We get candid and real about the ups and downs of uprooting our lives in Melbourne, Australia and moving to London as 2 Aussie Asians 🇬🇧 Join us as the @SheilasAbroad aka my home girl - Paula Ly and I share our journey across the pond so far! In this episode: first impressions of london house hunting debacle living in a share house with boys working for money vs. passion finding a job in london money anxiety family immigration appreciation craving asian culture/community future travels and so ...
Sep 06, 2024•43 min•Ep. 84
'Ello Guv'nas 💂♀️🇬🇧 In this episode: I'm moving to London innit - who, what, when, where, why?! Eldest child in an immigrant fam energy Team updates What's in store for UA Goes Global Future of UA - p.s. we'll still be alive!!! Thank you for tuning in and for all your support <3 Let us know what type of content you'd be keen to hear and see from us next! Sending love & good vibes, Tiana ♥︎ UA ✌︎ 🎙️Hosted by: Tiana Nguyen Follow the Aussie Asians moving to the UK journey on ins...
Apr 26, 2024•21 min•Ep. 83
We're joined by boss babe, Brenda Van - founder of Dating Apps Suck - a dating events company that brings together like-minded individuals through connection-building initiatives like mixers, speed dating & most recently, run clubs. Grab that cup of tea or shot of tea-quila and join us as we delve into the culture of modern day dating (Melb vs. Syd 👀), why we're emotionally unavailable & why dating apps do in fact suck!! In this episode we discuss: Immigrant fam work ethic What is Datin...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 82
From cut fruit as a love language in Asian households to being the only POC in the Coles boardroom, this was such fruitful convo that is guaranteed to leave you feeling so good! Thanh is a produce expert, wholesale fruiterer & absolute legend in the fruit & veg media scene. We're SO excited to share with ya'll this upbeat episode! In this episode we discuss: Gifting fruit in Asian culture Why durian is KING Changing the narrative of negative connotations with Asian food Importance of POC...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 81
We're stoked to be BACKKK and joined by the uber talented yet down-to-earth powerhouse that is Amber Liu! Amber took time out of her 2024 'No More Sad Songs' world tour to chat to us about where it all began, the highs and lows of the Asian pop industry and the importance of community. In this episode we discuss: Growing up as a Chinese American Being scouted by SM Entertainment Highs and lows of KPOP Industry Mental health in the Asian Pop music industry Importance of mentorship & role mode...
Mar 19, 2024•33 min•Ep. 80
Joined by special guests - YouTuber & actress Natalie Tran, comedian & writer Lizzy Hoo, and MasterChef & restaurateur Brendan Pang, we’ll be having a live intimate podcast conversation ‘Under the Stars’. Featuring goodies from awesome Asian Australian businesses, live music & more - this night is all about celebrating what it means to be Unapologetically Asian. 🗓️ WHEN: 29th of February 2024 | doors open 7:30pm 📍WHERE: Malthouse Theatre (113 Sturt Street Southbank) 🎟️ TICKETS...
Feb 24, 2024•1 min
Welcome to another ep of UA Unplugged - the dnms that we usually have after a recording day/sesh when the mics are unplugged. UA Unplugged will be our more casual episodes and a place where you can get to know the UA fam better. Join us as we throw straight bants and roast each other about first impressions, being delulu & everything in-between. Hope you enjoy! In this episode, we discuss: Who would headline out our music festival? First impressions of each other Work crushes S/O having work...
Nov 14, 2023•56 min•Season 6Ep. 79
Aussie Asian Muay Thai legends, Spring Sia, River Daz & Tim Nguyen take us on their rollercoaster of a journey with Muay Thai. From humble beginnings to pivotal wins, losses and everything in-between. This was such a fun conversation full of inspiration and of course, a whole lot of banter. In this episode, we discuss: How everyone got into Muay Thai Misconceptions about martial arts and fighting Pivotal moments First fights and career highlights What losing feels like Importance of maintain...
Nov 08, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 6Ep. 76
Welcome to another ep of UA Unplugged - the dnms that we usually have after a recording day/sesh when the mics are unplugged. UA Unplugged will be our more casual episodes and a place where you can get to know the UA fam better. Join us as we throw straight bants and roast each other about cheating, romance & everything in-between. Hope you enjoy! In this episode, we discuss: Do you and your partner need to have the same interests? Would you rather be cheated on with someone more attractive ...
Oct 17, 2023•33 min•Season 6Ep. 77
Welcome to UA Unplugged - the dnms that we usually have after a recording day/sesh when the mics are unplugged. UA Unplugged will be our more casual episodes and a place where you can get to know the UA fam better. Join us as we throw straight bants and roast each other about rizz, the chase and everything in-between. Hope you enjoy! In this episode, we discuss: Who has the most rizz? Guy rizz vs. girl rizz The Robin Yang treatment Do pickup lines work? Ideal first dates Are date vibes 2-way str...
