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New year, new season!! We’re back with a brand new season and bunch of exciting episodes coming your way! With each new year we like to take the time to reflect and set our personal goals, but for 2021 we’re mixing it up a bit by writing letters to the future Linda, Sally, and Ming. If you’re all caught up with Seasons 1 & 2, jump back in and join us for a sweet and sentimental episode. What do you think you’ll be like in 2029? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Whatttt can you believe Moving Oolong turns 1 year old this week 🥳 🎂 It’s almost hard to believe that one year ago, pre-COVID and pre-graduation, the three of us decided to upload a voice recording and create Moving Oolong . I don’t think we need to say it, but a lot has happened over this past year. So, join us for one final episode of season 2 where we have an honest conversation about this year, what we’ve learned from podcasting, and the future of Moving Oolong... P.S. we’ll be taking a short break over the holidays and be back in 2021 with season 3! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Let's get lost in the Asian BerMEDIA Triangle! For this season's penultimate episode, we're doing another Asian media review, but in a slightly different style. Join us for 3 mini talks where each of us take on one side of the Asian media triangle (shows/dramas, music/k-pop, and books) to recommend and discuss. Linda also shares her study on LGBTQ+ Asian American identity and the role of Kpop. Find the link to all our recommendations & Linda’s paper on our website at movingoolongpod.com —⁣⁣⁣ This episode is in partnership with Teaphile, a queer woman-owned business focusing on single-origin artisan Chinese teas sourced directly from family farms. Learn more about their winter subscription program at thethirdplace.is/teaphile and @teaphilelife🍃 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

There are many among us who struggle with imposter syndrome, including our special guest, Liz San! On this week’s episode we talk about feeling like imposters in college, at work, and even in our relationships 👻 Listen until the end of the podcast to hear how we might actively fight those feelings of doubt! —⁣⁣⁣ This episode is in partnership with Teaphile, a queer woman-owned business focusing on single-origin artisan Chinese teas sourced directly from family farms. Learn more about their winter subscription program at thethirdplace.is/teaphile and @teaphilelife🍃 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We all have them, and for some reason we’re embarrassed to talk about them… but this week we’re digging deep to share our own guilty pleasures. Tune in for a fun episode where we expose our secret interests (country music, anyone?) and try to describe why we’re embarrassed to share. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Previously, we’ve talked about the important role language plays in our culture, but this week we’re really getting into it. From weekly, Sunday Chinese school to learning Mandarin over Zoom, all three of us have very different language learning experiences and it’s informed how we interact with our families & culture. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We’re one day out from Election Day 2020 and today we add our own voices to the on-going conversation about electoral politics. Tune in to hear us explore topics like talking politics with family, why Asian Americans are often perceived as politically apathetic, and the limitations of voting. If that’s not interesting enough, our good friend, Sebastian also joins us to share his unique story as a biochem major turned Democratic fundraiser. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

As Yo Gotti raps in his 2016 hit, “it goes down in the DM” and indeed it does (sometimes)… This week we’re finishing our 3-part dating series with a discussion on online dating. We compare dating apps and the apps vs. dating IRL. We also reminisce about conversations we’ve had in the DMs of other apps and how everything seems to be happening online nowadays. 👀 Have you ever slid into someones DMs? Let us know down below 👇🏼 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

