AAPI NARRATIVE
By Rachelle, Nhi, Zi
AAPI NARRATIVEDec 09, 2020
Episode 27: National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Welcome back to Season 5 Episode 27. In support of National Domestic Violence Awareness month in October, AAPI Narrative came together to reaffirm Domestic Violence Awareness and prevention. In this episode we want to acknowledged all domestic violence survivors and raise awareness by educating ourselves and sharing resources. Come join us to spread love, support, and awareness.
Link for the myths we reference: https://www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support/what-is-domestic-abuse/myths/
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Episode 26: Do our personalities fit our relationships?
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Episode 25: Gratitude with an Attitude - What Are You Grateful For?
How often do you reflect on things you're grateful for? Do you take a moment in your day to remind yourself of your intentions? In today's society, it's really easy to get caught up in the rush of the day, week, month, and year! With more than half the year behind us, we wanted to take some time in this episode to reflect upon what we're truly grateful for. Finding moments of gratitude in our day can be easily overlooked, so tune in to hear about how we continue incorporating gratitude into our daily life.
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Episode 24: One Year Reflection - Our thoughts on starting a podcast
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Episode 23: We're not really strangers!
Have you played the game, We are not really strangers? This game can either break friendships or build stronger bonds. The questions we will be asking each other are pulled from this deck randomly. With no expectations of what the questions are, we answer it with 100% honesty. Do we really know each other as well as we think? What are some hidden secrets have not shared with each other? Tune in and find out the same time as we expose each other.
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Episode 22: Get to Know Julian Kim, Peter Lee, & Kat Kim - Happy Cleaners' Co-Directors, Producer, & Writers
We here at AAPI Narrative love supporting local filmmakers and artists from all around. In this episode, we interview the Co-Directors, Producer, & Writers of the featured film -- Happy Cleaners!
Happy Cleaners follows the lives of a Korean-American family, the Choi family, as they navigate personal struggles, cultural clashes and inner angst while trying to keep their dry cleaning business open in Flushing Queens, N.Y. The filmmakers capture the essence of what it's like to live in their hometown, Flushing Queens, and connecting immigrant stories from all around the world. This featured film will tug at your heart strings, make you laugh, cry, but most importantly, feel at home.
We interview Julian Kim (Co-Director & Writer), Peter Lee (Co-Director & Writer), and Kat Kim (Producer & Writer) about their experiences and their personal journeys on creating Happy Cleaners.
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Happy Cleaners - https://www.happycleanersfilm.com/
Julian Kim - @julian_pg
Peter Lee - @hellopetah
Kat Kim - @justkatkim
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S P O N S O R S mentioned in this episode:
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Episode 21: Moderna mamis where you at?
In this episode, we are partnering with Just Like Media in support of the COVID-19 We Can Do This campaign, an initiative to increase confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines and encourage prevention in the spread. Today, we’re going to share which vaccine we got, our experiences, and our hopes now that we’re all fully vaccinated!
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Episode 20: A Message to Our Younger Selves P2 - College/Early 20s Edition
Venturing out into the world after high school can be really daunting. For some, it'll be the first time you pay rent, do your laundry, or even crack an egg on your own. Growth and change looks different for everyone, but that's what makes our experience in our early 20s/college years so exciting!
Tune in as we explore and reflect the past few years of our life and what we would tell our younger selves.
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Episode 19: A Message to Our Younger Selves P1 - High School Edition
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Episode 18: Being in a Relationship during a Pandemic ft. Bianca
Bianca was born in Manila, Philippines and immigrated to the U.S. with her family when she was 6 years old. Growing up, she had to find ways to balance and blend her Filipino heritage with the American lifestyle. Tune into this episode as Bianca highlights how she navigates conversations with her family about dating and relationships, when they may not see eye to eye.
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Episode 17: K - Drama Obsessed! Are you Team Seo-Jun or Su-Ho?
*This episode may contain spoilers*
Do you fall for the good boys or bad boys? In today's episode we will go down the rabbit hole talking about our all time favorite Korean dramas in 2020. We reviewed a few trending K-Dramas such as True beauty, Its Okay Not to be Okay, Crash Landing on You, and The Start Up. We had so much fun discussing which team we are on, team Seo-Jun or Su-Ho? Which team are you rooting for? Tune in to listen to us debate about our perspective on each characters development.
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Episode 16: Let's Cook with Peter Duong
Our guest in this episode is Peter Duong! Peter is an online Chef and has curated over a hundred recipes online from lime butter garlic shrimp rolls to stir fry gravy noodles. His delicious and easy-to-make dishes have garnered over 95,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok. Catch up with Peter and learn more about his upcoming cookbook!
