The American Asian

Episode 4 - Interview with Dr. Nadia Huq

Dr. Nadia Huq is a clinical child psychologist licensed in the states of New Jersey and New York. She specializes in working with children, adolescents, and their families. Dr. Nadia provides evidence-based services [https://tmbpsychservices.com/services/] for a wide range of behavioral health-related concerns including anxiety, depression, hyperactivity, inattention, and trauma. Arj & Sembo discuss various topics with Dr. Huq: · Her background and upbringing · Differentiating between psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists · The stigma surrounding mental health in America, Asia, and within the Asian community in America · Coping with the expectations placed on children in Asian and South Asian cultures · The challenges faced by 1st generation immigrant parents in raising "double-cultured" children in America · Dr. Huq's opinions on the responsibilities of parents to their children and vice versa as parents age, encompassing the concepts of duty versus love · Navigating relationships outside of one's community, with Dr. Huq offering her advice in that regard.

Episode 3 - Namaste! Konnichiwa! Yelam Pechudan?

In this episode, Arj & Sembo get into languages and how phrases of different languages elicit different emotions and isn’t exactly translatable to English. We also deep dive into biggest current events – The Japanese Market Crash on Monday – the biggest drop in the history of Nikkei and go into what created this and the underlying problems of the Japanese economy and what can we learn from it. We also get into how Asian people like to invest their money, the recent political turmoil in Bangladesh and how India opened its economic borders rather late. Sembo celebrates a recent small business where he got his haircut from and we get into some Olympic discussion on medal count – The massive disparity of medals for China and India and the success in Paris for Japan. As usual, watch out for our fortune cookie segment where we drop words of wisdom – actually 3 wise lines. Tell us what’s your favorite in the poll below!

Episode 2 - Bring Ya Ass

In the second episode of the American Asian Podcast, Sembo and Arj delve into various intriguing topics. They discuss the emergence of the viral phrase "Bring Ya Ass" in Minnesota, generalize the four coasts of America, and confront (or embrace?) stereotypes. Sembo also compares the stars of his NBA team, the Celtics, and American Asian men (yes, really.). Additionally, they introduce a new segment called Tiger Mom's Den, where they share valuable parenting advice, delve into the issue of phone addiction, and emphasize the importance of consistent excellence through their Fortune Cookie segment.

Flagship Episode - Conversational, not Controversial

In this Flagship episode of the American Asian, Arj & Sembo (your Asian American hosts) talk about a variety of topics from an Asian American Lens - What does it mean to be American with Asian heritage, our high school experiences as an Asian American or South Asians in Hong Kong?!, Sembo's recent trip to Japan, how Shohei Ohtani is perceived in Japan, the languages we "think" in, our wives' experience as Asian American and whether we'll be alive after they hear what we say about them (kidding!), the protests in Columbia, NFL kicker Harrison Butker's controversial remarks in a commencement speech, DEI programs etc.