Sam Yoon is a queer Korean Canadian. He studies Women’s and Gender Studies. He’s also worked in the HIV sector, working with queer and trans inclusion work. In this episode, we discuss the aspects of the queer Asian community through a more holistic lense.

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Cindy Lam is a non-binary pansexual Chinese Vietnamese Canadian. They are involved in anti-racist and anti-homophobic work like facilitating workshops for young children and youth. In this episode, we discuss each of our individual experiences with queerness in the Asian American community.

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Alan Z is an Atlanta-based rapper, singer, and actor. In this episode, we discuss the xenophobia facing the Asian American community that has been highlighted due to the pandemic and the racism against the other marginalized and oppressed communities.

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Jennie Tang is a Chinese Australian undergraduate student. We connected via the Asian Creatives Network on Facebook. In this episode, we discuss each of our upbringings that led to our ABC (American/Australian born Chinese) identities.

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Kimberly Nguyễn (Kimmie) is a Vietnamese American poet originally from Omaha, Nebraska. She is a recent graduate of Vassar College with a degree in both English and Russian Studies. She has published three books of poetry I Am Made of War, flesh, and ghosts in the stalks. She is currently living in New York City. In this episode, we discuss the various financial issues that followed us every since we were young and leading to the various jobs we took that affected our monetary decisions.

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Brandon Shi is a second generation, Chinese American senior studying Sociology/Anthropology and minoring in psychology at Swarthmore College. His passion lies in social justice, more specifically dismantling the mass incarceration system in America. In this episode, we discuss Asian food and its impact on our lives in America. We dive into American school cafeterias, Asian parents’ food language, and the current COVID-19 pandemic.

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Naomi Lam is a Chinese-Taiwanese-American undergraduate student at Dartmouth College. In this episode, we discuss how religion has shaped our lives and dive into moral values and issues around the topic.

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Melissa Hong is a Vietnamese-American young adult financial analyst. In this episode, we discuss the specific struggles and silver linings of growing up in a low-income family.

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Vincent Chang is a first-generation, Chinese-Vietnamese American college student currently attending Dartmouth College. In this episode, we discuss each of our parents’ stories and their journeys immigrating into America, and we offer our journeys navigating our own family histories.

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Maya is a Chinese adoptee who was adopted by white parents since she was a baby. She studied English and Creative Writing in college and library sciences in graduate school. Currently, she is working as a librarian in the greater Boston area. In this episode, we discuss issues around the Model Minority Myth and Maya’s experiences as an adoptee.

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