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Nuances: Our Asian StoriesSeason 6: Submit your Lunar New Year stories by Jan 25 2026!Lunar New Year
Hey everyone, it’s your host LAZOU here. You may have followed this feed for our Queering Premodern Asia series, or maybe you’ve heard one of our interviews in the previous seasons. However you came to be subscribed to this feed, thank you so much for sticking around. In addition to the ongoing genocide and 2024 elections, I had a lot of personal things to deal with in 2025, which left me with very little bandwidth or energy to make new episodes. But things are finally looking up, and I think I might be in a pl...
2026-01-1104 min
La Vida Más Chévere de Childfree LatinasYou May Also Like: Nuances: Our Asian StoriesWanna share your thoughts? Send a text!It’s Day 10 of the LVMC Podcast Block Party! Let's end week two on a powerful note with Nuances: Our Asian Stories, hosted by musician and storyteller Lazou. Like Latin America, Asia is home to a rich tapestry of cultures and a vibrant diaspora—including here in the U.S. And Lazou brings those stories to life with depth and nuance. Season 5 takes it even further by exploring queerness in pre-modern Asia, shining a light on histories we don’t often hear. Plus fun fact: Lazou is also...
2025-05-1603 min
Immigrant Stories | The American Dream in The Eyes of ImmigrantsThe Underwater Waterfall from Mauritius to Canada, to the US with Lazou - Ep. 89Welcome to episode 89 of The American Dream in the Eyes of Immigrants Podcast. I am your host, Heidy De La Cruz, and I am on a mission to change the narrative of immigration one immigrant story at a time!Today, I sit down with Lazou, a dynamic and passionate artist whose journey from her home country to the U.S. is as powerful as her music. Lazou grew up in Mauritius, although she was born in Canada. She moved back to Canada for college and then eventually moved to the US after a job offer she couldn’t p...
2025-04-2246 min
Speaking Tongues Podcast: Celebrating Voices, Stories, and Flavors From Around the Globe161. Speaking Mauritian CreoleHello Language Lovers! In this episode of Speaking Tongues, we explore the vibrant linguistic and cultural landscape of Mauritius with multilingual music artist, writer, producer, and podcaster Lazou. Growing up in a melting pot of languages, Lazou shares her unique experiences navigating English, French, and Mauritian Creole.
In this episode we discuss:
🇲🇺 Lazou's multilingual upbringing, balancing English, French, and Mauritian Creole, and the influence of her family's language dynamics.
🇲🇺 The intergenerational transmission of languages in Mauritius, and how cultural identity shapes language use within families.
2025-02-0354 min
inbetweenish • bridges across culturesis cultural 'enoughness' a myth? – with LazouSend us a textIs cultural 'enoughness' a myth?In this episode, I sit down with Lazou, a Sino-Mauritian-Canadian-American creative, podcasting colleague and friend who also explores questions of belonging. Lazou shares her unique perspective in understanding layered identities while sharing her own diverse cultural identity. Together we discuss:seeing the West through Disney colored glasses,language learning, translation gaps, and language evolution,colonization vs settling and the history of Diego Garcia,being Chinese enough, confronting biases and so much more!Lazou is a talented musician, producer, and writer, hosting the 'Nuances: Our...
2025-01-1457 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesIntroducing: That Scares Me TooWelcome back to the Nuances podcast! I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday week if you celebrate. If not, I hope you get some rest at the very least as we wind down 2024. Last week I told you that my next release will be for you if you’re not into the festive vibe, but would rather hear something spooky!
Well, I am here to deliver on that promise with our latest feed drop. Today I’d love to introduce you to the podcast “That Scares Me Too”. In it, Dr. Sophie Yang and K.A Statz discus...
2024-12-2936 minNuances: Our Asian StoriesRe-release: Holiday Special!Subscribe to LAZOU's Substack
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“Have You Noticed the Season?” by 23rd Hour
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GUESTS
Rahul Borkar - S1 E2
Tonie Nguyen - S1 E3 | S5 E3
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2024-12-2243 min
Nuances: Our Asian Stories9. In search of the "socially acceptable" (Queering Premodern Asia - series finale!)Season finale!!!! See full show notes for references & additional info.
Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series and the 5th season of the Nuances podcast about Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars. Episodes are divided into a narrative portion, and a discussion with a guest co-host from the queer Asian community.
Ep. 9: In search of the “socially acceptable”
Introduction
Military makeup and good looks
Women in trade & female agency
Gender fluidity as a plus
Love, marriage and their casual (and recent) relationship
Why it al...
2024-11-101h 18
Nuances: Our Asian Stories8. For the Record... (Queering Premodern Asia - a limited series)See full show notes for references & additional info.
Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series and the 5th season of the Nuances podcast about Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars. Episodes are divided into a narrative portion, and a discussion with a guest co-host from the queer Asian community.
Ep. 8: For the Record
Introduction & content warnings
We were here
Other sources than official records
Power in numbers
Who’s missing?
Official vs unofficial stance on queerness
Court documents
Decolonizing history
Porn, erotic art
Con...
2024-10-271h 23
Nuances: Our Asian Stories7. Performing Gender (and Gender Benders)Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series and the 5th season of the Nuances podcast about Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars. Episodes are divided into a narrative portion, and a discussion with a guest co-host from the queer Asian community.
Content warnings
Introduction
Performing gender in Indonesia, Philippines, Japan
Cross-dressing in theater in Korea, China, India, Japan
Gender bender icons from China, Vietnam, Korea
Gender boundaries in premodern China, Japan and Iran
Conclusion
Discussion with co-host Stella Gold
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2024-10-131h 15
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesFeed drop: ImmigrantlyYour host LAZOU is a chronically ill girlie and is dealing with a lot of brain fog and fatigue these last 2 weeks, so episode 7 will be out next week. Don't worry, I'm fine, I just need rest. However, I do have something to share in the meantime, and that's a feed drop of my interview on the show Immigrantly.
Feed drops are a way we podcasters collaborate and introduce our audiences to each other's show because our shows share common interests.
If you enjoy Nuances: Our Asian Stories, you will likely also enjoy Saadia Khan's work w...
2024-10-0646 minepisodes - the jv club podcast with janet varneyEpisode #576: LAZOU
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This week we’re very excited to take you to the island of Mauritius, where LAZOU (Nuances podcast) spent her teenage years! So fill a bowl with mouth-watering lychees, throw on a lab coat, and get ready for a thoughtful, fun, and yes, we’ll say it— nuanced conversation with LAZOU!
Listen now!
2024-10-0300 min
The JV Club with Janet VarneyLAZOUThis week we’re very excited to take you to the island of Mauritius, where LAZOU (Nuances podcast) spent her teenage years! So fill a bowl with mouth-watering lychees, throw on a lab coat, and get ready for a thoughtful, fun, and yes, we’ll say it— nuanced conversation with LAZOU!
2024-10-0341 min
Nuances: Our Asian Stories6. The West: Savior or Demonizer? - Part 2Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series of Nuances: Our Asian Stories.
Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars.
Episodes are divided into a narrative portion, and a discussion with a guest co-host from the queer Asian community.
Introduction & content warnings
China & the missionaries
China, Britain, and the Opium Wars
Japan, gun boat diplomacy, and rapid modernization
Thailand, Iran, Turkey
Regulating prostitution
Conclusion
Discussion with co-host Cece
Acknowledgments
Guest co-host: Cece is a Canadian born Chinese transgender trans model, advocate, poet, and public speaker who is...
