Category: Racism at school/in childhood

• S1 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.

  nuancespod

  May 22, 2022

  Asian American Guests, Beauty standards, Careers, Media representation, Mixed Race Experiences, Music, Racism at school/in childhood, Unconventional Career Choices

  aapi, aapihm, Advocacy, bipoc, colorism, filipino-american, mixed-race, tokenism, white-passing, white-washing

• S1 E03: Tonie on being a Vietnamese-American, nonbinary, 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’.

  nuancespod

  May 16, 2022

  Advocacy, Asian American Guests, Beauty standards, Careers, intergenerational trauma, LGBTQIA+, Mental health, Music, nonbinary, Racism at school/in childhood, Unconventional Career Choices

  aapi, aapihm, Advocacy, alokvmenon, bipoc, navigating queerness, nonbinary, queer, vietnamese food recommendations, vietnamese-american