Unpacking Asian American Experiences as a Creator ft. Brian Xu bamboo & glass

What's the literal translation of "business goose" or "dirt bean ball" in Mandarin? (Answer in episode.) What's it like growing up in Mississippi as a 2nd-gen Chinese American, then going to college and working in the Bay Area? Hear about it from our friend Brian (@bri_xu) - you may have seen his TikToks about height guessing, Asian spelling bee, data, LinkedIn, and more, featuring his lovely parents!  

In addition to learning how Brian's childhood differed from ours (16:00), we also chat about (44:42): 
what we think acquaintances might assume about us based on what we share on social media how our boundaries have shifted as our audience grewwhat we consider when showcasing family members in our content during a time of increased reports of hate crimes against Asians what it looks like in our respective creative process to amplify others' work how we feel when friends mention our TikTok or podcast when introducing usthe difference between attention and connectionThis episode continues the conversation about growing up in different parts of the world (as started in "120. INHERITANCE: Traversing Continents, Careers, Languages, Generations ft. Juliana Chang") and the conversation about considerations when creating Asian American content during the resurgence of reported hate crimes against Asians (as started in "118. “Asian American podcast”: Duties & Possibilities").
More about Brian:
 I work in data science and tell stories using LinkedIn Economic Graph data to understand the workforce and help members advance their careers. The workforce data in that LinkedIn notification you might have received before was likely from me! It’s basically just: SELECT the_best_data_insights FROM linkedin.economic_graph;

Here's some non-work topics we can chat about: NBA, watermelon, Jesus, Asians in America, Mississippi and the South, LoL, fantasy bball, Chopin, Chinese food, dad shoes, coaching 7-8 year olds, and being in a constant state of identity crisis.

TikTok: @bri_xu
Instagram:  @bri_xu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brixu

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