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We hang out with Casper Sun and we talk about music, Taiwan, his inspirations, and more! Looking for "music for sad people to dance to"? Check out links to his latest album on Spotify in our profile!Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/

Winter Olympics 2022 is literally right around the corner. We talk about the first Asian-American Olympians and discussing why there are so many Asian-Americans in figure skating! (Recorded in October 2021)Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/

We are BACK and dorkier than ever as we celebrate the autumn, book fairs, and diversity in children's literature. Loretta the librarian provides some truly adorable recommendation and we talk about folklores and the Google Olympic Doodle of 2021? What's your favorite books from childhood?Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/

We chat with Fandom Femmes about food! We discuss when ingredients goes from fad to standard, the impact of social media on food culture, culturally relevant health advice, and the very important question: Mi Goreng or Shin Ramyun? Come hungry and grab a bite!Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/

[ Part 2 ] We continue our journey through Asian-American history from 1970s to today. We are introduced to the Hiroshimas, discuss Vincent Chin's killing, Mulan, Wong-Fu productions, Linsanity, and how the model-minority myth impacts us todayTheme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/

[Part 1] We cover Asian-American stories from 1920s to 1970s from exclusionary immigration and naturalization policies, Watsonville riots to how the Korean war and Vietnamese war impacted Asian-American identities. Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/

Meet the dazzling and fearless Jadin Wong at the Forbidden City Nightclub in 1930s San Francisco! Mari also shares some exciting news! It's going to be a trip filled with glamor and dancing and music! What's not to love!Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/

We hang out with Natalie from the Yellow Bee Pod and discuss the differences and similarities between being East Asian in the US and the UK! Come hang out! Check her out: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/yellow-bee-pod/id1512602771Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/

We speak with Cecil Fong from the OCA (Organization of Chinese Americans)! We chat about how he got started in activism, AAPI representation, Rice University, and how activism has changed.Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com

Representation in romance novels? Our first romance books? We chat with Loretta the librarian about Asian representation in romance literature, what we're reading, and the importance of seeing representation in books. Book list is on our website!Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com

What a year and it's  only January! Recorded on 1/8, we share our thoughts on the storming of the Capitol building in DC on 1/6 and our general take on the whole situation. It's scary, disheartening, and all around bleurghhh. Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com

English is full of loan words and phrases from other languages. Usually we think they're from other romance languages - but there's quite a number of loan words and phrases from different Asian countries! It's a special etymology trip filled with surprises on where some of our words and phrases are from!Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.comAdditional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

To celebrate the recent election results - meet our AAPI Rockstar Political Trailblazers this month - Robert William Wilcox and Dalip Singh Saund! They both have an incredible story and are super inspiring. We also share our thoughts on the recent election and reminders to stay masked up!Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.comAdditional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

Let's talk about one of our favorite shows! We chat about Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra and discuss the character designs, worlds, and take a brief detour with the story of Chang'e.Also check out this interview which  discusses the problematic appropriation of Tibetan history and culture in the show. https://www.kollabsf.org/kollabblogposts/2020/10/15/tibetan-representation-in-avatar-the-last-airbenderbTheme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/

Between the short time from recording to publishing this episode, the sky turned orange (thanks climate change) and RBG had just passed away. It is more important than ever to vote. We talk about affirmative action and the upcoming California ballot measure. Dismantling affirmative action hurts everyone. We discuss the myths of affirmative action and why affirmative action is so important. This was a tough episode but we needed to talk about it. Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/

We have yet another announcement - but this time it's from Jerry at Asian Podcast Network about the 2020 US Census!Take the Census at 2020census.gov and get counted or else you have to wait a whole 10 years before the next one! An entire manga series can finish during that time!Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/

The world is in a difficult place right now. Let's talk about the direction of the podcast and where we go from here.Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/

We discuss the lazy design of rebellious Asian characters and get comfy in silk pajamas (pyjamas?)Recorded in the early winter of 2019Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/ Sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

In this episode, we discuss the history of chow mein and Seattle teriyaki, two foods as American as apple pie and baseball.Recorded in the fall of 2019Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/ Sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

We're taking a different route today and talking about the yellow peril, SARS, and how COVID is impacting Asian communities. Buckle in and wash your hands! Theme Song - "TICKLED PINK" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/ Sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com