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Dear Asian Generation
by Dear Asian Youth
The podcast you wish you had growing up. Our hosts, Eden, Meghna, Naina, and Lisa and our guests, explore the funny, insightful, and awkward experiences of what it means to be of Asian descent. With the lack of representation in media, it's important that we support one another, bring awareness, and be at the forefront of change.We are entirely volunteer-run and wouldn't be possible without the help of our amazing team based all over the world. If you have ideas, want to join our organization, or are looking to follow us, please explore: https://dearasiangirl.carrd.co/
Episodes
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Asian Faces Belong in All Places: Business Beyond Boundaries with Lisa Le
Ever had a great idea for a business but didn't know where to start? Join Lisa and Meghna as they speak to 'Forever Flowers' founder, Lisa Le and her journey with starting and maintaining a business. How do you launch your business? How do you network? What opportunities can help you achieve your...
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Asian Faces Belong in All Places: Pursuing Law & 'Selling Your Soul to Corporate' with Ellen Huang
Join Eden and Naina in today's episode as they speak to ex-DAG Director Ellen Huang about her extensive experience in the legal sector! What are the pros and cons to working in charity vs corporate settings? Are the rumours about 'selling your soul to corporate' true? What can advocacy look like,...
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Asian Faces Belong in All Places: Advice Hotline!
Whether you're navigating career options, battling through application cycles for internships, or just looking for general advice and suggestions for your professional life, tune in to this week's episode to hear the cohosts' answer audience questions with their diverse thoughts and experiences!...
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Asian Faces Belong in All Places: You Don't Have to be a Doctor, Working in Sexual Healthcare with Ena Taguiam
Join Eden and Naina in today's episode as they talk to Ena Taguiam about her work in the sexual healthcare space with Naz Project London, the deep cultural stigmas that make her work challenging, and the importance of breaking down these barriers.
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Asian Faces Belong In All Places: Challenge the Stigma, Talking Mental Health with Sesame Organisation
Join Eden in today's episode as she talks mental health and Asian identity with her colleagues Julia Hirata and Ankita Banerjee at Sesame Organisation. Why is there such a stigma against discussing mental health in Asian communities? What barriers remain? And what can we do to reduce them? If...
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Asian Faces Belong In All Places: A Journey Through Journalism, with Neelanjana Banerjee (Ep. 3)
In this week’s episode of Dear Asian Generation, we’re turning the page with Neelanjana Banerjee, writer, editor, and storyteller on what it means to carve space for AAPI voices in literature, journalism, and the classroom. From the margins to the mainstream, join us as we explore the power of...
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Asian Faces Belong In All Places: Putting the Act in Activism, with Eleanor Lisney (Ep. 2)
Welcome back to our careers season! This episode, we're joined by Eleanor Thoe Lisney, an experienced campaigner and equality advisor. With podcast host, Eden, they will discuss themes of advocacy, intersectional activism and building a platform for underrepresented groups.
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Asian Faces Belong In All Places: Promissory and Perspective (Ep. 1)
In the first episode of Season 9, our hosts Naina, Eden, and Meghna get personal as they reflect on their career paths so far and what it means to grow up navigating work, culture, and identity. 🎤💡 They will discuss how culture, family, and activism shaped their career choices. They will…
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Our (G)A(Y)sian Diaries: LGBTQIA+ Advocacy with Misha Hassan
In this episode of Dear Asian Generation, Abi, Eden, and Meghna dive into an in-depth conversation with Satrang's Misha Hassan on LGBTQIA+ advocacy and community building! As a South Asian LGBTQ+ organization founded in 1997, Satrang has supported queer South Asians for 27 years! Drawing from…
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Our (G)A(Y)sian Diaries: Reacting to the Lesbian Masterdoc
Join Isabel and Naina for a hilarious yet insightful conversation about the Lesbian Masterdoc in this episode of The (G)A(Y)sian Diaries. We dive into what this document says (and doesn't say) about gender and sexuality, sharing our own experiences and touching on the ways the Masterdoc has...
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Our (G)A(Y)sian Diaries: Gospel of a Whole Sun, with Katerina Jeng
Join Eden, Meghna, and Abi today for a rich discussion with the lovely Katerina Jeng. They touch on everything from Katerina's debut poetry collection 'Gospel of a Whole Sun', to the concept of freedom dreaming (Prof. Robin Kelley) for sustainable and enjoyable resistance, to the importance of...
