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In this episode of gen·asian, we share our thoughts about the different stages of dating. We talk about if we date multiple people at the same time, when we introduce our SO to our friends and how we approach the conversation of DTR😱. Michelle talks about her experience in the earlier stages of dating with her current SO and the transition with DTR. Winnie reflects on the pressure of labels and her experiences of transitions from dating back into friendship.

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We're back from our summer hiatus! In this episode of gen·asian, we share what we've been up to. Michelle travels with her bf for the first time, and wonders what introducing him to family will be like. Winnie has been enjoying hot vax summer, shares reflections on healing from exes, and thinks about her upcoming 10 year high school anniversary.

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In this episode of gen·asian, we share our thoughts and events that have unfolded since Winnie was featured in The New York Times article: The Cost of Being an 'Interchangeable Asian'⁠.

Michelle talks about what her company is doing to highlight BIPOC stories and voices. Winnie shares about a chaotic day where the doctor she talks about in the NYTimes article confronts her about it at work 😱 and explains the complexity of forces that stopped her from addressing the doctor that day.

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This episode is a special one for many reasons. (1) We have our first guest on gen·asian! (2) We got to have a very special and intimate conversation with one of our closest friends about his journey with grief and loss with the death of his father. Elvis talks to us about the loneliness and isolation he felt, what was and wasn't helpful support from friends, and shares about a healing cross-country road-trip to Vancouver.

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Get to know Michelle and Winnie better in this light and fun episode of gen·asian. We go through a list of categories and share our favourite thing from each one. Also, stay tuned 'til the end for a little (big) podcast update!

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This was a dreaded episode for us - we put it off for a long time for many reasons but hope that by sharing our experience with therapy openly, we can normalize it. Take a listen and let us know what you think!

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In this episode of gen·asian, we dive into our career journey. Michelle shares about the difficult decision of choosing her own path and disappointing her parents. Winnie talks about nursing being a practical career vs passion career. And we discuss toxic hustle culture mentality 🙅🏻‍♀️, and the pressure on millennials to monetize and optimize everything in our lives.

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In this episode of gen·asian, we share our favourite first date questions, and thoughts about breaking the touch barrier. Michelle remembers the time she dodged a first kiss 💋, and Winnie reflects on how her asian culture influences who would be a suitable partner.

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In this episode of gen·asian, we chat about working out to fight our Asian genetics, Michelle is surprised her parents didn’t call her fat 🥲, and we discuss minimizing our culture at work so we’re not “too asian”.

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In this episode of gen·asian, we share our experiences of workplace racism/microaggressions, feeling invisible at work and feeling bad for taking up space. Winnie retells a story about getting called the wrong name for hours 🙄 while Michelle reflects on the impact of the rise of Anti-Asian racism.

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