Best Taiwanese Diaspora Podcasts (2024)

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The OG BLASIAN of the Internet! | @Jonahsahn | #97 SEASON 5 FINALE 1:06:52

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Send us a text SEASON FIVE FINALE! Our guest today, Johnathan Gibbs known as Jonahsahn and formerly blasianFMA. He’s 100% Black 100% Filipino and according to him the OG Blasian of the internet. He has been creating content on the internet since 2008 and is one with many hats. He’s a content creator, activist, gamer, chorister and Gayasian. In our …

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What Does Being "Chinese" Mean in the Diaspora? + Asian Joy | Aydin Quach | #96 #aapiheritagemonth 49:45

4M ago49:45

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Send us a text Today's episode features Aydin Quach(he/they). MA student in History @UBC and Ph.D. in American Studies and Ethnicity @USC We talked about: 1. What does being "CHINESE" mean in the Diaspora? 2. Aydin's upbringing as a Chinese Canadian growing up/living in Vancouver, Canada 3. Harmonizing Chinese/Asian identity with Queerness 4. Asian…

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AAPI Mental Health and Therapy | Vera Cheng | #95 #aapiheritatemonth 36:01

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Send us a text In support of AAPI heritage month and mental health awareness month, we are happy to bring you a conversation about Asian mental health and therapy. Our guest for today’s episode is Vera Cheng. Things covered on today’s episode: Vera’s background Asian mental health Trauma and therapy Blossom mental health fund Vera’s bio: Vera Cheng…

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#74: 簡永達⁠⁠ | 移工築起的地下社會：跨國勞動在臺灣 1:00:38

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移工築起的地下社會：跨國勞動在臺灣 Underground Lives: Stories Untold for Migrant Workers in Taiwan 作者：簡永達⁠ CHIEN Yung-Ta Instagram: @yungta_chien https://www.books.com.tw/products/0010967742 https://readmoo.com/book/210307646000101 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twdiaspora/support

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#73: Off-Broadway Musical in Taiwan | CHEN WuMing 陳午明， Producer of "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" 58:59

7M ago58:59

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Taiwan's musical theater scene is growing! I had the great pleasure of speaking with Producer CHEN WuMing 陳午明 after seeing the Off-Broadway Musical "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" in Taipei, Taiwan. https://www.facebook.com/activa.productions/ Now playing through 3/31/24 in Taipei, Taiwan! 演出地點：PLAYground南村劇場(台北市信義區松勤街 56 號) --- Support th…

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#72: Susie of 雪梨台灣阿姐的碎碎念 interviews me about my Camino! 1:08:43

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One of the best things about being in Taiwan for an extended period is meeting one my favorite podcasters!! Susie is the brilliant podcaster behind 雪梨台灣阿姐的碎碎念 (華語). She's very consistent at content creation. There's so much I admire about her. What a treat for me that we were able to connect in person! She's feeling the Camino's calling, and interv…

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#71: The Power of Personal Storytelling in Cohorts | Eric Dhan 24:25

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The topic of today's discussion is a quick overview of what personal storytelling means to us, as it's been a key part of my life the past few years. Eric and I met a few years ago when I was in the beginning stages of podcasting and simultaneously working through some painful moments. It's been really rewarding that we've stayed in loose contact o…

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#70: 台中的三星尼泊爾手工藝品｜ Three Stars Nepal in Taichung, Taiwan 50:05

8M ago50:05

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台中的三星尼泊爾手工藝品 Three Stars Nepal in Taichung, Taiwan After joining a community sound bath experience hosted by my Vipasanna roommate in Taichung, we went to the first shop in Taiwan to sell Himalayan singing bowls (頌缽) and other Nepali gifts and products. I was keen to get one, but it felt overwhelming to play and pick. A very Harry Potter for me. We…

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Always a Gift and Opportunity in Every Situation | Amy Yip | #94 1:06:45

8M ago1:06:45

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Send us a text WE are back from a long break! We finally pulled it together and this would be the first of the final 6 episodes for our fifth season. Thank you for your continued support and I hope you will continue to support us and listen to the rest of our season to be released weekly until we finish probably in February. Today, we have Amy Yip …

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#69: 在台灣嘉義內觀中心的感想 13:44

8M ago13:44

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在台灣嘉義內觀中心的感想十一月底去嘉義參加十天的冥想。有很多想法。。。我以為會有很多外國來的人，但好像只有我！聽英文也難（有時候猜不出印度口音），聽中文也難（有很多我知道的字跟詞）。一天要坐十個小時（不是連續坐）非常難。在外面可以走走，但有時間限制也不能明顯的運動。到了第十天才能講話，滑手機，寫東西。還好吃得非常好（謝謝法工！）！到了第十天才能與室友聊天。我們有好多話！自我成長，心裡治療，等等。用英文寫的感想（有照片！） __ Check out ⁠https://dispatchfromtaiwan.com⁠, a recently released 5-episode podcast that delves into the policy debates within…

