Asian Bitches Down Under

We are all screaming with delight about Sandra Oh's new Netflix show "The Chair"! On this episode we share our thoughts about this show and how it impacts and opens conversations in diversifying characters in Hollywood.  Netflix: The Chair The Right To Sex Second topic we have on this week is something we should have talked about for a long time, TAIWANESE FOOD! We explore the culture and our relationship to the food we grow up with, and introduce our listeners to some of the more prominent ingredients and well-known Taiwanese cuisines. We welcome OMMIS FOOD, a Sydney base food company on this week's collaboration, please see below for discount code! Cultural Identity and Cuisine in Taiwan Cassidy A. Pfau Portland State University Will Fly For Food: Taiwan Tiff Cooks A Lot The List of Taiwanese eateries base in Australia will be on our Insta/FB in the next few days! Make you check them out! SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES!  Collaboration: Ommis Food CODE TO USE FOR 10% OFF YOUR FIRST ORDER: NEW10OFF  Collaboration: Butter Butter Activewear   CODE TO USE FOR$10 DISCOUNT AT THE CHECK OUT : ABDU10 Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com    

This week we catch up to share our vaccination side effects, the feeling of uncertainty during this lockdown, the ambivalent feeling we as females towards the unwanted touch and unsolicited remarks from men. Recommendations:  Flat3, Katie Kitamura, Girlhood, Baby Boom.  The main topic of the week is 'Live streamers in China' we discuss the Op-Doc by New York Times on the industry that is sweeping through China and over taking the entertainment industry for the young generation.  Inside the Daily Life of a Live Streaming Star in China | Op-Docs Getting Rich Off China's Webcam Livestreaming Industry Lele Tao: China's 'online goddess' on $450k a year - BBC Trending (Full video) Recommendations  FLAT3 Productions SBS: Creamerie Katie Kitamura - Intimacies Baby Boom (film) Collaboration: Butter Butter Activewear   CODE TO USE FOR$10 DISCOUNT AT THE CHECK OUT : ABDU10 Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com  

This week Jess and Helen catch up with sharing their week of reading Joan Didion, Melissa Febos and watching Rom-Coms and Eat Drink Men Women by Ang Lee. Follow by the conversation around the dating behaviour or 'wokefish'. Have you been workfished? Let us know!  Also on this episode, we have the pleasure to invite Michelle and Eleanor of activewear Butter Butter to speak to us about their journey in establishing the amazing brand!  What is wokefishing dating trend Let me tell you what I mean - Joan Didion Netflix: Resort to Love Falling Inn Love Romance on the menu Netflix: Eat Drink Man Woman ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Collaboration: Butter Butter Activewear   CODE TO USE FOR$10 DISCOUNT AT THE CHECK OUT : ABDU10 Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com  

Content/Trigger Warning: Discussion of rape/sexual violence    This week we catch up speaking about the past week of what we've been watching, attending, and reading. Jess was intrigued to see POC therapists on screen therefore our discussion on the purpose of the representations of POC as therapists on TV shows/movies/youtube.  When therapists face discrimination Kendall Jenner Opens Up About Her Anxiety | Open Minded | Session 1 | Vogue ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Collaboration: Butter Butter Activewear   CODE TO USE FOR$10 DISCOUNT AT THE CHECK OUT : ABDU10 Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com    

Content warning: suicide, expletive language. This week we follow the journey of Taiwanese "weightlifting goddess" Kuo Hsing Chun, how she started her weightlifting career and the challenges she encountered. We explore another cultural appropriation of an US base congee brand that appropriates the essences of a traditional dish and labelled herself 'queen of congee'.  Second Place - Rachel Cusk “I Felt Like I Was Drowning”: On Women’s Rights in Taiwan - This is the essay Jess written about Lin Yi Han (The author of Fang Si Qi's First Love Paradise) and the patriarchy culture in Taiwan's legislation and society.  Wrist and hands free dynamic vinyasa yoga flow: strengthen glutes, core and abs - Recommend by Jessie  Kuo Hsing-Chun Documentary Episode 1 of 4 - The Best Female Weightlifter in the World 【LiMA新聞世界 第187集】爭氣(一)郭婞淳(Tana)-舉重場上的人生 - Taiwanese coco of Kuo Hsing Chun   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Collaboration: Butter Butter Activewear   CODE TO USE FOR$10 DISCOUNT AT THE CHECK OUT : ABDU10 Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com  

