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hAAPI hour with melissa cho melissa cho
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Host Melissa Cho created this podcast as an excuse to hang out with cool new AAPI friends. She's also here to prove to others (and herself) that it's ok for her AAPI friends to show some vulnerability—laying out our thoughts can be healing, revealing, and very, very, very entertaining to listen to. Mental health, friendships, love, horror stories, hot takes—time to loosen up. Grab a drink of your choice and let's spend happy hour together.
Have someone you want featured? Email haapihourpodcast@gmail.com or send hi on Instagram @haapihourpod. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/haapihour/support
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why we should be going to parties alone and sober more, finding a full-time job is like scaling everest, and seeking more joy
Answering your questions and sharing recent fun happenings in my newest solo episode. I've been going to a lot of events the past 2 months and meeting new people (storytime in this episode), all while being sober and going by myself. Also sharing updates on my ongoing quest to find a full-time job in this highly saturated creative job market, grrrr. And someone asked me to talk about Jojo Siwa, so your wish is my command. Let's catch up.
cheers 乾杯,
melissa 以欣
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Music from Epidemic Sound. Like the music? Find the hAAPI hour playlist here: https://share.epidemicsound.com/co24zo/?playlist=21xf90t142ycjiyt5rnypqgrcc5j36m7
And, if you sign up for Epidemic Sound through the playlist link, you'll get 1 month for free!
Hosted/created by Melissa Cho
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hAAPI hour goes abroad!!! how to spend a day in taipei
I'm bringing hAAPI hour to my hometown and favorite place on earth. here's how i would spend it with friends visiting—enjoy 🫶🏼.
Cheers 🍵,
Melissa
Follow hAAPI hour on Instagram for episode highlights and guest reveals: https://www.instagram.com/haapihourpod/
Have someone you want featured? Email haapihourpodcast@gmail.com or send a message on Instagram @haapihourpod.
Music from Epidemic Sound. Like the music? Find the hAAPI hour playlist here: https://share.epidemicsound.com/co24zo/?playlist=21xf90t142ycjiyt5rnypqgrcc5j36m7
And, if you sign up for Epidemic Sound through the playlist link, you'll get 1 month for free!
Hosted/created by Melissa Cho
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A Hot New Asian Dating App Enters the Villah. Is This Legit? (With Yuzu's Head of Brand Cindy Lim)
A hot new Asian dating app has entered the villahhhh. Since helming the role of Head of Brand last May, Cindy Lim has been on a mission to spread awareness on a new app that transforms how we socially and romantically connect digitally.
Yuzu isn't just another dating app. With features tailored to the Asian diaspora, including social and dating modes, community spaces, and the ability to showcase ethnic roots, Yuzu is redefining how Asians connect and interact online. The buzz surrounding its launch was palpable, with over 10,000 eager users on the waitlist within just 90 days prior to its release.
A true third-culture kid, Cindy bridges her Korean heritage with her American upbringing. Co-founder and advisor to the popular lifestyle and cannabis brand Sundae School, Cindy brings a wealth of experience and passion to her role at Yuzu. Through the app, she's on a mission to foster pride, connections, and community within the Asian diaspora.
Cheers 🍵,
Melissa
Join Yuzu now: https://joinyuzu.com/?shortlink=vljjsbih&c=IG_Bio&pid=OwnedSocial&af_xp=custom&source_caller=uiFollow Yuzu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joinyuzu/?hl=en
Follow Cindy: https://www.instagram.com/cinerji/?hl=en
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Have someone you want featured? Email haapihourpodcast@gmail.com or send a message on Instagram @haapihourpod.
Music from Epidemic Sound. Like the music? Find the hAAPI hour playlist here: https://share.epidemicsound.com/co24zo/?playlist=21xf90t142ycjiyt5rnypqgrcc5j36m7
And, if you sign up for Epidemic Sound through the playlist link, you'll get 1 month for free!
Hosted/created by Melissa Cho
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want to achieve your dreams? face your fear of looking stupid. (DELETED SCENE)
Listen to Chitra's full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7dooR4VqKFTuHAJI4bzAwF?si=22c824eaf9b74d1d
I want to share a snippet that was cut from a past episode due to time constraints. I’ve been reflecting on and reviewing a lot of my previous interviews over the past almost one year since I brought the show back in May, and I came across this conversation that was sitting in my editing timeline.