Oct 11, 2023•52 min•Season 6Ep. 76
Our ol' mate Thuy is BACK for an extra spesh catch-up! For those of you who are new, Thuy was the co-host of UA for 4 seasons. We catch up about what's changed since she's left the show - from moving to Sydney to living with her bf. Find out if Melb is better than Sydney once and for all ;) In this episode, we discuss: Change in our lives Pros + cons of living in Syd vs. Melb Sydney people vs. Melbourne people Difficulties of moving to a new city How to have space when living with partner and ho...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 6Ep. 75
From humble beginnings to the hustle and grind, join us as we deep dive into the birth of successful Asian Australian businesses The Sneaker Laundry & Paire with the masterminds behind the madness - Eugene Cheng and Nathan Yun. In this episode, we discuss: the birth of paire & the sneaker laundry when friendship and business mix why market surveys are redundant pitching to investors over Pho running account down from $110K to $500 product innovation - solving pain points with new...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 6Ep. 74
From military school to high achieving Asian culture, join us on this wild ride into the childhood and lives of 'Foot Fighter' entrepreneurs Eugene Cheng of The Sneaker Laundry and Nathan Yun of Paire . A fascinating conversation about how childhood, roots and upbringing can leave a profound impact on an entrepreneur's path to success. In this episode, we discuss: growing up in singapore - V high achieving culture elitist school vibes melb high boys rebelling going to military school in china cu...
Sep 19, 2023•44 min•Season 6Ep. 1
✨FEEDBACK SURVEY - https://forms.gle/QuZ921FNNB1XCoN57 ✨ Hey everyone! Just a quick one - if you have a few minutes to spare, we've got a cheeky lil survey we'd love for you to fill out ☺️ We're constantly trying to improve our content to provide you beautiful souls a superb listening experience. Please find the survey link above and again here! In the mean-time, feel free to binge the rest of our episodes or check out our Instagram/TikTok for more content! Hope you're all starting or ending the...
Aug 22, 2023•2 min
In our season 5 finale, we're joined again by the crew behind No Sleep Entertainment - an Asian Australian based music & events company that produces events for the community by the community. NSE collaborates with international and local DJs and stellar production crews to give us raves and festivals like Bass Horizon, Asteria & more! 🌟Watch the full episode on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@unapologeticallyasian 🌟 In this episode, we discuss: The raw hustle of ilovernb Biggest low...
Aug 01, 2023•43 min•Season 5Ep. 72
Today we have the crew behind No Sleep Entertainment - Lilly, Cat, Jubs, Michael & Eugene bring us good vibes, bants and infectious energy. No Sleep Entertainment (NSE) is an Australian based music & events company that produces events for the community by the community. NSE collaborates with international and local DJs and stellar production crews to give us raves and festivals like Bass Horizon, Asteria & more! 🌟Watch the full episode on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@unapologet...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 71
We're joined by the bold & brilliant Rowi Singh! Rowi is a proud, Indian Australian artist, beauty content creator and all-round style icon. She’s amassed a community of 402K Instagram followers and 191K Tiktok followers through her unapologetically bold looks, fight for diversity, face accessories business called embellishbyrowi and a colourfully aesthetic home. In this episode, we discuss: Rowi’s colourful life - from Sydney to Connecticut to Singapore and back to Australia Feeling in-betw...
Jul 18, 2023•41 min•Season 5Ep. 70
We're joined by tattoo artists Thao Tran (@thao.tattoo) & Jen Nguyen (@tattsbyjen) who share their stories of resilience, vulnerability & badassery. We delve into the art of tattooing, tattoo culture in Asian communities and how Thao and Jen discovered themselves through ink, art and community. In this chat, we discuss: Jen & Thao's tattoo origin story Conditioned to think job/money= success The tattoo apprenticeship experience First tattoo experiences Do tattoos need meaning behind ...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 9
UA is officially in our emotionally unavailable era (ok everyone except for Nicole). Join the UA fam (minus Anth) for a fun convo all about love and not love? In this chat, we discuss: Taking a break Icks Green flags Sibling Theory Would we do long distance relationships? Our love languages Opinions on the 3 month rule Would we have a one-night stand? Would we get back with an ex? Are we open to dating right now? Do we rave - our raving experiences Melbourne vs. Sydney raves Dating in Asian hous...
Jul 04, 2023•44 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Melissa Leong is unapologetically Asian. She’s a powerhouse in the food industry and is one of the hosts and judges on Masterchef Australia. To add to her stellar resume, she's also a renowned food and travel writer, columnist, TV and radio broadcaster, MC and author. Whether it be on set or in the kitchen, she breathes defiance and voracity into everything that she does. In this conversation, we explore what it was like for her to grow up as a first gen Singaporean Australian, navigating the As...
