The Halfie Project

To celebrate the upcoming holiday, Becky and Jay chat about the origins of Christmas in Korea, including US influence and a lifted curfew. We also take a quick hop over the border to check in on Christmas in North Korea. As you’ll hear Jay exclaim before he turned off his mic, Merry Christmas to all, regardless of height!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Becky and Jay sit down with Zoë, a budding activist and crunchy fiddler from sunny California. After moving to Korea, she found a calling of sorts with the International Strategy Center (ISC), a group she works with to promote justice and democracy in her new home.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As a little prelude to an upcoming interview, Becky and Jay meet up to discuss the status of political movements in Korea, from workers rights to feminism. (Plus another round of listener mail!)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Becky, Jay, and Michael are back to briefly discuss the hopes, dreams, and desires they each have for The Halfie Project and read some listener mail!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Becky, Jay, and Michael (Big Mike!) reconvene to share their own versions of daily life in Seoul. Becky tells a scary story, Jay talks about carrying roasted chickens in his backpack, and Michael has a hot take on shoe hygiene.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Picking up where we left off in the last episode… Ty turns the tables and interviews Becky! They discuss the purpose and goals of The Halfie Project as well as more personal topics, like her experience modeling in Korea.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ty is a Korean adoptee who grew up in a small, rural (mostly white) town in the Pacific Northwest of the US. He always wanted to move to a bigger city, and after a few missteps, he finally ended up in Seoul, where he has happily lived for the past 12 years!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Becky is joined by Pietro, a third culture kid who was born in Busan but grew up in Australia. When moving back to Korea, he expected to fit right in, but things didn’t quite turn out as planned, so he kept on moving… Now he’s fluent in five languages (and counting)!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Hwi-Yeon joins Becky in the studio to talk about the perks of being multi-cultural, such as the freedom to pick and choose parts of each culture to adopt. Born in Morocco to a Berber mother and a Korean father, she moved to Italy when she was young, before coming to Korea to explore the country of her father.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

He’s back! Jay joins Becky to discuss #work in Korea. They share personal experiences and compare the office cultures and job opportunities in Seoul to those in the US.Also, The Halfie Project will soon be expanding to all mixed-race and cross-cultural experiences! If you have a story to tell, let us know.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.