Proudly Asian

Meet Rose Bakewell, the Korean-American baking enthusiast and entrepreneur who founded America's first and only cream team company. Born and raised in Virginia, Rose is a self-proclaimed Anglophile, she joins Proudly Asian to talk about growing up in a small town as one of the only Asians around, her love for all things British, and what really is cream tea. Follow Mrs. Bakewell's: https:/...

Kanwal Hassan, a Pakistani artist based in Hong Kong, is a Shia Muslim who grew up in Swat. Growing up as a religious minority in Pakistan, Kanwal faced challenges on a daily basis - from discrimination at school, colourism, to receiving death threats. She joins Proudly Asian to talk about her experience living in Hong Kong as an ethnic minority, and how she experienced more racism back home in Pa...

Is code-switching a superpower or a curse? One thing that's certain is that it's an IYKYK thing among mixed race or third culture kids, it's a survival strategy. Eurasian yoga instructor and artist Karina Curlewis joins us to talk about her experience growing up British-Filipino American-Chinese in Hong Kong, beauty standards in Asia, and the competition among Eurasians. --------------...

Let's forget about what you know about sex for a second. What is sex? What do you need to know about sex? What is sex therapy? Who needs sex therapy? In this episode, Isabel chats with Chinese-American prospective sex therapist Calvin Hui about why we need to talk about sex more often. It might even double as "the talk" that you never had with your Asian parents. --------------------...

Pride Month Special: Assigned as male at birth, Briar Armani Eagen is born with an intersex body - which means having anatomy that doesn't fit into a male/female sex binary. Born and raised in Hong Kong to a Cantonese father and half-Thai mother, Briar was once lost in the complexities of her intersex body, transfeminine gender and Thai-Hongkonger cultural identity. She joins us to talk about...

Pride Month Special: As International Pride Month is just around the corner, we would like to continue celebrating the stories from different Asian LGBTQ+ members from around the world! This week, Chinese-Canadian travel blogger Barry Hoy joins us to talk about his experience growing up Asian and gay in Canada. Born and raised in Toronto and currently based in New York, Barry fell in love with tra...

Happy Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! While we have seen some amazing progress and triumphs for the global API community in the past few years, we should also recognise that there’s still so much we could do better for people outside and within the community. This AAPI Heritage Month, we invite you all to acknowledge and honour what was, and embrace instead of...

When all the doors close on you, maybe it’s a sign to create and open your own door. Cardi Yeung - a Hong Kong entrepreneur and pilates instructor - might not be a straight-A student and did not follow a traditional career path. But she shows us it is possible to define one’s success by owning up to her mistakes while carving out a new path along the way. Born and raised in Hong Kong and educated...

Meet Ketty Shan, a French Polynesian interior designer who was the principal architect of Soho House Hong Kong when the private members’ club made their first major expansion in Asia. Born and raised in Tahiti in a Hakka Chinese family, Ketty joins us on the podcast to talk about her experience growing up in French Polynesia and career journey as an interior designer. She also talks to us about on...

Sabina Turan who is from Almaty, Kazakhstan joins Proudly Asian to talk about her experience growing up in the largest country in Central Asia (and the largest city in Kazakhstan). Born and raised in Kazakhstan to an Uyghur mother and Kazakh father, Sabina also talks about common misconceptions about Kazakhstan and her mixed identity, the Kazakhstan itinerary for first-time visitors, and useful ph...

Have you ever wondered what working as a makeup artist is like? Is it all glitz and glam? And for those who’ve never worked with a makeup artist before, what are the pro tips on how to communicate with your makeup artists for your big day? Join us on the latest episode as we sit down with Yoyo Yip, a Hong Kong-based celebrity makeup artist who's here to spill all the secrets! 🎙️✨ Having worke...

Meet Amelia Tran-Bencio, a second generation Australian-born Chinese born to Vietnamese Chinese parents, who is on a mission to bridge cultural gaps between millennials and their connections creatively through Chinese Calligraphy. The calligraphy artist and content creator behind the page Tranliagraphy talks about the moment she discovered her father’s refugee diary, why she wants to preserve the...

