This week’s episode is as inspiring as it is educational. Tonie shares how they have navigated uncomfortable conversations around gender identity, race, and mental health as a nonbinary Vietnamese American in the music industry. We’ll also hear Tonie’s latest track “If I Took A Pill’.

Tonie can be reached on Instagram & TikTok and their website Itstonie.com

Stream their latest single “If I Took A Pill”.

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Learn more about being nonbinary with Alokvmenon

Recipes for the dishes mentioned:

Bún bò Huế (Spicy beef soup)

Bún Riêu (Vermicelli soup)

Bánh Cuốn (Vietnamese rice rolls)

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Hosts: Ariadne Mila & Sherry-Lynn Lee

We will be releasing episodes every Sunday during AAPI Heritage Month (May) and Pride Month (June).

In this week's episode, we get a glimpse of life in Louisville, KY as a first generation American of Indian descent. Rahul Borkar joins us for a heartening conversation about his upbringing, and how his family's unconditional support has enabled him to have a thriving music career in a genre not often praised for its diversity. Rahul's story defies stereotypes, not only about our perception of AAPI, but also about our perception of America.

Rahul can be reached via his website or on instagram.

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Hosts: Ariadne Mila & Sherry-Lynn Lee

We will be releasing episodes every Sunday during AAPI Heritage Month (May) and Pride Month (June).

Hello!

We are Ariadne Mila & Sherry-Lynn Lee, your co-hosts of "Nuances: Beyond first impressions with the Asian diaspora".

As Asian Americans in a creative industry, it is pretty rare for us to meet other AAPI peers in our field. After a chance meeting at a listening session, we connected and quickly found we had so much in common, even though our experiences were very different in many ways. It feels great to connect with someone who gets it. What started out as a co-write quickly evolved into this podcast, where we hope to learn more about the diverse backgrounds that make up the AAPI community. We hope that, through our guests' stories, our listeners will feel invited to learn more and participate in the culture of those who are from a different ethnic group. Even as members of the AAPI community, we have a lot to learn about the other diasporas under the AAPI umbrella.

In this episode, you'll hear a little bit about our backgrounds, and what led us to create this podcast.

If you'd like to be featured or nominate a guest, please follow and DM us at @nuancespod.

We will be releasing episodes every Sunday during AAPI Heritage Month (May) and Pride Month (June).