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Tired of not seeing and hearing about Asian stories that reflect your lived experiences in mainstream western media? OR do you want more inspiration and motivation from Asians like yourself? Then, tune in each week to hear conversations with host, Kyle and his awesome Asian guests about being Asian (in the diaspora). Connect with the Podcast on Instagram: @whatkindofasianpod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatkindofasian
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- 2 weeks ago55 min
You Don't Have to Earn Belonging as an Asian Man | Ryan Cho
Send us Fan Mail Ryan Cho on Asian masculinity, vulnerability, race, men's community and learning to define yourself Ryan Cho grew up Chinese Canadian in Victoria, British Columbia, often feeling caught between identities. He didn't feel Chinese enough for the Chinese community, but he didn't feel white enough for the world around him. Later, that same tension followed him into his understanding of masculinity. In this conversation, Ryan opens up about race, belonging, language, masculinity, ...
- Jul 16, 202649 min
The Restaurant Kid Who Never Stopped Learning | Carl Lam | 125
Send us Fan Mail Carl Lam is a meteorologist, educator, musician, and lifelong learner—but before any of those titles, he was a restaurant kid growing up in his family's Chinese restaurant in Buffalo, New York. In this episode of What Kind of Asian Are You?, Carl reflects on the values he inherited from his Hong Kong immigrant parents, the lessons he learned behind the restaurant counter, and how those experiences continue to shape the way he approaches life, work, and learning today. We expl...
- Jun 11, 202647 min
People Assumed I Was a Rice Queen | Jasper Jun-Hao Sandiego-Nie 聶君浩 | 124
Send us Fan Mail People Assumed I Was a Rice Queen The Reality of Being Mixed Asian and Gay | Jasper Jun-Hao Sandiego-Nie 聶君浩 What happens when people decide who you are before you even get a chance to tell your own story? For Pride Month, I sat down with Jasper Jun-Hao Sandiego-Nie, a Chinese and Puerto Rican creator, musician, mental health advocate, and Director of the NYC Social Club for Mixed Asian Media to talk about identity, belonging, and navigating life as a mixed Asian gay man. Gr...
- May 21, 202642 min
Why So Many Asian Men Feel Lonely| Leo Xia (Lowhi)| 123
Send us Fan Mail Asian men are often taught how to achieve but rarely how to emotionally connect. In this episode, Leo Xia, founder of Proud Asian Men shares his journey growing up between America and China, navigating loneliness, identity, masculinity, and eventually building a community centered around healing and brotherhood. We talk about: why so many Asian men struggle with lonelinessemotional connection and masculinitygrowing up between culturesAsian American identityhealing in immigran...
- May 14, 202641 min
Born in a Refugee Camp, Now Telling Cambodian Stories | Vanny (Khmer Voices) | 122
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of What Kind of Asian Are You?, Kyle sits down with Vanny, host of the podcast Khmer Voices, to explore what it means to grow up Cambodian in the diaspora beyond the narratives of genocide and survival that often define the community. Born in a refugee camp in Thailand and raised in Canada, Vanny shares how silence, survival, and generational trauma shaped her upbringing and how storytelling became a path toward healing, identity, and cultural pride. We talk a...
- Apr 16, 202649 min
Not Asian Enough, Not White Enough: Living In Between | Kar Wong @sketchykarr | #121
Send us Fan Mail ft. Sketchy Kar on identity, Cantonese culture & finding home “I’m not Hong Kong enough. I’m not white either.” Sound familiar? In this episode, Kyle sits down with Sketchy Kar to unpack what it really means to grow up between cultures. From Brampton to Hong Kong to London, Kar shares her journey navigating identity, internalized racism, and the pressure of never feeling like you fully belong. We talk about: Being labeled “whitewashed” Trying to reject yo...
- Mar 12, 202648 min
100% Queer, 100% Cambodian, 100% Vietnamese, 100% American | Randy Kim | 120
Send us Fan Mail Today's episode, Kyle sits down with Randy Kim, a queer Vietnamese Cambodian American storyteller, podcaster, and community organizer. Conversation about identity, refugee history, belonging, and what it means to be 100% of everything. From growing up disconnected from language and culture to returning to Cambodia and Vietnam, Randy shares how storytelling, community, and joy became tools for healing in the Asian diaspora. Bio: Randy Kim is a queer Viet-Khmer American from th...
- Feb 5, 202649 min
Vietnam Didn’t Fix Me, But It Gave Me Permission to Be Myself | Peter "Broke the Habit" | 119
Send us Fan Mail What happens when moving to Asia doesn’t fix your life, but forces you to face yourself? In this episode of What Kind of Asian Are You, I sit down with Peter (Broke The Habit), a Vietnamese Canadian content creator who spent over a decade quietly creating before his decision to quit his job and move to Vietnam changed everything. We talk about growing up ashamed of being Vietnamese, chasing stability over creativity, and the harsh realization that you can’t outrun your proble...
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Tired of not seeing and hearing about Asian stories that reflect your lived experiences in mainstream western media? OR do you want more inspiration and motivation from Asians like yourself? Then, tune in each week to hear conversations with host, Kyle and his awesome Asian guests about being Asian (in the diaspora). Connect with the Podcast on Instagram: @whatkindofasianpod Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/whatkindofasian
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