Happy new year! 🥳

We’re kicking off the new year with a new series, “FOB Facts”!

In our first episode of “FOB Facts”, we’re tackling how to survive as a token Asian. Whether you’re the only Asian in your friend group, workplace, or at school, it can be isolating and you may feel disconnected from everyone around you. With this episode, we share our experiences and give some advice on how to navigate the situation and foster a better connection with your culture.

💛RESOURCES💛

https://www.asianmhc.org/

http://samhaa.org/ (South Asian Mental Health Alliance)

https://hongfook.ca/association/

https://www.justshapesandsounds.com/

https://www.nqapia.org/ (National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance)

💛HELPLINES💛

http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html

https://successbc.ca/counselling-crisis-support/

https://www.thecolourproject.ca/

http://www.chimoservices.com/

🥠ABOUT FOB🥠

Song: Crying Over You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiYs5z4xdBU

Connect with us!

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Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshoffthebroke

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https://freshoffthebroke.carrd.co

Happy Holidays to our Fob Family 💛🫶

The holidays can be a tough time for many. With the heavy emphasis on spending time with family, if you don’t have a family to spend the holidays with, it is a rather isolating time of year.

In our last episode of the year, we sit down and talk about moving out and how it’s frowned upon by Asian parents.

P.S: Sorry for the clipping in Rhianna’s audio T_T

💛RESOURCES💛

https://www.asianmhc.org/

http://samhaa.org/ (South Asian Mental Health Alliance)

https://hongfook.ca/association/

https://www.justshapesandsounds.com/

https://www.nqapia.org/ (National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance)

💛HELPLINES💛

http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html

https://successbc.ca/counselling-crisis-support/

https://www.thecolourproject.ca/

http://www.chimoservices.com/

🥠ABOUT FOB🥠

Song: Crying Over You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiYs5z4xdBU

Connect with us!

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

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshoffthebroke

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fresh-off-the-broke/about/

Check out our available streaming platforms!

https://freshoffthebroke.carrd.co

Success. Your parents talk about it, your grandparents talk about it, the whole neighbourhood and your second cousin talk about it. The thing is, what really is success? Is it really becoming a doctor? 🤔

In today’s episode, we explore success, varying perceptions of it, and talk about what it’s like when you go against the grain and try to define success your own way.

🥠ABOUT FOB🥠

Song: Crying Over You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiYs5z4xdBU

Connect with us!

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Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshoffthebroke

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fresh-off-the-broke/about/

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https://freshoffthebroke.carrd.co

TW: Eating Disorders

Has someone in your family ever pointed out how you’re “getting too big” or that you “should eat more”? Do your Asian relatives point out your weight before even saying hello?

In today’s episode, we discuss toxic Asian beauty standards and how they manifest in our day-to-day lives through cultural norms and social media trends.

📚SOURCES📚

“I am Too Wide for Your Narrow Mind”:

https://www.dlsu.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/pdf/conferences/arts-congress-proceedings/2019/AA-01.pdf

https://2paragraphs.com/2018/10/skinny-mirror-what-happened-after-shark-tank-wasnt-worth-the-stress/ (Skinny Mirror)

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMFmQFAgC/ (“BM Girl” trend explanation)

🥠ABOUT FOB🥠

Song: Crying Over You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiYs5z4xdBU

Connect with us!

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

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshoffthebroke

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fresh-off-the-broke/about/

Check out our available streaming platforms!

https://freshoffthebroke.carrd.co

TW: pedophilia

In today’s episode, we discuss the harmful concept of Asians being infantilized, and how this idea is connected to darker and very harmful themes.

🥠ABOUT FOB🥠

Song: Crying Over You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiYs5z4xdBU

Connect with us!

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

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshoffthebroke

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fresh-off-the-broke/about/

Check out our available streaming platforms!

https://freshoffthebroke.carrd.co

For this year’s Halloween special, we face our biggest fear…

💛RESOURCES/COMMUNITIES💛

https://www.reddit.com/r/AsianParentStories/ 

https://www.asianmhc.org/ 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/354874495069490/?ref=br_rs (Subtle Asian Mental Health Facebook Group)

💛HELPLINES💛

http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html 

https://successbc.ca/counselling-crisis-support/ 

https://www.thecolourproject.ca/ 

http://www.chimoservices.com/ 

🥠ABOUT FOB🥠

Song: Crying Over You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiYs5z4xdBU 

Connect with us!

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

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshoffthebroke 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fresh-off-the-broke/about/ 

Check out our available streaming platforms!

https://freshoffthebroke.carrd.co

Did you know that an Asian invented this?

In today’s episode, we talk about all things Asian inventions and highlight the amazing things we have in our lives thanks to Asian inventors.

P.S. Happy Filipino-American Heritage Month for our US listeners!

📚SOURCES📚

https://ideas.ted.com/8-asian-americans-and-pacific-islanders-whose-innovations-have-changed-your-life-really/

https://www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/asian-american-pacific-islander-scientists-engineers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_Canadians

🥠ABOUT FOB🥠

Song: Crying Over You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiYs5z4xdBU

Connect with us!

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

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshoffthebroke

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fresh-off-the-broke/about/

Check out our available streaming platforms!

https://freshoffthebroke.carrd.co

Do YOU want to put your parents in a nursing home?

What does being a “good kid” mean to you? Was that something you heard a lot growing up? “Oh look at them, they’re such a good kid!”

In today’s episode, we discuss what it means to be an obedient kid, how filial piety manifests in Asian culture, and the “I’m putting my parents in a nursing home” phenomenon.

💡LEARN MORE💡

https://www.thoughtco.com/filial-piety-in-chinese-688386

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9611552/ (study on filial piety)

https://nextshark.com/filial-piety-toxic-asian-parenting/

🥠ABOUT FOB🥠

Song: Crying Over You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiYs5z4xdBU

Connect with us!

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

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshoffthebroke

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fresh-off-the-broke/about/

Check out our available streaming platforms!

https://freshoffthebroke.carrd.co

The school year has started! Are you back in school? Maybe just graduated?🎓

In typical “Fresh Off the Broke” fashion, today, we’re speaking about the FGLI (First Generation, Low Income) experience and how it affected our schooling, as well as what’s being done to solve that.

💯Close The Gap Foundation 💯

https://www.closethegapfoundation.org/glossary/fgli

🫂The FGLI Community Initiative🫂

https://fgli.yalecollege.yale.edu/our-community/what-fgli

🥠ABOUT FOB🥠

Song: Crying Over You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiYs5z4xdBU

Connect with us!

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

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshoffthebroke

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fresh-off-the-broke/about/

Check out our available streaming platforms!

https://freshoffthebroke.carrd.co

Have you ever heard of the term, “Asian Bubble”? And no, it’s not a type of candy or kids toy.

In today’s episode, we discuss the Asian Bubble, where it comes from, and the possible downsides that come with it.

🥠ABOUT FOB🥠

Song: Crying Over You

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiYs5z4xdBU

Connect with us!

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

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshoffthebroke

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fresh-off-the-broke/about/

Check out our available streaming platforms!

https://freshoffthebroke.carrd.co