Crystal and Jeesoo are two friends from the Bay Area. Crystal is Chinese Canadian, and Jeesoo is Korean American. They are the hosts of Eat Your Crust podcast. In their podcast, they bring on different guests to have unfiltered and genuine discussions around friendship, society, culture, and more. In this episode, we compare and contrast our experiences as West Coast Asian Americans vs East Coast Asian Americans. Connect with them: IG: @eatyourcrustpod Website: eatyourcrust.com Email: eatyourcru...
Oct 09, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Ilana Lieberman is a Chinese-American adoptee, actor, mover, and creator. In this episode, we discuss her journey towards identity formation as an adoptee. We dive into dissociation, trauma, shame, and the as well as her position in the recent Black Lives Matter resurgence and coronavirus xenophobia. We referenced in this episode a book on therapy with adoptees: Racial Melancholia by David L. Eng and Shinhee Han Connect with Ilana: @thevlogbyilana and @theblogbyilana Connect with us: IG: @mxasia...
Sep 25, 2020•56 min
Jason Chu is a Chinese American rapper, poet, and activist. His music has been featured in Warrior (HBO/Cinemax) and Wu-Assassins (Netflix). He has opened for Snoop Dogg and Bernie Sanders, performed at the Obama White House and the Getty Center. He has lectured and spoken at UPENN, ArtCenter College of Design, the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, Stanford, NYU, Yale, Dartmouth, and beyond. In this episode, we discuss his journey to becoming a rapper and musician, including the struggl...
Sep 11, 2020•45 min
Hai Ta is a Vietnamese dating coach who helps Asian professionals in Western countries find their ideal partner in 12 weeks without sacrificing time from their career(s). In this episode, we dive into the landscape of dating as an Asian and some of the differences between Asian American dating and dating in Asia. Connect with Hai: @HaiTa on FB or LinkedIn Connect with us: IG: @mxasianamerican Email: mxasianamerican@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/mxasianamerican
Aug 28, 2020•43 min
Elise Mas is a Filipino-American singer-songwriter and UX designer based in New York City. In this episode, we discuss her journey towards finding identity from her hometown to New York. We also dive into her career in music production and transition into UX design. The music at the very end is Elise Mas’s “Ride it Out” Connect with Elise: @EliseMas under all streaming platform Connect with us: IG: @mxasianamerican Email: mxasianamerican@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/mxasianamerican
Aug 14, 2020•46 min
RJ Macalanda is a Filipino American digital nomad, professional fisherman, and businessperson who began in a corporate insurance job and quit it to pursue a totally different lifestyle of traveling and working out of a laptop as an entrepreneur. In this episode, we dive deep into his changing career decisions and lifestyles. Connect with RJ: @rj.mac Connect with us: IG: @mxasianamerican Email: mxasianamerican@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/mxasianamerican
Jul 31, 2020•47 min
Sam Yoon is a queer Korean Canadian. He studies Women’s and Gender Studies. He’s also worked in the HIV sector, working with queer and trans inclusion work. In this episode, we discuss the aspects of the queer Asian community through a more holistic lense. Connect with Sam: @samyoonn IG or TikTok Connect with us: IG: @mxasianamerican Email: mxasianamerican@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/mxasianamerican
Jul 17, 2020•51 min
Cindy Lam is a non-binary pansexual Chinese Vietnamese Canadian. They are involved in anti-racist and anti-homophobic work like facilitating workshops for young children and youth. In this episode, we discuss each of our individual experiences with queerness in the Asian American community. Connect with Cindy: @shindee_ram Connect with us: IG: @mxasianamerican Email: mxasianamerican@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/mxasianamerican
Jul 03, 2020•48 min
Alan Z is an Atlanta-based rapper, singer, and actor. In this episode, we discuss the xenophobia facing the Asian American community that has been highlighted due to the pandemic and the racism against the other marginalized and oppressed communities. Connect with Alan Z: IG: @AlanZmusic Twitter: @AlanZmusic Spotify: Alan Z Pandora: Alan Z Support Black Lives Matter Resources Links: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/?fbclid=IwAR3EtwVIgRsbmyhkAN6jMyuOs-coHTLK_CD2mcv-hYwVEbjauLwjJNEQVtc https://w...
Jun 20, 2020•55 min
Jennie Tang is a Chinese Australian undergraduate student. We connected via the Asian Creatives Network on Facebook. In this episode, we discuss each of our upbringings that led to our ABC (American/Australian born Chinese) identities. Connect with Jennie: @jenico.t Connect with us: IG: @mxasianamerican Email: mxasianamerican@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/mxasianamerican
Jun 05, 2020•57 min
Kimberly Nguyễn (Kimmie) is a Vietnamese American poet originally from Omaha, Nebraska. She is a recent graduate of Vassar College with a degree in both English and Russian Studies. She has published three books of poetry I Am Made of War, flesh, and ghosts in the stalks. She is currently living in New York City. In this episode, we discuss the various financial issues that followed us every since we were young and leading to the various jobs we took that affected our monetary decisions. Connect...
May 22, 2020•54 min
Brandon Shi is a second generation, Chinese American senior studying Sociology/Anthropology and minoring in psychology at Swarthmore College. His passion lies in social justice, more specifically dismantling the mass incarceration system in America. In this episode, we discuss Asian food and its impact on our lives in America. We dive into American school cafeterias, Asian parents’ food language, and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Connect with Brandon: @bshizzle90 Youtube Channels: @strictlydump...
