Hot Seat with Heein Kim

In this episode, I talk about Heein's triple threat hobbies (hapkido, dance, and singing). Heein is a third degree black belt from San Marino, CA who teaches kids hapkido and will be attending NYU in-person this fall as class of 2024. This past summer she maintained her hapkido studio responsibilities as well as had an internship. We touched on her experiences in her passionate hobbies, as well as international perspectives, internalized racism, and mental health. Enjoy! 00:00-01:24 intro/how we met 01:25-05:14 history behind her hapkido 05:15-08:25 Heein as a role model for her younger brothers 08:26-10:02 Heein wanting to pursue choir 10:03-11:03 siblings! 11:04-12:19 motivation for hapkido in high school, superficial(ness?) of hapkido 12:20-13:25 when Heein started teaching 13:26-15:09 advice for teaching younger kids 15:10-18:12 my teaching story time 18:13-19:24 Heein's passion for choir 19:25-21:01 dance involvement 21:02-23:02 advice for being healthy 23:03-24:05 tips for time management 24:06-25:35 highlights from choir 25:36-31:37 tourists as celebrities 31:38-33:55 little moments from Heein's choir 33:56-38:12 looking at international perspective 38:13-41:40 going from a small town to NYU 41:41-48:43 growth as Asian-Americans, internalized racism 48:44-50:53 maintaining mental health, college online 50:54-55:01 1 second everyday, Q&A a day 55:02-56:59 mentality behind breaking a board 57:00-1:03:11 being a woman in martial arts 1:03:12-1:06:07 Heein's youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_kB365SatT9bMeZ_-ufBJg) 1:06:08-1:07:59 things Heein is looking forward to 1:08:00-1:10:02 anything else for the listeners! 1:10:03-1:11:56 conclusion!