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Our (G)A(Y)sian Diaries: Growing Up Queer
Join Isabel and Naina as they delve into their reflections on and experiences of growing up queer. Listen for a conversation ranging from coming to terms with your queerness as an asian kid, the sensationalised experience of "coming out", and thoughts on better ways to approach acceptance and...
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Our (G)A(Y)sian Diaries: Interracial Queer Dating
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! To celebrate, we are launching an entire LGBTQIA+ season in honour of our beloved gays and theys <3 Join Meghna and Eden in Episode 1 as they deep dive into the history of stigma against interracial marriages, and their personal experiences navigating the unique challenges…
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Our Founder Stephanie Hu on Queer Asian Womanhood & the DAG Rebrand
What drew our founder, Stephanie Hu, to start the @dearasianyouth account - now a globally operating nonprofit with over 300 volunteers - aged 16? How has she found a sense of belonging as a queer Asian woman, and what does this intersection mean to her? And what are her thoughts on our recent...
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Talking Queer Art and Culture
From Heartstopper, to Homestuck, to Percy Jackson, to Glee, to Bottoms, to gay Asian zines, this is THE episode to tune into if you're craving a big fat gossip about queer art and culture. Join the cohosts as they talk about which queer media shaped their lives most, and how consuming this art...
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Q & (G)A(Y) with the Co-Hosts!
Ever had any burning questions you wanted to ask about the LGBTQIA+ experience but were too nervous to? Never fear! Tune in to this episode where all 5 of our co-hosts launch into an open, judgement-free Q & A session about the complexities of queer culture and identity. Join us as we discuss...
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RepresentASIAN Matters! More Than Material with Olivia Kim
Join Abi, Eden, Meghna, and super special guest Olivia Kim in this exciting episode as they talk all things fashion. As SVP of Creative Merchandising at Nordstrom, Olivia is paving the way for young Asian women in the fashion industry, so it was a true honour to pick her brains for today's...
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RepresentASIAN Matters! Asian Art That Speaks To The Heart
Get ready for a tearjerker. Join Abi, Eden, and Meghna in this chatty episode as they discuss why representation is important to them, and which pieces of film, literature, and music have made them feel most represented in the past. From John Okada's fantastic novel No-No Boy, to Kimber Lee's...
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RepresentASIAN Matters! Maurissa Tancharoen on Breaking Barriers as a TV Showrunner
Join co-hosts Naina and Isabel as they explore the spectacular career of Maurissa Tancharoen, a co-creator, executive producer, and showrunner of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD—Marvel’s first and longest running TV show. Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Tancharoen grew up as a dancer and singer in...
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RepresentASIAN Matters! Lindsay Kamikawa on Asian Female Identity in Hollywood
In this episode, co-hosts Naina and Isabel sit down with screenwriter (and our very own Podcast Manager!) Lindsay Kamikawa and talk about the profound influence of popular media and Asian representation in Lindsay’s journey in Hollywood thus far. Lindsay candidly recounts pivotal moments of…
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RepresentASIAN Matters! White Walls and Glass Boxes: Breaking Free with the Wing Luke Museum
Put on your thinking caps and come ponder art (and specifically museums) with us for a while! Join co-hosts Eden and Meghna through a conversation on Asian representation in the world of museums, and stay a little longer for an interview with co-host Abi and Education Specialist at the Wing Luke...
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RepresentASIAN Matters! Ranting and Crying In Our Voice Memos: Cultivating Creativity Amidst Career Pressures
"What's your major? Where are you planning to go to college?" These ubiquitous questions echo through the minds of students and reverberate through family gatherings during this time of year. In this episode, join our co-hosts Isabel and Naina as they openly delve into the intricate web of…
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RepresentASIAN Matters! Monica Wat on Art, Identity, and MOON FEST
Join Eden, Meghna, and special guest Monica Wat in this wholesome episode as they discuss belongingness, diaspora, and how art can foster a sense of belonging. What is it like being a young Asian woman in creative spaces? What does it mean to belong to a place? And what has been Monica's…
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RepresentASIAN Matters! Behind the Binding
To what extent does seeing ourselves reflected in the media we consume have an effect on our lives? Join our co-hosts Isabel and Naina as they unravel the threads of this question in the world of literature, while also delving into the trade secrets of the publishing industry, the factors that...