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#68: 10-day silent meditation retreat | Vipassana in ChiaYi, Taiwan 19:08

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Solo episode (English): Reflections from attending Vipassana, a 10-day silent meditation retreat, in ChiaYi, Taiwan Read more about my Vipassana experience on my Substack __ Check out ⁠https://dispatchfromtaiwan.com⁠, a recently released 5-episode podcast that delves into the policy debates within Taiwan that could have implications for the region …

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#67: 聊在美國新創的公司搬到台灣｜ Dr. Amy Kwok, 啟兒寶的 CEO 23:46

10M ago23:46

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Dr. Amy Kwok 是啟兒寶的 CEO。今天介紹在美國創業的過程，然後把公司搬到台灣的經驗。啟兒寶PenguinSmart發起於美國矽谷，由麻省理工、哈佛校友聯合創辦，推動智慧型兒童語言復健支持服務，我們的服務很簡單，透過科技結合醫療，擴大早療場域、為家長賦能、為孩子加油。現在，邀請您一起成為偏鄉和早療孩子復健過程的重要參與者。以啟兒寶PenguinSmart專業團隊開發的科技和遠距早療課程，協助遲緩兒家庭、提供個別化的支持。您的贊助將支持弱勢遲緩兒家庭，讓他們不再被邊緣化，透過在家自主訓練，為孩子營造更多發展機會，大步迎接希望未來。幫忙支持眾籌目標 (到 11 月 27 日) ⁠ https://wabay.tw/projects/slower-flying-angels-s…

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#66: Moving a startup from Silicon Valley to Taiwan | Dr. Amy Kwok, CEO of Penguin Smart 40:55

10M ago40:55

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Interview with Amy Kwok, CEO of Penguin Smart, on taking an MIT Development Lab idea to the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition, and forming a startup in Silicon Valley before moving it to Taiwan. Penguin Smart offers digital solutions for parent-centered speech intervention. Crowdfunding support (ends Nov 27) https://wabay.tw/projects/slower-fl…

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#65: In conversation with Healer Hui 46:32

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#65: In conversation with Healer Hui A peek into what a conversation between me and Hui is like when we meet up for pickleball and meals. Enjoy! Discussed: leaving her corporate career in finance to pursue becoming a licensed acupuncturist in Boston ancestral healing and family constellations 家族組合排列療法 ("家排") breaking patterns asking for help manife…

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"Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant" - A Memoir | Curtis Chin | #93 50:12

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Send us a text 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, "Everyt…

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Amplifying Underrepresented Voices | Daniela Hornskov Sun (THIIIRD) | #92 1:01:26

1y ago1:01:26

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Send us a text 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 re…

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THIIIRD WAVES - ALL MY HALF EAST ASIAN BFFS - SEX AND DATING 35:45

1y ago35:45

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Send us a text 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…

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TEASER: ALL MY HALF EAST ASIAN BFFS 1:48

1y ago1:48

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Send us a text 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, …

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#64: Boston Taiwan Music Festival (Sept 9) 11:41

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#64: Boston Taiwan Music Festival (Sept 9) Interview with Alice and Tsung-Hao about the first annual Boston Taiwan Music Festival 波音旺來, happening this weekend on Sept 9! Free outdoor concert with Taiwanese vibes Sep 9th, 2023 3:30 — 7:00PM 90 Lincoln St., Newton, MA 3:30 pm DJ Justin DJ Justin, the Taiwanese American young artist, is going to bring…

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#63: 2023 Taiwan Film Festival of Boston (Sept 23-24) 28:30

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#63: 2023 Taiwan Film Festival of Boston This year is the Fifth Annual Taiwan Film Festival of Boston! -- 2023 Theme: Faces of Life 09/23 10:30 AM Opening Remarks & Day Off《本日公休》 12:40 PM Q&A and Panel Discussion w/ Director 傅天余 Tien-Yu Fu 01:40 PM Coo-Coo 043《一家子兒咕咕叫》 Restricted ▍輔導級未滿 12歲孩童不得觀賞 04:15 PM Can You Hear Me?《講話沒有在聽》 05:30 PM Receptio…

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#62: 2023 波士頓台灣影展（九月二十三到二十四號） 23:47

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#62: 2023 波士頓台灣影展今年是波士頓台灣影展的第五週年！ -- (00:47) 介紹波士頓台灣影展的原始故事 (2:28) 介紹今年的主題：臉譜 (4:02) 電影：藍色大門 (4:21) 電影：廢棄之城 (4:37) 電影：講話沒有在聽 (4:57) 電影：一家子男咕咕叫 (5:13) 電影：逃跑的人 (5:37) 電影：本日公休 (6:22) 導演介紹：傅天余導演 (7:30) 導演介紹：曾文珍導演 (8:03) 導演介紹：易智言導演 (11:15) 第五週年招待晚夜 (12:28) 孫邊來波士頓玩能看到的景點 (13:21) 介紹座談會的組織人 (14:48) 策展團最期待的電影 (19:21) 支持影展的方法 -- 2023 Theme： Fa…

