fumbling to date outside of my parents' expectations

"once a headache, always a headache" is what my parents probably thought about me when i first introduced my current boyfriend to them. there's absolutely nothing wrong with him, he's just black....and muslim! in this episode, we 1st unpack why that combination is probably every Vietnamese parent's nightmare; diving into how history, colorism and religion shaped those expectations; and seeing the unfolding of what started out as "trying to understand my parents" slowly sparked questions i never knew i had.0:00 - 3:14: intro to the serious relationship my parents least expected from me3:15 - 9:00: a quick hit of a Viet history lesson, and the stories we inherited from races & religions9:01 - 14:57: my beliefs, real-life experience & confronting confusion14:58 - 19:03: questions i didn't know i had, or were running away from19:04 - 19:45: outro & what's nexttranscript: https://www.patreon.com/ChloeHoang_Nguyen/posts/episode-12-to-of-163749991