Spoil alert! If you are okay with spoilers go ahead and listen to us explore and analyse the comedy/drama "Neve Have I Ever, Season 2". We discuss the romance, friendship, culture , family dynamics and most importantly, how patriarchy has conveniently inserted itself in this comedy. We also rant about the misogynistic incidents that had happened in the sporting world, just in one week!   Australian Survivor Nikki Gemmell: Dissolve Legacy Russell: Glitch Feminism Zoya Patel:Never Have I Ever: I binged Mindy Kaling’s coming-of-age show. I’ve never felt so seen 'This is disgusting': AOC boss' 'humiliating' smackdown for QLD Premier Collaboration: Butter Butter Activewear   CODE TO USE FOR$10 DISCOUNT AT THE CHECK OUT : ABDU10 Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com  

(If you hear noises in this episode, that's the thunder that sneaked into our recording! LOL)  This week we catch up talking about our frustration being multilingual and losing part of our native language, but also glad about being multilingual of means gaining knowledges through different cultures and perceptions. Girlhood is this week's main topic, we discuss our journey, and experiences of girlhood, as well as the complications to navigate Girlhood in the past and contemporary.  Time Is the Thing a Body Moves Through Never Have I Ever Girlhood Jackie Faye - Instagram Contact Asian Bitches Down Under  ABDU Instagra Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com  

On this bonus episode, Helen interviews Benson and Michelle of Taiwan Film Festival, where they talked about this emerging festival for Australian audiences, sharing their thoughts about film industry, Taiwanese literature and recommendations of films.  Taiwan Film Festival In Australia Taiwanese Bookshelves - July Event - Wu Ming-y Find our updates on:  Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com  

Hey Bitches, we are returning to regular Friday uploads of NEW EPISODES! Hope you are staying sane and safe throughout this crazy pandemic. This week we catch up to talk about writer Alyse Whitney, private school boys getting 'mistakenly' vaccinated before other prioritised groups, and a media company full of white people trying to take over the voice of POC.  Michelle Zauner: Crying in H Mart (YouTube with Jia Tolentino) Alyse Whitney Blog AsAm News:Yolk.tv CEO Speaks Out After Backlash SMH:Year 12 students at St Joseph’s College given Pfizer vaccination ABC:'Middle-aged' male commentators under fire for comments about Emma Raducanu's Wimbledon withdrawal Check out Jessie's event next week at YVWF SEX, POWER & GRIEF YOUR OPINION IS NOT MY BUSINESS. OR IS IT? Follow us on:  Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com    

Hey Bitches, hope you are doing well! Shout out to the Sydney-siders who are going through the lockdown~We are catching up after a break and sharing what we've been reading and watching. On this episode we also talk about the exploitation of migrant workers in the regional Victoria, why is it important to expose theses stories and how it would impact us.  Greenray Production(Taiwan Theatre) Greenray Production.Taiwan Theatre (Youtube) The Winter Road - Kate Holden The Souls of Yellow Folks - Wesley Yang Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male Power - Ijeoma Oluo On The Chain - Andre Dao. Michael Green.Sherry Huang 7am Podcast: The exploitation of Australia's forgotten workers If you know any migrant workers who require assistance, please visit:  Migrant Workers Centre Find our updates on:  Facebook | Asian Bitches Down Under Instagram | Asian Bitches Down Under  Email: asianbdownunder@gmail.com