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Colleen Leung is the founder of Unmute, company that strives to provide culturally-affirming mental health care to under-served communities. In this episode, we talk about Colleen’s journey and inspiration to build Unmute, diving into her and hermother’s relationship to mental health.   unmute.today   Connect with us: IG @mxasianamerican [email protected]

Maria is a Filipino-American theater artist, fashion designer, and introspective hypnosis practitioner. In this episode, we talk about Maria’s entrance into the theater industry, and how she got to creating experimental puppet theater. Connect with Maria: IG @themaricama www.maricama.com Connect with us: IG @mxasianamerican [email protected]

Jeffrey Luong is a music producer and DJ, creating his own work but also doing work with artists, singers, instrumentalists, songwriters, and companies (of note, Mars Rigley). In this episode, we talk about Jeff’s entry into the DJ and music production world. Connect with Jeff: Spotify @Griffter IG @iamgrifftermusic Connect with us: IG @mxasianamerican [email protected]

Whitney Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American living in Switzerland currently. She’s worked as an Oncology nurse, public health advisor in the US Department of Defense, and is currently a child development and positive parenting coach. In this episode, we dive into Whitney’s many career experiences. Connect with Whitney: FB Group: Strong Connections Successful Kids Connect with us: IG @mxasianamerican [email protected]

Xiren Wang is a third culture kid, coming from a mixed background of International Relations/Politics and transitioning into acting/voice acting/music. In this episode, we talk about the cultural divide between generations of Asian/Americans who speak English and/or Chinese as their main language. Xiren tries to bridge the divide between the two.   Connect with Xiren: xirenwang.com “Xiren Let’s Talk” Connect with us: @mxasianamerican [email protected]

René Helit Jr, born and raised in Guam, is the founder of The Cultured Chefs, a personal/private chef service in Austin, Texas. In this episode, we talk about Rene’s upbringing, his various culinary journeys, and finally The Cultured Chefs.   Connect with René: theculturedchefs.com @theculturedchefsllc   Connect with us: @mxasianamerican [email protected]

Joseph Be is the founder of Meccha Matcha, a high-quality matcha provider known for their different levels of matcha intensity. In this episode, we chat about Joseph’s upbringing, his experience working in the restaurant industry and eventual transition to start Meccha Matcha. Connect with Joseph: mecchamatcha.com   Connect with us: @mxasianamerican [email protected]

Jane Wong is the author of debut memoir, Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City (Tin House 2023) and two books of poetry, How to Not Be Afraid of Everything (Alice James 2021) and Overpour (Action Books 2016). In this episode, we dive into Jane’s upbringing and the ways that Jane wrote her new memoir, which really, is a love letter to her mother.   Connect with Jane: janewongwriter.com @paradeofcats   Connect with us: @mxasianamerican [email protected]   Resources Referenced: Sara Ahmed Living a Feminist Life Kandice Chuh Imagine Otherwise

Andrea Xu is one of the founders of Umamicart, an online grocery story delivering your favorite Asian products, produce, and ingredients. In this episode, we dive into Andrea’s upbringing in Spain, her finance career at Goldman Sachs, and then finally now running Umamicart.   Connect with Andrea: umamicart.com @umamicart   Connect with us: @mxasianamerican [email protected]

Eric Y. Chen is a serial entrepreneur and the creator and founder of Sabobatage: a Boba Card Game. In this episode, we dive into Eric’s upbringing, his corporate journey, serial entrepreneurial journey, and finally to the creation of Sabobatage.   Connect with Eric: sabobatage.com   Connect with us: @mxasianamerican [email protected]

Wendy Shew is the founder and CEO of Building Education, a nonprofit organization that works to build and transform villages in impoverished communities by building schools, water systems, and electricity systems. In this episode, we dive into Wendy’s upbringing from losing her mother as a child, to her rebellious phase of aviation studies and to starting Building Education.   Connect with Wendy: bebuildingeducation.org @itswendyshew   Connect with us: @mxasianamerican [email protected]

Samantha Ong is an entrepreneur, founder and CEO of JoeyDolls, and mother to two young girls. In this episode, we dive into Samantha’s upbringing and childhood of following the conventional path and then pivoting into entrepreneurship and now having founded Joeydolls to inspire and change the narrative for future generations.   Connect with Samantha: joeydolls.com   Connect with us: @mxasianamerican [email protected]