Chai with Ping | Immigrants | Cross-Cultures

Ági is originally from Budapest, Hungary, and went to the U.K. in 2008. She received her permanent residency in 2021 and it felt different. Oh~  I truly enjoyed this conversation! We talked about the meaning of home, fitting into a new country, and some new home cultures. When being away from my original home, Taiwan, I feel lost and left out when I go back because there are many things that...

Pawku was born in Burma and they're from the Karen tribe which was facing genocides from the military during the civil war. They fled to Southwest Thailand when she was four and lived in the refugee camp for 10 years. What did they do in the camps? How did she get to the U.S.? What has she learned? Take a listen!  Pawku works at Bridges International Student Club   📝Episode Outline 00:0...

How is it like to work remotely? Can we really relax at home? Can we save more time or spend more time at work? I talked about my personal experience working at my university context and compared some of the perks and considerations for studying and working online/from home/remotely. 📝Some Takeaways (00:00) Intro (04:22) Background of My Remote Work (08:32) Work Time & Commute (11:35) Workout...

Sandra Addo is a Diversity Advocate in Higher Education and she strives to promote equity in education. She's the first-gen Ghanian after her parents moved to Dallas, Texas. We had a great discussion about race and mental health relations. | Contact Sandra: @sandraaddo (Facebook/Instagram) @sandraoaddo (Twitter) | ➡️ After the episode, I just want to make a shout out to Sandra and whoever needs th...

Agi grew up in Budapest, Hungry, and went to the U.K. to volunteer. She ended up staying for a year then she met her now-husband, Jesse!  How does she navigate her life with a cross-cultural marriage and parenting three Third Culture Kids (TCKs) at home? How did Brexit shape her experience being a bilingual and bicultural person? She talks about some stories about her kids learning about cult...

Kat is a recent graduate with a master’s in international & intercultural communication and a self-proclaimed ag nerd. She shares her life and stories while growing up handling animals to stock shows and on a school farm. Now Kat is an ESL teacher in Seoul, Korea! Contact Kat: kathryn.gay.mccauley@gmail.com Listen to Kat's previous episode: [International Student] Returning from Korea to the U...

It's been a long time since I collaborated with another podcaster in English and here it is! The host of Dare to Travel, Duncan who was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Macau as a Cantonese and English speaker who moved to California, lived in New York and now in Taipei, Taiwan. He talks about his journey of growing up and the transitions from the U.S. to Taiwan. How does he cope with all the chan...

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Alexi was adopted from China when she was nine months old. She's a special education teacher in an elementary. She also encourages her students with her dyslexia (in reading) and dyscalculia (in math). Her family and four other families went on vacations together throughout the years as a community. | Alexis' IG: @alexis_hallll |  If you like similar content, here are the other two episodes i...

Mitchell was adopted from South Korea to Colorado, U.S. He and his four siblings were all adopted. He constantly battles with questions about his own history and identities. However, he also comes to a recognition to accept his circumstances. | Contact Mitchell IG @mitchellyongsoo or on FB by Mitchell Stone | Adoption Agency: Eastern Society Welfare Services in South Korea | Heritage Camps  A...

Sarah and Emily are Chinese adoptees in Colorado, USA. In this episode, we talk about their experience being Asian adoptees and how this identity shapes their life experiences. I love how their parents are supportive of them. Don't forget to check out the resources below and say hi to them! *This is the first episode of the mini-series of "Asian Adoptees in the U.S.", stay tuned for the next episo...

Ianne came from Taiwan to California when she was 12. She started learning from the English language learner class in middle school, learned Japanese in high school, Korean on the job with a gaming localization company. How she applied her major in languages to her jobs which are not teaching, translation, or linguistic research? She talked about localization, in-country linguists, and the opportu...

Lauren Contreras identifies as a Queer Latina living in Denver, CO. Lauren is a Ph. D. candidate in Higher Education at the University of Denver. Lauren also works at the University of Denver as a Program Coordinator for the CWC Leadership Scholars Program and Equity Labs. Lauren has over 10 years of experience in higher education as a practitioner and researcher. Lauren strives to promote diversi...

