Asian Glow Up

Asian Glow Up

By Jojo Kim and April HuangSociety & CulturePersonal Journals
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Asian Glow Up episodes

  • 31. Forging Your Own Path and Our Fave Asian Treats ft. Subtle Asian Baking

    Kat Lieu, founder of the Subtle Asian Baking communities, joins us in this episode to chat about how she intentionally created her journey as a physical therapist, content creator, and writer. An avid supporter of the AAPI community, Kat shares her story and gives her sweet takes on her fave Asian desserts along the way.


    Preorder Modern Asian Baking's new cookbook: https://www.modernasianbaking.com/preorder

    Follow Subtle Asian Baking on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/subtleasian.baking/

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    39 min
  • 30. Can Best Friends Be Roommates? Looking back at our first year as roommates in Brooklyn!

    We've all seen that TikTok — "Best friends can't be roommates, but roommates can be best friends". 

    In this episode, we chat through our roommate stories from college, New York City, and share what we think of this quote. Can you guess who had a group chat for sending passive aggressive texts in college? Or what about who lived with an ex-boyfriend? 🤨


    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianglowuppod/ 🧃

    47 min
  • 29. Organizing for your Community and Learning About Bystander Intervention ft. Main Street Patrol

    We're joined by Teresa and Enoch of Main Street Patrol to chat through why they organized for their community, what community means to them, and how everyone can show up and give back in their own way.

    With the rise of Asian hate crimes in New York, this episode is one that's a bit closer to our hearts. We hope you enjoy and be inspired to take action in a way that both serves you and your community!


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    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mainstreetpatrol/

    Website: https://www.mainstreetpatrol.org/

    44 min
  • 26. Not Too Sweet: Dessert Boxes for the Community ft. Bowl Cut Table

    In today's episode, we have four of the eight members of Bowl Cut Table join us for a conversation about not too sweet desserts, cultivating friendships post grad, and how they're giving back to the community through dessert boxes. 


    Bowl Cut Table's Instagram: https://instagram.com/bowl.cut.table

    Asian Glow Up Podcast's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianglowuppod/

    46 min
  • 25. Our 2021 Themes and Reflections

    In this episode, we peel back all the layers and share our most open and vulnerable conversation yet. We discuss our personal, career, and relationship reflections for this past year and what we hope to bring into our lives in 2022. We know we know, time is a construct. But we're all about starting fresh and thinking about how we can always become better versions of ourselves.

    2021 was quite a year for all of us and we wanted to really reflect on all the ups and the downs. So strap in and join us on this emotional roller coaster. See you on the other side (;

    This is our last episode for 2021 — we hope everyone has a great holiday season and a happy new year! Don't forget to subscribe to get notified of when we release new episodes every month.

    Chat soon!

    1 hr 10 min
  • 24. Exploring Our Grandmother's Passing and Our Wide Age Gap Dynamic ft. Jojo's Brother Edward Kim

    In this episode, Jojo and her younger brother Edward reflect together during their first real sibling trip. They discuss their grandmother's recent passing for the first time and how their big age gap (6 years) has affected their relationship.

    Tune in to hear all about their family dynamics, how they plan on getting closer to their parents, becoming more vulnerable with one another, and more as a Korean American family from Houston, Texas.

    Find Edward on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/edward.kim

    Follow and subscribe for new episodes on the 15th of every month!

    31 min
  • 23. Quitting Your 9-5 for Rug Making?! With Andrew Kim, Founder of Scattered Kind

    In this week's episode, Jackie and Jojo sit down with their friend Andrew Kim to hear about his journey starting New York City's first ever rug-tufting workshop. He dives into the KNITty gritty details of quitting his corporate job in ad-tech to pursue his creative passions. 

    Tune in to hear the meaning behind the 'Scattered Kind' name, why he chose custom rugs as his creative medium, and what's next for his business! 

    Find Andrew on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/scatteredkind/ 


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    38 min

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Two 20-something year olds take on culture, career, and community through the Asian American lens. Join Jojo and April as they share the ups and downs of glowing up and exploring all the different…