Podcasts by Asians in the House
Celebrating and redefining Asian American identity through interviews with business owners, entertainers, creatives and extraordinary people about self discovery, overcoming obstacles, and personal and professional achievements.
Further podcasts by Agnes Cao
Podcast on the topic Gesellschaft und Kultur
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Roselyn Keo, Former Exotic Dancer + Author of The Sophisticated Hustler from 2019-11-12T10:00
Not all Asians get straight A's in high school and go off to college. Some drop out of high school and work in strip clubs. Roselyn just happened to get arrested in the process and inspired the ...
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Jeik Savage, Sunset Co-founder + SRQ Labs Director on Alcohol Flush aka Asian Glow from 2019-10-30T10:00
Jeik wants Asians to be able to enjoy drinking alcohol without getting a red face or other alcohol flush symptoms. Having experienced firsthand the social awkward...
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Aya Kanai, Chief Fashion Director of Cosmopolitan, Women's Health, Seventeen, Good Housekeeping, Redbook and Woman's Day from 2019-09-26T10:00
Aya Kanai wants to get into your head when she styles you. As the Chief Fashion Director of six different magazines, she h...
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Judy Joo: Chef, Restaurateur, Television Personality + Author from 2019-09-12T10:30
A regular on Food Network and The Cooking Channel, Judy has made Korean food accessible to large audiences with her simplified recipes. Now she’s out with a new cookbook that reflects her identi...
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Andrew Samuel, Author of "Our American Dream" + LINKBANK CEO from 2019-08-29T15:33:17
Andrew Samuel went from collecting and selling cow dung in India to leading multi-billion dollar banks in the US. He talks about living in a tiny shack with 15 family members, relocating to Afri...
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Yu Gu, Filmmaker of Documentaries + Narratives from 2019-08-22T11:00
Yu Gu wants you to think about urgent social issues of race, gender and equality through her documentaries Who is Arthu...
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Chiok Va Sam aka A$AP Eva, Jeweler to Hip Hop Stars from 2019-08-13T12:43:54
A$AP Eva, owner of Popular Jewelry, has survived Chinatown’s brutal jewelry competition in the last 3 decades by making a name for herself among hip hop stars and...
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Mikki Yamashiro, Wrestler + Artist, on Being Part Asian and Queer Identity from 2019-08-06T11:00
Mikki Yamashiro fights systems of oppression through her wrestling nom de guerre Candy Pain. She talks about being half-Japanese half-white, correct usage of ‘Hap...
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Benny Luo, NextShark Founder, Connects Asian Americans via News from 2019-07-30T11:00
Benny wants Asian Americans to connect with each other and understand different views through his news site, NextShark. He talks about being a bad college student,...
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Jen Huang, Film Photographer, is a Bride Whisperer from 2019-07-23T11:00
Named one of the top 10 film photographers in the world, Jen Huang is an expert in natural light and creating the most romantic, fine art portraits. She talks abou...
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Phung Huynh, Badass Artist + Educator, Creates Art About Her Asian American Experience from 2019-07-15T11:00
Phung Huynh wants people to question dominant culture (aka white and patriarchal) and embrace their Asian identity through her artwork. She talks about pay...
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Aaron Takahashi, Actor aka Commercial King from 2019-07-08T11:00
Aaron talks about being labeled as the Asian Commercial Guy, going from a grocery store manager to landing a national TMobile commercial, Backstage vs Backpage, a...
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Amanda Cho, Korean Cajun + L'Oreal AVP of Creative, Reflects on her New Orleans Life from 2019-07-01T11:00
Growing up in New Orleans as a Korean kid comes with its own unique experiences and challenges. Amanda talks about alcohol allergies, fuck you Gavin, Mardis Gras ...
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Bao Han: Vietnamese Singer, Fashion Designer + Stylist Living Her Dreams Despite Parkison's Disease from 2019-06-24T11:00
Singer Bao Han spent nearly 2 decades performing for Vietnamese audiences worldwide when a medical diagnosis shattered her life. She talks about her von-Trapp-family up...
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Cathie Urushibata, Shake Shack Art Director on her Japanese and Creative Roots from 2019-06-17T11:00
She's the designer behind Shake Shack's signage, merchandise and other creative visuals. Cathie Urushibata talks about Californians in NYC, being Japanese America...
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Sarah Lee, Glow Recipe Co-Founder + Co-CEO from 2019-06-10T11:00
K-Beauty boss Sarah Lee talks about adjusting from Korean to American corporate culture, female empowerment, sandwiching, being direct, embracing your acne, start...
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Evan Sung, Award-Winning Food Photographer's Secret to Working with Top Chefs + Restaurants from 2019-06-03T11:00
Agnes designates a theme song that perfectly captures Evan Sung's work and discusses his identity as a New Yorker, Craig's List, the chef that he credits in launching his work with cookbooks, hi...
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Yu-mi (Youmee) Cha, OG K-Pop Singer of Baby Vox and LFBJ + Founder of Qoop from 2019-05-27T11:00
A member of one of the first K-Pop girl groups called Baby Vox, Yu-mi talks about the grueling training to become a K-Pop star, getting hate mail, sustaining on Choco Pie, challenges of being a ...
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David Yi, Very Good Light Founder + Editor-in-Chief Redefines Masculinity from 2019-05-20T11:00
David Yi is set out on a mission to redefine masculinity and men’s beauty standards through his media company, Very Good Li...
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Lisa (Cao) Matsunari, The OG FOB's Journey as a Vietnamese Boat Person from 2019-05-14T11:00
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Introduction to a Podcast on Asian American Identity from 2019-05-07T14:02:29
Creator and host Agnes Cao talks about milk tea, being math-challenged, childhood dreams of being white, paranoia of Asian person quotas, and positive Asian repre...
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