What Kind of Asian Are You‪?‬ DIASPORA ASIAN PRODUCTIONS

WE ARE BACK!

A conversation with a new friend, Daniela Hornskov Sun, writer, musician, producer, and all-around creative.  I came upon Daniela through the community she is a part of, THIIIRD. THIIIRD and their team asked us if we are able to help spread the word on their new podcast series, All My Half East Asian BFF that they just released (all episodes are out now so check it out!). If you have been following our feed, we spotlighted an episode of the podcast series here and now we are going to interview Daniela who is the producer for the podcast series and the one who had the idea for the podcast series. Listen to our conversation where we dived into Daniela's Mixed Asian upbringing/background, living in Europe, dealing with microaggressions, her work with THIIIRD and the podcast series.

Please support THIIIRD and their work as they are doing great things amplifying underrepresented voices, something we here at the podcast feel strongly about.

Biography of Daniela:

 Daniela is mixed Chinese 🇨🇳 and Danish 🇩🇰, grew up in China 🇨🇳 and England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. Daniela’s pronouns are she/they and is a producer, writer, and musician, who is obsessed with food, and currently obsessed with swimming. 🏊🏻‍♂️


About the Series
Through raucous and poignant discussions, a group of half East Asian, half white friends connect more deeply with each other and explore new ways to live their identities.
About the Podcast
Exploring the intersections between culture and activism, THIIIRD Waves spotlights guests whose expertise and lived experience provide insights on topical issues through the lens of representation, access and privilege. The show is hosted by the women of THIIIRD magazine - producer Daniela Hornskov Sun, DJ Tryb, and founder Rhona Ezuma who bring to the table perspectives from their Danish Chinese and Black British Nigerian backgrounds.
About Thiiird
Thiiird Waves is the podcast offering from Thiiird Magazine, a platform bringing you cultural insight through amplification of underrepresented voices.

Follow Daniela
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/dhsun/

Follow THIIIRD!

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/thiiirdmagazine/
All the links
https://taplink.cc/thiiirdmagazine
Podcast
https://www.thiiirdmagazine.co.uk/podcast
Support the showThank you for listening!
Help this podcast:
1. Follow us on Instagram @whatkindofasianpod
2. Share our episodes with friends and family
3. Subscribe to us on your streaming platform
4. Leave us a rating and review on Spotify and Apple Podcast
5. Buy Us a Coffee! (Supporting us financially really helps but it's definitely not required, do it if you can)

All the links!
https://linktr.ee/whatkindofasianareyoupod

PODCAST SPOTLIGHT

Today's not your regular What Kind of Asian Are You? Podcast episode. This is spotlighting a podcast episode from our new podcast friend, THIIRD WAVES's new podcast series, ALL MY HALF EAST ASIAN BFFS. This is their Sex and Dating episode. Listen to it and check out the rest of their podcast series now live on their page. Make sure to follow them and support what they are doing!

About the Series
Through raucous and poignant discussions, a group of half East Asian, half white friends connect more deeply with each other and explore new ways to live their identities.
About the Podcast
Exploring the intersections between culture and activism, THIIIRD Waves spotlights guests whose expertise and lived experience provide insights on topical issues through the lens of representation, access and privilege. The show is hosted by the women of THIIIRD magazine - producer Daniela Hornskov Sun, DJ Tryb, and founder Rhona Ezuma who bring to the table perspectives from their Danish Chinese and Black British Nigerian backgrounds.
About Thiiird
Thiiird Waves is the podcast offering from Thiiird Magazine, a platform bringing you cultural insight through amplification of underrepresented voices.

About the Episode

We dissect our personal histories and desires on this episode. Unflinching looking at how mainstream beauty standards affect our choice of romantic and sexual partners, and discussions around how as mixed raced bodies we have experienced both sides of being othered/exoticised.

Follow THIIIRD!

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/thiiirdmagazine/
All the links
https://taplink.cc/thiiirdmagazine
Podcast
https://www.thiiirdmagazine.co.uk/podcast


Support the showThank you for listening!
Help this podcast:
1. Follow us on Instagram @whatkindofasianpod
2. Share our episodes with friends and family
3. Subscribe to us on your streaming platform
4. Leave us a rating and review on Spotify and Apple Podcast
5. Buy Us a Coffee! (Supporting us financially really helps but it's definitely not required, do it if you can)

All the links!
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INTRODUCING:

A new podcast series, All My Half Asian East Asian Bffs!

About the Series
Through raucous and poignant discussions, a group of half East Asian, half white friends connect more deeply with each other and explore new ways to live their identities.
About the Podcast
Exploring the intersections between culture and activism, THIIIRD Waves spotlights guests whose expertise and lived experience provide insights on topical issues through the lens of representation, access and privilege. The show is hosted by the women of THIIIRD magazine - producer Daniela Hornskov Sun, DJ Tryb, and founder Rhona Ezuma who bring to the table perspectives from their Danish Chinese and Black British Nigerian backgrounds.
About Thiiird
Thiiird Waves is the podcast offering from Thiiird Magazine, a platform bringing you cultural insight through amplification of underrepresented voices.


