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Welcome to Militantly Mixed, the fearless podcast exploring race and identity from the Mixed-Race perspective. Join irreverently insightful host, Sharmane Fury, on a journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and celebration. "Be Your Mixed Ass Self" as we delve into the complexities of being Mixed-Race, sharing personal narratives, tackling social justice issues, and celebrating the beauty of cultural diversity. Join the vibrant community of Militantly Mixed listeners who challenge norms, brea ...
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Celebrating and redefining Asian American identity through interviews with business owners, entertainers, creatives and extraordinary people about self discovery, overcoming obstacles, and personal and professional achievements.
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Join host Sara Porritt for inspired conversations with fearless Asian women about how ideas and passions can ignite transformative journeys. The Hear Us Roar podcast speaks candidly about the pressures and privileges of growing up Asian in the United States, and implores us to embrace, as well as transcend our cultural conditioning and context. We all have the power to choose how we want to define personal happiness and success. Let’s celebrates that paradigm shift as something larger than a ...
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Playwright Philip W. Chung's Unbroken Blossoms is a historical reimagining of the making of a boundary-breaking 1919 Hollywood classic that shines a light on the collateral damage in the search for "authentic" representation, and asks what price we pay for our art. Making its world premiere in East West Players David Henry Hwang Theater, Chung's im…
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In this episode podcasters Fong and Kemp gamely try to stay out of panic mode in light of President Biden's abysmal performance at the first presidential debate against former President Donald Trump. Did Biden just show 50 million viewers that he was past his prime? Or does a person's performance on a debate stage really tell us how he or she will …
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Whistleblower Aid CEO Libby Liu has long been a tireless champion for giving as many people as possible access to what's really going on, pushing back against Goliaths like totalitarian governments or powerful corporations. We talk about how the non-profit she leads equips whistleblowers to step forward with courage and to survive the harrowing leg…
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So I did it, I flew to L.A. to attend and support our cousin, Dr Jenn Noble and her Free To Be Fest, a Mixed Race community event that took place at Rooftop Cinema in DTLA. A lot of my favorite Mixed cousins that are L.A. based were there. It was really good for me, I’m really glad I went. I was only gone for 25 hours, I’m back home with my kittens…
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With the conviction of former POTUS Trump on all 34 counts last week, you might think that that would catalyze many of even his most ardent supporters to call for him to drop out of the current race for the White House. Think again. Fong and Kemp try to discern why the majority of GOP "the party of law and order" politicians are crying foul, valida…
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Clinical psychologist Dr. Kenneth Wang has spent the last 20 years researching the area of perfectionism, especially how it manifests itself in Asian Americans. This should come as no surprise, but most corporate executives are perfectionists. This trait is often one of the main reasons that they've risen to the top of their organizations, but it c…
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Whilst I was recording my little mini-promo the other day about the Free To Be Fest, it occurred to me I hadn't actually talked to Dr. Jenn about coming on to let y'all know more in detail about the event so I hit her up and we jumped on to chat it up about the fest. If you are in the Los Angeles area on June 9th, you will want to be at the Free To…
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Just a quick check in to see if you have heard about the FREE TO BE FEST put on by cousin on the show Dr. Jenn Noble and the Free to Be Collective? Y'all should know Dr. Jenn from this show and her own Mixed based content on IG and Tik Tok, she is a clinical psychologist and Mixed Race cousin so if you don't already know her or the Free to Be Fest …
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In this latest episode of the collaborative series between longtime friends, former pastors, and fellow podcasters Ken Fong and Ken Kemp, they talk about whether the recent decision by the United Methodist denomination to remove all barriers that had prevented LGBTQ+ persons from experiencing full inclusion is a lens through which to view and under…
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Author and business journalist Thomas Lee has given us a refreshingly new and relevant way to appreciate the life and legacy of the late pop icon Bruce Lee. In writing The Bruce Lee Code: How the Dragon Mastered Business, Confidence, and Success, and in serving as the lead curator and editorial director of the We Are Bruce Lee exhibit in the Chines…
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Alexandra Chan had excelled in life as a left-brain, logical and educated person. But the recent loss of her amazing father Robert Earl Chan showed her the inherent limitations of just using reason to deal with life's greatest challenges. In her new book, In the Garden Behind the Moon: A Memoir of Loss, Myth, and Magic she takes us all on this jour…
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Newton Cheng is the Director of Health + Performance at Google. He's a husband, a dad, and a champion powerlifter. From all appearances, he was doing great. Even better than great! But he was privately struggling with depression and burnout. It took his decision one day to take off his mask and openly talk about his struggles to set him on a course…
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In this latest episode of The Two Ken's podcast series, Ken Kemp's regular guest Betsey Newenhuyse from Chicago joins us to talk about the ongoing need for regular groups of reliable, religious people, despite the burgeoning exodus from all forms of religion in America. Although unprecedented numbers of us no longer belong to a religious group or h…