2024-09-221h 04
HILF: History I'd Like to F**kHILF 68 - Mozart's Sister with LAZOUNannerl Mozart, Wolfgang Amadaeus's intriguing older sister, is the HILF of Dawn's guest, LAZOU. She is an award-winning podcast host and composer with work featured in film, television and a gazillion other places! Hear about her childhood growing up on the tiny island of Mauritius (the only place the Dodo bird ever lived) and how moving to Canada and then the US shaped both her perspective and her music. ---SILF’s (Sources I’d Like to F*ck)Book - Mozart's Women - His Family, His Friends, His Music by Jane GloverPodcast - You're...
2024-09-171h 14
Lez Hang Out | A Lesbian Podcast803: Nuances and Needs with LAZOUThis week Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) hang out with host of Nuances: Our Asian Stories (@nuancespod), LAZOU (@itslazou), to talk about her new mini series Queering Premodern Asia,, women who married ghosts to get out of marrying real live men, one of the most prolific poets of all time, Wu Zao, and how she wanted to possess a courtesan's jade body, and the Golden Orchid Society.LAZOU, pronounced “Lah-Zoo”, is of Chinese Mauritian descent. She was born in Toronto, ON, but grew up in Mauritius. The tiny African island is the only place the Dodo bird🦤 ever liv...
2024-09-161h 01
Nuances: Our Asian Stories6. The West: Savior or Demonizer? - Part 1Nuances podcast about Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars. Episodes are divided into a narrative portion, and a discussion with a guest co-host from the queer Asian community.
Introduction & content warnings
Why is this series focusing on premodern Asia?
The West isn't the only imperial power
From the Silk Road to the Age of Exploration
British colonization of India, Section 377 & vagrancy Laws
Premodern Chinese law about sexual crimes (w. Prof. CunCun Wu)
Portuguese vs British India (w. Prof. Anjali Arondekar)
Spanish colonization of the Philippines
Fr...
2024-09-081h 18
Queer as FactInterview with Lazou from 'Nuances: Our Asian Stories'Today we're joined by Lazou from Nuances: Our Asian Stories to discuss her series Queering Premodern Asia. Join us as we chat about the complexities of queer history, the importance of non-Western stories, and queer Chinese ghosts.
You can check out Nuances here.
Visit out our website, where you can find everything there is to know about Queer as Fact.
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2024-09-011h 04
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesFeed drop: Mx Asian AmericanThis week's feed drop will have familiar voices!
Remember Karen Zheng, who co-hosted Ep. 2 But Where Are The Lesbians? with me?
Well, this time she's interviewing me on her podcast, Mx Asian American!
2024-08-1831 min
Fruitbowl: An Oral History of Queer SexGuest Podcast: "Nuances - Queering Premodern Asia"
Enjoy this bonus episode of the podcast series Nuances: Our Asian Stories. Hosted by Lazou, Nuance's latest season is titled Queering Premodern Asia and each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary and personal stories from guest scholars and artists. Lazou reached out recently and, because our podcasts have a lot of themes in common, we decided to share an episode of each other’s pod with our listeners. Each episode of Nuances begins with a guest scholar who talks about some really interesting queer history of ancient Asian cultures; after...
2024-08-161h 03
ImmigrantlyFeed Drop: Nuances Podcast Conversation with Soo Jin LeeThis summer, I’m sharing original Immigrantly content and highlighting creators who have inspired me. Recently, I shared an episode of The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos, and today, I’m excited to bring you another gem—an episode of the Nuances podcast.If you’re a regular Immigrantly listener, you might recall my interview with Sherry Lyn Lee, also known as Lazou, the host of Nuances. The episode was titled "From Tech to Tunes." Her podcast, Nuances, is an award-nominated audio space where guests from various Asian ethnic groups, careers, countries, and communities delve into the comp...
2024-08-1355 minNuances: Our Asian StoriesFeed drop: Fruitbowl - An oral history of queer sexDid you enjoy the last episode "5. Gods, Sex and the Patriarchy"?
I'll be back with episode 6 of Queering Premodern Asia very soon! A new opportunity to interview another scholar came up and I couldn't pass it up. I think it would greatly add to the remaining episodes, hence the wait. But I didn't want to leave you hanging so in the meantime, I'm doing a few feed swaps with podcasts that I think you might enjoy if you're enjoying this series.
Warning: this episode has explicit content and is definitely not suitable for wo...
2024-08-111h 08
Cafe con PamPlanning for Creative Freedom with LAZOUIn today's episode, we sit down with LAZOU, a tech-savvy turned music maker, to discuss her journey of leaving the corporate world for creative freedom. We delve into the nuances of Asian and Latino identities, the complexities of migration, and the importance of embracing diverse experiences. Get ready for an inspiring and empowering conversation! So grab your favorite drink and join us.Follow LAZOU on all things social: InstagramYouTubeFacebookLinkedInTikTokPodcastFollow Cafe con Pam on all things social:InstagramFacebookSubscribe o...
2024-08-1152 min
Nuances: Our Asian Stories5. Gods, Sex, and the PatriarchyIf you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/support.
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Shreya Sharma, pronouns she and her, is a podcast marketer by day who finds herself immersed in questions about intersectional identity by night. Thankfully for her, she is a writer too. She occasionally publishes her love affairs with sounds and audio on the Shreya's Audio Affairs newslet...
2024-07-281h 18
Nuances: Our Asian Stories4. Love, Marriage & Their Casual Relationship (Queering Premodern Asia - a limited series)Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series and 5th season of the podcast Nuances: Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars. Episodes are divided into a narrative portion, and a discussion with a guest co-host from the queer Asian community.
4. LOVE, MARRIAGE & THEIR CASUAL RELATIONSHIP
Introduction & content warnings
Marrying for love
China
China - Male-Male marriages in Fujian
China - Marrying ghosts
Iran - the many forms of love
How the definition of love and marriage evolved in Korea and Japan
Vietnamese village customs
Female agency in South...
2024-07-141h 16
Mx. Asian American108 - Queering Premodern Asia with LAZOU (Nuances Podcast)LAZOU (Sherry-Lynn Lee) is a Sino-Mauritian-Canadian-American producer, writer, and artist based near Los Angeles. She is trilingual and writes songs in English, French, and Mauritian Creole. She is also the creator and host of “Nuances: beyond first impressions with the Asian diaspora,” of which, the newest season explores queerness in premodern Asia.
Connect with LAZOU:
https://itslazou.com/home
https://nuancespod.com/about/
Connect with us:
mxasianamerican@gmail.com
2024-07-0730 min
Nuances: Our Asian Stories3. Fifty Shades of Gender (Queering Premodern Asia - a limited series)See the FULL SHOW NOTES for references, links & more.
Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series and the 5th season of the Nuances podcast about Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars. Episodes are divided into a narrative portion, and a discussion with a guest co-host from the queer Asian community.
Introduction & content warnings
Third Gender as spiritual leaders/ people with special powersAsog Babaylans (Philippines)
Manangbali (Malaysian Borneo)
Hijras (South Asia)
Bissu (South Sulawesi, Indonesia)
Bayasa (Central Sulawesi, Indonesia)
RatoNale/Seaworm Priest (West Sumba, I...