Purchase his cookbook: pete-eats.myshopify.com/?key=533e96f36d95ce617bae920426ff7cf26cb9922522fcd77f7d1197dbe7643071 Check out Peter's Instagram: instagram.com/pete_eatss
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Episode 15: Growing Up Asian-American in the Bay Area
Have you ever woken up early on a Saturday to attend a language school? Been told that mirrors attract evil spirits? In this episode, Nhi, Rachelle, and Zi reflect on some aspects of their childhood and what it was like growing up in the bay area!
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Episode 14: The Rise in Anti-Asian Violence
In this episode, Rachelle, Zi, and Nhi will be discussing a heavier topic - covering their responses to the rise in anti-Asian violence within the United States. Below are some community resources if you are in need of support.
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Mental Health Resources for AAPI:
Asian Mental Health Collective - asianmhc.org
SAMHSA National Hotline - 800.662.HELP
National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance - nqapia.org
Crisis Text Line - Text HOME to 741741
Organizations:
APIENC: API Equality NorCal - apienc.org
Oakland Vietnamese Community Center - oaklandvnchamber.com
Chinese Progressive Association - cpasf.org
Filipino Cultural Center - filipinocc.org
Stop AAPI Hate - stopaapihate.org
Asian Law Caucus - advancingjustice-alc.org
Support Lines for Hate Crime (UK) - supportline.org.uk/problems/hate-crimes/
Resources for Hate Crimes (US) - victimconnect.org/learn/types-of-crime/hate-crimes/
Hate is a Virus - hateisavirus.org
Episode 13: How Well Do We Know Each Other?
Nhi, Rachelle and Zi have been friends for over a decade! Nhi and Zi have been housemates for a year, and prior to that, Zi and Rachelle were housemates for 6 years! We exchange messages on the daily and spent many weekend recording sessions together. You'd think after all this time, we'd know each other pretty well, but the big question is -- how well do reeeeally know each other? Throughout this episode, we learned many juicy secrets like our funny drunk stories, our first crush, to even our parents' English names. We invite you to join our girl talk session as we go on this adventure to uncover stories we've never heard from each other.
Episode 12: Growing up Asian in Russia and Immigrating to the US with Burte | Mental Health Series
Get to know Content Creator, Burte Lkhagvasuren! Burte was born in Mongolia and moved to Russia when she was only 3 years old. She's a first-generation Russian with parents from Mongolia. Burte received her bachelor's degree in Public Relationship and Advertisement in Moscow and worked in the field for three years after graduating in 2013. During her mid-20s, she made the decision to immigrate to the United States. Now through social media, she shares her different life lessons and experiences with people around the world.
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Episode 11: Be Your Own Financial Advisor with Quang Nguyen | Finance Series
Quang Nguyen is a finance professional and real estate investor who grew up in San Francisco, CA. He is a first-generation American with parents who came from Vietnam. Quang studied Business Economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has taken on various roles in the finance field. Quang has helped thousands of business owners and individuals - lending a direct hand on their needs as it relates to business and investment growth. In this episode, Quang will go over the power of consistency and good habits!
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Episode 10: Navigating Dental School and Exploring Mental Health with Lisa J | Mental Health Series
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Episode 9: A Filmmaker's Lens with Kristy Choi & So Yun Um | Career Series
Episode 8: Our 2020 Reflection | Get to Know Us Series
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Episode 7: Interview with Firstly Co-Founders Brenda and Kevin | Entrepreneurship Series
Firstly is a new online tool to help first generation students and professionals navigate through the corporate jungle. We interview the co-founders of Firstly, Kevin Hu and Brenda Lienh, to learn more about their backgrounds and their business venture to provide this amazing resource. Listen in for some helpful tips to step up your professional career!
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Episode 6: Get to Know TikTok Chef Peter | Career Series
Episode 5: Our Financial Journey - Monkey bars and lemonade stands (Part 2) | Get to Know Us Series
Navigating your finances can look different for everyone at any stage of life. We talk about our personal journeys and tips we’ve learned along the way. Listen in as we demystify some of the topics around personal finances!
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Episode 4: Our Financial Journey - Monkey bars and lemonade stands (Part 1) | Get to Know Us Series
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Episode 3: Things to consider before marriage (Part 2) | Get to Know Us Series
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Episode 2: Things to consider before marriage (Part 1) | Get to Know Us Series
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Episode 1: Why AAPI Narrative
Welcome to the first episode of AAPI Narrative! We’ll delve into the lived experiences of our co-hosts. Although we all identify as Asian Americans, our experiences have shaped our unique personalities. Go ahead, grab some wine, tune in, and join our girl talks!
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