Tag: queer

• S1 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 representation, and the definition of true allyship.

  

  Summary 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 assigned the role of the eldest male of the family. We talk about how Asian courtesy can get in the way of allyship,…

  nuancespod

  June 12, 2022

  Advocacy, Asian Canadian Guests, Beauty standards, Careers, Feminism, LGBTQIA+, Media representation, Modeling, Patriarchal cultural norms, Trans

  aapi, aapihm, Advocacy, advocate, artist, asian queer, asian trans women, bipoc, filmmaker, kokedama, misogyny in chinese culture, model, patriarchal culture, queer, trans women, true allyship

• 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