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Jun 18, 2025 1 hr 10 min

Staying Grounded while Navigating Dreams, Failures & Identity (Pt 1)

from Old Asian Lady Hosted by Sharon Landon

In Part 1 of this deeply personal #OldAsianLady interview, Jean-Jacques Chen—a French-born, Belgian-raised, Taiwanese shares his own creative journey balancing Western individualism with Eastern expectations. From the streets of Brussels to the mountains of Taiwan, JJ opens up about: - How early interest in cartoons & drawing lead to animation - Dealing with the tolls of family expectation & obligation - Grappling with failure, identity, loneliness, and self worth - How Martial Arts Philosophy plays a role in his well being

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