This deleted scene is a part of my episode with singer, songwriter, violinist, and now music producer Chitra Dassapa, who actually was the first guest I had on the show when I decided to bring the show back last year. I look back at myself and Chitra’s past years; we’ve grown so much. In Chitra’s case, I remember interviewing her before she was about to release her new single called “Aftertaste.” We were also both working in the same fitness studio as our part-time jobs, so we bonded a lot whenever we had the same odd-hour shifts and would talk about creativity, inspiration, and our frustrations, but also would provide encouragement for each other as independent creatives.
I’m so proud of Chitra and what she’s achieved ever since we recorded this talk because since then, she’s gotten so much more attention on social media regarding her music, she finally released her long-awaited single, surpassing 100 thousand streams in a few weeks, and yes it was all self-produced. I’m just filled with so much joy and gratitude that this amazing woman is a part of the hAAPI hour canon and is also my friend. Enjoy this golden deleted scene, which hopefully is a necessary reminder to anyone who’s afraid to look stupid when going after their dreams.
cheers 乾杯,
melissa 以欣
Stream Aftertaste: https://open.spotify.com/track/6HrGHJbrBpuLAKhwfaGTlz?si=dba90d79490c4a1b
Follow along Chitra's music journey: https://www.instagram.com/thisischitra/?hl=en
Follow hAAPI hour on Instagram for episode highlights and guest reveals: https://www.instagram.com/haapihourpod/
Have someone you want featured? Email haapihourpodcast@gmail.com or send a message on Instagram @haapihourpod.
Music from Epidemic Sound. Like the music? Find the hAAPI hour playlist here: https://share.epidemicsound.com/co24zo/?playlist=21xf90t142ycjiyt5rnypqgrcc5j36m7
And, if you sign up for Epidemic Sound through the playlist link, you'll get 1 month for free.
Hosted/created by Melissa Cho
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Being a Female Baddie in Sports, Singing Live with James Corden (lol), and Saying NO to Avoidant Men with NFL Social Programmer Shannon Domingsil
Say hello to tomorrow’s guest, the baddest NFL social media programmer, Shannon Domingsil.
Shannon and I go way back in college—she was actually my orientation leader. From the years I’ve known her in college, her work ethic is one of her strongest traits that stick out to me—the baddie has interned at CNN, The Today Show, E! News, and produced an investigative piece for Refinery29 on fertility fraud that racked up millions of views. All during college. Wtf.
For the past three years, this Honolulu island gyal has been on the social team for THE NFL, producing content with household names such as World Cup Champion Kylian Mbappe, Jason Derulo, Saweetie, and some of the biggest names in football today.
Make no mistake, although we talk about sports, this episode is still VERY MUCH a girls' chat. Shannon talks about the stigma of women working in sports, the story of how she made the first move to her now man, and how she once sang with James Corden live.
Cheers 🍵,
Melissa
Follow Shannon: https://www.instagram.com/shannondomingsil/
Follow hAAPI hour on Instagram for episode highlights and guest reveals: https://www.instagram.com/haapihourpod/
Have someone you want featured? Email haapihourpodcast@gmail.com or send a message on Instagram @haapihourpod.
Music from Epidemic Sound. Like the music? Find the hAAPI hour playlist here: https://share.epidemicsound.com/co24zo/?playlist=21xf90t142ycjiyt5rnypqgrcc5j36m7
And, if you sign up for Epidemic Sound through the playlist link, you'll get 1 month for free!
Hosted/created by Melissa Cho
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IT'S TIME TO THINK LIKE A WHITE MAN THIS YEAR
Here's what I learned from my two-month sabbatical in Taipei, reflecting on my quarter-life crisis, and sharing my battle strategies for the future. Thank you for being here.
cheers 乾杯,
melissa 以欣
Follow hAAPI hour on Instagram for episode highlights and guest reveals: https://www.instagram.com/haapihourpod/
Have someone you want featured? Email haapihourpodcast@gmail.com or send a message on Instagram @haapihourpod.
Music from Epidemic Sound. Like the music? Find the hAAPI hour playlist here: https://share.epidemicsound.com/co24zo/?playlist=21xf90t142ycjiyt5rnypqgrcc5j36m7
And, if you sign up for Epidemic Sound through the playlist link, you'll get 1 month for free!
Hosted/created by Melissa Cho
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/haapihour/support