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Just another update. I am back in the U.S. and beginning the business of moving forward in life and with the shows. Please check out the Patreon replacement page of https://patreon.com/sharmanefury for all the show information, sponsorship, and news about all things ManeHustle Media. Check out the new anthology that features a couple of Militantly …
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Writer and director Lisa Sanaye Dring's new play Kairos opens East West Players new season on April 4th. Because her play explores what can happen to a couple when there's a possibility of them living forever, we delve headlong into a captivating discussion of the significance of time, special moments, mortality, immortality, and even success and f…
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Back when Joseph Tseng graduated from college, he focused on making a living as a singer/songwriter/storyteller. But he soon discovered that that dream wasn't ready to become a reality. He put his music behind him and worked conventionally for years. But questions began to float to the surface of his awareness. About his identity as an Asian Americ…
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I promised an update after I brought my younger two cats to the U.S. but when I got back to Mexico everything fell apart again. I have since lost both my elderly cats within a week of each other and truly struggling at the moment. If you are able to donate to the GoFundMe to help us return to the states and help cover some of my husband's emergency…
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Danna Okuyama left her career in high finance to become the founder and CEO of Urban Sandbox, a new modern-day pen pal app and safe space for students to connect, share, and grow with other like-minded peers from around the world, while learning from qualified educators. Students have a place to engage like other platforms, without the concerns of …
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In this latest installment of The Two Kens series, podcasters Fong and Kemp see the decision by Alabama's Supreme Court to outlaw invitro fertizilation (IVF) as the latest and most blatant example of Christian Nationalists and members of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) to colonize America. They adhere to the historical falsehood that God create…
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This is probably stating the obvious, but there is more than one type of personality. Eric Gee has spent countless hours and many years perfecting a system of personality typing that is less rigid than the Meyers-Briggs system (MBTI) and also much easier to remember and grasp. Defining sixteen different 'animal' types and arranging them into four l…
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Ever since she learned to drink alcohol in college, Brynn Evans had been embarassed by how red her face would turn, "a consequence of being half Chinese," she'd lament. Taking an antacid when she drank seemed to do the trick, but that eventually made her really sick. Thus began her decade-long journey to come up with a safe and healthy dietary supp…
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In this latest installment of The Two Kens series, friends and podcasters Ken Fong and Ken Kemp roll up their sleeves to have difficult conversations about three issues that involve borders or boundaries, i.e., immigration at the U.S. southern border, the war in the Gaza Strip that to a growing number of people--especially Millennials--is looking l…
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With more than 10,000 Americans turning 65 every day, 45% of Americans reporting no savings at all, and of the 55% who have retirement saving, over half report that they have less than $250,000. Given the a person making $40K/year will need to have saved $1M to have a dignified and comfortable retirement, it's clear that America is heading for a re…
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Just a quick update on how I am doing since my husband died. If you are able to donate to the GoFundMe to help us return to the states and pay down some of my husband's emergency medical funds please go to ... ⁠bit.ly/GoFundTree⁠ In the meantime, if you would like to still hear from me, please check out my latest podcast ⁠⁠Matcha, Masala, & Murder⁠…
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Music Will runs the largest nonprofit music program in the U.S. public school system. For more than 20 years they have provided teacher training, curriculum, resources, musical instruments, and equipment to restore and expand music education to more than 1.6 million students (K-12) and in over 6,000 public schools. Janice Polizzotto is Music Will's…
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Headwriter Eric Vue and Director Shinshin Yuder Tsai co-founded the Orange County (CA)-based Asian American sketch comedy troupe No MSG Added. In this hilarious episode, Ken prods them to explain the differences between improv and sketch comedy, and the challenges of recruiting a representative group of AANHPI comedians and writers to entertain and…
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Growing up in a family of matchmakers, you could say that Cassindy Chao was destined to become one, too! She eventually left the sterile confines of finance to pursue her passion: helping Asian Americans find that perfect match and true love! You'll be enthralled with the energetic back-and-forth between Cassindy and Ken as they compare notes glean…
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Some of you may know that I lost my husband on November 30, 2023. It was right after hiatus of Militantly Mixed began. I will be extending my hiatus while I prepare to return to the U.S. and manage my grief. Here is an update about what is happening. If you are able to donate to the GoFundMe to help us return to the states and pay down some of my h…
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Psychologist Dr. Gordon Nagayama Hall retired from academia a few years ago, but he's continuing to work to increase the percentage of AANHPIs who will seek help from mental health professionals. To this end, he is part of a team that has developed the Mind Boba problem-solving intervention app that is culturally adapted and created for Asian Ameri…
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In this year's last installment of the collaborative The Two Kens podcast series, Fong first updates Kemp on how his relationship is going with Doreen, his high school girlfriend from half a century ago, then coaxes Kemp to read his latest Substack essay entitled The Baby and the Bathwater: What Is the Baby?. The focus of Kemp's mental exercise is …