2024-06-301h 22
Brazn AznEp 08: Uncovering Queer Histories: A Conversation with LazouIn this episode of the Brazn Azn Podcast, co-hosts Stella and Virginia, interview their special guest, Lazou. Lazou is a multi-hyphenate producer, writer, podcaster, artist, singer, songwriter, and musician, Her podcast, Nuances, is about the Asian diaspora at the intersection of career, culture, and community. The conversation revolves around her podcast’s new season: Queering Premodern Asia. Lazou discusses why she started this series, her challenges while researching, her findings, as well as provides background for her podcast and Asian American identity.
-Queer Asian History
-Pinkwashing
-Colonial Homophobia
-His...
2024-06-2641 min
BanterlyFrom Tech To TunesToday’s guest is Lazou (Sherry-Lynn Lee), a multi-faceted talent who embodies the rich tapestry of a “Sino-Mauritian-Canadian-American producer, writer, and artist.” Raised in the vibrant culture of Mauritius, Lazou initially carved out a successful, nearly decade-long career in Silicon Valley as a software engineer and data scientist. However, her true passion led her to make a bold leap into the world of music and media. Her songwriting is a testament to her linguistic versatility, with enchanting melodies in English, French, and Mauritian Creole. Lazou is also the brilliant mind behind the 'Nuances' podcast, a platform that explores the diverse experi...
2024-06-1845 min
ImmigrantlyFrom Tech To TunesToday’s guest is Lazou (Sherry-Lynn Lee), a multi-faceted talent who embodies the rich tapestry of a “Sino-Mauritian-Canadian-American producer, writer, and artist.” Raised in the vibrant culture of Mauritius, Lazou initially carved out a successful, nearly decade-long career in Silicon Valley as a software engineer and data scientist. However, her true passion led her to make a bold leap into the world of music and media. Her songwriting is a testament to her linguistic versatility, with enchanting melodies in English, French, and Mauritian Creole. Lazou is also the brilliant mind behind the 'Nuances' podcast, a platform that explores the divers...
2024-06-1845 minImmigrantlyFrom Tech To TunesToday’s guest is Lazou (Sherry-Lynn Lee), a multi-faceted talent who embodies the rich tapestry of a “Sino-Mauritian-Canadian-American producer, writer, and artist.” Raised in the vibrant culture of Mauritius, Lazou initially carved out a successful, nearly decade-long career in Silicon Valley as a software engineer and data scientist. However, her true passion led her to make a bold leap into the world of music and media. Her songwriting is a testament to her linguistic versatility, with enchanting melodies in English, French, and Mauritian Creole. Lazou is also the brilliant mind behind the 'Nuances' podcast, a platform that explores the divers...
2024-06-1849 min
Nuances: Our Asian Stories2. But where are the lesbians? (Queering Premodern Asia - a limited series)Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series and the 5th season of the Nuances podcast about Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars. Episodes are divided into a narrative portion, and a discussion with a guest co-host from the queer Asian community.
Introduction & content warnings
China – Literacy as a barrier (Prof. Wu)
China – Li Yu's "The Fragrant Companion" (read by Karen)
China – Lesbian consort in the Ming dynasty (Prof. Wu)
China – Wu Zao
China – Golden Orchid Societies
Korea – Deposed Crown Princess Sun Bin
Japan – Lesbian sex toys
Iran – T...
2024-06-161h 07
Nuances: Our Asian Stories1. In search of Prince Charming & his King (Queering Premodern Asia - a limited series)Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series and the 5th season of the Nuances podcast about Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars. Episodes are divided into a narrative portion, and a discussion with a guest co-host from the queer Asian community.
Ep. 1: In search of Prince Charming and his King
Introduction & content warnings
Official records (Prof. Wu)
China - The Half-eaten peach (read by Edmond)
China - Lord Longyang (read by Edmond)
China - Passion of the cut sleeve
China...
2024-06-021h 01
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS5: Queering Premodern Asia - Ep.0 - An IntroductionFull transcript here | Support the show here.
In search of our queer Asian roots
The idea for this series came about a year ago, inspired by my interviews with the queer Asian community.
Many of the guests shared a desire to connect more with their culture, but also a feeling of being rejected by it because of their queerness, like Cece S1 E07
Queer representation in the media has primarily centered white narratives which is often not relatable to queer Asian folks, like Josh explains in S1 E06
A lot...
2024-05-2611 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesQueering Premodern Asia - Nuances Season 5 TrailerMy gender identity and who I’m attracted to is nature, right? Well, actually it’s complicated.
Everything I thought I knew about love, gender and sexuality has been turned upside down. Hi, my name is LAZOU and I'm the host of Nuances: Our Asian Stories. Typically it’s an interview show but I’m switching things up for season 5 with a limited series called Queering Premodern Asia.
Why? Because before the modern era, there was a LOT of sexual diversity in Asia. But I bet your Asian parents didn’t know that. How do I know? ¼ of...
2024-05-2201 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS4 E11: Dr. Sophia Yen on birth control, #PeriodsOptional, menopause, emergency contraception, and what your BMI has to do with it.GUEST BIO
Dr. Sophia Yen is a Co-Founder of Pandia Health, expert online women’s hormonal healthcare: from birth control to menopause and more. She graduated MIT, UCSF Medical School, and UC Berkeley with an MPH. With 20+ years in medicine, she’s also a Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford Medical School in Adolescent Medicine. Her passion is making women’s lives better
She’s also the Mother of 2 future sheheroes and wife of a feminist.
Taiwanese-American married to a Korean-American
(feel free to cut the last 2 lines or edit as you will).
Instagram | TikTok | Twitter | YouTube...
2024-05-121h 15
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesIt’s AANHPI Heritage Month! Or Asian Heritage Month if you’re in Canada.For more detailed shownotes including transcripts, go to nuancespod.com
If you enjoy this show and would like to show some love, go to nuancespod.com/support
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Happy Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! Wow, that was a mouthful. Who’s idea was it to group us all together in such a long acronym? It’s a long story but let me know if you’d like me to do a deep dive on that next time. If you’re in Canad...
2024-05-0516 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS4 E09: Chef Jenny Dorsey on food politics, and the uneasy conversations that the food industry isn’t ready to have.If you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/support
GUEST BIO
Jenny is a professional chef and food writer, researcher, and educator who studies food as the foundation for human meaning-making and identity formation. She holds a Master of Education from Harvard University and is currently a Fulbright-National Geographic Fellow in Singapore, researching food security in the context of hawker centres. Jenny is an IACP-winning photographer, James Beard Awards-nominated writer, and has been named an...
2024-04-2158 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS4 E08: Gideon - a quadrilingual high schooler with two awesome moms.GUEST BIO
Gideon is a 17 year old Canadian high school student, raised by two mothers. He strives to provide a balanced youthful perspective; formed from his diverse friend group and unique life experience. He's spent 12 years studying Mandarin under a Mandarin bilingual program and 3 years studying French whilst speaking Cantonese and English at home. Throughout all his studies he has been exposed and connected to many different East-Asian and North American cultures and holds it as a central part of his identity.
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S4 E07: Trans Day of Visibility special with Cece Chow & her...
