Being Happy (Book Club Pick 23.3)

Did You Eat Yet?: Charcuterie Board Edition

Did you eat yet? This is how our immigrant families show they care for and love us. In this segment, we share the foods and specific food items we'd pair with the past five books we've read - Tif Marcelo's The Holiday Switch, Vivan Tu's Rich AF, Soo Jin Lee and Linda Yoon's Where I Belong, Chi Ta-Wei's The Membranes, and Hala Alyan's The Moon That Turns You Back. This fifth episode in the Did You Eat Yet? series features charcuterie board foods! Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AsianBookClubPod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://AsianBookClubPod.com]⁠⁠ and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AsianBookClubPod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/AsianBookClubPod/]⁠⁠. You can also support us by buying books through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Asian Book Club's Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bookshop.org/shop/asianbookclubpod]. Hosts: Jamae Ann Sabangan and Steven Park Edits: Steven Park Music: Let's Get Together by Lunareh

And She Said the Title (Book Club Pick 24.2)

In this second episode of book club pick no. 24, we talk about how the depth of the themes and shared the poems that stood out to us. Hala Alyan is the author of four award-winning collections of poetry as well as the novel Salt Houses, which was the winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Arab American Book Award and a finalist for the Chautauqua Prize. She is currently based in Brooklyn where she works as a clinical psychologist. You can learn more about her work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HalaAlyan.com⁠ [https://www.halaalyan.com/] and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hala.N.Alyan⁠ [www.instagram.com/Hala.N.Alyan]. Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AsianBookClubPod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://AsianBookClubPod.com]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AsianBookClubPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/AsianBookClubPod/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also support us by buying books through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Asian Book Club's Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bookshop.org/shop/asianbookclubpod]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Recommendation of the Week: Elyanna is a Palestinian-Chilean who blends Arabic music, pop, and R&B. You can learn more about Elyanna on their website at Elyanna.com [https://Elyanna.com] and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyanna [https://⁠instagram.com/Elyanna]. Hosts: Jamae Ann Sabangan and Steven Park Edits: Steven Park Music: Drop It by Lunareh

The Story Is What Shines Through (Book Club Pick 24.1)

In this first episode of book club pick no. 24, we talk about how we read poetry, the themes we noticed, and the poems that stood out to us Hala Alyan is the author of four award-winning collections of poetry as well as the novel Salt Houses, which was the winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and the Arab American Book Award and a finalist for the Chautauqua Prize. She is currently based in Brooklyn where she works as a clinical psychologist. You can learn more about her work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HalaAlyan.com [https://www.halaalyan.com/] and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hala.N.Alyan [www.instagram.com/Hala.N.Alyan]. Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AsianBookClubPod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://AsianBookClubPod.com]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AsianBookClubPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/AsianBookClubPod/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also support us by buying books through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Asian Book Club's Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bookshop.org/shop/asianbookclubpod]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Recommendation of the Week: Ashtar Muallem is a theater- and circus-trained performing artist and yoga instructor. They are currently touring with their piece called "Cosmos". You can learn more about Ashtar Muallem on Youtube @⁠AshtarMuallem [https://www.youtube.com/@AshtarMuallem] and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ashtar.Muallem [https://⁠instagram.com/Ashtar.Muallem]⁠. Hosts: Jamae Ann Sabangan and Steven Park Edits: Steven Park Music: Drop It by Lunareh

Being Happy (Book Club Pick 23.3)

In the third and final episode of book club pick no. 23, we're thrown for a loop as the point of view changes, depicting the reality of Momo's situation. Chi Ta-wei is a renowned writer and scholar from Taiwan. His scholarly work focuses on LGBT studies, disability studies, and Sinophone literary history. You can learn more about his work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TaWeiChi.com⁠⁠ [https://www.taweichi.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TaWeiChi⁠⁠ [www.instagram.com/TaWeiChi]. Ari Larissa Heinrich, the translator of The Membranes, is a professor of Chinese literature and media at the Australian National University. Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AsianBookClubPod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://AsianBookClubPod.com]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AsianBookClubPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/AsianBookClubPod/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also support us by buying books through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Asian Book Club's Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bookshop.org/shop/asianbookclubpod]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Recommendation of the Week: Amy Jan Ernst of AJE Pottery is a ceramicist who creates dumplings, toast, and other cute shapes for daily home goods. You can learn more aboutAJE Pottery on their website at ⁠AJEPottery.com⁠ [AJEPottery.com⁠⁠] and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AJEPottery [https://⁠instagram.com/AJEPottery⁠]. Hosts: Jamae Ann Sabangan and Steven Park Edits: Steven Park Music: Drop It by Lunareh

Barbie Doll Smooth (Book Club Pick 23.2)

[Trigger Warning: rape and child abuse] In the second episode of book club pick no. 23, we find out more on how Momo became who she is in the present and discover huge chunks of her past. Chi Ta-wei is a renowned writer and scholar from Taiwan. His scholarly work focuses on LGBT studies, disability studies, and Sinophone literary history. You can learn more about his work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TaWeiChi.com⁠ [https://www.taweichi.com/]⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TaWeiChi⁠ [www.instagram.com/TaWeiChi]. Ari Larissa Heinrich, the translator of The Membranes, is a professor of Chinese literature and media at the Australian National University. Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AsianBookClubPod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://AsianBookClubPod.com]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AsianBookClubPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/AsianBookClubPod/]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also support us by buying books through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Asian Book Club's Bookshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://bookshop.org/shop/asianbookclubpod]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Recommendation of the Week: Xin Ying is a principal dancer with Martha Graham Dance Company and the cofounder of Dancers and Motherhood. You can learn more about Xin Ying on their website at XinYingDance.com [XinYingDance.com] and on Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Xin_Ying_Dance [https://⁠instagram.com/Xin_Ying_Dance⁠]. Hosts: Jamae Ann Sabangan and Steven Park Edits: Steven Park Music: Drop It by Lunareh