplay and anime communities and the changes within the Cpop and Kpop communities.
0:45 Getting into Cosplay 4:30 Parents’ Disapproval 8:00 Getting into Anime 11:15 Chinese vs American Cosplay 14:00 Anime Culture & Cosplay Community 24:00 Making Cosplay 28:00 Making Resin 30:30 Passion 31:30 Self-improvement 34:25 Popularity of Kpop vs Cpop 42:25 Chasing Numbers
Jemarc Axinto is a Filipino-American and the CEO of We Are Heroes Productions. Jemarc created his production company in order to ensure inclusivity based on race, gender, and sexuality. Their flagship show, Tabletop For the End of the World, is an actual play podcast mixed with audio drama where players live in a post-apocalyptic America. In this episode, we discuss Asian American representation on the big screens, including The Farewell, Crazy Rich Asians, and Wong Fu Productions.
1:25 Jemarc’s approach to Asian American representation 8:46 Advocacy from allies/non-POCs 13:35 Less representation from Asians that are still connected to their culture(s) 15:15 Target Audience (The Farewell) 20:25 Crazy Rich Asians 25:20 YouTube 34:45 Asians behind the camera 43:40 Self-Promotion
Ep. 4 Journey to College with Martha Sungkono Martha Sungkono is an Indonesian-American, first-generation, college-student attending the University of Georgia. In this episode, we discuss our journey’s towards college, parental expectations of pursuing career paths, and passions in the arts.
3:50 Asians Raised With the Arts 6:00 Martha’s Career Journey 13:30 Careers That Help People 18:08 Making Life Choices at 18 21:45 Parental Expectations 26:00 Application Process 39:30 Comparing Among Children
Nayu Kim is a half-Korean, half-Japanese American. She is an undergraduate majoring in music at the University of Georgia. In this episode we take a perfectionism test and dissect each of our perfectionistic tendencies. There are lots of funny moments! “I can shower in five minutes!” – Nayu Kim
1:30 Planning/Productivity tendencies 9:13 Tidying tendencies/sleeping patterns 16:12 Putting off tasks/deadlines 26:00 Failure 27:30 Lateness 29:20 Parental expectations 45:10 Internal expectations on yourself 55:18 Efficiency 56:15 Satisfaction with yourself 58:00 Karen’s results 59:33 Nayu’s results 1:07:10 Philosophical quotes
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Jade Edwards is a current undergraduate student at Emerson College. Culturally, she is a quarter Korean. In this episode we discuss the cultures that may have been lost in her family in the older generations and her experienced identity as more Southern American than partially-Korean American. “If you’re trying to interact with other cultures, you need to stop seeing yourself as the norm.” – Jade Edwards Show Notes: 1:35 Introduction 2:45 Jade’s Heritage/Appearance and its Effect on Others 7:20 Other People Lump All Asians into One Category of Asian 8:30 Jade’s Mother and Grandmother’s Journey to Navigating Their Culture vs Jade Herself 14:00 Googling Culture 15:10 Feeling More Southern American than Partially-Korean American 19:25 Boba Story 27:10 Duluthian Culture 30:00 Coworker Story 32:00 Inauthentic Asian Food 36:00 Boston’s Diversity 37:00 Privilege in Human Nature 38:45 Guilt When Participating in Culture
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Saeeda Ullah is a first-generation low-income, Bengali-American undergraduate student at Dartmouth College. She is planning on majoring in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing (fiction). In this episode, we discuss her journey towards being open about her mental illness, the inspiration she has had on others, and the taboos surrounding mental illness in the community.
Disclaimer: We are by no means experts or professionals. We are just sharing our stories.
1:00 Our own experiences with mental illness 3:20 Talking to parents about mental illness 6:45 Formal diagnoses (or lack of) 9:30 Self diagnoses 10:30 High-functioning mental illness 15:27 Riff on New York 17:10 Processing emotions through creative outlets 19:55 Changes that caused a more openness in discussing mental illness 23:00 How our partners affect us 28:30 Does vulnerability change depending on who we talk to? 29:10 The effect of being too open about some things 34:45 Dealing with toxic people in your life
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