Daniel Kwan, Agatha Cheng, Jeremy Blum, Drew Quon, Steve Huynh, Liana Mackenzie, & Emma Yasui

Asians Represent!

Society EN ↓ 185 episodes

Asians Represent! Is here to celebrate and examine Asian representation in tabletop games and pop culture. We do this by creating conversation, introducing new perspectives to the broader gaming community, and creating spaces for new voices in the industry.

Author

Daniel Kwan, Agatha Cheng, Jeremy Blum, Drew Quon, Steve Huynh, Liana Mackenzie, & Emma Yasui

Episodes

Episode 16: Romantic Representation in Hollywood and Romance in TTRPGs 14.02.2020 1:29:14

If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, or have sponsorship inquiries, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook.com/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com. Follow Daniel @danielhkwan, Ammar @ammarijaz, and Steve @DeeEmSteve on Twitter! Our Breakout Con Events: Using Asian Themes in D&D Du...

Dungeons & Da Asians #6: The Real (Fake) History of Xia 03.02.2020 1:59:38

If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, or have sponsorship inquiries, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook.com/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com. Follow Daniel @danielhkwan, Ammar @ammarijaz, and Steve @DeeEmSteve on Twitter! Music:Intro: Cloudy by KODOMOi – https://soundcloud.c...

Episode 15: Diversity in D&D, the Lunar New Year, and Islam in TTRPGs ft. Basheer Ghouse 24.01.2020 1:46:10

If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook.com/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com. Follow Daniel @danielhkwan, Ammar @ammarijaz, and Jayd @jaydmaty on Twitter! Follow Basheer on Twitter @BasheerGhouse and download It was Never Yours on DriveThruRP...

Dungeons & Da Asians #5: Pan Yan the Historian 01.01.2020 1:29:50

If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, or have sponsorship inquiries, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook.com/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com. Follow Daniel @danielhkwan, Ammar @ammarijaz, and Steve @DeeEmSteve on Twitter! Music:Intro: Cloudy by KODOMOi - https://soundcloud.c...

Episode 14: Holiday Recap ft. Jayd! 22.12.2019 1:24:30

Shout out to awesomedice.com for sending us two lovely sets of dice for our Dungeons & Da Asians game! If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook.com/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com. Follow Daniel @danielhkwan, Ammar @ammarijaz, and Jayd @jaydm...

Dungeons & Da Asians #4: Zhouxia's Edge 30.11.2019 1:40:47

If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, or have sponsorship inquiries, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook.com/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com. Follow Daniel @danielhkwan, Ammar @ammarijaz, Steve @DeeEmSteve, and Kienna @kiennas on Twitter! Music:Cloudy by KODOMOihttps://sound...

Episode 13: Misfortune Quest (15-Minute Game Jam) 09.11.2019 20:22

Welcome to the first episode of 15-Minute Game Jam - a series recorded with other designers at gaming conventions! For this episode, Daniel was joined by friends of the show to design Misfortune Quest - an after-dinner collaborative storytelling game! Buy* your copy of Misfortune Quest at aznsrepresent.itch.io/misfortunequest Follow Daniel @danielhkwan, Lemmie @LuckyHandDice, Ed @DreamingOfLight,...

Dungeons & Da Asians #3: Mantou & Melodrama 31.10.2019 1:34:34

If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, or have sponsorship inquiries, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook.com/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com. Follow Daniel @danielhkwan, Ammar @ammarijaz, and Steve @DeeEmSteve on Twitter! Music:Cloudy by KODOMOihttps://soundcloud.com/kodomoi...

Episode 12: Big Bad Con recap ft. Viditya Voleti & Akemi Maniwa 22.10.2019 49:59

Follow Viditya on Twitter @vidityavoleti and buy his games at vidityavoleti.itch.io. Follow Akemi on Twitter @NinjaPenguinAM and buy her games at doomedlegiongames.com. If you have questions about this episode’s theme, the games discussed, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook.com/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshot...

Dungeons & Da Asians #2: Zhouxia's Spear 02.10.2019 1:50:47

If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, or have sponsorship inquiries, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook.com/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com. Follow Daniel @danielhkwan, Ammar @ammarijaz, and Steve @DeeEmSteve on Twitter! Music:Cloudy by KODOMOihttps://soundcloud.com/kodomoi...

Episode 11: Fan Expo & Jiangshi in the Banquet Hall ft. Sen-Foong Lim & Banana Chan 28.09.2019 45:43

Follow Sen on Twitter @SenFoongLim and Meeple Syrup Shop Talk. Follow Banana Chan on Twitter @banana_chan_vid. If you have questions about this episode’s theme, the games discussed, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook.com/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com Music: Intro: Good Vibes by DJ Quads https://so...

Ross Rifles: Surviving Ypres (Episode 1) 09.09.2019 1:24:35

Learn more about Ross Rifles at dundaswestgames.com/rossrifles and download the quickstart guide at tinyurl.com/rossriflesquickstart. If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, or have sponsorship inquiries, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook.com/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com....

