made in
By Evy & Jas
made inMar 20, 2022
Asian Representation: Are we asking for too much?
The corps were a little quite this AAPI month but nonetheless, we celebrate the wins! We have more Asian-led movies and TV shows than ever but is it too much to ask for more diversity in the diversity? We discuss the Tiktok creator who shared her hot take (that we support) on Simu Liu being the token Asian male lead and how Liu picks the WORST hills to die on social media.
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Beef (RIP), Working with Gen Z, Toronto Politics and more
We (sadly) talk about Beef, pre-David Choe, on the amazing story it still is. Evy shared her experience working with Gen Z and how it's restoring her faith in the future. Toronto has an election coming up and it's time to get REAL on who we are voting and seriously asking for some change for our health + safety in the city.
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This is a #TeamChew episode
We are Tiktok stans here and we are discussing the current debate in the US, whether it'll get banned. We laugh over the congress' embarrassing line of questioning, the xenophobia and what the ban will mean for creators and users world wide.
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New Year, Same BS
HAPPY NEW YEAR! We get right back into it and starting strong with celebrating the big win of EEAO at the Golden Globes. TBH, we are still wiping away the tears from re-watching EEAO stars acceptance speeches. It wouldn't be a culture catchup without discussing the recent Gwen Stefani interview with Allure magazine, written by the amazing Jesa Marie Calaor, who asked the honest q's we've all been waiting for. (Pun intended)
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Farewell 2022!
See ya later, 2022! We reflect back on our learnings for the year, which was a lot of ~*self reflection*~ and ~*realizing things*~. We soft launch our new year motivations, fav pop culture moments and what we are looking forward to in the new year. Thank YOU for listening and joining us on this journey and we promise to be back more frequently and consistently in 2023. Pink promise.
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LIVE @ ISO - Fed up with "eat the rich" content and saying farewell to Twitter
We start with the Halloween horror in Korea, dive into the plethora of "eat the rich" TV and movies from Succession to Triangle of Sadness, our favourite reality TV shows and what Evy thinks about the future of Twitter.
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LIVE @ ISO Radio - Answering Anonymous Q's
This episode we go through what's on our watch list, brief history lessons in Korean culture and answering your anonymous questions!
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LIVE @ ISO Radio - Spilling Secrets and Summer Show Roundup
We're BACK on ISO Radio! We missed you, we love you, we're so happy to be back. Our first IRL recording kicked off with us spilling what's been weighing heavy in our hearts for some cathartic release, Jas' upcoming bachelorette at the Calgary Stampede with her high school friends which brought back some forgotten memories, Evy's surprising show recommendation and what we've been watching during this heatwave.
Disclaimer, Jas DOES make a silly smol mistake of calling Bowen Yang, Danny Bowen but I think we're all good to forgive her, right? Please don't tell him.
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On Abortion, Bodily Autonomy and the Fight
Roe v. Wade, the decision that legalized abortion nationwide in the U.S. has just been overturned — the latest move that has just rid millions of people the ability to get an abortion ban. We discuss the continued attacks on bodily autonomy that will hurt the most vulnerable, how this move will ripple throughout the world, and why speaking up isn’t just about IG story re-shares and posts, but a marathon when it comes to fighting for human rights.
How to Donate to an Abortion Fund
Why AAPI month can be exhausting
While June marks the end of AAPI month, we discuss the exhaustion and pressure to create content, connect with brands and do the most during a time that still sees anti-Asian hate crimes rise around the globe. Instead, we discuss how we took AAPI month as a time to be restful and grateful to ourselves — starting new jobs, travelling and learning more about ourselves without needing to post it everywhere for the sake of the month. AAPI is everyday, every month, and all year long.
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New Jobs, New Roles and New Perspectives
This is the rebirth episode. For Jas and Evy, the start of spring is bringing a lot of new changes — new jobs, new roles but also new perspectives. In this episode we look into the cultural values of work and why we’ve chosen to define it our own way; to also work on learning about ourselves outside careers. By investing more in ourselves than the companies we work for, it also gives us time to come closer to our cultural roots.
