hAAPI hour with melissa cho

The guest that was most of your first introductions to hAAPI hour is back for a way sillier talk this time. Join potter Danny and me as we chat about what's transpired in each of our lives since the last episode aired in late July (we each got into vehicle accidents yike), answer some random SLOW-fire questions, and reflect on the big moments of this year...while carving some cute vases. More...

COMPLETE LIST OF PRODUCTS ON THE HAAPI HOUR AMAZON STOREFRONT: https://www.amazon.com/shop/itschochotrain/list/3LRZR77ESMS1X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsfitschochotrain_CV6QCVJBBX167GK7GM0R PRODUCTS MENTIONED (not on Amazon or are better to order on their website): Groundwork Coffee gift card (available to LA and Portland residents): https://www.groundworkcoffee.com/products/gw-gift-card Cany...

Welcome to PART 2 of my interview with Puni of Puni Petals (go listen to the previous episode if you haven't yet)! Witness us create a hot floral sculpture while hearing us chat about feeling lonely at work as small business owners, fostering female friendships, dreams, and turning 30. Follow Puni here 🌻: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/puni.petals/⁠ Book Puni Petals for your next event 💐: ⁠https...

Meet my new gyalfriend Puni, the Thai-born, Los Angeles-based florist whose list of clients includes Prada, Moschino, Glossier, and Casetify. Puni was kind enough to host our haapi hour sesh at her beautiful, light-filled home, with a dedicated flower-making room. Her eponymous business, Puni Petals, was a side pursuit while working in an interior design e-commerce startup job. But when that compa...

deez nuts listen to our previous episode together: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZV527PfwIRnCq8QdtWUSy?si=ddf9081a59714c15 Follow hAAPI hour on Instagram for episode highlights and guest reveals: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/haapihourpod/⁠ Have someone you want featured? Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠haapihourpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or send a message on Instagram @haapihourpod. Music from ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠. Like the m...

At 32 years old, Jawn Suzuki has lived quite a life. Being adopted at three months old in Okayama, Japan, Jawn later learned that his parents were initially offered a different child, but the mother ended up taking her child back. Now a Hawaii native during his adolescent years, Jawn constantly found it difficult to connect with his peers and his Asian identity—he described himself as a scrawny, c...

There is a difference between being hardworking and being unreasonable. Drive safe, be well, and get some sleep hotties. Follow hAAPI hour on Instagram for episode highlights and guest reveals: https://www.instagram.com/haapihourpod/ Have someone you want featured? Email  ⁠⁠⁠haapihourpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠  or send a message on Instagram @haapihourpod. Music from ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠. Like the music? Fi...

My bedroom was pretty cramped on this day. Say hello to the Goza Twins, Mikela and Jillian, the Filipino-American dynamo duo who’ve inked campaign deals with globally recognized brands such such as Meta, Lululemon, Target, and Vans. The twins grew up in Murrieta (where another Filipino American superstar Olivia Rodrigo was born heyy), an inland-empire city in California known for its picturesque l...

**BEFORE YOU LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE, BE SURE TO LISTEN TO PART 1 ON THE BULGOGI PODCAST!!! (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6NrRD2ZqBu95W2lwSBCudn?si=3f2c11f2905f4d40)** Hi seggzies, Thanks to y'all for sharing and supporting the show, the talented [and more established] podcaster Hana Lee saw one of my previous trailers on TikTok (a phrase I never thought I would say). And we met the next we...

no one has ever made me laugh as hard as my good old friend brendan, one of the first-ever friends i made when i transferred to a new school during junior year. we have quite a special bond because we played husband and wife three times on stage throughout high school (and siblings the fourth time, which is kinda messed up). i’m thrilled that more people will be able to cackle alongside me during...

Hello new listeners from Instagram, TikTok, and wherever in the online multiverse! I'm glad you're here. Reintroducing myself to those who are new, sharing some hAAPI hour milestones from the past week, and sharing with you another cool podcast I was featured on. Enjoy! Follow hAAPI hour on  ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠  for episode highlights and guest reveals. Have someone you want featured? Email  ⁠⁠h...

There’s a high chance you’ve seen Danny’s pottery-making videos floating around the online content stratosphere, so you might already have an image of who he is: he’s an LA-based potter who’s captured thousands of [sometimes overly effusive] followers’ hearts with his one-of-a-kind pottery style, awkward charm, and kind personality. But Danny didn’t officially start his pottery business until last...

time for a catch-up sesh seggzies. i took last week off from hAAPI hour so i could spend some happy hour outside my hAAPI hour editing bubble. i spent last week celebrating both my close friend's and i's birthdays (i swear, why are all of our birthdays in july?), so it's been a pretty jam-packed month of social events—the most social i've ever been. can't wait to loop you in on...

