You know how sometimes you would meet someone and be blown away by the stories and experiences of their lives and how you think their stories should be in a book or a movie? Well, that's how I feel about our guest today, Curtis Chin. Curtis is a writer, filmmaker, director, and activist with a brand new memoir out now called, "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant". Our conversation went in-depth into Curtis's upbringing at a Chinese restaurant growing up in Detroit, his family's long and rich Asian American diaspora history, being Asian American diaspora, the publishing ind ..read more

WE ARE BACK! A conversation with a new friend, Daniela Hornskov Sun, writer, musician, producer, and all-around creative.  I came upon Daniela through the community she is a part of, THIIIRD. THIIIRD and their team asked us if we are able to help spread the word on their new podcast series, All My Half East Asian BFF that they just released (all episodes are out now so check it out!). If you have been following our feed, we spotlighted an episode of the podcast series here and now we are going to interview Daniela who is the producer for the podcast series and the one who had the idea fo ..read more

PODCAST SPOTLIGHT Today's not your regular What Kind of Asian Are You? Podcast episode. This is spotlighting a podcast episode from our new podcast friend, THIIRD WAVES's new podcast series, ALL MY HALF EAST ASIAN BFFS. This is their Sex and Dating episode. Listen to it and check out the rest of their podcast series now live on their page. Make sure to follow them and support what they are doing! About the Series Through raucous and poignant discussions, a group of half East Asian, half white friends connect more deeply with each other and explore new ways to live their identities. About the ..read more

INTRODUCING: A new podcast series, All My Half Asian East Asian Bffs! About the Series Through raucous and poignant discussions, a group of half East Asian, half white friends connect more deeply with each other and explore new ways to live their identities. About the Podcast Exploring the intersections between culture and activism, THIIIRD Waves spotlights guests whose expertise and lived experience provide insights on topical issues through the lens of representation, access and privilege. The show is hosted by the women of THIIIRD magazine - producer Daniela Hornskov Sun, DJ Tryb, and fou ..read more

Today's episode features Tiffany Ran, Taiwanese American chef of Ba Ba Lio (886), BB6 Taiwanese Pop Up out in Seatle. We talked all about Tiffany's journey in the culinary world, being a chef, her Taiwanese-American upbringing, and of course, food specifically Taiwanese food and why you need to check out more than just Boba (Bubble Tea) and soup dumplings because Taiwanese food is soo good! Plus, we talked about her pop-up, Ba Ba Lio! Find Tiffany! Websitehttps://www.babaliotaiwan.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bb6twpopup/?hl=en What is Ba Ba Lio (According to Tiffany): During my ..read more

Conversation with Wuxia author, JF Lee A conversation on growing up as an Asian Diaspora (Singaporean Chinese Canadian) in Vancouver, Canada, studying in the States, being an accountant, living in the Cayman Islands, becoming a Wuxia author, and an introduction to the Wuxia genre along with recommendations.  What is Wuxia? Wuxia is a genre of Chinese fiction that features itinerant warriors of extreme (almost supernatural) martial arts skill in ancient China. These aren’t your average heroes. We’re talking people that can fly through the trees, cross vast distances in a single leap, rev ..read more

Today's episode is with a very talented designer, Grace Chen. Our conversation covers her story of being born in China, growing up in the Bay, her work in design, her love of Hip-hop (especially Mandarin and Cantonese hip-hop) and being a creator. Her bio: Design: Grace Chen is a Product Designer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is also a bilingual graphic design freelancer who has collaborated with musicians and creatives in the United States and abroad. Grace has provided design support for independent musicians and companies such as Baidu, Number Four Music, and LoomUp.She is als ..read more

To finish Asian American Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Month/Asian Heritage Month strong, we talked with Anika Chabra & Jennifer Siripong Mandel of Root & Seed. Root & Seed is a podcast that explores culture and family heritage. Hosted by Anika Chabra, host Kyle appeared on an episode talking about his story being Asian diaspora and using the podcast to document Asian diaspora stories. That was how we became aware of Root & Seed and all they do. Check out the episode! In addition to the podcast, Root & Seed also produces a conversation tool (digital and physical ..read more

Happy Asian Heritage Month &  Mental  Health Awareness Month! Today's conversation is with Sheena Yap Chan. It was an honour to have a conversation with such an amazing and inspiring individual that does so much for the community she is part of helping Asian women build self-confidence and helping with Asian representation in media.   In our conversation, we touched on topics like her background, her experience with working corporate as an Asian woman, self-confidence, how to build it, how to get better, Asian representation in media and her book!   Sheena's Pro ..read more

Happy Asian Heritage Month &  Mental  Health Awareness Month! Today's episode is with Harry Au (he/him), licensed therapist and registered social worker, 1.5 gen Hong Hong Han Chinese Canadian in Toronto, Canada.  Harry is all about helping Asians go from feeling trapped to becoming self-liberated. Our conversation is all about Asian mental health.  We touch on the common mental health issues Asians in the diaspora face, working on our Asian mental health,  therapy, and much more! Make sure to tune in and follow Harry! https://www.harryautherapy.com/ https://w ..read more