Asian Bitches Down Under

In this episode, Helen speaks with Amy Yip, a Somatic Transformation and Mental Fitness Coach about her journey from coporate world to coaching and writing a book about communicating with immigrant parents. (01:15) Amy’s self-introduction (06:31) Being a Somatic Transformation and Mental Fitness Coach (09:30) From corporate world to volunteering in Ghana (16:50) The intergenerational barrier betwe...

Hey fellow listeners, since moving to a new distributing platform, some earlier episodes are no longer avilable in Apple Podcast and Spotify. In the next few weeks, we will be retunring to the highlights and offer the new listeners a chance to listen to our 'baby episodes' when we first began our journey with Asian Bitches Down Under. April 2020:  Mental health is rarely openly discussed among Asi...

Hey fellow listeners, since moving to a new distributing platform, some earlier episodes are no longer avilable in Apple Podcast and Spotify. In the next few weeks, we will be retunring to some of the highlights and offer the new listeners a chance to listen to our 'baby episodes' when we first began our journey with Asian Bitches Down Under. April 2020: Some Asian women only date white guys. I am...

In this episode Helen speaks with Merlynn Tong  who had rediscovered her passion for performing arts after arriving in Australia at the age of 22. Her latest performance idk is a collaboration of dance and narrative on the concept of consent.  Playlab: Merlynn Tong Carriageworks: idk  Melbourne Art House: idk     Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcas...

Hi folks, this is part two of this week's episode, enjoy (00:08) Dracula: The Last Voyage of the Demeter  (02:00) Diary of Void , Ghost Girl, Banana (audio correction at 05:50, half million, not half billion) (10:44) West Girls and racial complexity    (20:25) Postpartum care, confinement culture in Taiwan   Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by...

Hey folks, this is part one of this week's episode, enjoy!  (00:50) anticipation of Love in Taipei , Love Boat Taipei (10:30) Chungking Express Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, checkout other amazing podcast programs  HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down...

  (00:05) We continue our conversation about Barbie (03:50) Barbie’s impact on our cultural and social environment (08:30) Simu Liu as the Asian Ken (11:58) Gerwig’s construction of Barbie in manipulating our emotions (09:30) our relationship with Barbie (14:35)   Welcome to Sex (27:00) Special guest!   Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedS...

Our long discussion over several cultural items of the fortnight, therefore we've divided it into two parts. Enjoy  (02:00) Yellowface, RF Kuang (05:40) Terry Ngyuen’s review on Yellowface (13:10) Miss Peony (19:35) Barbie   Asian Bitches Down Under featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, checkout other amazing podcast programs  HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down...

In this episode, Helen speaks with EJ Son and Min Wong, two of the six finalists of 2023 Visual Arts (Emerging) Fellowship ,  check out their amazing art installations at Carriageworks in Sydney from the 27th July to 27th August.  EJ Son Website   EJ Son Instagram   Min Wong Website  Min Wong Instagram   Asian Bitches Down Under has been featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcas...

Get your tickets now Taiwan Film Festival in Australia   Asian Bitches Down Under has been featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, checkout other amazing podcast programs  HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under  

This week we've traversed from animation films to retrospectives on old films, then discussions on creators' confidences and believe in ones work.  (00:14) On translation, decolonisation in literature works; Violent Phenomena (09:55) Helen and her silly incidents with cars (15:10) YellowFace ; discussions on confidence, faith, believe in creativity (25:15) Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (30:2...

Apologies for the delay this week!  (00:05) Noriko Salon (03:15) Past Lives (13:36) Mulan (17:15) Taiwanese book recommendation - Angel is genderless  (20:25) Bai Ren Fan – White People Food   Asian Bitches Down Under has been featured as one of the Top 20 Intersectional Feminist Podcast by FeedSpot, checkout other amazing podcast programs  HERE Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asia...

In this episode, Helen have had the privilege speaking with actresses Mabel Li and Shirong Wu  from the upcoming new theatre production Miss Peony. Li and Wu speak about the importance of having diversity in the creativity in the theatre production and offering comfortable space to welcome audiences from diverse backgrounds. Miss Peony is written by Michelle Law and directed by Courtney Stewart, t...

