Soleil  joins the pod and shares how they started writing about food as an avenue for social change. (4:39)

How Soleil has observed the conversation around appropriation evolve over the last decade. (9:44)

How do we balance our attention between appropriation and other socioeconomic issues in the AAPI community? (16:02)

Soleil warns against viewing authenticity as binary.  (22:41)

The issue around labor and food highlighted by the pandemic (29:51)

NOTES

Follow Soleil Ho @hooleil

Soleil's article: "I was done talking about cultural appropriation. The rise in anti-Asian violence pulled me back in" 

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Derek joins the pod and shares how he got started in acting and comedy. (3:40)

How the Japanese-American community helped him break into the industry (13:47)

How Derek incorporates differences in generational immigrants in his comedy (19:07)

Derek's experience leading the second season of the Terror and how it ties to his family's history of interment (24:29)

How acting in the Terror helped him find out more about his own roots (31:16)

NOTES

Follow Derek Mio @DerekMio

Watch The Terror Season 2

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Carrie joins the pod and shares how she came to start the Asian Mental Health Project. (4:15)

What Carrie finds are the most challenging and rewarding parts of starting AMHP (8:51)

Jenny Tang shares her views on mental health in China as it relates to the Shanghai lockdown (11:31)

How COVID influenced a focus on mental health in the States and China (16:22)

How to talk to immigrant parents in the States about mental health (23:32)

Tools and resources Carrie recommends {32:30)

NOTES

The Asian Mental Health Project

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Kayla and Jenny introduce themselves and how the lockdown started for each of them. (0:31)

COVID in America vs China (5:37)

The evolution of the Shanghai lockdown (11:05)

The bartering system that's emerged during the food shortage from the lockdown (14:45)

How does the situation compare to what is shown in Western news? (22:57)

COVID memes and internet trends in China (26:24)

NOTES

 Viral WeChat video on the Shanghai lockdown

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Lucia and Caiwei discuss the rise in COVID cases in Shanghai. (0:34)

Mengyu joins the conversation and gives us an introduction on the Chinese digital sentiment around the Ukraine/Russia conflict. (4:58)

We explore angles that state-sponsored media utilize in framing the conflict.  (5:00)

Are both Western and Chinese social media outlets using this conflict as a reason to drive a further wedge between cultures? (14:42)

How are average netizens on Weibo trying to help people impacted by the conflict? (18:19)

Does the Chinese gov's support of Russia impact the Western perception of Asian Americans? (21:56)

How do average netizens in China try to show their support for Ukraine? (25:48)

NOTES

Mengyu's Twitter

Mengyu's Twitter thread on Chinese digital expression of sympathy to Ukraine

Taobao purchases of Ukraine pins

https://chinafactcheck.com/

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Caiwei reintroduces herself as a China Correspondent and we give updates on the 1990 Institute and discuss the murder of Christina Lee. (0:34)

Wes joins the conversation (2:42)

Wes shares how he started the Park, the first Chinese hip hop radio station/podcast. (5:00)

Caiwei/Lucia share their first memories listening to hip hop in China and Wes gives a breakdown of the evolution of the genre (9:00)

How did hip hop get accepted into Chinese and broadly, Asian culture? (13:40)

Do Chinese artists recognize the roots of hip hop and Wes' views on cultural appropriation (23:05)

Wes' involvement in the AR/Chris Wu diss track (31:40)

Wes' artist and club recommendations (38:30)

NOTES

Christina Yuna Lee Memorial Fund

Radii's China From All Angles Podcast hosted by Wes

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Lucia and Sean talk Eileen Gu, Nathan Chen and Winter Olympics (0:30)

Luke joins the conversation and shares how he got into food writing (7:12)

How Chinese American food has evolved over the last 10-20 years (13:35)

The Rehabilitation of Panda Express (22:27)

Cross-pollination of food cultures and the new approach to "fusion" (27:30)

How young Chinese American chefs are building their restaurants and the up-scaling of Chinese American food (35:09)

What is the future for Chinese Food in America? (47:00)

Restaurants Luke mentions: 

Panda Express

Jiangnan Cuisine (recently closed)

Lazy Susan

Mamahuhu

Mr. Jiu's

R&G Lounge

El Mexicano 

NOTES

Read Luke's writing

Reach out to Luke on twitter: @theluketsai

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Michelle Go and Lunar New Year (0:54)

Debbie joins the conversation (5:44)

Getting into Lowell High and other prestigious schools (10:11)

The dehumanization of college admissions (12:20)

Pressure from parents (16:57)

The American mindset of "playing the game" (21:48)

Mental health and high school (24:43)

NOTES

Watch Try Harder! (Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube, etc.)

Act to Change 

Try Harder!'s Impact Campaign

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