2024-04-0730 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS4 E07: Trans Day of Visibility special with Cece Chow & her son Gideon - the wholesome Asian trans representation you needed to hear.Today is Trans Day of Visibility (March 31).
I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than to share this wholesome portrait of Cece Chow, an Asian trans woman who transitioned later in life, with support from their ex-spouse and kids, and who finally feels at home in her own body.
GUEST BIO
Cece Chow is an autistic, ADHD, disabled, Canadian born Chinese trans woman, parent, model, and transgender rights advocate. She strongly believes that representation changes lives and is dedicated to creating positive Asian trans representation so that trans kiddos will...
2024-03-3147 min
A Millennial Mind#138 How To Manifest ANYTHING You Want with Nicky LazouWondering How To Manifest Correctly?! ✨ Join our supportive community with my LIVE weekly workshops! You can access all my manifestation exercises and workshop here: https://shivani-pau.circle.so/checkout/join-the-connectiveThis week i sit down with the wonderful Nicky Lazou who shares the most manifesting journey with me! With discuss:- How she started her own business in her teens- Making business mistakes and how to avoid them- Her journey into self acceptance- Learning about the law of attraction...
2024-03-2658 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS4 E06: Dr. Sachi Schmidt-Hori on U.S. vs Japan culture, parenting, social norms, & why gender pronouns aren’t an issue in JapanIf you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/support
GUEST BIO
Prof. Sachi Schmidt-Hori is interested in investigating how gender, sexuality, corporeality, and power are represented and negotiated in pre-seventeenth-century Japanese narratives and illustrations. Her first book, Tales of Idolized Boys: Male-Male Love in Medieval Japanese Narratives (University of Hawai`i Press, 2021) is on medieval chigo monogatari (Buddhist acolyte tales), which often depict romantic relationships between Buddhist priests and adolescent boys. These...
2024-03-171h 01
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS4 E05: Er-Gene Kahng found community, Florence Price, and her Asian American identity in ArkansasIf you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/support
GUEST BIO
Er-Gene is a Korean-American violinist and college professor who lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas. As an immigrant, she was always interested in assimilation as a survival strategy until she discovered Florence Price, the first Black American woman composer whose compositions were performed by major symphony orchestras. Since then, she has championed Price's music and continues to investigate ways classical music can participate in global conversations...
2024-03-1055 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS4 E04: Ed Pokropski talks about his Emmy nominations, his comedy show about adoption, and doing his best even if he doesn’t always get it right.If you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/support
GUEST BIO
Edward Yoo Pokropski is one of the Executive Producers of the Asian Comedy Fest and Emmy Nominated Senior Writer/Producer at NBCUniversal. He is also a comedian touring his storytelling show, Case 84: Adopted in the U.S.A.. The show touches on how the media shapes our view and misconceptions about adoption. .
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2024-03-0340 min
Lenn, son ha c’hoariLa fédération des chorales bretonnes Kanomp Breizh aspire à être mieux connueE 2004 e oa bet krouet kengevredigezh Kanomp Breizh evit bodañ al lazoù-kanañ a vez kavet e Breizh pemp departamant. Abaoe ar prantad C'hovid e 2020 eo chomet a-sav kalz a lazoù-kanañ ha diaes eo kaout renerien ha renerezed al lazoù-kanañ. Klask desachañ tud nevez, ar re yaouank dreist-holl, e klaskont. D'ar 16 a viz Meurzh e vo emvod-meur Kanomp Breizh e Sant-Ke-Porzh-Olued, e departamant Aodoù-An-Arvor. Gant Youenn Boulic, kenurzhier Kanomp Breizh, emaomp en abadenn Lenn son ha c'hoari.La fédération des chorales de Bretagne, Kanomp Breizh, a été créée il y a vingt ans afi...
2024-02-2629 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS4 E03: Ryan Alexander Holmes reminds us the importance of art to connect us with our humanity, and that Asians don’t all look alike.If you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/support
GUEST BIO
Ryan Alexander Holmes [何仁安] is an actor and content creator based out of Los Angeles, CA. Having garnered a sizable presence on social media by using his platform to embrace his mixed Chinese/African American background through comedic story telling and poignant writings about his family’s perseverance, Ryan has made it his goal to encourage others of mixed ethnic/cultural backgrounds to fully...
2024-02-2559 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS4 E02: Dr. Paul Song on why medicare-for-all would help both patients and doctors. Also: Natural Killer cells & Alzheimer’sGUEST BIO
Paul Y. Song is an MD, entrepreneur and health activist.
He is currently CEO of NKGen Biotech.
Dr. Song served as the very first visiting fellow on healthcare policy in the California Department of Insurance in 2013.
His last clinical role was Asst. Professor at the Samuel Oschin Cancer Center at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.
He currently serves on several boards including:
the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago Mercy Corps,
The Center for Health and Democracy,
Gideon’s Promise, and
Progressive Democrats of America.
Dr. Song graduated with honors from the Un...
2024-02-1838 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS4 E01: Soo Jin Lee’s mom never told her she was undocumented, but she just knew. Also: therapy isn’t the only way to heal.GUEST BIO
Soo Jin Lee is a licensed therapist, the author of 'Where I Belong: Healing Trauma and Embracing Asian American Identity,' and a guiding force at the Yellow Chair Collective. Her journey from an undocumented immigrant to a mental health advocate shapes her unique approach to healing. When not writing or in session, she’s reconnecting with nature on a hike. Let’s dive into her story!.
Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Facebook | LinkedIn | Web
DEFINITIONS
DREAM act:short for The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, is a United Stat...
2024-02-1152 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesPodcast Recs - Part 1: 6 Degrees of Cats!If you love the Nuances Podcast, you might also enjoy:
6 Degrees of Cats is a cat-themed culture, history and occasionally science podcast that investigates the surprising intersections between human and felinekind.
Season 2 of 6 Degrees of Cats premieres on Halloween 2023!
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2023-10-1823 min
6 Degrees of CatsCaptain Kitty on Nuances Podcast: Amanda B. on 6 degrees of cats, educating in the domestic violence space, and her experience as a trans-national & trans-racial adopteeGREAT NEWS EVERYONE!
Save the date for Halloween, 6 Degrees of Cats Season 2 drops October 31! Turn on your notifications for 6 Degrees of Cats to be the first to listen when it drops.
In the meantime, we are thrilled to share with you a fun, uplifting, and thought-provoking conversation that your favorite #1 cat-themed culture, history and science podcast host, Captain Kitty (“Amanda B.” when off-mic) had for the season finale of the Nuances Podcast.
Featuring guest experts from across the Asian diaspora on topics like comedy, religion, feminism, media and history, Nuances is one of Amand...
2023-10-1745 min6 Degrees of CatsCaptain Kitty on Nuances Podcast: Amanda B. on 6 degrees of cats, educating in the domestic violence space, and her experience as a trans-national & trans-racial adopteeGREAT NEWS EVERYONE!
Save the date for Halloween, 6 Degrees of Cats Season 2 drops October 31! Turn on your notifications for 6 Degrees of Cats to be the first to listen when it drops.
In the meantime, we are thrilled to share with you a fun, uplifting, and thought-provoking conversation that your favorite #1 cat-themed culture, history and science podcast host, Captain Kitty (“Amanda B.” when off-mic) had for the season finale of the Nuances Podcast.
