cheers to the eiffel tower sitting on the bridge @ La France renaissante

“I have never felt so connected to the wider AAPI community than I do now. I grew up in white-dominated cities like Portland, OR — which is actually the whitest major city in the United States — and didn't realize until recently how silenced I felt by phenomena like the model minority myth. When 'AAPI' as a label is supposed to encapsulate dozens of different ethnicities and cultures, it was hard for me to decipher what it actually meant to be Asian American”

I think that we joke about retail therapy a lot, but if I'm being honest there is something really empowering about going out and shopping and treating yourself.

when i share my mental health diagnosis, the most common response i get is 'i'm so sorry.' even therapists remind me not to feel ashamed of my diagnosis...before i've even said anything, assuming that the acronyms associated with my mental health are an obvious source of shame.

Nastassia is a 20 year-old-second time founder, starting a 7-figure fitness apparel brand at age 18 named Nasty Fit. A couple of weeks ago, Nastassia launched a startup named Connectful, a networking app for young adults. Connectful focuses on breaking outdated networking norms by combining both the professional and personal aspects of making like-minded connections.

tw: abuse, self-harm, disordered eating -- working out has been my most precious and effective coping mechanism...but i have to keep strict boundaries around how and why i work out. in this episode, i talk about how dance, exercise, and yoga have saved me and helped me heal from past habits of self-harm.

as my first audio love note to y'all, i wanted to share an unedited and rather unfiltered reflection on where i find myself right now -- feeling everything and nothing at all. in this episode, i talk through how my major depressive disorder manifests in my own life and how i try to cope with it.

For the last few weeks, I have been rather addicted to the new social media platform, Clubhouse – where strangers talk to each other via videocalls. I know it sounds awkward, but it’s an incredible experience of more intimate social media interactions…

The one thing 2020 has actually been good for is shining a light on the dark places in capitalism, especially in the fashion space. — Molly Crossin

“The clothing brand is secondary to the community, the clothing is a vehicle to unite us and raise money” - Arianne Elmy

Nadya Okamoto in conversation with…Senator Regine Biscoe Lee is a Guamanian politician serving the Democratic and currently serves as senator in the 35th Guam Legislature. I sat down with her to talk about AAPI identity, and her love for her home country, and the values that her upbringing and culture influence her work.

In conversation with Shobha Philips, Founder of Proclaim. Proclaim is a line of eco-friendly, inclusive nude intimates on a mission to revolutionize the color nude by rethinking representation and ethics in fashion.