Podcast appearances and mentions of frankie huang

This week, it was announced that Everything Everywhere All At Once was leading the Oscars with eleven nominations in total. It's a mind-bending movie about a Chinese-American immigrant family with a laundromat that's facing a tax audit. It's a high-concept science fiction with a multiverse storyline, but it's resonating with people for touching on issues like intergenerational trauma, the experiences of queer children of immigrants, and even existential nihilism. Today we'll be talking about why this movie has so much significance, especially for people in the Asian community, with three guests. Frankie Huang is a freelance writer and illustrator. Mallory Yu is a producer and editor for NPR's All Things Considered. And Jeff Yang, is the co-author of RISE: A Pop History of Asian America From the Nineties to Now and author of the upcoming book, The Golden Stream: The Movies that made Asian America.

*Note: Excuse the opening audio quality. A few technical issues but we get it sorted a few minutes in. Sorry about that*   This week we accept one of our most ambitious missions yet as we talk Bond...James Bond. That's right, we set our sights on the foremost super spy alongside the marvelous Frankie Huang!  We start by discussing the latest movie and final in the Daniel Craig saga, No Time to Die.  Did they do Lashana Lynch dirty? What was the deal with Rami Malek's accent? And how does this film set up the future of the franchise. We then dive into Bond as real world colonial analogue, what we'd like to see moving forward and check out the current betting odds. Is Idris still in the running? Frankie is a super talented writer and illustrator whose work you can find at www.frankie-huang.com ! Support her art and read some of the amazing and thoughtful articles she's put out into the world.  And as always you can find us at @white_pod on Twitter, and write into us at whitepeoplewontsaveyou@gmail.com  We'd love to hear any movie recs, thoughts, or wild caucity you've seen in the world. Until next time, peace! 

Recorded live at The Greene Space at WNYC! Sponsored by UBS. In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, Jeff and Phil welcome chef Dale Talde, food personality Agnes Chung Talde and writer Frankie Huang to talk about the rise of Asian American food culture. Part 1 of the in-studio “RISE Conversations” inspired by RISE: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now. Produced with the generous support of UBS.

My guest today is Frankie Huang. Frankie is a freelance writer and artist with a list of by-lines that far exceeds the length of this podcast, but the short list is notable, The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Guardian and The Daily Beast is where I would start. It is within these gilded pages that Frankie shares her rather personal and poignant take on topics such as culture, identity and feminism. Perhaps most importantly, however, and yes I'm biased, she is also a lover of food. Here's our chat.

In this episode, I talk to Beijing American writer, illustrator and strategist Frankie Huang on the myth of the model minority in the wake of anti-Asian violence, the weaponization of gratitude, racial microaggressions, and what it's like to be asked whether you'd prefer your home country or the country you chose to live in, over and over. Music by Ketsa. Read Huang's Daily Beast piece here: https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-fragility-is-a-disease-and-it-just-killed-six-asian-women

This week Farai Chideya explores the ideological diversity among women of color with Shirlene Ostrov, the Chairman of the Hawaii Republican Party, and Dr. Leah Wright Rigueur, a leading expert on Black Republicans. "Rise" looks closer at feminism and social issues, from China to the U.S. with writer Frankie Huang, and a provocative discussion of Black leadership with Janaya “Future” Khan, international ambassador of the Black Lives Matter movement.Episode Rundown4:30 Hawaii GOP Chairman Shirlene Ostrov talks about how the President has helped people of color. 7:29 Dr. Leah Wright Rigueur talks about the difference between Black Americans who identify as Democrats and those who identify as Republicans. 10:14 There's a gender gap between Black men and women at the polls. 13:22 Errin Haines and Farai Chideya talk about which congressional races have significant impact on women of color candidates and voters.15:53 New York Times reports that the Trump Administration secretly briefed stock market investors ahead of the pandemic. 17:25 Covid update: Where cases are spiking, and how to vote safely. 20:09 Dr. Kavita Trivedi talks about vaccine trials for COVID24:50 Shyvon Paul and Dr. Ronica Mukerjee tell us about Healthcare for the People. 26:40 The U.S. has “the highest rates of death from COVID in the world because of the lack of caring for communities of color, and also poor people” - Dr. Mukerjee. 28:28 As much as the healthcare system needs reform, systemic racism is at the root of healthcare disparities. 33:30 Writer Frankie Huang talks about the racism Chinese-Americans face because of COVID and white supremacy.37:43 The Good News segment includes Megan Thee Stallion, police accountability and Ava DuVernay. 40:19 Activist Janaya Future Khan explains why “our job is to make revolution irresistible.”44:00 Khan speaks about the new  leadership of Black women and queer folks today46:34 Khan talks about their first time experiencing and understanding activism. 

