AZN Connection

Join us as we sit down with Koemi Studio’s Founder, Sarah, as she unveils the details of her journey running her own business. From the inception of her anime-themed jewelry designs to what she’s looking forward to most as her business grows!

Get to know the AZN team better as we share our favourite entertainment picks from the past year, offering insights into the shows and movies that captured our attention as well as the upcoming media projects we're anticipating!

Take a peak backstage as Ann and Rhea discuss Ann's Miss Asia Canada journey! Get ready for an insider's perspective on being a beauty pageant contestant as Ann shares the behind-the-scenes details of her experience.

To kick off the new season, Jeff and Rhea catch you up on the team's journey and dive into questions from the Asian diaspora on Reddit. Listen as they share their candid thoughts on topics like gaining confidence and style tips as well as discussing how different they would be had their families not immigrated to Canada.

In this episode of AZN Connection Lea, Ann and Rhea reflect on the past season. From their behind-the-scenes experiences with recording, photo shoots, events, and plans for the future as well as their episode recommendations from the season. Thank you to everyone who has supported us this season, we’ll see you again soon!

In this episode of Ask AZN, Rhea and John Paul give their two cents on the dilemmas of commenters seeking advice on social media. The two discuss networking, college/university, family dynamics, and the pursuit of happiness (not the movie). Please feel free to send us your questions for a future episode of Ask AZN, you can remain completely anonymous and we’ll do our best to answer your questions!

We at the AZN Connection are heartbroken after the shootings of innocent members of the Asian community recently in California.

Although it is hard, we tried to have a conversation about how we felt. This is a message we truly want to promote: the importance of talking about our feelings with the people we trust. We are joined in this episode by Raymond Mai, along with Jeff, Ann, and Lea as they, they process this tragedy with the community.

In this episode, John and Rhea break down their top 4 Asian artists they currently listen to. They discuss the likes of Keshi, BTS, and a couple of their other favourites, along with giving some of their deep cut song recommendations. All that, and more, today on AZN Connection.

In this episode, Rhea and John are joined by Joan Vos MacDonald. Joan is a freelance writer based in New York and she has covered korean dramas and media since 2013. They discuss the recent rise in popularity kdramas have had over the last couple years, the themes that make kdramas special, as well as pointing out the cliche tropes that make them cringe. They also explore the portrayal of masculinity and femininity in kdramas, the subtle and not-so subtle product placements, along with sharing their all-time favourites and must-watch kdramas from 2022. All that, and so much more, today, on this episode of AZN Connection.

In this episode, Rhea, Jeff, John, and Ann discuss everything anime. They talk about their favourites, recommendations on what to watch, while also touching on the hot button issue of: Is Avatar the last airbender an anime? All that, and more, on this episode.