Hot & Sour Soup for the Soul

Amy Kuo is a film producer, founder of Animon Studios, a fervent advocate for women, LGBTQ+ and POC communities, as well as 2nd generation Taiwanese-Chinese American. Amy cut her teeth working on blockbusters including Black Panther and Thor. She then founded Anamon Studios to build a more inclusive future through animation. 

In this episode we chat with Amy about grit in the face of adversity, harnessing  opportunity, and creating an outsized impact through sharing success.

We chat with Jenny Arimoto, an NYC-based comedian who spends her weekdays sending lots of email at Google. Jenny can command a meeting room as well as she can a comedy club. She also happens to be 4th generation Japanese American. We chat about her transformation from quiet wallflower to center stage comedian, how to own a room without having to be the loudest person in it, and the realities of pursuing a career in the arts.

What started as an attempt to create a new normal and bring Friday night cocktail hour to the living room turned into so much more. Let’s investigate - pulp and all - what a cocktail of carrots (and subsequently, strong vision), Confucius, and clarity can do to keep our eyes bright and our spirits light.

In this episode, we chat with Anna Xie, first generation Chinese American, financier-turned-lawyer, and all around master of hyphenated identities, about self-advocacy, the influence of familial expectation, and the process of personal reinvention. From self-promotion at work to working through immigrant guilt, we leave no stone unturned.

Today’s chat is with Anya Sinha, architecture aficionado, bonafide nomad, and second generation Indian American. In this episode, we dive into the confluence of culture and design, career mentorship hacks, finding balance between assertiveness and agreeability, and last but not least, body hair. Enjoy!

Your questions about Spring/Summer 2020: Hot & Sour Soup for the Soul, answered. The name, the inspiration, the magical humans featured in the podcast...we're here to give you the low-down.