Featuring guest experts from across the Asian diaspora on topics like comedy, religion, feminism, media and history, Nuances is one of Amand...
2023-10-1745 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS3 E15: Amanda B. on 6 degrees of cats, educating in the domestic violence space, and her experience as a trans-national & trans-racial adoptee.https://nuancespod.com/2023/09/24/amanda-b/
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Amanda B. is the executive producer and host of 6 Degrees of Cats, a cat-themed culture, history and occasionally science podcast that investigates the surprising intersections between human and feline kind, with the help of a interdisciplinary roster of guest experts. She has worked internationally in the fields of clinical research, public health, social impact and tech, and is a trained advocate for violence survivors and youth mental health. As a musician, Amanda composes and plays lead guitar in Leathered, an NYC-based rock 'n' roll band and has supported major...
2023-09-2445 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS3 E14: Charles Levan on his career working at EMI/Capitol Records, and becoming a licensing agent for independent artists.https://nuancespod.com/2023/09/17/charles-levan/
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Established in 2002, Charles Levan, C.E.O/Owner of Blue Buddha Entertainment, LLC specializes in sync placement for independent artists and labels, serving as a premier conduit for contemporary groundbreaking artists and repertoire. Past sync placements include: Shrinking, Found, All American, This Is Us, Supreme Models, & Grey's Anatomy to name a few. With over 27 years of experience in the music industry, Charles' passion in the sync space is coupled with a focus on artist development, helping artists hone their musical craft in an ever-changing entertainment world. Starting out at...
2023-09-1732 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS3 E13: Samantha Ong on the need for representation in toys, colorism in Asian culture, and how her culturally accurate dolls sold out on launch day.https://nuancespod.com/2023/09/10/samantha-ong/
GUEST BIO
Samantha Ong is an entrepreneur, business owner, and mother to two young girls based in Toronto, Canada. Samantha founded Joeydolls in response to the rise in anti-Asian hate around the world during the pandemic lockdowns. Her goal is to help young children feel proud of their heritage and feel valued in society by creating diverse Asian cultural dolls that celebrate every culture.
As the founder and CEO of Joeydolls, Samantha is on a mission to provide a representation of Asian culture in a cute and playful...
2023-09-1035 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS3 E12: Ivy Le on being a comic, a mom, and a flaming bisexual whose nature show, FOGO, explores the outdoors so you don’t have to!https://nuancespod.com/2023/09/03/ivy-le/
GUEST BIO
Ivy Le is a Vietnamese American comedian, actress, and writer based in Austin, Texas. She is the creator of the critically-acclaimed Spotify Studios podcast FOGO: Fear of Going Outside, a nature show by the most reluctant host ever. FOGO is featured on Delta flights and recommended by The Guardian, CBC, Oprah and, inexplicably, Outside. She hosts the only queer comedy open mic in Austin, and performs at comedy festivals all over the country. She is also mom to two as-yet untraumatized kids..
Instagram | TikTok...
2023-09-0341 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS3 E11: Nastassia Jagatsingh on deconstructing her Mauritian and Canadian identities, unlearning colorism, and living with chronic illness.For the full show notes, go to https://nuancespod.com/2023/08/27/nastassia-jagatsingh
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Nastassia is a 31 Indo-Mauritian Montrealer currently based in so-called Vancouver. After a little under a decade in the banking and ESL teaching spaces, she’s exploring non-traditional avenues for work and embracing slow living as she learns to live with chronic illness. During the “summer of racial reckoning” she, like many, turned to social media spaces and literature to make sense of the world around her. Since then, she’s been reading and writing at the intersections of indenture, diaspori...
2023-08-271h 03
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS3 E10: June Chua on learning to love herself through dance, how her films led her to Norway & Nepal, and why she moved to Berlin from Canada.GUEST BIO
June Chua loves to tell stories in a myriad of ways. She's an award-winning filmmaker with more than 20 years experience in journalism, writing, editing, broadcasting and communications. She also helps artists with their proposals and grants. She's now developing a creative nonfiction project - a collection of poems & stories. In 2015, she decided to resign from her life in Canada, selling her things, giving away books and moving to Berlin--alone. It would mark a 2nd migration. Her family moved from Malaysia to Canada in the 70s.
Instagram | LinkedIn | Web
DEFINITIONS
Laksa...
2023-08-201h 04
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS3 E09: Rita Phetmixay: No such thing as boundaries in Asian culture - the Lao diaspora, owning the narrative, and healing intergenerational trauma wi...GUEST BIO
Rita is a 2nd generation Lao Isaan (pronounced E-sahn) American holistic mental health & wellness professional based in Los Angeles. She is also the creator/host of the Healing Out Lao'd podcast, which explores the intersections of Lao diaspora storytelling, healing, and tools for sustainability.
Instagram | TikTok | Twitter | Facebook | Web
DEFINITIONS
Pho: Vietnamese soup dish consisting of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat.
Laos: Country in South East Asia bordered by Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar & China
MENTIONED
Lina V
Laab (Vegan recipe)
Laab Diip (Raw beef...
2023-08-1359 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS3 E08: Kiran Kaur Gill on fighting Turban Myths with occupationally relevant training programs at the TSA, FBI, and other law enforcement agencies.GUEST BIO
Kiran Kaur Gill is the executive director at SALDEF, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, where she oversees and executes programs related to policy, research, education, civic engagement, and youth leadership in the Sikh American community. Prior to her executive role, she volunteered at SALDEF to create and conduct Sikh awareness training around the country for schools, law enforcement, and state and local governments. She worked with the New Jersey Attorney General's office to develop statewide curricula and helped establish the SikhLEAD New Jersey program, which encourages civic engagement. among Sikh students. Additionally...
2023-08-0648 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS3 E07: Scott Okamoto on losing faith and becoming an English professor at an evangelical school + his thoughts on OppenheimerGUEST BIO
Scott Okamoto is a former English professor and ex-Evangelical writer, musician, and home chef. His newly released book is called Asian American Apostate: Losing Religion and Finding Myself at an Evangelical University. In the book, Scott tells his story of losing all faith while teaching at an evangelical university. Through this process, he dug deep into his roots as a 4th generation Japanese American and found community, art, music, and a life worth living. Scott also has a podcast called Chapel Probation.
Instagram | Twitter | Web
DEFINITIONS
Religious Deconstruction - a...
2023-07-301h 06
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS3 E06: Travis Nguyen, interpreter & translator, on working with the deaf & deaf/blind communities, how intergenerational trauma manifests in day-to-d...GUEST BIO
Travis Giuse Nguyen (he/él) is an interpreter and translator born and raised in Southeast Texas.
The son of a Vietnamese fisherman in the U.S.
and the long-time resident of two minority-majority cities (Port Arthur and Houston),
syncretism is the defining attribute of Travis's lived experience.
In his free time, Travis practices self-care by playing boleros on his trusty ukulele, singing, sewing, and caring for his plants..
Instagram | TikTok
DEFINITIONS
ASL: American sign language
Hakka, Hokkien, Cantonese are languages originating from Southern China.
Neurotypical/allistic people do not have a...