Dungeons & Da Asians #1: The Stone of Heaven 31.08.2019 1:55:37

If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, or have sponsorship inquiries, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook.com/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com. Follow Ammar @ammarijaz and Steve @DeeEmSteve on Twitter! Music: Cloudy by KODOMOi https://soundcloud.com/kodomoimusic Creative Commo...

Episode 10: Gen Con, the ENnies, & our Podcast Anniversary! 16.08.2019 1:19:27

If you have questions about this episode’s theme, the games discussed, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook.com/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com Music: Intro: Good Vibes by DJ Quads https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads Outro: Explore by Ikson https://www.soundcloud.com/ikson

Dungeons & Da Asians - Session 0 10.07.2019 1:49:00

To celebrate Asians Represent's nomination for Best Podcast at the 2019 ENnie Awards, here's session zero of our upcoming D&D actual play...Dungeons & Da' Asians! You'll be introduced to Dong-Feng (Agatha) the crustacean sky soldier, W'Leed (Ammar) the human pirate, and Ning (Steve) the water genasi rogue as we prepare for our upcoming adventure through the kingdom of Xia! If you have questions ab...

New Shambala #4 - Finale 01.07.2019 2:08:27

On the season finale of New Shambala, the Asians Represent crew says goodbye to Jayd as she embarks on her new career in the UK! Our heroes Jhangir, Naomi, and Tommy then struggle with a coordinated attack on the city. If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook/azns...

Episode 9: Safety Tools for Streamers ft. Kienna Shaw 18.06.2019 1:33:30

TTRPG streamer and designer Kienna Shaw joined Daniel and Agatha for a discussion of safety tools in online games! Apologies for Daniel's raspy voice; he was very sick during the recording! Follow Kienna on Twitter @KiennaS, purchase their micro RPGs at kiennas.itch.io/, support them on Patreon at patreon.com/KiennaS, download their TTRPG safety toolkit here, and follow their streams here! If you...

New Shambala #3 - A Bond is Formed (Another Broken) 01.06.2019 1:57:13

On episode 3 of Masks: New Shambala, Tommy (Daniel), Naomi (Jayd), and Jhangir (Ammar) find themselves in awkward situations. Jhangir deals with the very public broadcasting of his heroics, while Naomi confronts Tommy about his behaviour. If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepr...

Episode 8: The Korean TTRPG Scene ft. Sanjun 13.05.2019 49:14

Daniel and Agatha were joined by Korean TTRPG designer and translator Sangjun for an amazing discussion of the itch.io scene, Korean RPGs, and potatoes (that's right)! Follow Sangjun on Twitter @heofonkoppe and purchase his games at magisterludikr.itch.io/moonflower. If you have questions about this episode’s theme, the games discussed, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch wi...

New Shambala #2 - The Weight of Responsibility 01.05.2019 1:25:14

On episode 2 of Masks: New Shambala, Tommy (Daniel), Naomi (Jayd), and Jhangir (Ammar) deal with the aftermath of an explosion that rocks the heart of the city. Jhangir witnesses the darker side of Tommy's powers, while Naomi has a close encounter with a strange character. If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch wit...

April Bonus: Breakout Con 2019 27.04.2019 54:03

Did you miss our very first live show? Fear not! For this month's bonus episode, here's audio from our Designing Asian Themes panel at Breakout Con 2019. If you have questions about this episode’s theme, the games discussed, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com. Music:...

Episode 7: Hearts of Wulin ft. Agatha! 24.04.2019 47:54

You read that right, Agatha not only co-hosts this episode but is also the guest of honour! In her words, she's the co-guest! If you have questions about this episode’s theme, the games discussed, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com Music: Intro: Good Vibes by DJ Quads...

New Shambala #1 - New Beginnings 02.04.2019 57:16

Masks: New Shambala is here! Get to know Tommy (Daniel), Naomi (Jayd), and Jhangir (Ammar) as they navigate high school, life with powers, and family. If you have questions about this episode’s themes, suggestions, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook/aznsrepresent, or at aznsrepresent@oneshotpodcast.com. Follow Ammar on T...

March Bonus: Magical Girls ft. Brother Ming 29.03.2019 1:26:53

Brother Ming is a designer of print-and-play fan games that you can download for free! They joined Daniel and Agatha for a discussion of the widely known, but perhaps also misunderstood "magical girl" genre! If you have questions about this episode’s theme, the games discussed, or anything else related to Asians Represent, get in touch with us on Twitter/Instagram @aznsrepresent, Facebook/aznsrepr...

Episode 6: Welcome to Masks, New Shambala ft. Ammar Ijaz 01.03.2019 1:41:52

It's time. The very first Asians Represent actual play! Daniel, Agatha, and Jayd were joined by fellow Torontonian Ammar Ijaz for session zero of Masks: A New Generation. Set in a city of our own creation - New Shambala - this will be a series of romantic ups and downs, action, and family drama! If you have questions about this episode’s theme, the games discussed, or anything else related to Asia...