Asian Lifing

Dennis Tran
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  • MENTAL HEALTH

A podcast talk show about the Asian American experiences on mental health, personal development, acceptance, and growth. As an Asian American guy, who have gone through life being partially blind, living with glaucoma, autism, and mental health traumas from my upbringings, there were a lot of struggles and hardships along the way in this journey called "Life." Come join and follow me, Dennis Tran as your host on my journey through life as I shared my knowledge and lesson learned of how I am able to navigate life and continue to grow despite the circumstances and hands I've been dealt with.

  1. 06/03/2022

    Ep.27 - The Post-Grad Journey with Kim Chua (@kimchva) -S3 Finale

    Welcome back to Asian Lifing! Can't believe we have finally reached the Season 3 Finale, 27 episodes later! What a journey it has been! This is the final part of the 3 episodes season finale featuring Kim Chua (@kimchva), who you have previously known from Ep.21 The Uncanny Reunion, Ep.25 Our High School Years, Ep.26 College Lifing as Anteaters, and the designer of this podcast. In this episode, Kim and Dennis will picked things up from where they left off, as they ventured into the post-grad world. Find out what they discovered and learned along the way of their respective post-grad journey as they reminisced back to life in their early to late 20s.  Come join us as we wrapped up AANHPI Heritage Month with this fun episode as we reflect back on our respective post-grad journey, the things we did, the jobs we took, and the things we learned along the way that shaped us into who we are today and what we do now.  Stay tuned to the very end for a special announcement regarding the future of this podcast, so hope you are excited as we are.   Please remember to rate, review, follow, and subscribe on apple podcast, iTunes, and on all the podcast platforms out there, and feel free to reach out to me with feedback, questions, or if interested in being a guest! :)  Contact Kim: Instagram: @kimchva  Contact Dennis:  Email: dennistran18@gmail.com   Instagram: @denvtran  Support & follow this podcast: Asian Lifing:  Instagram: @asianlifing  upport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asianlifing/support

    57 min

  2. 05/27/2022

    Ep.26 - College Lifing as Anteaters with Kim Chua (@kimchva)

    Welcome back to Asian Lifing!! We are now down to last 2 episodes of this season, what a journey it has been.  This is part 2 of the 3 episodes season finale featuring Kim Chua (@kimchva), who you have previously known from Ep.21 The Uncanny Reunion, Ep.25 Our High School Years, and the designer of this podcast. Did you know Kim and Dennis also went to the same university? If you don't, now you do. Kim and Dennis will continue to walk down memory lane together, only this time for this episode, they are now revisiting their times at UC Irvine together despite not crossing paths. Come join and celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month with us in this fun episode as we reflect back on our experiences as undergraduates from UC Irvine, where we both transitioned from the minority to majority as Asian Americans, and how these experiences as anteaters shaped and influenced us, our careers, and where we are now in life. It's always interesting to see how far we have come just looking back, the things we discovered along the way, and how things have unfolded. Please remember to rate, review, follow, and subscribe on apple podcast, iTunes, and on all the podcast platforms out there, and feel free to reach out to me with feedback, questions, or if interested in being a guest! :) Contact Kim: Instagram: @kimchva Contact Dennis: Email: dennistran18@gmail.com  Instagram: @denvtran Support & follow this podcast: Asian Lifing: Instagram: @asianlifing Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asianlifing/support

    1h 11m
  3. Ep.25 - Our High School Years with Kim Chua (@kimchva)

    05/05/2022

    Ep.25 - Our High School Years with Kim Chua (@kimchva)

    Welcome back to another episode of Asian Lifing! We are just 3 episodes away from the season finale. Kicking off and celebrating AAPI Heritage Month, I'm excited to have back on this podcast, Kim Chua (@kimchva), aka the amazing friend, designer, collaborator, and partner in advocacy, who you all have got to know in Episode 21: The Uncanny Reunion. To wrap up this season, Kim and Dennis will walk down memory lane together in this 3 episodes season finale! Starting off with this high school episode, where Kim and Dennis first met. So much have changed in the last decade, since we both were in high school and even sat in a classroom. Both of our own journeys have been quite an interesting ride ever since.  Come join us in this episode as we reflect back on our experiences growing up Asian American in a low income community and school system, where we both identified as the minority, and how these experiences shaped and influenced us into who we are today. As we take this moment to reminisced and look back on our years in high school together, there's so much that we still don't know and are still learning as we go.  Please remember to rate, review, follow, and subscribe on apple podcast, iTunes, and on all the podcast platforms out there, and feel free to reach out to me with feedback, questions, or if interested in being a guest! :) Contact Kim: Instagram: @kimchva Contact Dennis: Email: dennistran18@gmail.com  Instagram: @denvtran Support & follow this podcast: Asian Lifing: Instagram: @asianlifing Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asianlifing/support