As a child of Lao and Black-Italian parents, Ariel's multifaceted identity was always broken down by others into percentages. But my guest offers a new perspective on why she regards herself as 100 percent Asian, 100 percent Black, and 100 percent Italian. And as a successful 24-year-old model who's worked with brands such as Converse, ARE YOU AM I, Wildflower Cases, Huf Worldwide, Baboon...

XTINA GG saw a Craigslist ad one day about streaming for a [now defunct] startup, and that's how their streaming career started. At Polygon, the leading platform for video games and entertainment content, XTINA runs point on the company's social media platforms and appears regularly on Polygon's Twitch streams and longer form YouTube videos. You may notice that XTINA is referred to as...

Less than a year ago, Jisu Kim was working full-time at Trader Joe's. She had decided to not pursue medical school after graduating from USC's pre-med track because she knew her calling was meant elsewhere. After years of struggling with her relationship with family, food, and self, Jisu knew she had to transform her life. In six months, her life completely changed. Her Instagram account g...

Our hAAPI hour guest today Gabby Masuda is a successful model and content creator who's worked for major brands with massive cult followings (Nike Swim, Ritual, Rare Beauty, IPSY, Pinterest). But today, Gabby opens up a previous chapter of her life that most people don't know about—getting married at 23, but knowing deep down that she was queer. Terrified of claiming her queerness in space...

i have no idea how to encapsulate what this episode is about here. it got pretty chaotic. just listen to it pls. See more of Steven's work here . Follow hAAPI hour on  ⁠Instagram⁠  for episode highlights and guest reveals! Have someone you want featured? Email  ⁠haapihourpodcast@gmail.com⁠  or send a message on Instagram @haapihourpod. Music from ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠. Like the music? Find my playl...

It's giving Avatar—I got a water bender on the pod. Just kidding, but to celebrate the last day of Mental Health Awareness Month, I spoke with Dr. Elizabeth Nguyen—psychiatrist and waterkeeper (we'll get to that). Dr. Nguyen's specific skillsets include cross-cultural psychiatry, the intersection of spirituality and mental health, and the healing power of water and the natural world. L...

it was hard to condense all my favorite wellness tips into one episode. but i hope this is a helpful starting point, whether you're a wellness novice or veteran. this was so fun to record because i'm the type of friend that loves giving life hacks and wellness tips. more solo episodes to come (◡‿◡✿). Follow hAAPI hour on ⁠Instagram⁠ for episode highlights and guest reveals! Have someone yo...

My first hAAPI hour after a two year hiatus. If you haven’t heard of Chitra Dassapa, this won’t be the last time you’ll hear her name (and her alluring alto voice). The 23-year-old pop and R&B artist is on the rise—from recording songs in her small apartment studio to a whirlwind week of getting dm’ed by a kinda big deal manager after posting a teaser of her upcoming song ‘Aftertaste” on TikTo...

so much has happened since my last episode almost 2 years ago, but i'm diving back into hAAPI hour with a new purpose. more amazing guests of course, but i want it to be less scripted (i am a chronic scripter, whoops!) with more emphasis on health and wellness while navigating the hills and valleys of the aapi creative experience. if you're an og listener, welcome back. if you are new here...

In this episode of hAAPI hour, I talk to Andrew Cheng, the 26-year-old director and co-founder of Mercy Creatives, a creative production studio based in Taipei, Taiwan. Andrew grew up doing creative projects but never envisioned himself working as a creative. His whole educational trajectory pointed towards the legal industry—he majored in poli-sci, interned at banking and legal internships, took...

My guest today is Dilan Mistry, the 22-year-old entrepreneur and founder of two companies, NativeFour and Intertidal LA. By age 17, he had started three small business ventures and was recognized in South Bay Magazine’s "19 Under 19." Midway through his freshman year of college at Chapman University, he started NativeFour, a commercial production company. In the beginning, he was running his own o...

Welcome back to hAAPI hour, a podcast for amplifying AAPI creative voices. I’m Melissa Cho and in this episode of happy hour, I talk to Parker Jue, the 22-year old recent film school graduate and video editor. She currently specializes in editing short-form content and trailers and also freelances at a creative agency that works with fashion and commercial content. This interview you’re about to h...