Ep 2: Equality in Racism? Fitting in and Pop Culture

Local Entrepreneur - KOKONUT Dessert Bar: Kockyo Xiong

New bonus episode with Amy and Ms. Xiong of Kokonut Dessert Bar. Follow us through the founding journey behind the entrepreneur's success!

Ep 5: Changing Times & Stereotypes

Sit down with hosts Sunny, Amy, and Tony discuss the stereotypes that go both ways: Americans to Chinese and Chinese to Americans. Is everyone in China smart? No one stands up for themselves? Do American students really have a lot of freedom? An emphasis on individualism over family? Explore this and more in this last episode of season 1.

Ep 4: Year of the Tiger....and the Olympics!

Happy Year of the Tiger everyone! How has Chinese New Years celebration changed as we travel across the globe? How do we continue to uphold traditions and celebrate in the face of changes and uncertainties? Should the Olympics be a platform for politics, or should we just stick to sports? How has media portrayal of the Olympics in China and America differed from each other? Listen as hosts Sunny Sun, Amy Tang, and Tony Lu discuss these questions and many more.

Ep 3: Testing, Education, and All the Fun Stuff

Take a deeper dive with hosts Sunny, Amy, and Tony into the education differences between China and America: The one test (gaokao) that will determine the rest of your life? The immense pressure of studying and classes 14 hours a day? The new government policy that bans tutoring institutions? Are all Chinese students automatically good at studying?

Ep 2: Equality in Racism? Fitting in and Pop Culture

Sit down with hosts Sunny, Amy, and Tony as they discuss in depth the good, the bad, and the ugly of fitting in and integrating into the American culture. Has the rise of K-Pop helped or contributed to racism against Asian Americans? How has the economic competition between US and China posed new struggles regarding dual identities?