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Pachinko and Our Roots
We have a lot of thoughts about Pachinko, a new show based on the New York Times award winning novel by Min Jin Lee that chronicles the life of a Korean immigrant family in three generations, under Japanese colonialism. The series touches on generational trauma — something we both feel to this day; in anger, resentment and fear. From treasuring a bowl of rice to understanding our roots and histories more with our colonial past, this story is pushing us to explore our own histories.
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Atlanta, anti-Asian Hate and Turning Red
TW: heavy episode detailing violence
It’s been a year since 8 were killed in the targeted hate crime against Asian women working in Atlanta’s massage parlours. Yet, it’s hard to even commemorate or catch a break with the continued attacks and fatalities — with Asian women and femmes lining up around the block for free pepper spray and personal alarms in NYC alone. We talk about the impact it has, the constant anxiety and fear, and heartbreak in our communities. Also on why more storytelling and representation, like “Turning Red” give us agency and power in times like these.
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Korean Squad Goals at the SAG Awards + Netflix K-drama Line Up
On the pod today, we discuss the coverage on Ukraine, and how it’s possible to stand in solidarity with while also understanding that racial discrimination is impacting Black and Asian refugees. We also touch on some new learnings to the year, including why it’s important for people to raise each other up in the culture amid continual attacks directed at Asian American women. As always, we’ll be discussing the new shows we’re watching (Twenty Five Twenty One, and Thirty Nine on Netflix) and also why Squid Game’s SAG award moment touches our hearts!
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How Our Beloved Summer on Netflix stole our hearts
Starting Year of the Tiger strong, we get into our resolutions and what we’re excited about — including this continued food exchange Evy has with her new Chinese auntie neighbour.
This episode is also dedicated to our new fave Netflix K-drama, “Our Beloved Summer” and why it resonates so much with our upbringing on love and relationships. made in is also proud to support the LUNAR NEW YEAR GIVEBACK, a community collective fundraiser to provide the vulnerable and those facing homelessness with winter survival gear, through @sanctuarytoronto. New year, more empathy and more collective health!
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Year of the Tiger Energy
To start off the new year, we're going in on talking about productivity - and how so many of our immigrant families measure it as success and career goals - it can also push you to forget about your own time and self growth. This episode we talk about the uncomfortability of taking time to relax, tips on how ew've been able to try and find time to enjoy ourselves and how working can't be our only personality.
Also, what we're excited about for the Lunar New Year (basically a 2022 do-ver), new shows we're watching and of course snack time. This week is salted egg potato chips from Aunties Supply.
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Singles Inferno Recap
You already know we had to start the new year with some heat — So 2022, we’re coming at you with some #singlesinferno takes. From Ji-a being a “bootleg Jennie” (#Blinks) to Yea-Won being who deserves better, we get into Netflix Korea's new dating show. Who was your fave? What are your theories?
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LIVE @ ISO Radio - Is Ariana Grande our new Kpop sister?
GOODBYE 2021 (and to Ariana Grande who be looking like our latest k-pop sister). We go in on the singer who went from self-tanner to skin whitening cream — and the #blackfishing and #asianfishing mess. Also in our final episode of the year, we talk about our fave moments, personal growth and realizations — from learning to be more open and willing to change perspectives. As we all fight on to make it past this pandemic, we hope you also have time for self-care and reflections.
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LIVE @ ISO Radio - Justice for Kim Seon Ho from Hometown Cha Cha Cha
LIVE @ ISO Radio in November. We're talking about the importance of taking time off, the piping tea around Hometown Cha Cha Cha's lead actor Kim Seon Ho and the hard work at Korean Dispatch. Our snack of the month is Taro flavoured Lay's, courtesy of T&T Kensington.
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Career vs Dream with Paul Chin
From working full time as a designer at a company to abandoning all that to follow his dream, Toronto producer, DJ and artist Paul Chin (@ohyeahpaulchin) took the major leap — and landed. With a recent grant from the Canadian Art Council to fully produce his upcoming album, we talk about careers. Also with immigrant parents — for Paul, Jamaican-Chinese — the challenges in sharing that dream. Like yes, doctors and lawyers, but where does creativity fold it?
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LIVE @ ISO Radio - Squid Game
If you’re not watching Squid Game, where you at? In honour of what’s become Netflix’s top show across the globe, we got on @ISO.radio to talk about our favourite theories from the show (please say the cop brother is still alive), our favourite characters and why the popularity into k-drama/k-film helps humanize and give more insight into cultures beyond to scope of Hollywood. Also, our snack of the episode: dried squid.