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#61 - Restauranteur João Winck on starting Bao's Taiwanese Burger in Porto, Portugal 39:20

1y ago39:20

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#61 - Restauranteur João Winck on starting Bao's Taiwanese Burger in Porto, Portugal 在走聖地牙哥朝聖之路中，到了葡萄牙的波爾圖城市，吃到台灣刈包！有機會訪問餐廳老闆：為什麼一位葡萄牙人會想開台灣小吃店？Halfway through my walk on the Camino Portuguese, I ate delicious guabao. Fatty goodness. Taiwanese-style. What a treat! On my return, I interviewed restauranteur João Winck, owner of Bao's Taiwanese Hambur…

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FOODIE TALK | Tiffany Ran (Ba Ba Lio Taiwanese Pop Up) | #91 57:52

1y ago57:52

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Send us a text Today's episode features Tiffany Ran, Taiwanese American chef of Ba Ba Lio (886), BB6 Taiwanese Pop Up out in Seattle. 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 …

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Asian Diaspora and Belonging | JF Lee | #90 1:01:11

1y ago1:01:11

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Send us a text 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 …

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Asian Hip Hop & Design | Grace Chen | #89 52:49

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Send us a text 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. …

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#60: Podcasts & Poetry, transforming healing into art w/Shin Yu Pai 22:19

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[Episode is in English] I’m thrilled Leona (from TaiwaneseAmerian.org) connected me with Shin Yu Pai for this Community Interview Features. We discussed Shin Yu's work as an artist, writer, and podcast host. And as two podcasters, Shin Yu and I naturally gravitated to talking live after the initial Q&A, which spawned this soul-enriching conversatio…

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#59: TFFB Film Screening of Director's Forum with Director CHEN Hui-Ling 53:15

1+ y ago53:15

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Taiwan Film Festival of Boston (TFFB) is excited to have kicked off 2023 with a sold-out spring event co-organized with ArtsEmerson, Emerson College’s professional presenting and producing organization, at the Emerson Paramount Theater in downtown Boston. We were honored to collaborate with Susan Chinsen, the creative producer and founder of the Bo…

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Capturing Family Stories w/ Root & Seed | Anika Chabra & Jennifer Siripong Mandel | #88 59:53

1+ y ago59:53

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Send us a text 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…

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The Tao of Self Confidence | Sheena Yap Chan | #87 57:20

1+ y ago57:20

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Send us a text 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…

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Asian Mental Health | Harry Au - MSW, RSW | #86 58:08

1+ y ago58:08

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Send us a text 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 me…

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The Eggrolls, Part 2 40:34

1+ y ago40:34

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We followed up with "The Eggrolls," who you might remember from our conversation with them last summer. They are a mutual aid group based out of ChuMinh Tofu in Little Saigon, located in the eastern side of the CID. The Eggrolls and ChuMinh Tofu restaurant have continued to serve 150-200 free meals outside of the restaurant every Sunday to homeless…

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Being #VeryAsian - TJ Wey (Asian Detox Podcast) | #85 56:59

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Send us a text On today's episode, we have TJ Wey, Ze is an entrepreneur and host of a podcast, called "The Asian Detox" Podcast. Our conversation will cover what TJ does and TJ's podcast. Our conversation touches on topics of being and growing up Asian American, immigrant mindset mentality, hustle culture, and re-evaluating your mindset on what is…

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#58: 導演陳慧齡｜ Director CHEN Hui-Ling ｜給自己足夠的時間 1:02:15

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#58: Director CHEN Hui-Ling | 給自己足夠的時間 The Taiwan Film Festival of Boston (TFFB) was honored to host the Boston stop (15th stop of 20) of Director CHEN Hui-Ling's US Tour screening her documentary 《給阿媽的一封信》 "A Letter to A'Ma." The film screening was held on April 15 and cohosted by TFFB in partnership with Arts Emerson and the Boston Asian American…

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Funny Cantonese Memes and Tiktoks - Paji & Iasmin (The Outcasts Podcast) | #84 59:27

1+ y ago59:27

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Send us a text Conversation with Paji & Iasmin, super popular Tik Tokers and podcasters. Paji & Iasmin are Third Culture Kids from Macau now based in the US. They are Cantonese-English bilinguals with Paji being Sri Lankan+Filipino and Isamin being Brazillian+Filipino (not what you expected right?). They got a super entertaining podcast, "Outcasts …

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