Jun 20, 2023•29 min•Season 5Ep. 7
We’ll be deep diving into the multifaceted world of mental health and exploring the cultural and generational nuances that impact us, as Asian Australians with our special guest - Dr Phoebe Lau. Dr Phoebe is a Clinical Psychologist and has has spent more than a decade in counselling, research, and clinical psychology. She is also the Director of Inner Collective and brings a wealth of knowledge into our discussion today. *Disclaimer: my apologies that the audio isn't 100% perfect in this one...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 66
We're stoked to be joined by the endearing Grant Perez aka Grentperez. Grant is a young, ultra-talented Filipino Australian singer & songwriter who oozes old soul vibes and quirky authenticity. He first took the world by storm on YouTube, singing and playing the guitar and has now garnered over 100 million views and 618K subscribers, 178K followers and 2.5M monthly Spotify listeners. Hot off the press, we're so excited that Grant has just released his EP - When We Were Younger. This EP is a ...
Jun 06, 2023•47 min•Season 5Ep. 65
Ok google, play My Type - Saweetie. Your resident single baddies are back w/ part 2 of our convo where we talk about our adventures navigating the world of modern day dating. In this chat, we discuss: What's our type - preferences Filters on the dating apps? Speed dating story Getting rejected Do we ghost people? The game Our ideal first dates Guys making the 1st move vs. girls Does the guy always have to pay? Hiking dates? Recommendations 🎙️Hosted by: Tiana Nguyen Special guests: Mai Dinh ...
May 30, 2023•43 min•Season 5Ep. 64
Listen to your resident single pringles - Mai, John, Imdad & Tiana, as we share our stories navigating the oh-so fun world of dating, swiping right and cultural pressures to settle down. In this chat, we discuss: Swiping left/right Dating app icks First date icks Bad date stories Vibing with dates Asking for feedback after dates Dating introverts vs. extroverts Our dating criteria/check-list Dating expectations Cultural/societal pressures to find da one Arranged marriages/blind dates Can you...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 63
Get to know the Unapologetically Asian fam - Cylina, Robin, Nicole, Anthony & Tiana, as we talk all about growing up Asian in Australia, our fam/our own immigration stories and the impact of Asian representation in media. In this chat, we discuss: Who is the most tragic? Where we really came from? Our different immigration stories & childhoods Fave cartoon characters Why representation matters Authenticity on screen White Male Asian Female relationships Asian female fetishziation and Asi...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 2
We're kicking off season 5, chatting candidly with the bubbly and down-to-earth Melody Cheng! Melody Cheng is one of the hosts and co-founders of AsianBossGirl - a podcast(now turned media company) for the modern day Asian-American woman. ABG is undoubtedly one of the biggest and best success stories to come out of Asian media, globally!!! Bursting with creativity & passion and having experience working in production, leading social media and community growth, Mel has cemented herself as a t...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Heya! It's Thuy here. No, this is not click bait, the title is sadly true :( After almost 3 years working on this podcast, recording 60 episodes and meeting a fkload of the most beautiful souls, it is time to say my goodbyes. I made the decision about a year ago to sunset my time at UA and now we're releasing my final episode as co-host! NGL, this kinda feels like a break-up 😂 However, I'll be leaving this poddy in Tiana's most capable hands. From the bottom of my usually icy heart, thank you. ...
Aug 24, 2022•50 min•Season 4Ep. 60
When we were planning to create Unapologetically Asian a few years ago, we thought to ourselves 'who would be the GOLDEN PERSON to interview?’ Immediately we both said COMMUNITY CHANNEL. Fast forward two years, 1 campaign and 58 episodes later; we’re bloody proud to release this episode with the amazing Natalie Tran. Natalie started uploading videos to YouTube back when people posted video ‘replies’ rather than comments…what??? Although she’s not as active on the YouTube any more, her videos rem...
Apr 05, 2022•54 min•Season 4Ep. 59
From dreamy heartthrobs to predictable yet addicting storylines where the rich, arrogant male lead falls for the plain, defiant female lead who accidentally gets kidnapped?!? Only to be found by the male and then end up in a coma?!?!? Korean dramas have captured our hearts around the world. In this episode we have so much fun dissecting the common tropes of Kdramas, discuss why we love them, why they’re so damn bingeable and why they can be a lil lowkey toxic… Not an episode where we fangirl for...
Mar 28, 2022•39 min•Season 4Ep. 58
She's a creative. She's an entrepreneur. She's a creative entrepreneur! We have had the absolute delight of bring on board Diana Nguyen, winner of the 2020 "40 Under 40: Most Influential Asian-Australians Awards" . She's a female comedian who has a wide remit of skills under her belt, with acting, writing and directing to name a few. Catch her on LinkedIn has a video content producer and on stage as she tours Australia with her latest show 'Chasing Keanu Reeves' in 2022. Putting aside her bubbly...
Mar 21, 2022•58 min•Season 4Ep. 57
