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Tired of not seeing and hearing about Asian stories that reflect your lived experiences in mainstream western media? OR do you want more inspiration and motivation from Asians like yourself? Then, tune in each week to hear conversations with host, Kyle and his awesome Asian guests about being Asian (in the diaspora). Connect with the Podcast on Instagram: @whatkindofasianpod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatkindofasian
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The OG BLASIAN of the Internet! | @Jonahsahn | #97 SEASON 5 FINALE
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Send us a Text Message. 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…
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What Does Being "Chinese" Mean in the Diaspora? + Asian Joy | Aydin Quach | #96 #aapiheritagemonth
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Send us a Text Message. 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…
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AAPI Mental Health and Therapy | Vera Cheng | #95 #aapiheritatemonth
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Send us a Text Message. 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: V…
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Always a Gift and Opportunity in Every Situation | Amy Yip | #94
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Send us a Text Message. 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…
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"Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant" - A Memoir | Curtis Chin | #93
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Send us a Text Message. 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…
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Amplifying Underrepresented Voices | Daniela Hornskov Sun (THIIIRD) | #92
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Send us a Text Message. 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 the…
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THIIIRD WAVES - ALL MY HALF EAST ASIAN BFFS - SEX AND DATING
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Send us a Text Message. 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…
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Send us a Text Message. 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 a…
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FOODIE TALK | Tiffany Ran (Ba Ba Lio Taiwanese Pop Up) | #91
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Send us a Text Message. 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…
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Asian Diaspora and Belonging | JF Lee | #90
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Send us a Text Message. 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? Wu…
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Asian Hip Hop & Design | Grace Chen | #89
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Send us a Text Message. 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 B…
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Capturing Family Stories w/ Root & Seed | Anika Chabra & Jennifer Siripong Mandel | #88
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Send us a Text Message. 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…
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The Tao of Self Confidence | Sheena Yap Chan | #87
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Send us a Text Message. 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 …
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Asian Mental Health | Harry Au - MSW, RSW | #86
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Send us a Text Message. 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…
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Being #VeryAsian - TJ Wey (Asian Detox Podcast) | #85
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Send us a Text Message. 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 o…
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Funny Cantonese Memes and Tiktoks - Paji & Iasmin (The Outcasts Podcast) | #84
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Send us a Text Message. 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, "…
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The Importance of Lived Experience for Creativity - HON HOANG / #83
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Send us a Text Message. Guest Bio: Hon Hoang is a Vietnamese-American photographer and filmmaker currently based in Los Angeles, California. He was born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, but grew up in Los Angeles. He began studying Photography shortly after graduating from UCLA where he studied Psychology. He sees Photography as a medium that answers …
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The Stories Behind The Food - Karon Liu (Toronto Star Food Reporter)
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Send us a Text Message. Season 5 is now here! Thank you for all of your patience. We have taken a long but well-needed break, but we are back and looking forward to giving you all the great conversations about being Asians with the cool Asians that you yourself would want to have conversations with as well. To start season 5 with a bang, we had a c…
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Re-Release Episode - Randy Lau (Made With Lau)
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Send us a Text Message. *RE-RELEASE EPISODE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BACK ON DECEMBER 28 2020* Note: 1. It's not a new episode! It's a re-release of one of our favourite conversations that we have had on this podcast. We hope that new listeners of ours would give it a listen if they haven't already. 2. If you are already a fan of Randy and his family (…
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HUGMATCH (INTERACTIVE TOYS FOR KIDS) - GABRIEL LEE (BONUS EP)
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Send us a Text Message. ~ENDING 2022 WITH A BONUS EPISODE FEATURING GABRIEL LEE OF HUGMATCH~ This episode features Gabriel Lee (Korean American), head of Public Relations of HugMatch, a company that focuses on developing interactive toys for the visually impaired. Gabriel was recommended by a past guest of the show, XinYi as she had Gabriel on her …
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No Sound Bites, Only Unfiltered Truths - REAL TALK: UNFILTERED / #HATEISAVIRUS / Katherine Ally Zaslavsky
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Send us a Text Message. SEASON 4 FINALE We are joined by Katherine Ally Zaslavsky(she/they): 1. Indo-Caribbean 2. PhD candidate in Sociology. 3. a host, writer, and researcher of social truths and real representation. In addition to that, she is a content producer/podcaster for #HATEISAVIRUS podcast series, Real Talk: Unfiltered where she co-hosts …
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PODCAST SPOTLIGHT - RAW THOUGHTS (SHANZE) / #79
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Send us a Text Message. Conversation with Shanze of Raw Thoughts Podcast, your least favourite podcast. A podcast Listen in to learn more about Shanze, a Canadian-born Pakistani Muslim GenZ with many creative interests that had chosen podcasting as her medium/platform of choice currently to express her most raw and honest thoughts. We covered her f…
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The Asian American Fashion Model Life - Julia Zou / Ep 78
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Send us a Text Message. Julia Zou: Chinese American designer/fashion model living in NYC Our conversation is about Julia's path as a designer/fashion model. The conversation went into the ups and downs of being in the modelling industry, her experience working as a model, her views on beauty and beauty standards for Asian Americans, her family's re…
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The Creative Chimera - XinYi Tan / Don't Be Strangers Podcast / Ep 77
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Send us a Text Message. Today's episodes with the super creative and interesting XinYi Tan from the "Don't Be Strangers" Podcast. Kyle, our host was on an episode of "Don't Be Strangers" check that out as well! Episode We talked about finding your passions, creativity, being creative and loving art but not making it a career intentionally and the j…
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Creativity & Career Coaching for Creatives / Betty Xie / #76
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Send us a Text Message. Conversation with Betty Xie focused on the following: -her Asian Canadian immigrant experience -her journey to a creative career (from fundraising for film festivals, filmmaking/producing, podcasting, and career coaching for creatives) -being a career coach for creatives -creativity and making a career out of being a creativ…
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