    1h 16m
  4. Ep.24 - Lifing as Late ADHD x Autism Neurodivergent with Vanni Le (@vanni.pack)

    04/20/2022

    Ep.24 - Lifing as Late ADHD x Autism Neurodivergent with Vanni Le (@vanni.pack)

    Welcome back to another episode of Asian Lifing! For many Asian American growing up, disability was something that was always shamed or judged upon. There were many stigma around this. In addition, media and representations have not been authentically portraying disability representations and as result, we never had much of a role model or influenced to look up to. We did not have resources or awareness of the disability network or community out there or were exposed to them because it was never really talked about. Even if our parents knew, they wouldn’t understand or would opt to not address it due to the fear, shame, and guilt influenced by the cultural upbringing they grew up with. Since then, times had changed and opportunities to address our cultural upbringing and embracing who we are and our uniqueness became more available. It is up to us to redefine this narrative and share our story to empower and uplift one another.  I'm excited to have my awesome boss and friend, the Entertainment Outreach Program Manager at RespectAbility, Vanni Le (@vanni.pack) joining me on this episode as we discussed neurodiversity, our respective late diagnosis with autism (Dennis) and adhd (Vanni) and how our upbringing affected us, disability representations, and our advocacy work at RespectAbility.  Come join us in this fun and engaging conversations about disability and our experiences as Asian Americans! Please remember to rate, review, follow, and subscribe on apple podcast, iTunes, and on all the podcast platforms out there, and feel free to reach out to me with feedback, questions, or if interested in being a guest! :)  Contact Vanni:  Instagram: @vanni.pack  RespectAbility: @respecttheability https://www.respectability.org/   Contact Dennis:  Email: dennistran18@gmail.com Instagram: @denvtran  Asian Lifing -Instagram: @asianlifing  Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asianlifing/support

    1h 15m
  5. Ep.23 - Navigating Cultural Identity & Belonging with Chris Nguyen (@trungeats)

    04/06/2022

    Ep.23 - Navigating Cultural Identity & Belonging with Chris Nguyen (@trungeats)

    Welcome back to another episode of Asian Lifing! When it comes to one's identity and belonging, it is a topics that hits close to home for many Asian American, marginalized groups, or vulnerable and at risk communities. The common questions among people within a community, group settings, school, or institutions, are how do I fit in, connect with others, or just the feeling of being out of place and questioning yourself if I really belong here or with this group or crowd, or even environment. It can definitely get lonely and confusing, when you feel different from the rest. Joining me on today's episode is my good friend and volunteer bud, Chris Nguyen (@trungeats), as we dive deep into this issue and how we navigate through various communities and groups as we understand ourselves and our identities.  Come join us as we share our experiences and stories to how we navigated and found our sense of identity and belonging within the community and groups as Asian Americans.  Please remember to rate, review, follow, and subscribe on apple podcast, iTunes, and on all the podcast platforms out there, and feel free to reach out to me with feedback, questions, or if interested in being a guest! :)  Contact Chris: Instagram: @trungeats  Contact Dennis:  Email: dennistran18@gmail.com Instagram: @denvtran  Asian Lifing -Instagram: @asianlifing  Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asianlifing/support

    50 min
  6. Ep.22 - Men's Mental Health & Trauma with Vincent Ngo (@vincentngooo)

    03/23/2022

    Ep.22 - Men's Mental Health & Trauma with Vincent Ngo (@vincentngooo)

    Welcome back to another episode of Asian Lifing! With so much going on in the world and the ongoing pandemic, with the changes happening, mental health has never been more important as it can definitely be a lonely time for a lot of people as they faced many transitions and changes whether it’s in personal life or career. While there are many rapid movements and progression in our society in this unprecedented time, we can get caught up and neglect ourselves.  In this episode, I'll be discussing mental health from the perspectives of Asian American Men, the trauma, and why it matters with my good friend Vincent Ngo (@vincentngooo). As men, we are socially and culturally constructed to be strong and not express emotion, and oftentimes, being vulnerable is seen as weak, but at the end of the day all we want is to be seen, heard, understood, and connected as humans. Come join us in this episode, as we talk about mental health and get into our man feelings as Asian American guys. Please remember to rate, review, follow, and subscribe on apple podcast, iTunes, and on all the podcast platforms out there, and feel free to reach out to me with feedback, questions, or if interested in being a guest! :) Contact Vincent:  Instagram: @vincentngooo Contact Dennis: Email: dennistran18@gmail.com Instagram: @denvtran Asian Lifing-Instagram: @asianlifing Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asianlifing/support

