20 episodes

Alison Chi and Ethan Lee share their analysis and personal thoughts on Asian and Asian American culture and media. This includes exploring the nuances of the Asian American identity and diaspora, and how they relate to Westernized media and culture. The show’s motif is often critical of the definition of the Asian American diaspora being centered around stinky lunches, drinking boba, and attending raves, and attempts to dispel that belief/understanding.

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Alison Chi and Ethan Lee share their analysis and personal thoughts on Asian and Asian American culture and media. This includes exploring the nuances of the Asian American identity and diaspora, and how they relate to Westernized media and culture. The show’s motif is often critical of the definition of the Asian American diaspora being centered around stinky lunches, drinking boba, and attending raves, and attempts to dispel that belief/understanding.

    Episode 13: House of Ho & Asian Reality TV (w/ Cindy Chou)

    Episode 13: House of Ho & Asian Reality TV (w/ Cindy Chou)

    Want to hear Ethan's *killer* impression of Washington Ho?  Guest Cindy Chou returns and sits down with Ethan and Alison to discuss the HBO Max show House of Ho, a reality show about the tumultuous family drama and life of The Ho Family, a wealthy Vietnamese-American family based in Houston, Texas.  Join in as Alison, Cindy, and Ethan discuss the show's unique portrayal of generational conflict and Asian-American culture through the peculiar medium of American reality TV, as well as reflect on the recent trend of reality TV shows focused on ridiculously rich Asian families.  

    Works mentioned:

    House of Ho

    Bling Empire

    Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives

    Produced by Casey Lee

    Audio edited/mixed by Ethan Lee

    Graphic/logo design by Chris Kim (@chuffimation)

    Music by Ethan Lee (G-Kahn)

    • 32 min
    Episode 12: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (w/ Evan Lee)

    Episode 12: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (w/ Evan Lee)

    Ethan and Alison return to the (Zoom) booth and are joined by Ethan's brother, Evan, to discuss the Marvel Studios film and first Asian-led superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings! Join in the conversation as they discuss their thoughts on the Marvel film and explore its cultural references to Hong Kong and Chinese action cinema, as well as fawn over Tony Leung, reflect on their childhood dreams of an Asian superhero, and ponder Shang-Chi's oriental nature.  What will Shang-Chi's entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe mean for Asian-American cinema?

    Works mentioned:

    Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

    Short Term 12

    Eternals

    American-Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

    Shang-Chi Vol.1 by Gene Luen Yang

    Credits:

    Produced by Casey Lee

    Audio mixed/edited by Ethan Lee

    Graphic and logo design by Chris Kim (@chuffimation)

    Music by Ethan Lee (G-Kahn)

    • 26 min
    Episode 11: The Raya and the Last Dragon Interviews (w/ Cindy Chou, Rae Jillian Rivera, and Anna Nguyen)

    Episode 11: The Raya and the Last Dragon Interviews (w/ Cindy Chou, Rae Jillian Rivera, and Anna Nguyen)

    In this unique audio essay and serial-style episode of Thank You / Enjoy, Ethan compiles, analyzes, and reflects on 3 interviews he conducted with 3 friends of the show on the latest Disney animated film, Raya and the Last Dragon.  

    Listen in on Cindy Chou, Rae Jillian Rivera, and Anna Nguyen as they share their unique critique on Raya and the Last Dragon's details, creative choices, cultural implications, and overall representation of the Southeast Asian American community, and join Ethan as he narrates and sequences the interviews, threading together and commenting on the common themes and sentiments shared among his three friends!  

    Produced by Casey Lee and Alison Chi

    Written and recorded by Ethan Lee

    Edited by Ethan Lee

    Music by Ethan Lee (G-Kahn)

    Graphic/logo design by Chris Kim (Instagram @chuffimation)

    • 30 min
    Episode 10: Lunar New Year 2021

    Episode 10: Lunar New Year 2021

    Ethan, Casey, and Alison return to the Zoom booth and catch up after a post-Season 1 break to ring in the Year of the Ox in this Lunar New Year special!  Join the Thank You / Enjoy team as they discuss their favorite Lunar New Year memories and explore how their relationships with the holiday have changed over the years, and what they enjoy doing now to preserve their culture and traditions!

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    Works/people mentioned/inspired:

    Corky Lee (photographer)

    Kamala Harris

    The Queen's Gambit (2020)

    Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

    The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

    After Dark by Haruki Murakami

    The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

    Crash Landing On You (2019)

    San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade

    Produced by Casey Lee

    Edited/mixed by Ethan Lee

    Graphic Logo Design by Chris Kim (@chuffimation)

    Music by Ethan Lee (G-Kahn)

    • 31 min
    Episode 9: Boba Liberalism

    Episode 9: Boba Liberalism

    In Thank You/Enjoy's season finale, Ethan, Alison, and Casey jump in the Zoom and wrap up the entire season with the topic that started it all: boba liberalism.  Join in as they share their own personal experiences with understanding the term and encountering communities that perpetuate this particularly controversial sense of being Asian American in the political and economic space!  From high school club anecdotes and "Jeremy" from high school to theater try-outs and Mandarin classes at UCLA, you'll hear it all wrapped nicely together to conclude the very first season of Thank You/Enjoy! Thank you to all the listeners and guests who joined us this Season 1!  We'll see you very soon and can't wait to talk with y'all again.

    Show notes:
    -  Boba liberalism tweet by @diaspora_is_red
    - "The Rise (and Stall) of the Boba Generation" by Jenny G. Zhang
    - "COVID-19 and the End of Boba Liberalism Media" by Karen Shibuya
    - “The Bourgeois Cinema of Biba Liberalism” by Prof. Melissa Phruksachart

    Produced by Casey Lee
    Audio Edited/Mixed by Ethan Lee
    Graphic/Logo Design by Chris Kim (@chuffimation)
    Music by Ethan Lee (G-Kahn)

    • 37 min
    Episode 8: Growing Up With Asian YouTube

    Episode 8: Growing Up With Asian YouTube

    Ethan and Alison discuss the Asian YouTubers they grew up watching, high school Asian American clubs, and Asian YouTuber festivals.  Join Ethan and Alison as they reminisce on Asian YouTube's renaissance circa 2009-2011 and attempt to break down what made these videos so "Asian" (apart from the cast).

    Works Mentioned/Inspired: 

    WongFu Productions

    NigaHiga

    KevJumba

    The Community Channel

    Happy Slip

    Freddie Wong

    YourChonny

    Mike Song

    Produced by Casey Lee

    Audio Edited/Mixed by Ethan Lee

    Graphic/Logo Design by Chris Kim (Instagram @chuffimation)

    Music by Ethan Lee (G-Kahn)

    • 36 min

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