1. 觉悟(juéwù)Englightenment! Existential awakening! Evolving into your final form! (Might also be used to stand in for the USian concept of “woke,” but it’s more likely that Chinese speakers would use “woke” itself as a loan word)2. 醒悟(xǐngwù)A more mundane kind of awakening or awareness, like your mind wandered and you snapped back to reality. Or like your favorite podcast host has been a fraud the whole time and you’re just now realizing it.3. 清醒(qīngxǐng)Clear-headed or sharp. 4. 醒酒(xǐngjiǔ)To sober up. Also used to talk about how red wine “wakes up” a few minutes after you open the bottle. Really, we didn’t give this one enough time in the episode. Good word! 5.醒目(xǐngmù)“Eye-awakening” or eye-catching. Such a vivid metaphor!Got questions? Want flash cards? Join the WeChat or Facebook groups!WeChat: msgpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/msgpodcast Twitter: @msgmandarin MSG is bringing you the delicious Chinese learning content that yo...

In their longest episode ever, Jeff and Phil welcome Rebecca Sun and Frankie Huang to talk about Disney's live action adaptation of Mulan. They discuss The Good, The Bad, and The WTF of the film, as well as how they'd adapt the tale differently.

Activists are calling for a boycott of the newly released Mulan remake, after revelations that it was partly filmed in Xinjiang, a province of China known, through extensive reporting, for the detention and persecution of Uighur Muslims. Today, freelance writer Frankie Huang on the controversy and what it reveals about China's influence on Western culture.

Frankie Huang, a writer and illustrator based in the Greater Boston area, first heard about WeChat years ago, while she was living in China.“I was taking a hip-hop dance class in Beijing. And my teacher said, ‘I should add you on WeChat … And I was like, 'I don’t know what this is,'” Huang said. Related: Turkey passes ‘draconian’ social media legislationWeChat is a Chinese social media app, e-commerce platform, blogging site, banking tool, ride-hailing service — and more — all rolled into one super-app. It’s wildly popular in China and beyond, with over 1 billion users worldwide, and more than 19 million active users in the US.“I feel like every Chinese-speaking person and people with connections to China ... are on WeChat. And it’s just this really powerful network.” Frankie Huang, writer, illustrator, Boston“I feel like every Chinese-speaking person and people with connections to China ... are on WeChat. And it’s just this really powerful network,” said Huang, who uses WeChat to stay in touch with family and friends, as well as follow in-app blog posts that are relevant to her research and writing. “It’s become something really indispensable in my life.”But Huang and millions of others who rely on WeChat for personal and professional reasons could soon face restrictions when they try to use the app. In early August, the Trump administration issued an executive order that takes aim at WeChat.Related: Social media companies pause govt requests for user data from Hong KongUnder the order, which several sources described as vague and unclear, anyone based in the US would be prohibited from engaging in “any transaction that is related to WeChat” starting in late September.Although the order doesn’t explicitly call for an outright ban, many WeChat users are on edge about losing an app they’ve likened to a lifeline to China.“WeChat is often the first thing I check in the morning when I wake up and the last thing I check before I go to bed,” said Charlie Gu, a marketing consultant who lives in San Francisco.WeChat is crucial in Gu’s personal and professional life. Gu uses the app to communicate with family back in Shanghai, where he was born and grew up. WeChat is one of the few messaging platforms they can use, as many other messaging and social media apps are banned in China.The cross-border marketing agency Gu founded, Kollective Influence, also relies on the app to introduce and advertise American brands and products to the Chinese market.“I was very shocked [when the executive order was issued]. And, to be honest … scared of the possibilities.”Charlie Gu, Kollective Influence“I was very shocked [when the executive order was issued],” Gu said. “And, to be honest … scared of the possibilities.”In the days since the executive order was issued, he’s been fielding calls from confused clients and business partners. “They’re just waiting to see what exactly the executive order will cover,” Gu said.Related: Twitter and Facebook are collaborating to stop the spread of coronavirus misinformation. Is it enough?The executive order is just the latest in a string of actions the Trump administration has taken against Chinese tech giants and apps, including the telecommunications giant Huawei and TikTok, a short-video social media platform. The Trump administration has been on an aggressive campaign to edge such companies and products out of the US market.“For a long time, we’ve seen these companies … conduct business in ways that … US policy regulators haven’t really found an issue with,” said Rui Zhong, a program associate at the Wilson Center, a US-based think tank. “But as diplomatic relations between China and the US unravel throughout 2020, I think that’s definitely an environment that we’re going to see change.”When it comes to WeChat specifically, even those who rely heavily on the app say there’s good reason to take action against it. Security researchers and human rights activists have tracked how the Chinese government uses WeChat to surveil its citizens, to spread propaganda, and to censor critics.But even WeChat’s fiercest critics say a ban here in the US is not the way to go.Related: Facebook will pay $52M to US content moderators for trauma on the job. What about its international contractors?“We don't believe this country should do that. It is not in line with our democratic values,” said Yang Jianli, a former political prisoner of China who founded and now heads Citizen Power Initiatives for China, a US-based nonprofit.Yang, along with Washington, DC-based lawyer Times Wang, has been working on a series of lawsuits against WeChat on behalf of US users who allege they were censored or surveilled through the app. Any US action against WeChat needs to be calculated, Wang said.“If you look at this from the Chinese Community Party’s perspective, nothing would make them happier than a ban because it legitimizes their way of governing,” Wang said. 