We will also be spotlighting one episode of the podcast series here and also featuring a conversation with the podcast producer, Daniela Hornskov Sun. Stay tuned and check out THIIIRD and ALL MY HALF EAST ASIAN BFFS podcast series in the meantime after hearing the teaser now.

Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/thiiirdmagazine/
All the links
https://taplink.cc/thiiirdmagazine
Podcast
https://www.thiiirdmagazine.co.uk/podcast
Support the showThank you for listening!
Help this podcast:
1. Follow us on Instagram @whatkindofasianpod
2. Share our episodes with friends and family
3. Subscribe to us on your streaming platform
4. Leave us a rating and review on Spotify and Apple Podcast
5. Buy Us a Coffee! (Supporting us financially really helps but it's definitely not required, do it if you can)

All the links!
https://linktr.ee/whatkindofasianareyoupod

Today's episode features Tiffany Ran, Taiwanese American chef of Ba Ba Lio (886), BB6 Taiwanese Pop Up out in Seattle.

We talked all about Tiffany's journey in the culinary world, being a chef, her Taiwanese-American upbringing, and of course, food specifically Taiwanese food and why you need to check out more than just Boba (Bubble Tea) and soup dumplings because Taiwanese food is soo good! Plus, we talked about her pop-up, Ba Ba Lio!

Find Tiffany!
Website
https://www.babaliotaiwan.com/
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/bb6twpopup/?hl=en

What is Ba Ba Lio (According to Tiffany):

During my first few years of cooking in Seattle restaurants, I'd wrap up my shifts late at night just as the sun was rising in Taiwan. I would call home after finishing my shifts, dialling 011+886...waiting for the connection...closing my eyes as the phone rings. I'd picture that the King County bus I'm riding on would magically complete its route in front of Taipei's Nanmen Market.
"What are you making today?"
"What does the market have?"
After asking these questions, my mother on the other line would fill me in on the produce at the morning wet markets and on dishes bound for the dinner table.
"Ba ba lio," or 8-8-6 in Chinese, is the international calling code to Taiwan, a string of numbers that tethers me to one home as I struggled to build another in a new city. BB6 Taiwanese Pop Up was born from homesickness and driven by discoveries. While our dishes are born of old Taiwan flavours, they're also peppered with new Pacific Northwest elements.
 I hope, from our meals, you'll discover new flavours and recall familiar ones. Please follow us and share your feelings, favourite dishes, and cravings with me. Taiwanese cuisine is, in part, about my experiences, but it's also yours. I am fortunate and so is Taiwan, to have your support!
Support the showThank you for listening!
Help this podcast:
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2. Share our episodes with friends and family
3. Subscribe to us on your streaming platform
4. Leave us a rating and review on Spotify and Apple Podcast
5. Buy Us a Coffee! (Supporting us financially really helps but it's definitely not required, do it if you can)

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Conversation with Wuxia author, JF Lee

A conversation on growing up as an Asian Diaspora (Singaporean Chinese Canadian) in Vancouver, Canada, studying in the States, being an accountant, living in the Cayman Islands, becoming a Wuxia author, and an introduction to the Wuxia genre along with recommendations. 

What is Wuxia?
Wuxia is a genre of Chinese fiction that features itinerant warriors of extreme (almost supernatural) martial arts skill in ancient China. These aren’t your average heroes. We’re talking people that can fly through the trees, cross vast distances in a single leap, reverse the flow of blood in the body with internal qi, and other amazing, superhuman feats. They travel around righting wrongs, helping people, and being good guys.

Find JF and his work!

Website
Instagram
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Today's episode is with a very talented designer, Grace Chen.

Our conversation covers her story of being born in China, growing up in the Bay, her work in design, her love of Hip-hop (especially Mandarin and Cantonese hip-hop) and being a creator.

Her bio:

Design:
Grace Chen is a Product Designer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is also a bilingual graphic design freelancer who has collaborated with musicians and creatives in the United States and abroad. Grace has provided design support for independent musicians and companies such as Baidu, Number Four Music, and LoomUp.She is also now working at a cybersecurity startup as a UX designer.

Hip-hop:
Grace has been a Hip-hop fanatic listening and rooting for Mandarin and Cantonese Hiphop for 10 years.

Make sure to check out her work! Follow her on Instagram and contact her if you need any design work done for your projects!

Grace Chen:

@amazingracexx 
https://instagram.com/amazingracexx?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Support the showThank you for listening!
Help this podcast:
1. Follow us on Instagram @whatkindofasianpod
2. Share our episodes with friends and family
3. Subscribe to us on your streaming platform
4. Leave us a rating and review on Spotify and Apple Podcast
5. Buy Us a Coffee! (Supporting us financially really helps but it's definitely not required, do it if you can)

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