Building Communi-Tea

Building Communi-Tea
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Long distance friends Whitney and Anu explore their identities as Asian-American millennials through the lens of their upbringings and how those influences have shaped how they see the world. Each episode explores a different topic of identity, experience or common struggle with many episodes featuring special guests from both the Asian & broader POC communities bringing their unique perspectives. Through sharing a mix of stories they aim to build an all inclusive empowered Communi-Tea one cup of tea at a time! Instagram:@buildcommunitea Cover art by @whitneykittyart

  1. 04/03/2023

    Everything Everywhere All at Once!

    What's not to love about "Everything Everywhere All at Once"? It's sci fi, fantasy, and action all in one! We talk about our favorite parts of the movie and why it was so relatable to the Asian American Diaspora. Follow us on Instagram @buildcommunitea!

    52 min

  2. 01/30/2023

    Excel-ing at Your Career! with Special Guest Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi

    Happy 2023 everyone! We are kicking off the new year with Dr. Sirisha Kuchimanchi. Sirisha is the host of Women, Career and Life Podcast and gives millennials sage advice on ways that you can begin to take steps in making positive changes in your career. She also demystifies a lot of things that many millennials find daunting and out of reach such as investing, networking, and creating a work life balance.  Listen to Sirisha's podcast Women, Career and Life here! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-career-life/id1579216583 Instagram:@womencareerandlife Building Communi-Tea is a completely independent and self produced podcast. Being both Asian and Queer owned, we create this podcast to serve as a resource for the AAPI and greater BIPOC communi-teas. If you enjoy our podcast, please consider donating at our ko-fi link below so we can keep creating content.  If you can't donate, leave us a positive review and rating on Apple Podcasts so we can get into as many ears as possible.Ko-fi.com/buildcommunitea Follow us on Instagram: @buildcommunitea Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/buildingcommunitea/support

    1h 8m

  3. 09/17/2022

    Creating Zines for Community with Special Guest Katherine Leung

    Whitney and Anu are joined by Katherine Leung the founder of Canto Cutie, a literature and art zine that publishes the work of Cantonese artists and writers around the world! With a dedicated team, Katherine creates a colorful empowering zine that is as diverse as the Cantonese diaspora. We later talk about how we believe that Asian Americans and Asians from Asia can better understand each other.  Buy Canto Cutie Zine Here! https://cantocutie.square.site/ Instagram: @cantocutie  Building Communi-Tea is a completely independent and self produced podcast. Being both Asian and Queer owned, we create this podcast to serve as a resource for the AAPI and greater BIPOC communi-teas. If you enjoy our podcast, please consider donating at our ko-fi link below so we can keep creating content. If you can't donate, leave us a positive review and rating on Apple Podcasts so we can get into as many ears as possible.  Ko-fi.com/buildcommunitea Follow us on Instagram: @buildcommunitea

    1h 24m

  4. 07/29/2022

    Ask a Future Auntie Part 2!

    We got so many great questions from our listeners that we decided to do a second episode!

    46 min

  5. 05/27/2022

    A Balancing Act with Special Guest Nikki Soohoo

    Whitney and Anu welcome Los Angeles based actress Nikki Soohoo!  Nikki brings wealth of experience in the entertainment industry. She has starred in numerous Disney shows such as The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Phil of the Future, , Drake & Josh, Pretty Little Liars and Star Wars Resistance. On the big screen, she has been in Stick It, Bring It On: Fight to the Finish, and The Lovely Bones. Recently she has been Featured in an article by TeenVOGUE called “37 Asian Actors You Should Know,” and has also joined LA based entrepreneurs group “the League of Badass Dogooders. You can find more information about Nikki on her instagram @nikkisoohoo and http://www.nikkisoohoo.com/  Building Communi-Tea is a completely independent and self produced podcast. Being both Asian and Queer owned, we create this podcast to serve as a resource for the AAPI and greater BIPOC comuni-teas. If you enjoy our podcast, please consider donating at our ko-fi link below so we can keep creating content. Consider it like buying us a coffee! (of tea for that matter). If you can't donate, leave us a positive review and rating on Apple Podcasts so we can get into as many ears as possible.  Ko-fi.com/buildcommunitea Follow us on Instagram:@buildcommunitea   Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/buildingcommunitea/support

    1h 9m

  6. 04/28/2022

    Ask a Future Auntie!

    Inspired by advice columns from their teenage years, Whitney and Anu take on the persona of a "future Asian Auntie" and give you semi solicited advice that any auntie would love.  This episode is sponsored by Ana Luisa Jewelry. Please visit: https://shop.analuisa.com/communitea and go treat yourself and your loved ones. Use the code COMMUNITEA to get BOGO 40% off! We absolutely recommend them. They are a great brand, making beautiful sustainable jewelry, so go check out https://shop.analuisa.com/communitea code COMMUNITEA #analuisany

    53 min

  7. 03/24/2022

    Dressed to Chill

    Whitney and Anu discuss various types of clothes that they wore throughout their childhood as well as fashion trends of the past. Then they talk about how they express their personal style now.  This episode is sponsored by Ana Luisa Jewelry. Please visit: https://shop.analuisa.com/communitea and go treat yourself and your loved ones. Use the code COMMUNITEA to get 20% off. We absolutely recommend them. They are a great brand, making beautiful sustainable jewelry, so go check out https://shop.analuisa.com/communitea code COMMUNITEA #analuisany

    50 min

  8. 02/24/2022

    Spill the Astrolo-Tea

    Whitney and Anu discuss astrology, their signs, compatibility between signs, and a story about how animals got their place in the Chinese zodiac. This episode is sponsored by Ana Luisa Jewelry. Please visit: https://shop.analuisa.com/communitea and go treat yourself and your loved ones. Use the code COMMUNITEA to get 10% off. We absolutely recommend them. They are a great brand, making beautiful sustainable jewelry, so go check out https://shop.analuisa.com/communitea code COMMUNITEA #analuisany

    46 min
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Long distance friends Whitney and Anu explore their identities as Asian-American millennials through the lens of their upbringings and how those influences have shaped how they see the world. Each episode explores a different topic of identity, experience or common struggle with many episodes featuring special guests from both the Asian & broader POC communities bringing their unique perspectives. Through sharing a mix of stories they aim to build an all inclusive empowered Communi-Tea one cup of tea at a time! Instagram:@buildcommunitea Cover art by @whitneykittyart

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  • Creator
    Building Communi-Tea
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Building Communi-Tea
  • Show Website
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