The WindowgAAin Podcast: Recent Episodes
Tiffany Lo
"No pain, no gain, right?" — Many of us in the Asian community come together in our shared upbringings, cultural and ethnic identities, and other hardships. How representative is this of every Asian person's journey though? The WindowgAAin Podcast exists to share the truth and reality of how different each of us has experienced and lived life in the world thus far.
Find us! Website: tiffgifphotography.com/windowgaain Instagram: @windowgAAin
In the midst of a global pandemic, how do we display our personal voices on public platforms, how do we be present in our art, and how do we do both simultaneously? Giyoung and Kaity, small business owners and co-hosts of the Two Brain Cells Podcast, sit down with us in this episode to discuss how they started their respective small businesses, and how they want to use their relatively new creative pursuits to make an impact on the Korean- and Asian-American communities. | Two Brain Cells Podcast IG: @2braincells.podcast 〰️ Giyoung's shop IG: @tinysquirrel.shop 〰️ Kaity's shop IG: little.whitepeach
After a two year break (since the last official episode), Tiffany is back! Our host sits down to chat about why the podcast came to an abrupt halt in 2019, where she has been since, how she has personally been managing herself and her mental health throughout the pandemic in these last 10-11 months, and which directions the The WindowgAAin Podcast will be heading towards in the wake of this reboot. | Instagram: @tiffgifphotog
After nearly a 2-year hiatus, The WindowgAAin Podcast is back with a Valentine's Day relationship-centric episode! Our host Tiffany spends this hour looking back on her previous dating experiences and crushes (dating all the way back to elementary school?!) and discusses how various life events influenced and impacted how she approached both friendships and romantic relationships alike. | Instagram: @tiffgifphotog
Debby Kim, also known as DEKI, is a graphic designer who has been hustling and working in the creative industry for the last few years. In this episode, we sit down to discuss what joys and challenges freelancing has brought into our respective experiences. We also talk about how carrying the Asian-American identity has impacted creative work, and the capability of taking on multiple hats including dancing and serving the local church community. | Instagram: @windowgaain, http://tiffgifphotography.com/windowgaain | Debby: IG @heydeki, http://www.debbykim.com/
How does someone go from being a young film lover to eventually animating one of Thanos's henchmen? Andrew Tran, a full-time character animator in the world of visual effects hailing from Australia, has worked on today's favorites, ranging from Avengers: Infinity War to the upcoming Fast & Furious spin-off, Hobbs & Shaw. He sits down with us on this episode to discuss why he initially traveled to Vietnam to start his animating career, how his family and upbringing impacted the trajectory of his journey, and what nuggets of wisdom he has to offer to young hopefuls in the creative field. | Instagram: @windowgaain | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewgtran/ | Fullmotion: https://www.facebook.com/groups/614541612233949
Monique, of the Asian culture and identity-cultivating platform Moonrise (previously The ABC Issue), and Chrislyn of The Chrysalis Chronicles join us on the podcast for a casual sit-down discussion on topics including the long-awaited self-discovery journey as an Asian in today's world, the in-betweenness and the shame that we sometimes experience in our cultural upbringings and experiences, and the deconstruction of what we (think that we) know. Also brought into conversation are our respective hardships in finding ourselves, and unpacking what may be potentially toxic in the popular Subtle Asian Traits Facebook group. | Instagram: @windowgaain | Moonrise: IG @thisismoonrise, https://thisismoonrise.com/ | The Chrysalis Chronicles: IG @chrysalis.chronicles, www.chrislynchoo.com/chrysalis
What is The WindowgAAin Podcast, and who's the person behind it? This first episode explores the motivations and process leading up to the creation of this podcast, the meaning behind the title, and personal life experiences and social media lessons learned by Tiffany of Tiff.gif Photography, a digital mixed media portrait photographer based in New York City. | Instagram: @windowgaain + @tiffgifphotog