Category: Unconventional Career Choices
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S4 E07: Trans Day of Visibility special with Cece Chow & her son Gideon – the wholesome Asian trans representation you needed to hear.
Trans Day of Visibility – wholesome story alert! When Cece transitioned, at 42, she was married, with two kids, and had been struggling with gender dysphoria and suicidal ideation her whole life. She feared she might lose everything but instead, she found support and healing. Today, her body feels like home.
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S4 E06: Dr. Sachi Schmidt-Hori on U.S. vs Japan culture, parenting, social norms, & why gender pronouns aren’t an issue in Japan
Sachi Schmidt-Hori refused to work with people who only tolerated her. Now a professor of Japanese literature, she is thriving in academia. We have a great convo about American vs Japanese language, culture, parenting, business etiquette and more in this fun podcast interview!
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S4 E05: Er-Gene Kahng found community, Florence Price, and her Asian American identity in Arkansas
Er-Gene Kahng used to find safety in the anonymity of an urban crowd. Moving to Arkansas helped her learn how to truly be part of a community by giving back as much as you take. We talk about her discovery of Black Arkansan composer Florence Price, and how classical musicians can participate in conversations around…
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S4 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…
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S4 E03: Ryan Alexander Holmes reminds us the importance of art to connect us with our humanity, and that Asians don’t all look alike.
“It’s not that I don’t look Asian, you just haven’t seen an Asian like me before” – Ryan Alexander Holmes shares his journey embracing both his Black and Chinese roots, and his passion for creating art that speaks to people.
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S3 E14: Charles Levan on his career working at EMI/Capitol Records, and becoming a licensing agent for independent artists.
Charles Levan started his career at EMI/Capitol records, worked on Al Green’s Greatest Hits album campaign, and started his own company, Blue Buddha Entertainment. He talks about finding great mentors early on in his career, and shares his views on the current sync landscape.
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S3 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!
Have a good laugh with Vietnamese American comedian Ivy Le with one E. We talk about diversity in Texas, becoming a comedian, motherhood, and finding out that not everyone is bisexual. She is the hilarious host of the acclaimed podcast FOGO: Fear of Going Outside.
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S3 E11: Nastassia Jagatsingh on deconstructing her Mauritian and Canadian identities, unlearning colorism, and living with chronic illness.
Nastassia Jagatsingh & I debunk some myths about Canada and Mauritius. As two Mauritian Canadians of different ethnic backgrounds, we grapple with our place in these conversations as privileged expats as we unpack what white supremacy looks like in Mauritius, how the Indian caste system still rules Mauritius, and why the Canadian dream isn’t as…
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S3 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.
If you want to know how art can change people’s lives, you will love this episode with June Chua. We talk about how dance freed her from body image issues, how a drama class opened up her world and gave her an interest in history and current events, and how her films brought some Norwegians…
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S3 E06: Travis Nguyen, interpreter & translator, on working with the deaf & deaf/blind communities, how intergenerational trauma manifests in day-to-day life, and more.
Travis Giuse Nguyen (he/él) is an interpreter and translator born and raised in Southeast Texas. We talk about how trauma responses manifest in refugee communities, how the deaf do not benefit from incidental learning like hearing folks, and the struggle of being LGBTQ in an Asian American family.