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RepresentASIAN Matters! Beauty Standards and Body Image in an Age of Materialism
Buckle in, it's a long one. Sit down with Abi, Eden, and Meghna as they talk all things beauty. In this episode, they address East, South East, South, West, Central, AND North Asian beauty standards, particularly picking up on the distinct lack of attention towards these latter three regions of...
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Let's Chat: Artistic Outlets and Our Struggle With Identity
Let's chat! In this newest off-season episode of Dear Asian Girl, all five of our co-hosts, Abi, Eden, Isabel, Meghna, and Naina dive into an insightful discussion about their personal struggles with identity and how they use different artistic outlets to resolve these internal conflicts. Join…
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Rice, Spice, and Everything Nice
Take a food tour around the world! In this episode, Eden, Meghna, and Abi launch into a delicious journey. Traveling from restaurants all over, the co-hosts (and researcher Mei) tell you about the importance of rice and spice to Asian cuisine, and their favorite places to chow amidst Asian…
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Agriculture Rooted In Justice
Trigger Warning: Brief mention of eating disorders In this episode, Isabel and Naina dive into the realities and experiences of BIPOC individuals and communities in the field of agriculture. The first segment is a discussion with Chhaya Kolavalli who has a PhD in applied anthropology specializing...
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Eating With Your Eyes: The White Gaze on Asian Food
In this episode, Meghna and Eden sit down to unpack the lore behind their own and others' Asian lunchboxes. From the lunchtime anxiety of growing up in primarily white spaces to the disparity of diversity in free meals for kids, the two co-hosts look far and wide to understand how Asian food is...
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Take a Trip Down Culinary Memory Lane
This episode is a deep dive into the complex relationship between memory and food. Naina and Isabel interview Professor Nhung Tuyet Tran who is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto where she teaches a course on gender, religious, and regional histories in the Indian Ocean world...
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Tea Time with Us Two Tea
In this episode, Naina and Isabel savor warm cups of tea and join in conversation with Maggie Xue the founder of Us Two Tea, a tea company that encourages the next generation of Asians to have pride in their culture and cherish the joyful moments shared with one another over tea. Maggie shares…
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Toasts to the New Hosts: Getting to Know Eden and Meghna
In the first episode of season 6, Abi introduces the new co-hosts, Eden and Meghna, to the Dear Asian Girl family. From discussing their personal passions, family recipes, and even their Asian foodie hot takes, listen in as they explore the beginnings of DAG’s food journey for the rest of an all...
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Dating in 2022
In this episode, Genesis talks with Chris and Pri about what it is like dating now in 2022. What were their expectations as a kid, what's it like now? All these are answered in this episode. Pri is a current senior at Berklee College of Music and she just released her latest single "Prove I'm...
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Home-Cooked Heritages
In this off-season episode, Genesis and Abi talk about the importance of food in Asian cultures. From translating familial love to understanding food as a piece of history with cultural weight, this episode covers the many facets of how culinary and culture combine. Later on, listen to anecdotes...
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Our Masked Maladies
CW: Mental illness, suicide, trauma. In this episode, Isabel and Naina talk to Diana Chao, a Dear Asian Youth Changemaker Awardee who was recognized for her mental health advocacy work as the founder of Letters to Strangers. Listen to hear about Diana's experience as a first generation Bouyei...
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Dear Desi Girls: Part Two
In this episode, Isabel and Naina meet with Rhea Shetty to continue their conversation on South Asian representation, specifically from the perspective of a South Asian creator on Tiktok. Rhea shares her experiences and relationship with her South Indian identity, how her personal expression is...
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Dear Desi Girls
On this episode, Naina and Isabel are joined by Mohuya Khan. She is a first-generation Bangladeshi American and founder of the Labyrinthave clothing brand which combines storytelling and art to empower the Desi community. She's also a co-host of the Difficult-ish podcast where she discusses a…
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Reading in H Mart
CW: Cancer In Dear Asian Girl’s first offseason episode, our co-hosts Naina and Isabel sit down with a DAY book club co-lead to review Michelle Zauner’s memoir, “Crying in H-Mart” which dives into the musician’s memory and experiences of losing her mother to cancer. Our co-hosts discuss…
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A World Connected | Decolonizing Monuments: A New Generation of Remembrance
In this episode, Eryn discussed monuments and the Filipina diaspora with our guests Jaclyn Reyes and Xenia Diente. They talk about Monument Lab, a non-profit art and history studio, and the Re:Generation project. They go on to discuss Tandang Sora’s legacy, the reasons to build her a monument…
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A World Connected | An Ocean Apart: Growing Up Away From Your Culture
On this episode, Eryn sits down with Kimberly McKee, a Korean adoptee and author of "Disrupting Kinship," and Grace Ping Hua Newton, a Chinese adoptee and author of "Red Thread Broken", to discuss their experiences as Asian adoptees in white dominated cultures. Listen for stories on reconnecting...
