The Asian Fit
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A podcast about Asian culture in Sweden with Sui-King Poon and Emei Burell. So, why are two Swedes speaking English in a podcast about Asian culture in Sweden? This isn't just for the Asians who speak Swedish or the ones who grew up in Sweden; but for the Asians who have immigrated here, who might be thinking of moving here, and for the ones who are just curious.
The Asian Fit
1w ago
A multilingual episode starting in Chinese and ending with Scandinavian birthday songs. We are joined by Mads and Katta, representing Denmark and Norway. How similar and/or different are our languages and what unites us?
Guests: Mads Ellegård Skovbakke & Katarina Lundquist ..read more
The Asian Fit
3w ago
⭐️ We talk about names again; what they mean and what they symbolize. We also discuss some of our favorite brand names in Chinese. The brands mentioned are in no way affiliated with us, but please call us if you want to do business ..read more
The Asian Fit
1M ago
? Asian flush, dragon ladies, submissive geishas, and fierce aunties. It's time to confirm/deny some more stereotypes! Emei also reveals her secret recipe for rice cooking, step one is to WASH YOUR RICE ..read more
The Asian Fit
1M ago
? An all-over-the-place episode reflecting our feelings of being all over the place. We discuss our complicated relationship with Sweden and Sweden's complicated relationship with its own flag ..read more
The Asian Fit
2M ago
???It is a new year with new opportunities and challenges. We revisit the predictions from last year regarding our zodiacs to see if they were realized. We will also look into the future to see what the year of the rabbit holds for us. ? ?Happy Lunar New Year 22/1-23 ..read more
The Asian Fit
2M ago
?Welcome back to season 2 of The Asian Fit! ? We received hate comments since the last time we spoke, so - have we made it now? This is the episode where we discuss love, hate, and duties. Do we have any responsibilities in upholding our culture and languages? But also, how much of our languages do we really know ..read more
The Asian Fit
9M ago
?We have reached the last episode of the first season! ? Hear us talk about food and what it does to our everyday life and the community as a whole. What is seen as normal and what are family traits, and what flavors do we miss ..read more
The Asian Fit
9M ago
Is Sui-King good at maths and is Emei a musical prodigy? Are we all lactose intolerant and do we get the Asian glow?
We are discussing stereotypes and hear us confirm or debunk a few of them ..read more
The Asian Fit
9M ago
After crying our hearts out in the last episode, we are moving on to the more fun things that happened in our lives connected to languages and social cues.
Do we sound like loud people fighting when we speak? And how the hell do you say 10.000 in Chinese ..read more
The Asian Fit
9M ago
What is a language? And what happens when you start losing it? It usually happens gradually and out of a sudden, you've lost your culture and your ties to what, sometimes, makes you who you are. This is a tearjerker of an episode and you might cry - we know we did ?
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Links to the articles we discuss:
https://catapult.co/stories/the-pain-of-losing-your-first-language-attrition-bilingualism-kristin-wong?fbclid=IwAR1Ewm9mA0icOwONvmtvx5RzdyhuuA5g_orXcIdKuNJrklWF9dFK0QtoQg0
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/forgetting-my-first-language?fbclid=IwAR0mwFZna4KVPTkpR1HQ ..read more