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In 2022 Korean American Christian actor, writer, producer, and director Kenneth Chang teamed up with David Chan Lee to create the short horror film Refuse, in which a down and out Korean American Christian young man is fighting the demon of meth addiction, while his mother's KA church views him as a demon. You'll learn about how great horror films …
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My guest this episode is a proven leader who's a great example of the power of unconventional thinking. Jim Fong was an executive vice president and chief commercial officer for CTI Biopharma. This summer a Swedish pharmaceutical giant plunked down nearly $2 billion US dollars to acquire this startup, but as you're about to learn, almost no one in …
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UC Santa Barbara English Professor Dr. Yunte Huang recently published the final book in his "Rendezvous With American History" trilogy. Following the ones about the real and fictional detective Charlie Chan and the unbelievable one about the Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker, Huang has now researched and written a thoroughgoing book about Hollywoo…
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Sir Auntie Sharmane Fury is going to have to admit that it is time for taking a break not just for mental health in December like I normally do but for my physical health as well. In the meantime, if you would like to still hear from me, pleae check out my latest podcast Matcha, Masala, & Murder available now on Youtube, Spotify, and where ever you…
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In 2018 entrepreneurial chef Jing Gao harnessed everything she'd learned from master chefs in China, and also the deep insights she'd arrived at in her journey to understand her identity to create a unique line of seasonings that's already in 5,000 stores in America. Carrying her label "Fly By Jing," each carefully crafted jar uses quality ingredie…
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In this episode, your Sir Auntie Sharmane Fury shares their personal feelings about balancing guilt and rest during times of crisis. Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) is a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice and equality. BDS upholds the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest of humanity. What is…
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In generating the script for the 2022 indy film My Apocalyptic Thanksgiving, Filipino American writer Richard Soriano took his experiences as the director of a group home for adults with special needs and provided a compelling vehicle that helps audiences begin to see these folks as fellow human beings. While our conversation revolved around why an…
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In the episode, your Sir Auntie Sharmane Fury is having a tough health week and only recorded a brief update on health and plans for upcoming episodes. Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) is a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice and equality. BDS upholds the simple principle that Palestinians are entitled to the same rights as the rest o…
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Melissa Dyo always knew that she and her sister were adopted and loved her adoptive family. But a few years back, she realized that if she ever wanted to find her birth mom, that window was starting to close. President Clinton declared that November was National Adoption Month, and you're going to be absolutely enthralled when you hear her share ho…
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In the episode, your Sir Auntie Sharmane Fury goes into deeper explanation of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Movement AND the social media BIG 3 targeted Boycotts. She will cover the importance of targetted boycott over broad boycotts. Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) is a Palestinian-led movement for freedom, justice and equality…
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Veteran American actor Tamlyn Tomita is my guest this week to make sure that as many people as possible know about East West Players' last production of their 57th season Spring Awakening. This revolutionary musical won the "Best Musical" Tony Award on Broadway, and I can promise you that Director Tim Dang's version at the David Henry Hwang Theater…
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In the episode, your Sir Auntie Sharmane Fury continues to discuss the current genocide of the Palestinian people whilst acknowledging other global genocides and realizing what little we know about what is happening in other parts of the world. Additional, we talk about how the BDS Movement (Boycott, Divest, & Sanction) is a real way, we as individ…
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Award-winning director Jessica Yu spoke with me recently about her latest film Quiz Lady that will debut on November 3, 2023, on Hulu in the U.S. and on DisneyPlus everywhere else. Starring Sandra Oh and Awkwafina, it's about two estranged sisters who are thrown together when their gambling-addicted mother leaves the country because she owes her lo…
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In the episode, your Sir Auntie Sharmane Fury takes the mic in a solo episode to address the pressing issue of the ongoing genocide of Palestinian civilians at the hands of the colonizing Zionist state of Israel. Sharmane reaffirms the core mission of Militantly Mixed, which is to build a global community of Mixed individuals while advocating for t…
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Cambodian Chinese American entrepreneur Danny Taing has always loved a challenge. Like many young immigrants from Asia, Danny struggled with being a minority in predominantly white settings. He became fascinated with how the Japanese had been able to carve out a comfortable and admirable cultural niche, so he began to study their culture and learn …
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In this episode of Militantly Mixed, your Sir Auntie Sharmane Fury speaks with Nicole, a biracial Chinese-White Canadian married to a biracial Chinese-White Canadian, who are raising a multigenerational Mixed toddler. Nicole shares her experiences of being assumed as white despite her Mixed-Asian appearance, and she explores the challenges and curi…
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Steve Tsuruda is the founder of GeminiDT ™ (www.geminidt.com) whose technological breakthroughs enable the medical industry to harness the power of data science and volumertic data. From historical scan data to raw data sets from CT, MRI, PET and Sonography doctors, radiologists and researchers can now develop preventitive therapies, see cause and …
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