So Where Are You From?

Kate and Yoko chat with Andy Chen, founder of and partner at Isometric Studio, about promoting inclusion, equality, and progress; advice from mom; and his preferred bubble tea/boba order. Also, our thoughts on sukajan.

Kate and Yoko chat with Gary Chou, faculty member at SVA and founder of Orbital NYC about how his grandmother's trip to a temple changed his life, his love of networks, and his involvement in Letters for Black Lives.

Kate and Yoko chat with role model goal Farah Sheikh, project manager at Squarespace and organizer of Feed and Foster, a dinner series for women of diverse backgrounds. We talk about peer mentorship, lifting up the underserved, and protecting safe spaces.

Kate and Yoko chat with Yng-Ru Chen, cool mom and director of partnerships at Tattly Temporary Tattoos. We find out about what it's like raising two adorable half-Asian kids, and her childhood friend Harmit whose name is a combination of Harvard + MIT.

Kate and Yoko chat about the Olympics, Asian movies with white heroes, and tattoos. It’s just us this week, so this ep’s a shortie ... but packed with goodness as ever. *^_^*

Kate and Yoko talk to Brian Cheng a.k.a.: Juicy Liu, 2015 winner of So You Think You Can Drag about gettin' crafty with costumes, navigating being two people, and our preferred chopstick holder folding techniques.

Kate and Yoko talk with super badass boss lady Alisha Ramos about “secret” languages, being mixed-race, and Asian beauty standards. Plus, a really gross/amazing Would You Rather courtesy of our very own Kate Matsumoto.

Kate and Yoko chat with art director, photographer, and entrepreneur, Nate Poekert about what it's like to be a gay Asian man, adopted by a white family, and home schooled in central Florida.

Note: During our recording, we called this episode 5. We’re wrong. It’s episode 6. Woops!

Kate and Yoko chat with Sachi Ezura, a TV producer and standup comedian (she’s also Yoko’s best friend), about growing up mixed-race in New York City. Also, weird stories that our parents told us that we’re 99% sure are untrue.

Kate and Yoko chat with Ken Quemuel a.k.a. siik, a founding member and DJ at LA's hottest R&B and slow jam party, 143. We reminisce about a time when the internet was young, innocent, and not full of catfish.