Mr. Prasetyo Hadi is the Consul General for Indonesia in San Francisco. I met Mr. Prasetyo Hadi at a fun celebration by the Indonesian Consulate in San Francisco. I asked if we could do an episode together, and so we got together and had a fun chat at the Consulate General, which happens to be near my work. They couldn’t have been nicer, showing me some of the warmth and hospitality Indonesia is famous for. I can’t wait to visit Indonesia someday!

In the meantime, if you’d like a taste of Indonesia you can visit:

@kopikusf for Indonesian Coffee

https://limetreeca.com/ Our friend Ming at Lime Tree

@sf.rasarasakitchen Rasa Rasa Kitchen and Food Truck

@fikscue Fikscue Indonesian/Texas BBQ in Oakland!

If you’d like to learn more about the consulate, you can follow them on Instagram @indonesiainsf or at their website https://kemlu.go.id/sanfrancisco

Special thanks to the Honorable Mr. Prasetyo Hadi for giving me some of his time and showing me great hospitality!

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Lauren Yee is an uber-talented playwright and screenwriter originally from San Francisco. Her plays cover a wide range of topics, from life as a Yee in San Francisco Chinatown to a 1970s rock band trying to survive during the days of the Khmer Rouge takeover of Cambodia. Her plays are a poignant mix of family, history, and culture filled with tension and humor. 

Listen to our episode wherever you get Podcasts (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, etc)

Do yourself a favor, get to LA's @eastwestplayers in Little Tokyo, and go watch Cambodian Rock Band. It's a one of a kind play/musical that is truly magical. It plays only until March 23rd, 2025! You can also watch Lauren's television writing on shows like Pachinko and Interior Chinatown. Her play Mother Russia is debuting @seattlerep March 6-April 13th. Also, she wrote the book for the musical adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time, which will premiere in Washington DC on June 12th, 2025!  

Follow Lauren on social media @mslaurenyee or read about her at https://laurenyee.com/

As I always mention, you can write to us at: ⁠[email protected]⁠, and please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @infatuasianpodcast 

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Dr. Lydia Kang is a physician by day, and a prolific fiction and non-fiction author in her off hours. I had such a great time chatting with her about her new book Pseudoscience. We talked a little about lie detectors, cryptid creatures, crop circles, and more! Get a copy for yourself, your kids, and your kid's teachers, it's a lot of fun!

Pseudoscience is available wherever you get your books. Follow Lydia @lydiakang on social media.

As I always mention, you can write to us at: ⁠[email protected]⁠, and please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @infatuasianpodcast 

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Join us for a totally impromptu episode discussing Single's Inferno 4! I happened to be in LA and I met up with frequent co-host Katie!  We had an hour to kill so we set up the mobile studio and recorded our thoughts on this most recent season of Single's Inferno.

I didn't love this season initially, but it definitely grew on me! Who were your favorites? Did the right people end up together? Are they still together?

Follow Katie @katieyowyow on social media. Give us a follow @infatuasianpodcast and write to us at [email protected]

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I jumped on a call with Sam Hyun appropriately on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Sam is a prominent public speaker and social activist, known for his advocacy on behalf of the Asian American community. He along with Adam Kim and Jose Vargas founded 1587 Sneakers which is a luxury sneaker and street apparel company that is and always will be unapologetically Asian American.

Follow Sam @samueljhyun and @1587sneakers or at their website https://www.1587sneakers.com 

As I always mention, you can write to us at: ⁠[email protected]⁠, and please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @infatuasianpodcast 

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One of my favorite guests is back!  We got to catch up with Julia Chen, of the restaurant recommendation site The Infatuation SF.  Julia is a fount of information about San Francisco restaurants, and our hour together flew by!

Some of the topics we touched on were: Places You Might Be Able to Still Get Into for Last Minute V-Day Dinner, Best Smash Burger in SF, Best Salad, Best Pho, Best New Restaurants, Best Ice Cream, Hidden Gem Foodie Neighborhoods in SF, and much much more!