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Welcome to Korea Week with Korean Culture Centre
Why does representation matter? It’s opening a door into understanding culture, stories and humanity across the world. This episode, we’re talking about #KoreaWeek.
In partnership with Korean Cultural Centre (@kcccanada) and Canada’s Embassy of the Republic of Korea we’re super excited to share what they’ve done to share Korean culture with the diaspora and beyond, starting with the craze of K-dramas and Korean cinema. Joined by Korean Cultural Centre Director Sungeun Lee and program coordinator Shine Jang, we talk about everything from the impact of Squid Game, Minari and Parasite to how the Korean diaspora is working to share and retain their culture and history in Canada.
Join in on the Korea Week's events like the Ottawa Korean Film Festival, where you can watch "Cities of Korea" running until Oct 13th. More information, visit canada.korean-culture.org.
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LIVE @ ISO Radio - Food and Identity for Trans Racial Adoptees, Toxic Kdrama Themes and more
September episode of made in live at ISO Radio. Evy + Jas talk about why voting matters, food and identity for trans racial adoptees, toxic k-drama themes and more! Listen live every first Wednesday of the month at iso.fm.
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LIVE @ ISO Radio - Tokyo 2020, Favourite TV Shows, K-Drama Scandal and more
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Audrey Nuna's Journey to Creative Freedom and Identity
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Asian Fishing and the Creepy Case of Oli London
But taking “asian aesthetic” features and parts of our culture without understanding the complexities and generational trauma in identity erases our voices and beings and keeps our identity at a shallow level. We also dive into asian fishing, and how problematic appropriation can also come from racialized communities. (cough, cough, JAY PARK)
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In Conversation with Alex Abad-Santos on Corporate Pride Celebrations
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Asian LGBTQ+ Health and Community
Highlighting the power in community and work of the people, this week we speak with Asian Community AIDS Services Dany Ko (siya/伊, they/them) about the charitable, non-profit, community-based organization based in Toronto that dedicates time to improve the sexual health of East and South East Asians. They aim to provide a safer space and programs for the Asian LGTBQ+ community to explore identity, receive safe sex education and learn more about allyship. You can head to @acastoronto to learn more about the programs or give a listen for drop-in sessions for both LGBTQ+ people and allies this June.
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Asian LGBTQ+ Identity and Pride with Matt Brooks
The journey has led him to work on campaigns for grindr, E!, Youth to the People, making them a more inclusive space. Now he’s finding his footing back in advocacy, pushing for change with Folx Health, an organization working to provide health to queer and trans people. In this episode, we get into the unlearning, shame to freeness of learning to survive and thrive as who we are.
Resources shared by Matt in this episode include: Changing the Game on Hulu, Raquel Willis, Chase Strangio and Fran Tirado.
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Representation, Resources & Reflections from API Month
#AsianHeritageMonth has come to a close but momentum shouldn’t. here’s our lil hAPPI hour reflection on our own accomplishments this month — recognizing the need to reflect and build energy from learning, refuel and get back to sharing more stories that highlight inequities and provoke change! from working with brands like Ugg and Greenhouse Juice to pass the baton on to other asian creators with human rights in mind to compiling a list of unlearning resources, we hope MADE IN continues to be a part of your daily rotation. Tbh, every month is a time to celebrate asian accomplishments and advocate for change.
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Representation and Film with Reel Asian Film Festival
Almost 40 years after the murder of Vincent Chin — a Chinese-American in the budding auto-industry in Detroit, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a rise in hate-motivated attacks against Asian people across North America. “Who killed Vincent Chin” is a 1987 documentary that Reel Asian Film Festival will be screening (for free) May 26 and 27 to bring up uncomfortable realities, a history of Asian activism as #API month comes to a close. We spoke with Aram Collier, the head of programming at Reel Asian to discuss the role of representation and storytelling in film that share Asian disaporic stories. Also info on what Reel Asian does for budding storytellers.