Norberto came to talk about his stories of being a Latino gay man and how he came to Colorado and explored himself. It is touching and also irritating for me to listen to him talking about his experiences. One shouldn't be treated without boundaries or respect because of their identities. Thanks, dear, for being honest and sharing your stories with us! I'm truly inspired. | Norberto's IG @Hoskyful...

Steve is a doctoral candidate at the University of Denver where he studies social class and rural issue in higher education. He works for an EdTech company designing online courses and teaches research methods to online students. He lives in Denver, Colorado, USA, with his partner Mandell, his dog Kai, and thanks to the pandemic, a bunch of fish. I had the honor to listen to his stories of being a...

Thank you, everyone, for supporting, listening, sharing and following the show. Chai with Ping is now one year old! Without your support, I couldn't have done it and made it to one year. Keep your stories and referrals coming by submitting them to 👉🏼 https://linktr.ee/chaiwithping 📝Randon Takeaways ➡️ I continued to learn as I go. ➡️ There were many times of self-doubt and questioning the value...

Hank and his wife Hayley live in the Denver area with their two dogs Gwen and Cody. Hank is a graduate student at Regis University and is pursuing dual licensure for counseling and marriage and family therapy. Hank spent a gap year abroad in China and had many fun experiences and interesting thoughts. He was shocked that there was no toilet paper in the public restrooms at first but also engaged h...

Welcome to Ep50! It's been a year for Chai with Ping and the Mandarin podcast 香料茶時間. I invited my handsome hubby back to the show and had a great recap about our life during these years. We chatted about our daily life in the U.S., love story, marriage, and some other stuff that got us through. Thank you again for listening to Chai with Ping. Without you guys, I won't be able to continue to m...

Andrew grew up in South Africa and went back to Taiwan to finish his medical degree in college (In Taiwan, one can start med school after high school). Later he had some cool internships in the U.S. and now he's becoming a medical resident at John Hopkins. How did he prepare his exams? How did he keep the perseverance for the huge workload of studies, research, and work? | United States Medical Li...

It was such a fruitful time with Tanya, who's a cross-cultural consultant and an advocate for Third Culture Kids (TCKs). Tanya Crossman is the author of Misunderstood. She is passionate about building bridges of understanding between Third Culture Kids (TCKs) and those who care for them. She has mentored hundreds of teenage and young adult TCKs over the past 15 years. Tanya is an internationally r...

Kat was one of those people who got evacuated from Korea in 2020 when the pandemic was just starting. She also shared how agriculture would fit in the international communication realm! It was such a fun time talking to her and hopefully, we will talk about her farming experience and the cool animals that she has soon.  | Find Kat: @McCauleyKathryn (twitter) | kathryn.gay.mccauley@gmail.com |...

Charles is an "ABC" (America-born Chinese) and his parents were from Taiwan. We talked about his experience in high school in California. Surprisingly, he also went to the buxiban (educational centers, 補習班). Unlike many other boys, he joined the marching band! He also shared his internships and educational aspects on high schoolers going into colleges. Are clubs, internships or volunteering exp...

Thi is a travel and music-loving girl from Thailand. She shared her success stories of finding internships in the past and a job during Covid times. She was even generous enough to share her pocket list of Thai restaurants in Colorado: Woody's Wings N Things in Westminister & Thai Curry in Denver. Good luck on finding your OPT job and have a great life in the U.S, Thi!  | Thi's LinkedIn:...

My heart was saddened and sank when I heard about the shooting in the spas in Atlanta, Georgia. (Updates: Thankfully, the victims appeared to be having families and might not be illegal immigrants.) Chinese Exclusion Act by PBS https://www.pbs.org/video/the-chinese-exclusion-act-eixnlw/ |  Listen to Sherry Cola's poem: https://fb.watch/4nMA2JmXsT/  ☕ Buy me chai?  https://anchor.fm...

Dr. Wang has been practicing in Colorado for quite a few years now. it took her almost 6 months to have her first patient in her clinic after leaving Kaiser Permanente. She shares her philosophy of Chinese Medicine and how it helps her patients to find health when there was no cure in Western Medicine. We also cover how alternative and holistic medicine plays a big role in this generation. Dr. Wan...