Dear Asian Generation

In this episode, Naina interviews Professor Melissa Borja about racism towards ESEA Americans throughout history due to the myths of "Yellow Peril" and the "Model Minority". They discuss immigration laws, the effects of World War II and the Cold War, and how other historical events connect to Asian hate during the current COVID-19 pandemic. They end with how to approach the issue of Asian American...

Our hosts have been with DAG for a whole year now, speaking on issues that pertain to Asian girls, but also sharing their stories of being Asian girls. Staying true to their mission of creating a podcast by Asian girls, for Asian girls, our hosts, Naina Giri, Genesis Magpayo, and Alina Rahim, share their first impressions of each other in giggly reminiscence. Our podcast leadership also joins this...

*TW: sexual violence, assault, and domestic abuse* In this episode of "Protect Our AAPI Community", Alina sits down with Kacey Lee, a social media director and organizer at Space to Speak. The two talk about the need for anti-violence work as well as how to lower sexual assault rates in the Asian community. Kacey discusses her work with Space to Speak, an organization striving to create a safe spa...

In this episode, Naina and Gen are joined by their fellow Dear Asian Youth members, Marcella and Mya, to discuss Asians viewed through the perspective of the white gaze. They discuss topics such as Asian characters in Western media, notions of masculinity and femininity placed upon different Asians, and how factors like colorism, colonization, and more play a role in these conversations.

In this episode, Naina interviews Jensen Reyes, a multi disciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. They identify as a second generation Filipinx American as well as transgender nonbinary. They discuss the intersectionality of their racial and gender identities, including experiences with American and Asian notions of gender. Jensen also speaks on his experiences with fetishization, his journey with...

In this episode, the two Dear Asian Youth social media co-directors, Namrata and Mya, shine a more personal light on their responsibilities in DAY, their aspirations for the future, their day-to-day struggles with productivity and student life, as well as so much more -- all put together with a dash of humor!

In this episode, we have our four co-hosts, Genesis, Alina, Melissa and Naina, all together in one episode reflecting on their past experiences in 2020/2021, and sharing their hopes for the future. They discuss looking forward to potential diversity in their college lives, navigating through their Asian identities in racially homogenous areas, and more.

In this episode, Genesis talks with Love Ablan. Love Ablan is a multidisciplinary artist that does photography, film, art, and is also a storyteller and meditation teacher. Genesis and Love dive deep into the life experiences that shaped her to create the art she’s creating now, the pressures she put upon herself when first starting into art, and how important it is to have representation in the a...

In this episode Alina and Gen talk with Emma Tang from @intersectional.abc about utilizing her platform to maintain an intersectional environment. They discuss everything from social media activism to anti-Asian-based hate crimes. Emma explains her journey with her instagram account and how it can be difficult to maintain an informed background on all issues. She discusses social media activism an...

In this episode, Alina and Gen talk to Afshan from @lifesforliving, on what guided her to utilize social media to share her cultural identity. Afshan discusses her experience growing up in a close-minded area to her college experience in a diverse and mixed city, where she discovered her passion for marketing while also talking about the positive and negative aspects of social media and how to dea...

In this episode, Naina and Melissa are joined by Graci Kim. Graci Kim is a Korean author coming out with her new book, ‘The Last Falling Star’. Together, they discuss Graci’s experiences growing up as Asian in New Zealand, growing as an author to accept her Asian identity more, and how being Asian has impacted her writing.

In this episode Gen and Christine Lam aka Faerie talk about her story getting into the music industry, the problem with the formulaic artist in these record labels, why the music industry lacks Asian representation, and the rise of Tik Tok to find your music stardom! You can listen to Faerie's music such as her latest EP, 2 am, here https://open.spotify.com/artist/4kGFQZ0RuDoBFSBYzF0qJl?si=9EdxRhz...

In this episode, Naina and Melissa talk with Magnolia Printz to discuss the disparities in the STEM field from the perspective of Asian women. They touch on topics like pressures to sacrifice femininity for professionalism, balancing work and personal life/duties/care, and issues like medical racism, xenophobic microaggressions, and double standards within gender.

In this episode, Melissa and Naina discuss with Helen Li, a member of grassroots podcast “Fresh Off the Vote”, about idolizing politicians. They touch on how consumerism and capitalism feeds into idolization, how idolizing leaves little room for accountability, and the difference between support vs. idolization.

In this episode, Melissa and Naina are joined by Ngan Le to talk about voter suppression in the Asian American community. They highlight the apoliticism among Asians, struggles Asian or other minority groups in America face while voting, and more.

This week's episode are the voices behind Dear Asian Youth as they talk about themselves, first impressions of each other, and dating stories. 

In this episode Julie from the Asian American Feminist Collective and Genesis sit down and talk about her knowledge on the political history of the AAPI, shifting to topics about finding your political ideology while growing up and her advice on how to find your voice. RESOURCES: BOOKLIST FROM AAFC: https://www.asianamfeminism.org/resources AAFC: https://www.asianamfeminism.org/

Melissa and Naina talk to two fellow members of Dear Asian Youth : Roma Manaois and Maine Simbulan. They are both teenagers living in the Philippines, and together they compare social justice movements in the Philippines vs. the US, discuss how activism can be equated to terrorism, and talk about how bigotry and ignorance plays into performative advocacy on social media.

Alina and Genesis talk to Anu Thirunarayanan about how affirmative action started, the pros and cons of affirmative action, how it afffects the Asian community, and how it relates back to the Asian community’s internalized racism and anti-blackness

In this episode Alina and Gen talk to Akshadha Lagisetti from AYCE about her political experience in Georgia working for Elizabeth Warren and her local community, holding our government accountable, the difference ever since Trump’s administration on government accountability, and different types of way to keep our government officials in check.

In this episode, Alina talks about the film industry and the stereotypes perpetuated through media to show diversity through the camera, theater vs film, why the Oscars committee and other awards ceremonies need to be diversified, and more with Maddy Manning Bi, a fellow DAY member with experience in the industry. 

In today's episode Genesis is joined with Ami Nafzger. Ami is founder of GOAL in Korea, an organization in Korea to help adoptees. Genesis and Ami talk about her experience being an adoptee, the adoptee process in Korea and China, and the struggles of being an adoptee. 

Asians in the pageant industry may be hard to come by, but meet the holder of Miss Taiwan, Jasmine Ma. She is joined by Melissa and Naina as they discuss Asian representation in media, debunk myths of pageants, and talk about Jasmine’s overall experience of being an Asian pageant queen.

In today's episode, Genesis interviews her mom, who is a physical therapist. Together, they address stereotypes surrounding Asian women in healthcare, especially Filipinos being nurses, and how the current pandemic is detrimentally hurting the essential workers.

From toxic white boys to how the podcast got started, Melissa, Gen, Alina, and Naina answer your questions! Tune in as you get to learn more about each host and a whole lot more.