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Beauty, Motherhood and Korean Identity with Grace Lee
Grace Lee (@graceleebeauty) knows a thing or two about micro-aggressions working in the beauty industry. As Maybelline New York's lead Canadian artist, she’s seen it all in an industry with questionable casting and beauty standards. from being told models should look “more Asian” to a lack of diverse models and facing imposter syndrome, Grace tells us why after many years she needs to use her platform to speak out against inequities.
A mother of two, raising kids who also have faced their fair share of racism at a young age, she also talks about preserving culture and how she teaches her kids to be proud of their Korean-Chinese background.
*No shoes in the house but slippers are a must. This is how we stay cozy — in #UggPride “fluff for all” on our feet. We want to thank Ugg for the comfort and for donating $1,500 to #api and equitable organizations that support our communities. Head to @ugg to learn more.
The Birth of made in
In this episode, we answer listener questions and look back at what we’ve learned, from convos on cultural appropriation and yes, bone broth to criticisms we’ve received.
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Dani Roche on Identity and Social Media
From the days of MTV FORA to Forbes 30 under 30 Dani Roche has never compromised her vision at Kastor & Pollux, a creative studio based in Toronto. As an innovator, she's inspired by the dreamy, shoe-gaze nostalgia of the internet culture. In our episode, we talk about what it's like behind-the-scene of understanding the responsibility of having an audience on social media platforms to being an Asian woman in a leadership position of influence. Dani opens up to share her experience as someone who is adopted and growing up navigating questions and misunderstandings.
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Minari at the Oscars
Love to see more Asian nominees this Oscars — but still, it was wack. From the snubs to “Minari” and “Sound of metal,” to Hollywood attempting to reframe Korean actress Youn Yuh-Jung’s win for Best Supporting Actress as a Brad Pitt fan girl moment, we get into why Hollywood continues to fail to allow people of colour to tell their stories, why American exceptionalism is a disease and how a lot of asian film is already self-sustaining.
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Imposter Syndrome
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Taylor Takahashi's journey to playing "Boogie"
When Taylor Takahashi first read Eddie Huang's script for “Boogie” he knew right there and then: that was him, that was how he grew up. But he never imagined playing the part. After meeting the celeb chef and author in a basketball league, the two bonded over food and conversation. What Taylor didn’t realize back then was that he’d ever see his name next to the credit ‘actor’ and initially refused Eddie’s many offers to take the role. But after empowerment from Eddie, and also working with the late-Bashar “pop smoke” Jackson, he was finally able to tell himself that he could tell this story, authentically.
Cover photo is by Lea Winkler for highsnobiety
Anti-Asian Racism
Still processing, still learning, but hurting. Today’s episode on anti-Asian violence, after a mass targeted shooting took the lives of 8 people, the majority of them Asian women.We are heartbroken for the families of the victims in the Atlanta hate crime. Anti-Asian violence and racism has permeated our societies for centuries. The pandemic has only given rise to the hate. We need to speak up to protect our Asian communities, to be seen as human, as individuals. Protect Asian people, protect Asian women, protect Asian seniors, protect Black, Indigenous people and other people of colour.We must work together to dismantle white supremacy. Please, share resources with us we can amplify and sending love.
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Environmentalism and collectivism in Asian cultures with Ziya Tong
Extremely excited to share this insightful episode with Ziya Tong, former host of the Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet and currently on the board of WWF. She talks about growing up in Hong Kong, her Chinese-Macedonian background and all things STEM. From breaking the myth that environmentalism is rooted in whiteness, Asian collectivism values vs. Western capitalist societies, to the dichotomy of Chinese people vs. China, the empire, Ziya takes us on a journey of understand perspectives from all lenses. Also on the docket, Bling Empire.
Recently she’s re-released a hardcover copy of her book, The Reality Bubble, exploring blind spots, hidden truths, and the dangerous illusions that shape our world (find it on our site.)Thank you again Ziya for such a great thought-provoking conversation.
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Yuta Watanabe on identity, chasing dreams and making it to the NBA
Starting Lunar New Year strong with this special episode featuring Raptors Yuta Watanabe. He sits down to talk with us about representation, overcoming obstacles, and moving across the globe from Japan to America to achieve his life-long dream to play in the NBA. Also, inspired by Will Lou, we did a speed round and had an impassioned talk about ramen.