With the COVID-19 pandemic this year, we’ve all become aware of the terms “quarantining” and “social distancing.” But what does that mean when it comes to our dating life 🤔 We’re excited to have another guest on for this week’s 2nd installment of our dating stories! Camilla brings her perspective to dating as someone who has been quarantining with her significant other since March 👩‍❤️‍👨 Join us for a discussion on co-habitation during the pandemic, long-distance relationships pre-COVID, and how love languages play a role! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We’ve all heard the US described as a “melting pot” of cultures and ethnicities, but what does it mean to date in a melting pot, specifically dating outside of your culture? We’re starting off a new dating series with our personal stories of interracial/cultural dating and all the nuances that come with it. From yellow fever worries to communicating with immigrant parents, we discuss all our thoughts on dating non-Chinese Americans. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We’re talking about beauty standards this week, including how our own self-worth has changed over time. We also discuss how societal expectations of Asian American women and their bodies still play a role in our body image development. Content warning: This episode includes a long conversation about weight, weighing ourselves, & exercising for weight loss. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It’s time for the test-takers to become the test-makers... ⁣ This week we made mini quizzes about ourselves and put each other to the test. Spoiler: none of us got 100%, proving once again that we still have much to learn about one another 😤⁣ ⁣ —⁣⁣⁣ This episode is in partnership with Monumental Magazine. Learn more at monumentalmagazine.com and @monumentalmag 💫 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

As of this week, it’s officially been at least a month since we’ve had our full-time jobs! We’re incredible grateful for our jobs and the stability it brings during this unstable time, but we’ve definitely learned a lot as employees at the bottom of the food chain. This week we touch base on all the nuanced workplace dynamics we’ve learned: From walking on eggshells around certain people to the proper etiquette of following coworkers on social media. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We’re taking a break from the lighter, personality topics this week to talk mental health with M Pease! In this episode, we discuss how our intersecting identities shape our mental health. M also shares what it’s like to work as a Peer Counselor at the university’s help center and why there’s often barriers to accessing mental health resources like seeing a therapist 💬 —⁣⁣ This episode is in partnership with The Katra Box. Learn more at thekatrabox.com and @thekatrabox ✨⁣

Is soy sauce a condiment??? Tune in to hear us answer that question plus many more in our rapid-ish fire speed dating episode. It’s a casual episode this week so you’ll hear our candid thoughts & reactions to the fact that Sally thinks chili oil is a condiment 😅 But seriously, somehow it’s our 31st episode and we’re still learning new things about each other! —⁣⁣ This episode is in partnership with The Katra Box. Learn more at thekatrabox.com and @thekatrabox ✨⁣

For our 30th episode (!!) we finally get to a highly requested topic: our past dating and college relationship experiences. ⁣ They say all relationships can be a lesson we learn from and we definitely agree 🤔 Join us (and our best friend, William) for a LONG story time episode with a bit of reflection at the end!⁣ ⁣ —⁣⁣ This episode is in partnership with The Katra Box. Learn more at thekatrabox.com and @thekatrabox ✨⁣

So you know our sun signs and MBTI types, but do you know our enneagram types?? This week we try to understand the basics of the enneagram system & symbol (shoutout to our mans, Pythagoras) and then use that knowledge to guess each other’s types! Spoiler alert: we don’t know each other as well as we thought… Tune in for a fun episode about this complicated system & how it compares to other personality tests! —⁣ This episode is in partnership with The Katra Box. Learn more at thekatrabox.com and @thekatrabox ✨

You’ve already met Vincent, but we’d now like to introduce the remainder of the TASA Bigs trifecta: Albert Wang & Peter Tran! If you’ve listened to any of our past episodes, you know being members of TASA definitely shaped our undergrad experience & a BIG part of that was due to the Big/Little family system. In this episode we talk all things TASA, from what we hoped to gain from a Taiwanese club to all the past election drama. We also discuss our different perspectives of the broader Asian American community at UMD & debate the potential opportunities each organization can bring to students. This episode is in partnership with The Katra Box. Learn more at thekatrabox.com.

You love them, you hate them, & sometimes you can’t live without them... join us this week for a lengthy chat about our past roommates! We’ve all had a variety of living situations since freshman year of college and we rate them all from a 4/10 to 10/10. Keep listening and we also contemplate our future roommate situation 🐶? 🐱?? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Let’s talk toilets! And periods and puberty… In this episode we have a casual discussion about all our experiences in the bathroom. From our first periods to tampon lessons to setting off a Taiwanese bathroom alarm, check out our latest episode to hear some *intimate* details about our own bodily functions. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app