Check out Julia's recs on @infatuation_SF or visit https://www.theinfatuation.com/san-francisco 

As I always mention, you can write to us at: ⁠[email protected]⁠, and please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @infatuasianpodcast 

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Take the guesswork out of trendy snacks and foods by letting Rachel try them for you so that you can make the best decisions!  Rachel's channel @eatsbyrachel offers her take on what's yummy at Trader Joe's, Costco, or your local Asian supermarket. The enthusiasm you see in her videos is not an act, Rachel is a complete joy to be around!

Videos played on this episode:

Asian Flavored Waffles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZhedC7lBvI

Muscat Grapes: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yrp8lmOnWDU

Kichi Kichi Omurice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83yrfmMJjcQ

Co-piloting this episode is our old pal Sydney who was on winter break from college. Thanks Sydney!

You can find Rachel's content on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @eatsbyrachel , follow Sydney @sydeleu 

As I always mention, you can write to us at: ⁠[email protected]⁠, and please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @infatuasianpodcast 

Our Theme: “Super Happy J-Pop Fun-Time” by Prismic Studios was arranged and performed by All Arms Around 

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Gung Hay Fat Choy!  Happy Lunar New Year to everyone out there.  Here's a really fun episode with Rich Ting. Rich has been acting in Hollywood and Korea for over 25 years. And has appeared in or voiced over 60 shows and movies. He is perhaps most famous for portraying Father Jun's loyal henchman, Bolo, in Warrior (Netflix).  Rich is currently starring as Tyson "Koy" Koyama in Amazon Prime's On Call, a Dick Wolf production. 

Kim Szeto and I had a great time chatting with Rich for over an hour. Rich never takes any of his roles for granted, knowing that it has been a decades-long struggle to get characters like these on the screen.

Watch On Call on Amazon Prime Video!  We really need a season two!  Follow Rich  on social media @richtingworld

You can follow Kim @kyutiekimbers and you can follow us @infatuasianpocast on Instagram.  Send us an email at [email protected]

Our Theme: “Super Happy J-Pop Fun-Time” by Prismic Studios was arranged and performed by All Arms Around 

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Dolly's mission has been to tell the untold stories of Asian America through video and film. Dolly has produced stories for Al Jazeera (Chinese Food: An All American Cuisine), PBS (Origins and A Historian's Take), and Hulu (Out There Ep 8: The Ghosts of Chinatown). Listen to the end of our episode for a preview of Dolly's exciting new project!

Audio clips used:

The Untold Story Of America's Southern Chinese [Chinese Food: An All-American Cuisine, Pt. 2] |  (Via AJ+ on YouTube)

Are You “AAPI” or “Asian American”? It's Complicated. | A People's History of Asian America (via PBS Voices on YouTube)

It was so much fun listening to Dolly's stories behind the stories. You can find links to Dolly's videos at https://www.dollyli.com, on YouTube, or through her Instagram @bydollyli 

Thanks to our Deep South Correspondent, Sarah-Soonling Blackburn, for co-hosting with me again! And huge congrats on your next "project" due to arrive in a few months!

As I always mention, you can write to us at: ⁠[email protected]⁠, and please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @infatuasianpodcast 

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On a rainy day in December, I got the chance to drop by the recording studio of corner club!  Mike and Sav are two friends who love making music together. Their songs have a dreamy smooth sound with whimsical lyrics and topics. I have added their music to all my playlists! I had a super fun time hanging out talking music, songwriting, and jingles!

Listen to our episode wherever you get podcasts!

Follow them @cornerclubofficial on social media and listen to corner club music, especially the newest EP "No Refunds" on Spotify or YouTube.

Songs in this episode: 

"ok time" 2021

"Manhattanhenge" 2019

"honeymoon" (little love lullabies - 2021)

"dreaming (梦中)" (in the rearview mirror - 2023)

"clementines" (no refunds - 2024)

"whenever you're ready" (in the rearview mirror - 2023)

"i don't want to die just yet" (no refunds - 2024)

As I always mention, you can write to us at: ⁠[email protected]⁠, and please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @infatuasianpodcast 

Our Theme: “Super Happy J-Pop Fun-Time” by Prismic Studios was arranged and performed by All Arms Around

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