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Chef Roy Choi on Identity, Resilience, and Food Accessibility
A pioneer and entrepreneur of LA’s and the global food truck scene with Kogi BBQ (@kogibbq), Roy has changed and challenged the face of food, not only as a personality on The Chef's Show on Netflix, Broken Bread, but in his day-to-day advocacy for food accessibility. He talks about his humble beginnings, how his Korean-American identity comes into play, and how going through failure — and bouncing back — is the ultimate life lesson.
This episode is also testament to the importance of ensuring that putting others and people first remains a priority even during COVID times when business or devastation is at large. Again, thanks Chef Roy Choi for dropping knowledge and continuing to be a role model for many of us.
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Bye 2020: Reflections, Bone Broth and Group Chats
Cheers to the last episode of 2020. To all who supported, we are so thankful to grow and learn with you this year. In our last episode we reflect on some of our most cherished moments, our own personal learning and inevitable bone broth saga along with our messages on redefining wellness, and how kinship and togetherness of having a space as Asian women has made us stronger and more thankful.
We hope you are able to ring in the new year, feeling like there are others around you and that @immadein_ can continue to be that safe living room space to process and take a moment for yourselves. We'll be back with much more in 2021, and again, thank you for being part of the journey.
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Asian Masculinity and Fighting Stereotypes with Ji Sub Jeong
He talks about his childhood, moving from Korea to Canada, being bullied in Vancouver for not being “white” or Korean enough, and eventually learning to love his Korean heritage. Moving to San Francisco to study art, working at Huffington Post as an illustrator, and now freelance — he’s turned his attention to using social media as a tool to bring awareness to the Asian male perspective.
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Sarah Kim of By Way of US on Korean-American identity in career, love and motherhood
From familial expectations to what it means to take up space as an Asian woman in America to raising a child in a pandemic, Sarah shares a raw and inspiring conversation with us on how obstacles and heartbreak led to clarity in identity. Click the link in the bio and as always, thank you for supporting us!
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Toxic Positivity & Whiteness in Wellness
From goop, to bone broth, to yoga - why is the "wellness" space only legitimized by white-owned companies that profit off appropriating practices from racialize cultures? Why is it always focused on individual wellness opposed to overall wellness of others? Today's discussion is on how health isn't accessible to all, and isn't created with intersectionality in mind. Also, how it seems to be concentrated in toxic positivity (the live~ love~ laugh~) while smothering over systemic issues.
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Crab Mentality with Abby Albino and Mark Vallena of Rise Tribe
When a crab in a bucket tries to escape, other crabs instinctively try to drag it back down. This episode, we talk about how this is a mentality prevalent among Asian cultures — from being competitive with one another to thinking that “there can only be one” Asian in the room — whether at work or in social groups. We speak to Abby Albino and Mark Vallena, founders of Rise Tribe, a collective aiming to power the next Filipinx leaders, on how they’re beating the narrative by supporting and making space for one another to thrive. From unpacking the toxic practice of “being the best model minority” to opening space up for those most disenfranchised, we hope this episode sheds light on how we can make space for one another.
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Tackling mental health as Asian womxn
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Dating Expectations for Immigrants
dating to find the one you love or dating for the family? amid the hype around Netflix’s “Indian Matchmaking” we discuss parental expectations from immigrant families when it comes to finding a partner. for many, there’s pressure from parents to find a match that’s from the same culture and background, a person with an esteemed profession - but how does that mix with falling in love? a look into the practice of desi matchmaking with help from reading resources from Sahar Fatima, how it compares to the expectations for east asian women, and our own struggles with finding a dual balance in relationships: western “tinder” dating vs. eastern parental expectations. follow us on IG and Twitter @immadein_
The Man, The Myth, The Legend, Alex Wong aka Steven Lebron
Food and Cultural Appropriation
what is the difference between cultural appropriation and appreciation? why is it foods and dishes like kimchi become normalized and trendy after being accepted and borrowed by white chefs and wellness gurus labeling it for "gut health"? on this episode, we discuss our thoughts of where food and culture cross the appropriation line and touch on the recent "Thai and Lao" pop-up in downtown Toronto by a white chef, prompted by our friend of the pod, atina, @whoisasey. find us on Instagram and Twitter @immadein_