Back to the Roots

In this episode, we’re joined by Laurence, a French-born Chinese working in the beauty industry, and Cassandre , a French beauty and lifestyle professional living in Shanghai. Together, we explore beauty standards across East and West, growing up with different ideals, and how moving to China changed the way we see ourselves. From struggling to find the right foundation shade growing up to discove...

Food is never just food - especially when you grow up between two contrasting cultures.  In this episode, we sit down with Jerry, an American Born Chinese who grew up between Bangkok and Texas, to talk about how food shaped the way we saw ourselves growing up. From lunchbox insecurities and awkward school moments to comfort foods, cravings, and the meals that quietly brought us back home, we refle...

Just a conversation among friends trying to make sense of modern dating, identity, and connection as WBCs. In this episode, we’re joined by Anna (Half-French half-Chinese) and Bill (Canadian-born Chinese) to talk about dating across cultures, shared backgrounds, stereotypes, attraction, and why some connections just feel easier to navigate than others. From growing up in very different environment...

In this first episode, we finally introduce ourselves and our names (and their meaning behind them). We talk about what it felt like growing up as the “little foreigner”- the 小老外- no matter where we were. From daily moments to family dinners, from favorite comfort foods (both Western and Chinese) to trying to figure out where we belong. We share our individual stories growing up, and the differ...

This is our pilot episode… and you can tell. We forgot to introduce ourselves, jumped between topics, and didn’t quite know where we were going — but maybe that’s also the point. Growing up Western Born Chinese often feels a bit like that too. It’s less of a polished introduction and more of a real starting point: two people trying to make sense of identity, culture, and everything in between. Thi...