This week, we have several cultural consumptions to share, and a bit of news of the translation world to discuss. Helen rants about the unpaid labour of mothers from immigrant families for schools' culture day. (00:20) Translation and Anton Hur (12:10) Book: A Little Life (15:48) Movie: You hurt my feelings (19:55) Podcast: Wiser than me (22:31) TV: Wave Makers (25:20) MOVIE: Gaga (33:38) Culture...

It's all about COLOUR this week! Jess shares her eternal love for Veep and Helen priases on the production American Born Chinese and highlight the importance of cultural naunce in YA genre. Join Jess on a journey to discover the perfect colour scheme to match with the Colourist Jenny Park , and finally we talk about this (another!) trend Beige Flag that's taken off on TikTok. Come and say hi to He...

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In this episode, Helen chats with Chaya Ocampo who starred in the intimate and beautiful production Ate Lovia (2022)   Chaya talks about her love of theatre and stage performance and the importance of extending the invitation to writing and story-telling for under-represented creators. Chaya will be performing in the latest production Girl Band, from the 18th - 27th May 2023 at the Lennox Theatre,...

Entering the comedy sphere! This week we have double episodes of two brilliant and extremely funny comedians: Guneet Kaur and He Huang .  He Huang will be performing at the 2023 Sydney Comedy Festival, Factory Theatre. Get your tickets HERE!  Thank you to Hayley Goodlich from Kabuku PR who made this chat possible  Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Buy Me A C...

Entering the comedy sphere! This week we have double episodes of two brilliant and extremely funny comedians: Guneet Kaur and He Huang .  Guneet Kaur will be performing on the 18th and 19th  of May at Enmore Theatre. Get your tickets HERE!  Thank you to Hayley Goodlich from Kabuku PR who made this chat possible  Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Buy Me A Cof...

In this episode, Helen chats with Zoe who came from Tainan, Taiwan, who travelled to Australia to study criminology and eventually becomes a police officer in Queensland. Zoe speaks about her journey from Taiwan and why the police force and joining the army suit her personality.  Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Buy Me A Coffee | Asian Bitches Down Under Em...

In this episode, Helen chats with Maria Tran, a super-talented actor, producer, director, and martial artist. We chat about her journey as a child of refugee parents, how bully led her to martial arts, her passion for martial arts choreography and her advocacy for diversity and inclusivity in the film industry. Maria Tran  Maria Tran X Phenix Eye  Maria Tran - Phoneix Eye YouTube  Maria Tran X TED...

We will be taking a break for a couple of weeks! But stay tuned for some interview episodes. We start this week's episode with the announcement of time away from work, our thoughts on the Australian drama Wellmaina and how much we enjoy watching BEEF. 00:00 – Helen is going to Taiwan! Books as companions on a trip. 11:40 Jessie on ‘ Pineapple Street ’ 18:31 Wellmaina (Helen mistaken JJ Fong and St...

In this week's episode, Jess shares her experience of reporting on ACMI conference and Helen only wants to hear requiems at the church. Our cultural consumption of the week includes some more films by David Fincher and the Hong Kong 90s film Tempting Hearts. We conclude the episode with a conversation on resilience and how it differs in time and culture. (01:00) Jess and ACIM event, where to go fr...

This week we chat about our thought on infidelity and the reality of horror films' impact on our perceptions. We also talked about the study by the Swiss on the relativity of divorce rate and women winning the lottery.  (00:00) Helen’s first mammogram/breast ultrasound, our preference of doctors (12:11) David Fincher’s Se7en (15:25) David Fincher’s Zodiac (17:06) Our perceptions about horror films...

**Correction 41:50, South Africa , not South America** This week we chat about the irony of Harmony Day in Australia when we still have systematic oppression against many minority groups. While the rest of the nation 'celebrates' Harmony Day, a speaker from the UK spreads her transphobic views which attracted the support of Neo-Nazis. We conclude our episode with a discussion about the happiest co...