    1h 36m

  7. 03/09/2022

    Ep.21 - The Uncanny Reunion '21 (Dennis + Kim)

    Welcome back to Asian Lifing! Season 3 is Now Live! What a year 2021 has been? It’s definitely been a wild year of uncertainties, changes, and surprises that was filled with alot of personal development, growth both personally and professionally, and healing that I never could even imagine or dream of. Can't believe it's now been a little over a year, since I first began this journey and put this podcast out into the world, sharing my story as a disabled Asian American Guy being partially blind living with glaucoma, autism, and family mental health traumas! Happy Anniversary to Asian Lifing and special shout and thanks to the amazing big sis and life coach Christine Chen (@xoxochristinechen) as always for the ongoing love, support, and inspiration to get me to start this in the very first place and its been life changing ever since. But that's not all, because of this very podcast, I'm able to celebrate another anniversary, joining me on this episode to celebrate this milestone is my amazing friend, designer, partner in advocacy, and collaborator, Kim Chua (@kimchva), who I have the uncanny reunion with after 9 long years. Cheers!!  Come join us in this flip the host episode, as Kim help me reflect back on this past year together, the growth and development that came out of it, my own personal journey, and looking ahead to the future of this podcast and beyond!  Please remember to rate, review, follow, and subscribe on apple podcast, iTunes, and on all the podcast platforms out there, and feel free to reach out to me with feedback, questions, or if interested in being a guest! :)   Contact Dennis:   Email: dennistran18@gmail.com  Instagram: @denvtran   Asian Lifing: Instagram: @asianlifing   Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asianlifing/support  Organizations to Support, that we work and collab with:  Respectability: https://www.respectability.org/  Instagram: @respecttheability  The Asian Americans with Disabilities Initiative (AADI): https://www.aadinitiative.org/ Instagram: @aadinitiative  Asians and Pacifics Islander Disability of California (APIDC): https://apidisabilities.org/ Instagram: @apidc  Disability Rights of California: https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/ Instagram: @disabilityrightsca  Inclusion Films: https://www.inclusionfilms.com/ Instagram: @inclusionfilms  Union of Pan Asian Communities: https://www.upacsd.com/ Instagram: @upac_sd  Create Purpose: https://www.createpurpose.org/ Instagram: @createpurpose

    58 min

  8. 09/29/2021

    Ep.20 - Mastering the Self -S2 Finale

    Welcome back to another episode of Asian Lifing and the season 2 finale! Can't believe we have reached the finale for season 2 and 20 episodes later, what a journey it has been full of learning, growing, and evolving this past year. Its also almost been a year since I first began this podcast journey and documenting my life and experiences navigating life with mental health traumas and disabilities as an Asian American guy. There were so many changes and uncomfortable moments through this process and navigating life that contributed to my evolution and personal growth that I am proud of. There were many lessons I have learned through life and am still going through this process of adapting and constantly learning and evolving as I go. Life is challenging, but with the right approach and mindset, I believe we all can get to a place where we can all thrive! As we all go through life with each of our own personal journeys, we can often get lost and confused about who we are and what we are meant to do that clouded our judgment and existence on earth, whether it is due to our circumstances, disabilities, opinions of others, our parents, what society have framed us to believe, or what success may even look like. All of this can be overwhelming and we are left navigating life with negative thinking patterns, comparison, forcing things, and rushing the process, and not letting things unfold naturally. These factors should not dictate who we are or the life that we want to live. We are the protagonist of our own lives and we need to remember that.  Come join me on this episode as I guide you through tools and tips that have helped me stay grounded and be my own protagonist on this journey in my life and how you can do the same by taking back control of it and live your best life starting now, as the protagonist of your own story!  Please remember to rate, review, follow, and subscribe on apple podcast, iTunes, and on all the podcast platforms out there, and feel free to reach out to me with feedback, questions, or if interested in being a guest! :)  Contact Dennis:  Email: dennistran18@gmail.com Instagram: @denvtran  Asian Lifing-Instagram: @asianlifing  Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asianlifing/support

    20 min
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A podcast talk show about the Asian American experiences on mental health, personal development, acceptance, and growth. As an Asian American guy, who have gone through life being partially blind, living with glaucoma, autism, and mental health traumas from my upbringings, there were a lot of struggles and hardships along the way in this journey called "Life." Come join and follow me, Dennis Tran as your host on my journey through life as I shared my knowledge and lesson learned of how I am able to navigate life and continue to grow despite the circumstances and hands I've been dealt with.

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  • Creator
    Dennis Tran
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Dennis Tran
  • Show Website
    Asian Lifing