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The Asian Tales
by Diamond Rypka
A conversation to share your life's journey with your unique Asian experiences and realizations you made along the way. An opportunity to become a beacon for individuals to look towards for inspiration and connection. A time to break through barriers that others and, more importantly, ourselves have built.
Episodes
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Episode 12: Kevin Loo
Kevin is Malaysian Chinese and talks about his childhood in Australia, his experience with his move to the Czech Republic, while touching on the Asian population in the Czech Republic. We touch on our generations interactions with asians, are they a yay or a nay?Join us as Kevin shares his tale....
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Episode 12: John Bundalian- Familial Influences and Learning to Communicate with Unspoken Words
Hello beautiful people! Today's guest is John Bundalian! John was born in the Philippines and moved to Australia at 9 months old. He shares how important family ties are in Philippino culture, and how his relationship with his parents and sister influenced how he communicates with people. At a...
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Episode 11: Marian Mae Cedeño- Visayan Culture and Becoming an Educational Pioneer for Young Individuals!
Hello beautiful people! In this episode, Marian Mae Cedeño shares about her Visayan culture. Visayan culture and language is one of many smaller components to Filipino culture as a whole. She shares about language, food, and about witch doctors! Additionally, Marian is the first from her region…
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Episode 10: Sylvia Wakana- Let's talk about Japanese food & culture!
Today's guest is Sylvia Wakana. Sylvia is half Japanese/half Slovenian American and a popular Japanese food blogger based in Los Angeles. In this episode we talk about Japanese food, Japanese food culture, and about her trips back to Japan! Join us, as Sylvia Wakana shares her tale! Find Sylvia's...
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Episode 9: Rose Chung- Founding Miss Asian Global
Today's guest is the amazing Rose Chung. Rose shares what it was like to be the youngest of five sisters and being first generation Chinese American. She tells how it was her dream to be Miss Chinatown USA and how she's evolve her original Miss Chinatown pageant into Miss Asian Global. We also…
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Mini Episode: Get to Know Olivia Wong
Hello Friends! Mini Episodes are a way to learn more about each guest in a fun and light-hearted way. Today's Mini Episode features Olivia Wong, Entrepreneur-Business Owner AND Miss Asian Global 2020. Join us as Olivia answers some pretty silly questions and we learn more about her favorite…
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Episode 8: Tara Nash- The Educational Value of Being Hapa
Today's guest is the amazing Tara Nash. She shares her experiences growing up as a Hapa and how much she appreciates her culture through Hapa eyes. We also get a chance to talk about the struggle of feeling part of your culture and share our opinions on cultural appropriation. Join us, as Tara...
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Bonus Mini: Get to know Lan Ho
Hello Friends! The first Mini Episode of 2021! Let's get to know our first ever guest, Lan Ho, a little better. She speaks about her participation in a beauty pageant as well as answers some fun questions so we can learn a little more about her!
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Episode 7: Cary Hokama- Growing up Japanese American, Asian Marketability in Media & Stepping out of a Second Class Mindset
Hello Beautiful People! Today's guest is the amazing Cary Hokama! Cary is Japanese American and shares what it was like growing up trying to find somewhere to fit in, too foreign for his American peers and too American for his Japanese peers. He goes on to share what is was like being an Asian...
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Episode 6: Your Host- Why did I create this podcast?
Hello beautiful people! In today's episode we speak with... Me! Your host! I wanted to share the reason behind why I created The Asian Tales Podcast and a few minutes to share my own tale being Japanese and feeling like a cultural fraud.
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Episode 5: Kim Huynh -Vietnamese School VS Regular School, Social Justice Warrior & a Powerlifting Hobby
Hello Beautiful People! Today's episode is with Miss Kim Huynh and she talks about what it was like for her to go to regular school and a Vietnamese language school at the same time. She shares the struggle of learning two different grammar structures while growing up. Kim talks about what it…
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Episode 4: Vy Vo - Growing up as a Vietnamese Immigrant in the United States
Hello Beautiful People! Today's guest is the amazing Vy Vo! Vy is Vietnamese and shares what it was like immigrating to the United States at the age of nine. She tells a touching story of her grandmother helping her uncle come to the US while Vietnam was dealing with war. Her uncle then helps…
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Episode 3: Dr. Francis Kong - On Bullying, Finding What Matters Most, & Becoming a Mentor
Today's guest is Dr. Francis Kong. Francis is Chinese-American and speaks about the hardships he faced as a child. After he was bullied during his youth, he chose to become a mentor to others, specifically for Asian American individuals. During his time in Ireland, finishing up medical school, he...
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Episode 2: Olivia Wong- Appreciating her ethnicity & Becoming a humanitarian
Today's guest is Olivia Wong. Olivia share's a story from her youth describing a form of Identity dysmorphia. She goes on to share how she over came this as an adult, and wants to provide mentorship to younger individuals from any background. Olivia also talks about the goals she wants to...
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Episode 1: Lan Ho-Becoming your own champion
Today's guest is Lan Ho. Lan is Vietnamese and believes in being her own champion. She talks about different pressures her family put on her to go into Pharmacy school, and how she broke away from the cycle to achieve her own goals
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Welcome to The Asian Tales Podcast
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A conversation to share your life's journey with your unique Asian experiences and realizations you made along the way. An opportunity to become a beacon for individuals to look towards for inspiration and connection. A time to break through barriers that others and, more importantly, ourselves have built.
HOSTED BY
Diamond Rypka
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How many episodes does The Asian Tales have?
The Asian Tales currently has 16 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is The Asian Tales about?
A conversation to share your life's journey with your unique Asian experiences and realizations you made along the way. An opportunity to become a beacon for individuals to look towards for inspiration and connection. A time to break through barriers that others and, more importantly, ourselves...
How often does The Asian Tales release new episodes?
The Asian Tales has 16 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts The Asian Tales?
The Asian Tales is created and hosted by Diamond Rypka.
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