Diary of an Asian Millennial: Recent Episodes
DAM Pod
In this podcast, three average Asian Canadian women reopen their diaries, to record (with a mic) candid entries (conversations) containing secrets (our experiences) of failures and successes in our careers and in our personal day to day lives.
This month we explore VuLneRaBiLiTy and who better to talk about that than Brené Brown! If you don’t know Brené, she is a renowned researcher at the University of Houston who has spent 20+ years studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame. She’s written 7 New York Times Bestsellers and even has her own Netflix special! (Which we highly recommend). We will be exploring her findings and research in these areas, how they impact our everyday lives and how we can harness vulnerability and courage to bring us closer together. We share our stories of vulnerability, what it means to have courage, and why they're necessary to bring JOY into our lives.
Watch and Listen: Brené Brown: The Call to Courage Netflix special... https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81010166
Explore: Brené Brown and co.'s incredible work... https://brenebrown.com/
Hey everyone, Le and Linda here. In this episode, we share our experiences of Grief. On December 6, 2021, we lost our beautiful fur-sister, Kiki. It was an unexpected and tragic loss, and in the days and weeks that followed, we suddenly found ourselves reeling from inexplicable pain and navigating a new sorrowful journey of grief fraught with anger, guilt, profound sadness, and regret.
Come with us to Toronto's west end Chinatown, exploring the familiar sounds of city traffic, tourists and Chinese restaurant vibes.
We couldn’t be happier to kick off season 2️⃣ with an interview with Ariel, the creator of @niu.views ! Ariel is a conscious living 👁 guru whose work can be found on social media platforms TikTok and Instagram. Her videos include life hacks on how to live consciously in order to live your best life possible ✅ If you haven’t checked her videos out yet, we recommend you do! We’re also a fan of her work! Today, Ariel has amassed over 400k followers collectively on social media.
We are especially excited for this interview as Ariel’s philosophies encompasses everything we expect season 2 to stand for and more 🌱
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada published a report, listing 94 Calls to Action in order to redress the legacy of Residential Schools and advance the process of Canadian Reconciliation. If you don't have time to read it, or prefer to have it read to you, here is the report in audio form.
Unlearn, re-learn, and support the Indigenous communities in Canada to reveal the Truth and advance Canadian Reconciliation.
Link to PDF copy of the report here.
Canada's National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation: https://nctr.ca/
It’s our 10th and final episode! Thank you to each and everyone of you for following along and interacting with us as we worked through this passion project.
In this season finale, hear us share our struggles as first time podcasters, our proud moments, cringy moments, and how this project strengthened our friendship.
We reveal some truths behind podcasting, some tips we’re happy to share for anyone looking to start a podcast, apps we use, and more.
Last but not least, what’s in store for season 2? Listen to find out ;)
RECAP: thoughts on Sandra Oh's 'It's an honor just to be Asian', Canada's first anti-Asian hate rally experience, how to celebrate Asian Heritage Month, evolution of Asian pride, diversity of Asian food, the art of humility in Asian families, Asian role models, the future of racism.
We’ve got news at DAM—one of us recently turned T H I R T Y years old! 🎊🎈🎂
In this diary entry we talk about a number of things as it pertains to tUrNiNg 30 🤠 We sat down to collectively discuss what turning 30 means to us, ask and answer questions like, is 30 really the new 20?? Has anyone ever thought about how it perpetuates the narrative that aging is dreadful? 🧐 We challenge this notion by focusing on the positives of aging 🤩 It was a struggle since we’ve all felt the pressure to accomplish this or that in our professional and personal lives, like establishing careers and settling down with a family by age 30. But by recognizing that life is quintessentially a journey ⛰and not a grocery checklist 🛒and that each person's story is unique 🕺🏻, turning 30 is actually your 👏🏼time 👏🏼to shine 👏🏼✨ And last but not least, we also address the quarter life crisis and pass on advice to our early to mid twenty year old selves ✨
Today’s diary entry is all about friendships. Healthy ones, toxic ones, and fake versus real friendships.
We want to dive deep into the world of friendships and how each of these different types of friendships play out in our own lives and most importantly how it’s helped shape us as individuals going forward to continue forging and striving for healthy relationships.
Dear Diary…. I recently found out that the oldest millennial is turning 40 years old this year and the youngest is turning 24! With this huge age gap, certainly not all of us fit into the stereotypes imposed on us by Boomers and Zoomers (or should I say Gen Z). Although I do wish people would stop thinking that millennials are entitled, lazy or have a bad work ethic. I work really hard to build a future for myself and my family. Being in my late twenties, I’m not quite like the older millennials but also not quite a Gen Z. I know how to work my way around modern technology, but I can't seem to figure out what the teens are saying these days with their slang. I have nothing against Gen Zs. In fact, I believe they are the generation that is most equipped (or will be most equipped) with the tools to solve many of our world issues. Hopefully we can help each other out and make this world a better place for generations to come. I just wish they can stop saying ok boomer to us millennials…
POV: Three Asian Canadian women who attended University of Torture, er we mean UofToronto 😅, in the early 2010s, full time, living off campus, commuting every weekday and having close to no social life 🤖 Nbd, just your average friendly nerds who navigated Uni life one—actually multiple—textbooks at a time 📚
This week we are switching it up with a lighter topic. It recently hit us that it’s been an entire decade since we began University 😱 So we decided to talk about our experiences for the first time! Hear us recount awkward moments and firsts, things we regret, failures and triumphs. Along the way, we give our best advice—the kind we wish we had if we could turn back the clock ⏳
In this latest installment on DAM podcast, we revisit the poignant headlines on Anti-Asian hate crimes that heightened since the onset of covid-19. We unpack the significance of the violence inflicted upon these particular bodies and discuss the myriad of ways we, as Asian Canadian women, and our allies, can do to support the Asian community. In doing so, we unearth some of our own truths in our journey for solidarity. As one of the aims of this entry is to invoke critical thinking, we explore the historical ways in which solidarity with BIPOC communities has been an inherent force to be reckoned with, how it continues to be played out in the present and why it is crucial that we must continue to stand in unity well into the future.
In this episode, we chat about one of the most beloved holidays that we’ve celebrated since, well, for as long as we can remember—Lunar New Year🌙 This diary entry serves as a place to preserve our memories of Lunar New Year, customs passed down from our ancestors, and stories of legends untold.
We cover everything from special LNY dishes, to how red pockets came to be, to superstitions that we hang on to to this day, to whether we think modern limited edition LNY merch is a good idea.
In this diary entry, the ladies reveal how embarrassing and strict their parents were (caveat - still are), as well as the hardships they faced on their journey to Canada (and after their arrival) and how that has made them appreciate mom and dad even more ❤️.
The ladies at DAM reveal their pandemic and lockdown experiences: how they heard about COVID-19, how the pandemic and lockdown affected their lives from working to dating, they discuss the pandemic crazes they remember, reveal a change that they will NOT miss from 2020, and what lessons the pandemic has taught them.
The three Asian Canadian hostesses introduce themselves and reveal what they love... and what they can't stand.