May 08, 2020•46 min
Naomi Lam is a Chinese-Taiwanese-American undergraduate student at Dartmouth College. In this episode, we discuss how religion has shaped our lives and dive into moral values and issues around the topic. Connect with Naomi: IG: @thelamchop Connect with us: IG: @mxasianamerican Email: mxasianamerican@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/mxasianamerican
Apr 24, 2020•51 min
Melissa Hong is a Vietnamese-American young adult financial analyst. In this episode, we discuss the specific struggles and silver linings of growing up in a low-income family. Connect with us: IG: @mxasianamerican Email: mxasianamerican@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/mxasianamerican
Apr 11, 2020•41 min
Vincent Chang is a first-generation, Chinese-Vietnamese American college student currently attending Dartmouth College. In this episode, we discuss each of our parents’ stories and their journeys immigrating into America, and we offer our journeys navigating our own family histories. Connect with us: IG: @mxasianamerican Email: mxasianamerican@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/mxasianamerican
Mar 27, 2020•36 min
Maya is a Chinese adoptee who was adopted by white parents since she was a baby. She studied English and Creative Writing in college and library sciences in graduate school. Currently, she is working as a librarian in the greater Boston area. In this episode, we discuss issues around the Model Minority Myth and Maya’s experiences as an adoptee. Connect with us: IG: @mxasianamerican Email: mxasianamerican@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/mxasianamerican
Mar 13, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Luyan Yih is a first-generation Chinese-American undergraduate student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. In this episode, we discuss the effects of being bilingual and immersed in Chinese culture. Primarily, Chinese pop culture helped both of us to maintain our language abilities and culture.
Feb 28, 2020•44 min
Carmen Zhou is a Chinese-American cosplayer, resin-maker, and entrepreneur currently attending Georgia State University. In this episode, we discuss the Chinese entertainment industry, mainly focusing on dramas and reality shows and touching on movies and music that have social impacts such as raising awareness about recycling. We also discuss recent disastrous events of Hong Kong and celebrity deaths. 1:25 Chinese Dramas 5:25 LGBTQIA+ Content 6:50 Raising social awareness 12:00 Death of Gao Yi ...
Feb 14, 2020•54 min
Carmen Zhou is a Chinese-American cosplayer, resin-maker, and entrepreneur currently attending Georgia State University. In this episode, we discuss the good and the bad in the cosplay and anime communities and the changes within the Cpop and Kpop communities. 0:45 Getting into Cosplay 4:30 Parents’ Disapproval 8:00 Getting into Anime 11:15 Chinese vs American Cosplay 14:00 Anime Culture & Cosplay Community 24:00 Making Cosplay 28:00 Making Resin 30:30 Passion 31:30 Self-improvement 34:25 Po...
Jan 31, 2020•51 min
Jemarc Axinto is a Filipino-American and the CEO of We Are Heroes Productions. Jemarc created his production company in order to ensure inclusivity based on race, gender, and sexuality. Their flagship show, Tabletop For the End of the World, is an actual play podcast mixed with audio drama where players live in a post-apocalyptic America. In this episode, we discuss Asian American representation on the big screens, including The Farewell, Crazy Rich Asians, and Wong Fu Productions. 1:25 Jemarc’s...
Jan 18, 2020•54 min
Ep. 4 Journey to College with Martha Sungkono Martha Sungkono is an Indonesian-American, first-generation, college-student attending the University of Georgia. In this episode, we discuss our journey’s towards college, parental expectations of pursuing career paths, and passions in the arts. 3:50 Asians Raised With the Arts 6:00 Martha’s Career Journey 13:30 Careers That Help People 18:08 Making Life Choices at 18 21:45 Parental Expectations 26:00 Application Process 39:30 Comparing Among Childr...
Dec 13, 2019•52 min
Nayu Kim is a half-Korean, half-Japanese American. She is an undergraduate majoring in music at the University of Georgia. In this episode we take a perfectionism test and dissect each of our perfectionistic tendencies. There are lots of funny moments! “I can shower in five minutes!” – Nayu Kim 1:30 Planning/Productivity tendencies 9:13 Tidying tendencies/sleeping patterns 16:12 Putting off tasks/deadlines 26:00 Failure 27:30 Lateness 29:20 Parental expectations 45:10 Internal expectations on yo...
Nov 28, 2019•1 hr 13 min
Jade Edwards is a current undergraduate student at Emerson College. Culturally, she is a quarter Korean. In this episode we discuss the cultures that may have been lost in her family in the older generations and her experienced identity as more Southern American than partially-Korean American. “If you’re trying to interact with other cultures, you need to stop seeing yourself as the norm.” – Jade Edwards Show Notes: 1:35 Introduction 2:45 Jade’s Heritage/Appearance and its Effect on Others 7:20 ...
Nov 12, 2019•49 min
Saeeda Ullah is a first-generation low-income, Bengali-American undergraduate student at Dartmouth College. She is planning on majoring in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing (fiction). In this episode, we discuss her journey towards being open about her mental illness, the inspiration she has had on others, and the taboos surrounding mental illness in the community. Disclaimer: We are by no means experts or professionals. We are just sharing our stories. 1:00 Our own experiences wi...
Nov 03, 2019•40 min