2023-07-2357 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS3 E05: Dani Saldo is a hot, talented and disabled bisexual pop star on the rise who’s breaking up with her old (able-bodied) self.GUEST BIO
Dani is a Filipino Canadian artist who creates music that effortlessly laments on young love and self-discovery. Moody, melancholic, and dreamy coming of age instrumentation complement the oozing nostalgia of her honest, hyper vulnerable, and conversational lyrics. Dani's song "All I Need" was featured on Anna Kendrick's movie, "Alice Darling", and several of her collaborations have been used in Netflix's Love is Blind and MTV's Teen Mom OGg. Artist cuts include Jillian May, Harley Huke, as well as Arcana's viral hit Stockholm syndrome performed by the dance studio ALiEN in Korea. Dani's debut ep, "everything...
2023-07-161h 11
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS3 E04: Teresa Suydam, Filipino & First Nations Ojibwe artist, on being a ”Lost Bird”, reconnecting with their biological mom, and making deliberate e...GUEST BIO
Teresa Suydam is a lost bird songwriter and producer of Indigenous and Filipino descent who makes cinematic pop infused with honey-like vocals.
Based out of Denver, Colorado, Teresa chases their own culture and identity with their music, and is a safe haven to other multicultural individuals who don’t feel at home in their own skin.
In 2022, Teresa's music video for "Take Me to the Water" was nominated for the Native American Music Awards (NAMA)..
Instagram | TikTok | Web
DEFINITIONS
Smudging is a cultural ceremony practiced by Native peoples. It involves bu...
2023-07-0939 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS3 E03: Dr. Manijeh Moradian on why Iran isn’t always considered part of Asia, and how the West may be misinterpreting what Iranians truly want out of...If you’ve ever wondered why Iran sometimes is, sometimes isn’t considered part of Asia, this episode has the answer. Because of the revolution in Iran, I really wanted to talk to a woman from the Iranian American diaspora and had the privilege of talking to Women’s, Gender & Sexuality studies professor, Dr. Manijeh Moradian. Manijeh talks about how the U.S. - Iran relationship evolved over decades from the ‘50s to the ‘79 revolution, and beyond. She also shares her thoughts on Western involvement and media coverage of the current feminist Iranian revolution, and what the Iranian people really wan...
2023-07-021h 02
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS3 E02: Cherie Hu on music, culture and technology, and why you can’t copy/paste deployment strategies across cultural contexts. We also talk about AI...GUEST BIO
Cherie Hu is the founder of the music-tech research organization Water & Music. Water & Music's mission is to make the music industry more innovative, cooperative, and transparent, by building a collaborative data and education hub that consistently beats the market on identifying trends in music, technology, and culture. Previously, Cherie penned hundreds of articles on music and tech as a freelance writer for publications including Billboard, Forbes, Pitchfork, and Variety. She has spoken as an expert commentator on CNBC and SiriusXM Volume; as a guest lecturer at institutions like Harvard University, New York University, and Northeastern...
2023-06-2558 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS3 E01: DJ Mimi Chen on knowing her worth, standing up for herself, and having a blast doing it.Nuances: beyond first impressions with the Asian diaspora is a podcast exploring diverse intersectional identities, career paths and more.
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GUEST BIO
Mimi Chen is a long time radio DJ who has been heard in Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles. She is currently at KCSN 88.5FM in Los Angeles. In her spare time, she acts and has co-founded several tech companies. One is a conversational AI company. The more current company...
2023-06-1848 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesNuances Podcast TrailerSeason 3 coming this Sunday!
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2023-06-1604 min
Zdraví jako privilegium#28 Jak plodnost žen souvisí se štítnou žlázou a stresem z pohledu fyziologie?Žena nerovná se malý muž - proč? Protože máme odlišnou fyziologii.
No jo, všichni o tom mluví, ale co to ta fyziologie vlastně je?
Proč jsme každou vteřinu našeho života jiní tvorové?
Jak to všechno souvisí s menstruačním cyklem?
Jak plodnost žen souvisí se štítnou žlázou a stresem z pohledu fyziologie a jak se ovlivňují navzájem s menstruačním cyklem?
A jak v rámci různých fází cyklu pracovat se stresem?
Proč většina výzkumů nezohledňuj...
2023-05-0257 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesBonus: AAPIHM history, books, movies, music panel + Nuances celebrates 1 year!What's the history behind AAPI heritage month? When did it start? Who were the first Asians to reach the Americas?
Find out in this episode!
The Nuances Podcast is now one year old! Two seasons and 25 nuanced conversations in, we're only just getting started. Host LAZOU shares some insight on the show's goals and reflects on the impact of the podcast.
For books, movies, events mentioned in the show, go to nuancespod.com to see this episode's show notes.
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2023-05-0114 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS2 E15: Justine Osilla, winemaker, talks career choices, diversity in wine, and the best wines to pair with some of our favorite Asian dishes.DESCRIPTION
Winemaker Justine Osilla walks us through the various career opportunities in wine, and how she is creating the support network and community of diverse wine professionals she wishes existed when she first started. If you've ever wondered what wine would pair well with sashimi, Vietnamese spring rolls, Mongolian beef, sinigang, adobo, or kare-kare, be sure to listen to the full episode.
GUEST BIO
Justine Osilla was raised by a traditional Filipino family that taught me their narrow definition of success—the one that implies you can only be happy, successful, and fulfilled if...
2023-03-1236 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS2 E14: Nicolas Kee Mew on recognizing signs of dementia, the importance of planning, tips on choosing a care options, and how to support without infa...GUEST BIO Nicolas Kee Mew is a Sino-Mauritian-British award-winning care home manager based in London. He was recently awarded the British Citizen Award Medal at the Palace of Westminster and has won several national dementia awards. When he is not taking care care of patients, he is raising awareness or fundraising for dementia research.. Instagram | Facebook DEFINITIONS Hakka: Chinese ethnic group, and language spoken by the group. A-levels: Standardized exams administered by Cambridge University (U.K.), similar to the Advanced Placement (AP) programs in the U.S. TAKEAWAYS Your high school grades are not the end all be all...
2023-03-0533 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS2 E13: Waddy Dacay on how he sold his mom on an art degree back in the 70s, how anthropology helped expand his worldview, and how he adapted to the d...GUEST BIO
Waddy Dacay is from the island of Kauai, Hawaii. He attended Kapiolani Community College on Oahu in 1973 then went to art school in 1976 in Oakland CA at California College of Arts and Crafts, now called California College of the Arts. He graduated BFA in 1978 and got a job in Palo Alto doing technical illustrations for two years. Then he took another position with Lockheed Martin as a technical illustrator and transitioned into 3D animation for 15 year, joined Electronic Arts in 1995 for another 15 years and finished his remaining 7 years at Bandai Namco Gaming as a Senior...
2023-02-2642 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS2 E12: Rod Kim on why an Asian Bruce Springsteen is overdue, full circle moments with his parents & music, and reclaiming his youth. BONUS: see why h...DESCRIPTION
Rod had every intention of following the traditional path and become an automotive engineer in Indiana. But he chose to follow his passion instead. We talk about breaking the news to his family, how his parents struggled to understand what being a professional musician really means, and how the BLM protests have inspired him to reclaim his youth and be more vocal about his experiences. We touch on Asian expectations and stereotypes, and why he thinks we're overdue for an Asian American Bruce Springsteen or a Japanese Country star. We also get a glimpse of how...
2023-02-1959 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS2 E11: AIR APPARENT (Neil Sethi) on his kinship with Southerners, what California could learn from Georgia, using his music as a platform for change,....
