But Where Are You Really From?
by Connie Li & Janice Lee
On "But Where Are You Really From?" we'll discuss the issues facing Asian Americans as individuals who experience injustice but also perpetuate it.Email us at [email protected] and [email protected].
Episodes
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Ep. 7 - Q&A: Podcasting, Life and Breakfast Sandwiches
Welcome to episode 7 of BWAYRF! This one is a pretty relaxed Q&A with questions submitted by our friends and listeners. We'll be going on a hiatus after this episode since we're graduating, moving apartments and pursuing some summer plans, but we'll be back in July with more episodes! Thanks for...
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Ep. 6 - Small Talk & Allyship with Sadiyah Ahmad
Welcome to part 2 of our miniseries on faith! This week, we had a phone conversation with Sadiyah Ahmad, one of Connie's friends and a Muslim American, to discuss what interfaith solidarity looks like. We covered a lot of ground talking about the importance of recognizing our similarities and the...
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Ep. 5 - Chewing the Fat
A food-related idiom for our food-related episode. This episode tackles a long contested topic — cultural appropriation. And this time, it's in food. With the opening of Lucky Lee's, a healthy Chinese restaurant right next to NYU operated by a white woman, as well as Gordon Ramsay's "authentic...
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Ep. 4 - James 3:9-12
This episode of BWAYRF is about Christianity from our perspectives as Asian Americans. We discuss how the cross between Christian culture and Asian culture is pretty distinct -- there is a surprising amount of mutual experiences between us. We also grapple with how Christianity, at its worst, has...
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Ep. 3 - Sounding Like a Becky with Sarian Sankoh
In this episode of BWAYRF, we had the pleasure of interviewing Sarian Sankoh, a friend from school. Sarian is a black woman, and she'd often receive comments on the way she talked -- microaggressions like "You articulate yourself so well" and even "You sound like a Becky." Tune in on the second...
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Ep. 2 - Another Day, Another Microaggression
In this episode, we discuss microaggressions. It's something that we both think about a lot, especially since we're often met with the passing "nihao" or "konichiwa" in public. Even our podcast is named after a common one that we encounter, and one that we're sure many other Asian Americans face....
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Ep. 1 - Great Expectations
On this episode of "But Where Are You Really From?" we introduce the premise of our show and then talk about Asian Americans in American mainstream media.
About this show
On "But Where Are You Really From?" we'll discuss the issues facing Asian Americans as individuals who experience injustice but also perpetuate it.Email us at [email protected] and [email protected].
Hosted by
Connie Li & Janice Lee