Joel Kim Booster is an amazing comedian and actor whose work you may have seen on NBC, Comedy Central and NPR. Joel joins Feeling Asian to discuss how he misses the comfort of chaos and what he does to remedy that. He also opens up about his relationship to his "Asian"-ness and the challenges that come with striving to be a good representative for Asian-Americans. Follow him @ihatejoelkim. Follow us @itsbrianpark, @ymmayer and @feelingasianpodcast. Like, subscribe and donate to our patreon!

Welcome to Chinatown is a grassroots initiative to support Chinatown businesses and amplify community voices to preserve one of NYC's most vibrant neighborhoods. Jen Tam and Vic Lee join Feeling Asian to discuss the inspiration behind Welcome to Chinatown, Covid-19 related racism and their relationship to their Chinese heritage and American upbringing. For more information on this great initiative please visit their website: https://www.welcometochinatown.com/. Follow them on instagram @welcome.to.chinatown and donate to our Patreon if you enjoy the pod! 

Jenny Wang Medina is a Professor of East Asian Culture at Emory University and a former goth. She joins Feeling Asian to discuss Asian-American culture and also dismantles our false preconceptions of East Asia. Jenny also decolonizes our minds regarding the modernization of Korea and provides her insight on the globalization of Kpop. Follow us @itsbrianpark, @ymmayer and @feelingasianpodcast. Like, subscribe and donate to our Patreon please!

It's our one year anniversary! Woo! Honestly, it felt kind of weird congratulating ourselves for this but we’re proud :) Youngmi and I are so, so grateful for your support and being ride or die with us on these chaotic emotional streets. We recap some of our favorite podcast moments from the past year and express our hopes for Feeling Asian in the year ahead. Follow us @itsbrianpark, @ymmayer and @feelingasianpodcast. Please like, subscribe and support our Patreon! 

Moss Perricone is a talented comedian and former staff writer for Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj. He joins Feeling Asian to talk about mending a broken heart and why it’s especially difficult during quarantine. Moss also opens up about his biracial, Indian and Italian, identity and discovering the importance of representation in the least likely places. Follow him @mossperricone! Follow us @itsbrianpark, @ymmayer and @feelingasianpodcast! Like, subscribe and donate to our Patreon :)

Anne Ishii is the Executive Director of the Asian Arts Initiative, Pornographer and the ring-leader of the Asian Illuminati. She joins Feeling Asian to talk about the challenges of being an Asian woman in a leadership position. Anne also describes how she created Massive Goods, a publisher and agent for queer manga and fashion by artists from Japan. Follow her @ill_iterate and follow us @feelingasianpodcast, @itsbrianpark and @ymmayer. Like, subscribe and donate to our Patreon!

This week it’s just Youngmi and Brian! We originally had an amazing guest episode planned for you all, but encountered some technical difficulties which led to a discussion on how mistakes are interpreted. Brian also talks about experiencing survivor’s guilt and what it’s like to have a haircut everyone hates. Youngmi discusses her run-in with toxic femininity and the bullshit it encompasses. Please like, subscribe and contribute to our patreon: patreon.com/feelingasian

Kimmy Yam is a reporter for NBC News and drops so many insightful gems on this episode of Feeling Asian. She describes what it was like growing up in a Chinese restaurant family and walks us through the importance of being real and no-bullshit in her journalism work. We get deep when Kimmy implores us to show compassion to our parents and why it's important to check the burden we throw back on them to be perfect people. Follow Kimmy on social media @kimmythepooh and follow us @itsbrianpark, @ymmayer and @feelingasianpodcast!

Mona Jones is the world's only female Chamorro comedian. She describes the distinction between being Pacific Islander and being Asian, and America's tendency to clump the two together. She also gives us a crash course on island culture and the racism that existed in its school systems. Follower her @kirida and follow us @itsbrianpark, @ymmayer and @feelingasianpodcast! 

Jared Goldstein is a hilarious comedian and star of Nikki Fre$h on Quibi. He describes what it was like being biracial in suburban Long Island. Jared also opens up about the challenges of being a child actor, coming to terms with your homosexuality and eating disorders as a means of control. Follow him @heyjaredhey and follow us @feelingasianpodcast, @itsbrianpark and @ymmayer. Like, subscribe, review!!! We love you!!!