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As AIR APPARENT, San Francisco-based artist and producer Neil Sethi makes exuberant electronic pop that invites both escapism and self-discovery. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Sethi grew up on Bollywood and Hindu spiritual music, early 2000s Atlanta rap, and explosive nu-metal. Since releasing his first tracks in 2017, the independent Indian American musician has swiftly gained buzz for his expansive take on EDM that draws from influences like James Blake, Mitski, Kaytranada, and Jai Wolf. After landing placements on Spotify’s Beats of Tomorrow playlist and making his live debut at last year’s Joy Ruck...
2023-02-1244 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS2 E10: Jess Pillay on juggling multiple cultural identities as an Indo-Fijian-American, finding applicable career advice as a woman of color, and rec...GUEST BIO
Jess Pillay is an Indo-Fijian-American independent singer/songwriter and podcaster from the Pacific Northwest. Growing up in Seattle with Indo-Fijian roots, she spent most of her life feeling like a cultural orphan, but music gave her a sense of identity and purpose. Now in her 30s, she's deeply passionate about racial and gender equity and always looks for ways to explore these subjects through her creative work. Her goal is to use her art to create community and to help others find their own voices. .
Instagram | Web
DEFINITIONS
Being Gaslit...
2023-02-0556 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS2 E09: Offering Rain on reclaiming their Ecuadorian and Indian roots as a mixed-raced multimedia artist, and the importance of early access to the ar...GUEST BIO
Offering Rain is an NYC born and based multi-media artist and organizer working in the realms of audio, poetry, painting and design. They utilize their artistic practice in hopes of refreshing the earth like rain through multicultural sound and poetic lyricism. Their previous work has been exhibited at Art on the Ave NYC, Soho House, Knockdown Center and Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance. As a DJ, they have worked in collaboration with HBO Max, mutual.love, Kajal Magazine and their music has been featured on Euphoria, Genera+ion and Walker..
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2023-01-2936 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS2 E8: Judy Leia on using music to process the trauma of surviving war, becoming disillusioned after signing with a label, then falling in love with m...GUEST BIO
Judy Leia is a Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter creating cinematic darkpop that blends her ethereal, sultry vocals with a hybrid production of orchestral and electronic elements. Her unique sound can be described as: "Lana Del Rey meets Hans Zimmer in a dystopian film. She began learning piano at age 5 and wrote her first song at age 11 to process the gravity of surviving war. This experience often informs the haunting melodies and somber lyrics in her songs. She enjoys finding inspiration in film scores and her favorite composers include Ramin Djawadi, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross...
2023-01-2241 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS2 E7 - Darrel J. Delfin on being a Filipino-American actor, working with his childhood heroes, and finding his niche in voiceover.GUEST BIO
Darrel J Delfin is a 30 year-old Filipino American actor based in Los Angeles, California. He is Kaede in Fena: Pirate Princess, Kazuma Arashiba in Scar on the Praeter, Legatus Laendur & Legate Pumpkee in the Fallen Legion series, General Geshtar in Secret of Mana, and Emilio Baretti in Lupin III vs Detective Conan: THE MOVIE. He has provided voices for shows like Sword Art Online, Hortensia Saga, Kill la Kill, Beyblade Burst Rise, Dragon Ball Super, and many more. He is also a regular cast member and lead stunt coordinator of the "We The Geeks of...
2023-01-1543 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS2 E6: Summer Swee-Singh on becoming a successful pianist with zero connections, being female and Asian in the industry, the importance of representat...GUEST BIO
Summer Swee-Singh is an AAPI studio/event/touring pianist and keyboardist, string and orchestral arranger, composer, music director, string contractor, backing vocalist, and music educator. Summer graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in Legal Studies and a Music Minor. After graduating, she worked full-time at Jones Day San Francisco, a law firm, as their Recruiting and HR Assistant and was planning on applying to law schools when she decided to take a chance on her passion—music. She cold-called her way into her first piano residencies, as she had no music industry connections wh...
2023-01-081h 01
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS2 E5 - A Holiday Special featuring our guests’ holiday traditions and how they have evolved over time.GUESTS
Rahul Borkar - S1 E2
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Tonie Nguyen - S1 E3
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Lisa Danaë - S1 E4
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/nI5yMIUUYvb
Cece Chow - S1 E7
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/I69BSHUUYvb
Edmond Chan - S1 E8
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/he0PAHUUYvb
Ashley Chung-Fat-Yim - S1 E11
https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/ViJkAGUUYvb
C...
2022-12-2341 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS2 E4: Qasim Rashid on how Islam inspires him to advocate for women, for the poor, and even for his haters, and how he remains focused in a world full...GUEST
Qasim Rashid is a Pakistani-born human rights lawyer, author, and Executive Director of Common Purpose, an organization dedicated to electing more women and underrepresented Americans to public office. Through his work, he supports survivors of domestic and sexual violence, represents asylum seekers, uplifts the incarcerated through prison chaplaincy, and advocates for universal religious freedom. Instagram | TikTok | website
TW: Domestic violence
🇺🇸: ☎️ 800-799-7233 | text START to 88788 | visit thehotline.org
🇲🇺: ☎️ 139
Other: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_domestic_violence_hotlines
DEFINITIONS
Jim Crow era - when local and state governments enforced racial segr...
2022-12-1857 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS2 E3: Tiffany Chou on never underestimating people, and why she founded Depo Market to give disabled people like her brother enjoyable, meaningful, a...GIVEAWAY
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GUEST
In 2019 Tiffany moved home to Maui, Hawaii...
2022-12-1141 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS2 E2: Charlene Vela on dance aesthetics, Asian accents, and what to do if you don’t know how to pronounce someone’s name.GUEST
Charlene is a Filipino American. She was born in Switzerland and moved to the states with her parents and younger brother when she was four years old, living most of her life in Texas. During the day she works at a tech company in Austin, and in her free time she loves being part of the local dance community, and playing board games with her friends and husband. Instagram
DEFINITIONS
Body shaming is criticizing or mocking someone for supposed bodily faults or imperfections, such as their height, weight, facial features, skin, hair...
2022-12-0444 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS2 E1: Masaru Tanabe on attitudes towards disabled people in Japan vs. the U.S., anti-Asian hate in liberal states like Oregon, and the model minority...GUEST
Masaru Tanabe is a 34 year old disabled trans non-binary Japanese American fiber artist. Contracting the H1N1 (Swine flu) virus in 2009 left them with ME/CFS, a post-viral syndrome which, combined with their genetic disability of Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos, has left them so disabled that they are now unable to work. They now spend their time making and selling fiber art online, and bringing awareness about Disability issues, anti-Asian Hate crimes, and Trans Rights issues.
Instagram | TikTok | Ko-fi shop
DEFINITIONS
Pansexual - someone who is attracted – either emotionally, physically or bo...
2022-11-2751 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS1 E12: Ariadne & Sherry-Lynn reflect on season 1 and its impact on the creators and listeners of The Nuances Podcast.For the final episode of the season, Sherry & Ari take the mic to reflect on Season 1.
We've learned and grown so much in 12 short weeks. We are so proud of the safe space we've created for our guests and listeners alike and are eternally grateful for the gift of your time. Some of you were gracious enough to send us your comments on how much you enjoyed the podcast. We are happy to include those here.