While it has been so encouraging to see the increasing awareness of mental health across the board in recent years, that is just half the battle. There are so many pockets and nuanced areas within the mental health spectrum that are yet to be normalised. In this episode, we zoom in on men's mental health. We talk to Lowhi (Leo Xia), a Chinese-American Alt-R&B/ Lo-Fi Artist whose work has b...

We are back with a brand new season 5 of Proudly Asian y’all! Kicking off the season with a topic we are very passionate about on Proudly Asian: Mental health. These days, we see and hear a lot about mental health on social media but is all the information we’ve been receiving factual and accurate? In this episode, we speak with trainee clinical psychologist Florence Yeung about everything you nee...

Happy 2024, friends of Proudly Asian! We are back after a hiatus that consisted mostly of food and sleep. First order of business coming out of the cave is celebrating Proudly Asian's 2nd anniversary (say what?!) In this special message, Isabel talks about where Proudly Asian is headed in the year ahead. And most importantly, a massive thank you to each and every one of you for tuning in. More...

It's the most wonderful time of the year, everyone! This December, we proudly mark the conclusion of our second full year of bringing you podcast episodes that celebrate you, modern Asian identities, multiculturalism, and everything in between. Join Isabel as she reflects on the milestones and stories we shared on Proudly Asian in 2023: the laughter, wholesome moments, (lots of) cultural appre...

Hong Kong is known to be one of the most stressful cities in the world, we are going to talk more about this stressful city in a (hopefully) non-stressful and fun conversation😝 What are star tutors? Does going to cram schools work? Do people in Hong Kong ever get off work? Hong Kong born-and-raised communications lecturer Daniel Choy joins us to dissect Hong Kong’s infamous education system and w...

Proudly Asian Money Smart Series: Many people want to get rich but what does “rich” mean? Living in a mansion while driving a luxury sports car? Not having to work a single day in your life? This episode, we get all philosophical with Worst Asian Podcast Co-Host Lingjie - who is known among his Asian podcaster friends to be the one who sits on bags of cash. Having reached the epitome of financial...

Proudly Asian Money Smart Series: In this brand new limited series, we tap the collective money wisdom of our guests to hopefully prepare you for some specific money situations or unexpected events in life. Redundancies are more common than we thought after the COVID-19 pandemic. With uncertainties in the macroeconomic environment and companies overhiring during the pandemic, anyone can be affecte...

Proudly Asian Money Smart Series: In this brand new limited series, we tap the collective money wisdom of our guests to hopefully prepare you for some specific money situations or unexpected events in life. This episode, Hong Kong-based content creator Abigail Chin joins us to talk about her experience making a career switch by quitting her dream job as a corporate interior designer. We talk about...

Proudly Asian Money Smart Series: In this brand new limited series, we tap the collective money wisdom of our guests to hopefully prepare you for some specific money situations or unexpected events in life. This episode, we are joined by Sharon Tseung, an Asian-American financial YouTuber and co-founder of Good Sweet Homes⁠ who has been teaching people to be financially free by creating passive in...

It's that spooky time of the year, friends of Proudly Asian! Whether you are out trick-or-treating or staying in to read your favourite cosy mystery novels, this is an invitation for you to join us and Singaporean podcaster behind Asia true crime show A Brief Case Podcast Teddy Teo to dive into the spine-chilling world of Asian horror. From ancient myths, terrifying urban legends, to modern gh...

World Mental Health Day 2023 Special: Being a firstborn (and Asian) is no joke! You're the unpaid intern, the guinea pig of the family, the role model to younger siblings, the babysitter, and maybe the "retirement plan" for the parents. It is not a "job" you could just quit. And you carry the weight of high expectations, responsibilities, and the perception that "you&#...

Happy World Mental Health Day (Oct 10)! We hope you are making taking care of yourself a non-negotiable priority today - which frankly should be an everyday priority. Give yourself some extra TLC, take the time to breathe, put away digital devices and delay replying to messages if no one’s life is at risk just because you’re not replying immediately. Breathe. And take all the time you need.  For t...

Paji and Iasmin, the two half-Filipino podcasters from Macau who are the co-hosts of the Outcasts from the 853 podcast, join us to talk about their experience growing up as third culture kids in Macau. Currently based in the US, the podcast duo also talks about how they connect with Cantonese-speaking communities around the world with their podcast and their favourite Macau street food. Follow Out...