Asian, Not Asian

This week on ANA, Fumi defends Pitbull at a comedy show, Mic shares his Lunar New Year traditions, and the boys get into the controversial anime campaign for Naomi Osaka! Check it out on an all new #AsianNotAsian and Happy New Year everybody!We finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroS/O to our network @listeningpartypresents @canalstreetmarket - check out the crew on Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week the ANA boys catch up with Cultural Connecter Simone Jacobson (Chow X, Toli Moli) to talk finding the perfect job, MIc’s hip-hop dancing days, and toxic masculinity through the lens of Asian culture. Follow her on IG at @sim1ontharun and check out her projects here:@tolimolidc@malacreativeGet tickets to the Lunar New Year Party at MoMA PS here:https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/5202?locale=enWe finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroS/O to our network @listeningpartypresents @canalstreetmarket - check out the crew on Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cherie Hu (Variety, Billboard) joined the ANA boy this week to talk music business journalism, escaping the algorithm for music discovery, and music festival culture! Mic and Fumi also reveal their top played songs of 2018 - what you’ll find will bring you to tears. Check out Cherie at www.cheriehu.com and follow her on Twitter @cheriehu42We finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroS/O to our network @listeningpartypresents @canalstreetmarket - check out the crew on Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jian DeLeon (Highsnobiety, Complex) joined us this week to teach us a thing or two about the past/present/future of men’s fashion! We also get into Baby Chanko and Nunchucks because why not.Check out Jian at www.jiandeleon.com and follow him on Twitter & IG @jiandeleonWe finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroS/O to our network @listeningpartypresents @canalstreetmarket - check out the crew on Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

First episode of 2019 baby! We’re kicking off the new year with Subhah Agarwal (The Jim Jeffries Show)! We get into a heartfelt discussion about lying to your parents, Subtle Asian Traits, and how we shouldn’t hate on White people THAT much!Follow her on twitter @Subhah and IG @Subhahawww.subhahcomedy.comWe finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroS/O to our network @listeningpartypresents @canalstreetmarket - check out the crew on Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We decided to record one more episode for the fans! Fumi & Mic reflect on the highs and lows of 2018 and read the best and worst reviews of the show. Oh, and we also discuss why Crazy Rich Asians may have completely bombed in China. Check it out on an all new #AsianNotAsianWe finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroS/O to our network @listeningpartypresents @canalstreetmarket - check out the crew on Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We’re ending 2018 with a BANG! And by bang, we mean an episode with RONNY CHIENG (The Daily Show, Crazy Rich Asians). We get into Ronny’s comedy journey, Asian haters, sensitive college kids, Wing Chun, and fake sequels to Asian movies. You know, just your classic run-of-the-mill Asian topics.Follow Ronny @RonnyChieng and www.ronnychieng.comWe finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Woody Fu (Funny or Die) joins us this week to talk about the Andrew Zimmern controversy, working for MTV during the first Asian wave, and let the ANA boys pitch him TV show ideas! Check it out on an all new #AsianNotAsian!Follow him on the social media at @WoodyFu and www.woodyfu.com!We finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The boys reunite after a week of separation! This week Fumi talks about his Peru vacation that was way too adventurous, Mic gives advice on Asian-Asian dating, and the boys analyze how racist the Nut Cracker really is. Check it out on an all new #AsianNotAsian!We finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroS/O to our network @listeningpartypresents @canalstreetmarket- check out the crew on Instagram!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fumi is gone this week on vacation so we’re hitting you with a mishmash of unused segments from previous episodes! Cameos from Karen Chee (New York Times) and Lily Du (Broad City) at your way!We finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, the ANA boys catch up with Jes Tom (NBC) to discuss Bay Area Asians and dissect Asian voting patterns in the midterms!You can follow Jes on social media @JesTheKid (IG), @JesTom (Twitter), and jestomdotcom.comWe finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodS/O to our partners @listeningpartypresents @canalstreetmarket for letting us use their studio!Email us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We recorded this on Fumi’s birthday so YOU BETTER LIKE IT! This week we discuss Phương Khanh Nguyễn, the first Vietnamese woman to win the Miss Earth Beauty Pageant, and how she’s NOT related to Mic.We finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We had so much fun talking to Karen Chee (New Yorker, New York Times) this week about supportive Asian parents (they’re out there) and owning Asian stereotypes. She also went to Harvard so I know the Asian listeners out there are hard as hell right now. Check it out on an all new #AsianNotAsianPod. Listen, share, and leave a review!Follow her work at @KarenCheee and www.karenchee.com!Quick S/O to our partners @listeningpartypresents @canalstreetmarket for letting us use their studio!We finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

S/O to our partners @listeningpartypresents @canalstreetmarket for letting us use their studio!This week on ANA, we compare tattoos to marriage, discuss Asian O-faces, and share stories about “booking” at Korean night clubs.We finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week you get not one but TWO guests! Kathleen & Vicki (Founders of Banana Mag) joined us this week to share their origin story, talk 88Rising, and teach us how to be “cool” Asians. Be sure to check them out at banana-mag.com and on IG at @bananamagWe finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Better late than never! Sorry for the delay! The boys recovered from their sickness and have some shit to say.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The ANA boys come back strong this week to discuss Awkwafina’s appearance on SNL, the term “yellow”, and finish it out with an all new Asian Yelpers! #AsianNotAsiansWe finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lily Du (MTV News, UCB) joins us this week to talk about the recent Netflix movie “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” and critique the love letters Fumi and Mic wrote to their high school crushes! Check it out on an all new Asian, Not Asian!Follow her on instagram @lily_dWe finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week the ANA boys get down and dirty with the recent reports of sexual racism over in the world of GRINDR. In other news, we’ve partnered with Tina Tse Knits for a prize giveaway! Check out our instagram from more info @AsianNotAsianPod. Follow Tina on Instagram at @tina.say.knits and check out her other products at www.ravelry.com/stores/tina-tse-knitsWe finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The gang finally reunites after 2 weeks of separation! Comedian Brian Park (Vice, Refinery29) joins us this week to talk Asian parenting, Naomi Osaka, and Asian male porn stars.Follow him on Instagram at @itsbrianpark and his upcoming web series “Eating It” at www.eatingitwebseries.comWe finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.