Teh Talks

In this very special guest episode of Teh Talks, our hosts Velycia and Ihsan are joined by Tante Vivi! She shares stories about arriving in the U.S. as an 18-year-old student, adjusting to a new life far from home, finding love during college, and the challenges she faced along the way. Tante Vivi also leaves us with advice on following your dreams and embracing your full potential.

Note: The audio quality dips a few times due to some processing issues, and we mix in more Indonesian and English than usual in this episode!

✨ Muktamar is just days away! ✨

In this special episode of Teh Talks, we're joined by Emilia, friend of the show and a co-coordinator of the Young Adult track for this year’s Muktamar! Emilia shares her experiences with behind-the-scenes planning that goes into planning for Muktamar, as well as some sneak-peeks to look forward to in Phoenix this week.

Our hosts and Emilia reflect on their years of helping plan for Muktamar—covering their experiences with Youth and Young Adult programs to working with speakers—and reflect on what drives them to volunteer year after year.

For added context, here’s a glimpse of our hosts and producer's Muktamar planning experience:

In this episode of Teh Talks, our co-hosts Hanan and Laiqa are joined by our long-time friend Syihan! Syihan shares his experiences as a political and community organizer and reflects on his involvement in movements for Palestine over the past year and beyond. In this episode, we discuss lessons learned from previous historical movements, the challenge of navigating information amidst propaganda, and personal insights on handling backlash and censorship. Syihan also highlights the importance of finding and engaging with organizations in these critical moments.

NOTE: This episode was recorded June 19, 2024, and thus may not reflect more recent current events.

In this very special guest episode of Teh Talks, our hosts Velycia and Ihsan are joined by Om Syafrin Murdas! Om Syafrin discusses his journey of arriving in the United States as a young adult, shares some of his past experiences, describes how he first became involved with IMSA, and offers timeless advice for the future.

We are also excited to introduce our "Their Roots, Our Routes" series to share the stories of our parents and elders.

Teh Talks is back for the summer! In this episode, our four hosts return to share personal stories about their recent and upcoming life changes, discussing the uncertainty that comes with being a young adult. They reflect on recent and upcoming changes, including completing the first year of med school, graduating from undergrad (congrats Laiqa!), and moving.

Teh Talks is back!

Happy (very belated) New Year from Teh Talks! In this episode, our hosts Laiqa, Hanan, Ihsan, and Velycia all return and share some of their goals for 2024. They also discuss Muktamar Austin and share some of their experiences in planning the event, what they thought went well, and what they hope for for future Muktamars!

Happy (belated) Indo-pendence Day from Teh Talks! In this episode, our hosts Ihsan and Laiqa are joined by a friend of the show, Kautsar Rahmat! They discuss some of their experiences as Third Culture Kids - Indonesians who were born and/or raised in America - with the added layer of being Muslim. They'll talk about using and losing Indonesian language, "proving" themselves in both Muslim and Asian American spaces, and will share their advice on how they maintain connected to Indonesia despite the distance.

In this episode of Teh Talks, our producer Zahra takes a mic and joins our hosts Velycia and Hanan! The three of them will discuss their experiences with friendships as young adults, including: the difficulties that come with making friends outside of school, childhood friends, friendship breakups, and re-evaluating current friendships.

In our second part of our marriage series, Salsabila and Velycia each reflect on the first year of their individual marriages and discuss bringing their families together, combining different cultures, self-love, and also share their advice to those trying to find love!