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A World Connected | A Third Space: Stories from an ABC
In this episode, Naina and Eryn meet with Janette Wu, the author of her memoir, "Letters to Home" to discuss her experiences as an American born Chinese (ABC). They unpack topics such as the different love languages seen in Western versus Asian families, the expectations placed upon the eldest...
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A World Connected | Romance in Different Lights: Literature and Asian Love
In this week's episode, Abi and Genesis talk to Patricia Park, an author with an acclaimed debut novel, Re Jane, about depictions of romance within Asian culture. They talk about it through Park's novel and how Park utilizes her novel to showcase familial love but also interracial love and the...
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A World Connected | Education: Our Human Right to Mobility
In the first episode of Dear Asian Girl's "A World Connected," Naina and Eryn talk with Dahee Lee, the Youth Organizer at the MinKwon Center for Community Action. As a youth organizer, Dahee combines her passions of education and social justice in order to help undocumented immigrant youth in New...
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Dear Asian Girl: Gather Round
In this episode of Dear Asian Girl, Abi, Anika, Mei, and Genesis gather around the campfire to talk about folktales from their region.
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Dear Asian Girl: Letters to Our Future Selves
In this episode, Naina, Abi, and Genesis read personal letters written for their future selves where they describe relevant experiences they're currently undergoing, and have heartfelt mental health checks while contemplating what the future entails. Listen to hear advice they give for…
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Dear Asian Girl : Ask Your Asian Sisters
In this episode, Naina and Izzie share advice and experiences related to navigating their identity, knowing their worth, and other topics you listeners wanted to hear about! Listen for some friendship storytimes, rants about social life struggles, and laughs over shared interests!
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Dear Asian Girl: Sitting Down with the Chapter Director
Genesis sits down with Nikhitha Balijepalli, the Chapter Director of Dear Asian Youth, to sit down and talk about the Chapter program at Dear Asian Youth. They talk about how it got started, some of the cool events that the chapter leads do and have done in the past, and how to get involved....
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Dear Asian Girl : Meet the New Voices of DAG
Dear Asian Girl introduces our freshly onboarded hosts and researchers to the podcast! Alongside assistant director, Sunna, and podcast manager, Annette, meet the two new co-hosts, Izzie and Abigail, who will be joining Genesis and Naina, as well as Ellie, Eryn, Anika, Kim, and Mei who are all…
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Protect Our AAPI Community: The "Hidden Hijabi" Trope
Alina sits down with Pashmina, a rising freshman at NYU studying journalism, to talk all things relating to negative tropes in film regarding Muslims, specifically women practicing the Hijab. The two, passionate about film, tackle this subject through their creative and personal lenses, both as...
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Protect Our AAPI Community: Deep From Within: Internalized Sexism
For the last episode of season 4, Alina and Gen discuss internalized sexism: where it derives from, how it's shown in our everyday lives and communities, and how internalized sexism manifests into our everyday world. They dive deep into how cultural factors, television and cinema, everyday...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The podcast you wish you had growing up. Our hosts, Eden, Meghna, Naina, and Lisa and our guests, explore the funny, insightful, and awkward experiences of what it means to be of Asian descent. With the lack of representation in media, it's important that we support one another, bring awareness, and be at the forefront of change.We are entirely volunteer-run and wouldn't be possible without the help of our amazing team based all over the world. If you have ideas, want to join our organization, or are looking to follow us, please explore: https://dearasiangirl.carrd.co/
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The podcast you wish you had growing up. Our hosts, Eden, Meghna, Naina, and Lisa and our guests, explore the funny, insightful, and awkward experiences of what it means to be of Asian descent. With the lack of representation in media, it's important that we support one another, bring awareness,...
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