This week on Feeling Asian it's just Youngmi and Brian. Back to our OG roots! We talk getting left on read, divorce and choking on pink Himalaya salt lamps. However, the main topic this week is codependency and how it manifests in our relationships. Follow us @feelingasianpodcast, @itsbrianpark and @ymmayer. Also, leave us a review and like and subscribe! We love you!

*TW childhood sexual abuse* This week on Feeling Asian we are joined by Danny Bowien the chef and owner of the popular restaurant Mission Chinese Food. (Also Youngmi’s ex-husband.) Danny and Youngmi openly discuss allegations that occurred at their business. He reveals what it was like growing up as a Korean adoptee in an ultra religious White community in Oklahoma and how his otherness led to heinous abuse. Danny also shares his future goals as a chef. Follow him at @dannybowienchinesefood and follow us @feelingasianpodcast, @itsbrianpark and @ymmayer!

Brittany Carney is an immensely talented comedian by way of Japan. She describes what it was like being biracial in Japan and how her relationship to her Black identity changed when she moved to America. We also discuss xenophobia, BLM and police officers in Asia. Follow Brittany at @brittany_carnage and follow us at @itsbrianpark, @ymmayer and @feelingasianpodcast! 

Haesue Jo is the clinical support lead at BetterHelp aka a legit therapist and gives actually good advice in this episode lol. She describes what we should all be looking for in a mental health provider and analyzes the prevalent themes and issues that appear with her Asian-American clients. Youngmi talks about disturbing work occurrences and Brian wants to be a doctor again for the millionth time. Follow us at @itsbrianpark, @ymmayer and @feelingasianpodcast. Like, subscribe and share!

Youngmi and Brian discuss attachment styles, Kpop stans and processing grief for the childhood you never had. If you have the means, please consider donating to Elijah McClain's Gofundme (https://www.gofundme.com/f/elijah-mcclain) and Therapy for Black Girls (https://donorbox.org/therapyforblackgirls). Follow us on instagram @itsbrianpark, @ymmayer and @feelingasianpodcast!

Nataly Aukar (@natyourcolor) is an incredible comedian from Lebanon and describes what it's like being in America having grown up against the backdrop of political instability. Nataly also also opens up about how self-indulgent her desires seem in the wake of what's been going on. Follow her on instagram at @natyourcolor! Please like and subscribe and follow our podcast on instagram at @feelingasianpodcast. 

Youngmi and Brian discuss the emotions that come with realizing privilege and the efforts to correct it. Self-pity. Burnout. Guilt. Optimism. Youngmi also shares her oversight as a business owner and how she plans to keep herself accountable going forward. 

If you have the means, please consider donating to the below orgs:

Emergency Release Fund Venmo: @emergencyreleasefund
BEAM: beam.community/donation

This is a call to action to our listeners. Now is not the time to stay silent. On this week's episode, we discuss the prevalence of anti-Blackness in Asian communities and the history of Asian-America's upward social mobility and its benefit to White power structures. To stay silent is a privilege and only serves to reinforce White supremacy. Educate yourself, confront your privilege, engage with your peers, donate and go vote! Asian-Americans have benefited tremendously from the sacrifice of the Black civil rights movement and now it's our time to show up. Please follow our Instagram @feelingasianpodcast for resources on ways you can help! 

This week on Feeling Asian we have comedian and writer Bryan Yang (NBC)! Bryan describes the harrowing experience of nearly dying from Covid-19 and what he's learned from it. We also discuss the silver lining this pandemic has had on Asian-American entertainers. Please subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes! Also, follow us at @feelingasianpodast! 

This week on Feeling Asian we have food writer Noah Cho (Catapult, The Atlantic)! You may know him from his widely-circulated article defending the sanctity of cheese ramen. We discuss “authenticity” in Asian cuisine, teaching in the time of Corona and the longing to be more Asian as a biracial person. Brian reminisces about old exes and Youngmi talks about her decision to dye her hair blue. Please rate and review us on iTunes!