What's not to love about "Everything Everywhere All at Once"? It's sci fi, fantasy, and action all in one! We talk about our favorite parts of the movie and why it was so relatable to the Asian American Diaspora. Follow us on Instagram @buildcommunitea! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildingcommunitea/support ..read more

Happy 2023 everyone! We are kicking off the new year with Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi. Sirisha is the host of Women, Career and Life Podcast and gives millennials sage advice on ways that you can begin to take steps in making positive changes in your career. She also demystifies a lot of things that many millennials find daunting and out of reach such as investing, networking, and creating a work life balance.  Listen to Sirisha's podcast Women, Career and Life here! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-career-life/id1579216583 Instagram:@womencareerandlife Building Communi-Tea is a ..read more

Whitney and Anu are joined by Katherine Leung the founder of Canto Cutie, a literature and art zine that publishes the work of Cantonese artists and writers around the world! With a dedicated team, Katherine creates a colorful empowering zine that is as diverse as the Cantonese diaspora. We later talk about how we believe that Asian Americans and Asians from Asia can better understand each other.  Buy Canto Cutie Zine Here! https://cantocutie.square.site/ Instagram: @cantocutie  Building Communi-Tea is a completely independent and self produced podcast. Being both Asian and Queer own ..read more

We got so many great questions from our listeners that we decided to do a second episode!  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildingcommunitea/support ..read more

Whitney and Anu welcome Los Angeles based actress Nikki Soohoo!  Nikki brings wealth of experience in the entertainment industry. She has starred in numerous Disney shows such as The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Phil of the Future, , Drake & Josh, Pretty Little Liars and Star Wars Resistance. On the big screen, she has been in Stick It, Bring It On: Fight to the Finish, and The Lovely Bones. Recently she has been Featured in an article by TeenVOGUE called “37 Asian Actors You Should Know,” and has also joined LA based entrepreneurs group “the League of Badass Dogooders. You can find ..read more

Inspired by advice columns from their teenage years, Whitney and Anu take on the persona of a "future Asian Auntie" and give you semi solicited advice that any auntie would love.  This episode is sponsored by Ana Luisa Jewelry. Please visit: https://shop.analuisa.com/communitea and go treat yourself and your loved ones. Use the code COMMUNITEA to get BOGO 40% off! We absolutely recommend them. They are a great brand, making beautiful sustainable jewelry, so go check out https://shop.analuisa.com/communitea code COMMUNITEA #analuisany --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.co ..read more

Whitney and Anu discuss various types of clothes that they wore throughout their childhood as well as fashion trends of the past. Then they talk about how they express their personal style now.  This episode is sponsored by Ana Luisa Jewelry. Please visit: https://shop.analuisa.com/communitea and go treat yourself and your loved ones. Use the code COMMUNITEA to get 20% off. We absolutely recommend them. They are a great brand, making beautiful sustainable jewelry, so go check out https://shop.analuisa.com/communitea code COMMUNITEA #analuisany --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters ..read more

Whitney and Anu discuss astrology, their signs, compatibility between signs, and a story about how animals got their place in the Chinese zodiac. This episode is sponsored by Ana Luisa Jewelry. Please visit: https://shop.analuisa.com/communitea and go treat yourself and your loved ones. Use the code COMMUNITEA to get 10% off. We absolutely recommend them. They are a great brand, making beautiful sustainable jewelry, so go check out https://shop.analuisa.com/communitea code COMMUNITEA #analuisany --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildingcommunitea/support ..read more

Whitney and Anu review the second year of the pandemic and chat about their favorite TV shows, music, and books from 2021. They also reflect on the important life lessons learned this year as they continue navigating life, aging, and adulthood. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildingcommunitea/support ..read more

Whitney and Anu are joined by Hanmin Yang the founder and CEO of Alike, a friendship and dating app designed with Asian people in mind! The app itself is unique in that it encourages users to create short videos using different prompts or they can create their own. Hanmin talks about reasons behind starting Alike as well as the vision behind the formatting of it. All 3 of us reflect on our own dating journey as well as how being Asian affects that.  Alike is available as an app or you can also check out their website here: https://www.alike.social/.  Instagram:@alike.social Alike was ..read more