For the season one finale of Proxy, we go over our background as Asian-Americans and how it affected our adolescence and shaped the way we are today.

Ice Breaker

* Do people even know our background? (2:17)

* Bernard talks about being Filipino-American (3:15)

* Sidney talks about being Chinese-American (6:00)

Self-Awareness

* Ashamed of being Filipino (8:40)

* Assimilating and subcultures (12:40)

* Ethnicity and Education (19:15)

* Being a minority in the startup world (22:10)

* Do you have more of a responsibility as an Asian-American entrepreneur? (25:21)

* How does an Asian-American get away with going to art school? (27:00)

* Deciding to study art changed Sidney's life (30:15)

* Knowing nothing about photography and art history (31:35)

* Ethnicity and the art of the self-portait (35:30)

Why Does This Even Matter?

* Is it weird to talk about this out loud? (41:37)

* This topic is too important to not talk about it (43:50)

Finally

* Asian-American or American? (45:28)

* Bernard's answer (45:36)

* Sidney's answer (48:03)

* What's your opinion? (56:56)

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