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The American Asian

The American Asian

Written by: Arj and Sembo
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 The American Asian podcast is a show that talks about life in America for Asian & South Asian Americans. The podcast hosts, Arj and Sembo, cover a wide range of topics from culture, sports, food, love, relationships, languages, family, and movies - all from an Asian American perspective. They are both in their 30s and have a lot of exciting things to say about America and Asia. If you want to learn more about being an Asian or South Asian American, listen to the American Asian podcast. Don't forget to subscribe and show them some love!Arj and Sembo Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Episode 4 - Interview with Dr. Nadia Huq

    Episode 4 - Interview with Dr. Nadia Huq
    Sep 10 2024

    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 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.
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    58 mins
  • Episode 3 - Namaste! Konnichiwa! Yelam Pechudan?

    Episode 3 - Namaste! Konnichiwa! Yelam Pechudan?
    Aug 11 2024
    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!
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 2 - Bring Ya Ass

    Episode 2 - Bring Ya Ass
    May 26 2024

    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.
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    48 mins
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