We also give you a glimpse of our lives outside of the podcast, through our music reels at the...
2022-07-1738 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS1 E11: Dr. Ashley Chung-Fat-Yim on how bilinguals’ brains differ from monolinguals’, and how bilingualism improves performance at other tasks.This week, Dr. Ashley Chung-Fat-Yim brings some excellent news for bilinguals! Find out how speaking another language makes your brain more efficient, as early as infancy. You do not want to miss this one.
GUEST BIO
Dr. Ashley Chung-Fat-Yim is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Bilingualism and Psycholinguistics Research Group at Northwestern University. Her research focuses on the neural and cognitive consequences of bilingualism. During her PhD, she was awarded the ThinkSwiss Research Award and Mitacs Globalink Research Award to conduct research abroad at the Institute of Multilingualism in Fribourg, Switzerland. Before her postdoctorate...
2022-07-1050 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS1 E10: Nathan Rogers on being an AAPI from the South and his evolution on his political beliefsThis week, Nathan Rogers chats with us about his experiences growing up as a biracial Filipino-American in the South, the evolution of his political views, his thoughts on religion and faith, and the importance of representation.
TERMS
Capitalism, Aquino Administration, HeLa cells, Moral majority, Abrahamic religions, Lobbying
MENTIONED:
Atlantic article - “Even My Business Students Have Doubts About Capitalism” - Glen Hubbard
“Seeing White” Podcast
“Southern Baptists Refused to Act on Abuse, Despite Secret List of Pastors”
Racial bias in medicine
TAKEAWAYS:
The ideals t...
2022-07-0350 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS1 E09: Sally on working with young people, Asian representation in media, mental health, gender roles & bisexuality.This week, Sally shares her experiences growing up as a Taiwanese-Coquitlamite-Torontonian and her thoughts on diversity and inclusivity in higher education.
TERMS
Resident student leader
Orientalism
Colonialism
Microaggression
Spiritual pluralism
Islamophobia
MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
Orientalism - Edward Said
Yuri On Ice
The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin
Paradise Lost - John Milton
TAKEAWAYS:
Sally grew up in a diverse city with other Asian-Canadian peers, which helped her feel less alone in...
2022-06-2659 min
Impact Investing In Tech PodcastDemocratizing Social Impact - With Peter Lazou, Chairman Otherdots Foundation📺 VIDEO VERSION🤝 MEET THE SPEAKER ️Peter Lazou, Chairman Otherdots FoundationLinkedIn | Twitter | CompanyCONNECT: Twitter | Elisa on Twitter | Elisa on Linkedin This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit newsletter.impactintech.org
2022-06-2347 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS1 E08: Edmond Chan (brqvlnfoodie) on music,LGBTQ+ Asian hate, protecting elders,#prideineverycolorThis week, Edmond Chan shares his experience carving out a career as an AAPI violinist and his work on the Pride in Every Color movement. We talk about navigating racial micro-aggressions and the model minority stereotype,, protecting the elderly Asian community, and what true allyship and inclusivity looks like.
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Corpus Christi, Texas native Edmond Chan is a historical violinist who performs with many early music ensembles and orchestras in the United States, Europe and Hong Kong. Edmond completed his master’s degree in historical violin at the HKU: Utrechts Conservatorium in the Netherlands. His master’s thesis entitled “The Fa...
2022-06-1958 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS1 E07: Cece Chow (@thetransplanter) on coming out as a trans woman after filling the role of eldest male in a Chinese family, the value of representa...This week, Cece Chow a.k.a @thetransplanter, shares what it was like to leave a lucrative career, come out as a trans woman, and become an advocate as someone who was previously filling the role of the eldest male of the family. We talk about how Asian courtesy can get in the way of allyship, how Eurocentric beauty standards affect our self image, and how becoming a woman also meant experiencing misogyny for the first time.
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Cece Chow is:
A visual artist connecting people through plants.
A filmmaker connecting people through...
2022-06-1259 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS1 E06: Josh Decolongon (@sommeligay) on bringing diversity to the wine & beverage industry.Josh Decolongon
is an avid lover of flavor experimentation, especially through a queer and Filipino lens. Josh is dedicated to making the wine world inclusive and fun.
Josh’s links:
Josh Decolongon | @sommeligay | Instagram | TikTok | @readbotelya on IG
Mentioned in the show:
Book: “I Am Filipino” by Nicole Ponseca
Terms:
Tagalog, Ilocano - two of the 100+ distinct languages spoken in the Philippines.
Tinikling - a traditional Philippine folk dance that originated during the Spanish colonial era. The dance involves two people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and ag...
2022-06-0548 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS1 E05: AUSLIN, the artist supermom who’s breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma she experienced as a Hmong American growing up in Wisconsin.Trigger warning: Sexual assault, self-harm, suicidal ideation
Suicide prevention hotline: call 800-273-8255.
Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741.
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Auslin is a singer-songwriter from Green Bay, WI. Shes been able to sing and songwrite for independent producers and artists all online and all from home. She's well versed in writing pop, rnb, and edm. With her being a single mom to two boys, working a full time job, making time to get a workout in, and working on music, you'd wonder how she gets it all done. The main thought that...
2022-05-2956 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS1 E04: Lisa Danaë on being both ”not Asian enough” and ”not white enough” as a mixed-race dark pop artist.This week, Lisa Danaë chats with us about being mixed-race, trying to fit in the music industry both in the states and in the Philippines, and finally finding her voice and being accepted into the GRAMMY:NEXT program.
Lisa’s links:
IG/TikTok @lisadanaemusic
Twitter/Pinterest/Youtube: @lisadanae
Website: https://www.lisadanae.com
SoundScrub podcast: lisadanae.com/soundscrub
Filippino dishes mentioned:
Adobo: https://panlasangpinoy.com/filipino-chicken-adobo-recipe/
Lumpia: https://panlasangpinoy.com/longanisa-lumpiang-shanghai/
If you'd like to be featured or nominate a guest, please follow and DM us at @nuancespod. We...
2022-05-2244 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS1 E03: Tonie on being a nonbinary Vietnamese-American pop artist and producer in NYC.This week’s episode is as inspiring as it is educational. Tonie shares how they have navigated uncomfortable conversations around gender identity, race, and mental health as a nonbinary Vietnamese American in the music industry. We’ll also hear Tonie’s latest track “If I Took A Pill’.
Tonie can be reached on Instagram & TikTok and their website Itstonie.com
Stream their latest single “If I Took A Pill”.
Stream The Nuances Podcast AAPI indie music playlist: Apple | Spotify
Learn more about being nonbinary with Alokvmenon
Recipes for the dishes mention...
2022-05-1547 min
Nuances: Our Asian StoriesS1 E02: Rahul Borkar on being a rock artist and producer from Louisville, KY.In this week's episode, we get a glimpse of life in Louisville, KY as a first generation American of Indian descent. Rahul Borkar joins us for a heartening conversation about his upbringing, and how his family's unconditional support has enabled him to have a thriving music career in a genre not often praised for its diversity. Rahul's story defies stereotypes, not only about our perception of AAPI, but also about our perception of America.
Rahul can be reached via his website or on instagram.
If you'd like to be featured or nominate a guest, please...
2022-05-0841 min