David chats with Frankie Huang about her new piece in The New York Times about living in Shanghai under the Coronavirus lockdown.Links:Read Frankie's articleFollow Frankie on TwitterWeekly Recommendations:The Death of Stalin One Star Reviews: Talent AgencyEpisode image by Manuel JosephLet me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com.Follow the show on Twitter.Find every episode of the show at CulturallyRelevantShow.com.This episode was produced and edited by David Chen and powered by Simplecast.

David chats with Frankie Huang about her new piece in The New York Times about how her grandmother found herself entangled in a sophisticated scam.Links:Read Frankie's article, My Grandmother's Favorite ScammerFollow Frankie on TwitterWeekly Recommendations:The 100 Memes that defined a decadeLet me know your feedback for the podcast by emailing culturallyrelevantshow(AT)gmail(DOT)com.Follow the show on Twitter.Find every episode of the show at CulturallyRelevantShow.com.This episode was produced and edited by David Chen and powered by Simplecast.

The time has come: Plan A Magazine has started a Patreon at $5/month. We are beginning an experiment. The idea is to use Patreon to create an Asian American writers fund. It's one thing to encourage and platform writers; it's another thing to pay them. Oxford, Jess, Mark, Teen, and Plan A's newest editor, Diana talk about the Patreon, as well as white people ranking Southeast Asian cuisine, and a U.S. State Dept. official calling China the first "non-Caucasian" competitor. LINK TO PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/planamag Intro Voice Track: Nicole Ponseca Outro Voice Track: Minimum Wage TWITTER: Oxford (@oxford_kondo) Jess (@cogitatotomato) Mark (@snbatman) Teen (@mont_jiang) Diana (@discoveryduck) REFERENCED RESOURCES: I Took On the American Cheeseburger, and It Defeated Me (by Frankie Huang) https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-took-on-the-american-cheeseburger-and-it-defeated-me Culture and race can’t be ignored in US-China rivalry – American official Kiron Skinner is right (by Chi Wang) https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3009382/culture-and-race-cant-be-ignored-us-china-rivalry-american Nothing Unites Southeast Asians Faster Than Seeing a White Man Insult Their Food (by Arzia Tivany Wargadiredja) https://www.vice.com/en_asia/article/xwnw8j/southeast-asia-cousine-ranking-twitter-offensive SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com

Frankie Huang, writer and storyteller whose writing appeared in Foreign Policy, Asian Articulation, Sup China, and many others, join the podcast to talk about her upbringing (which mirrored in many ways to Kevin’s), her various...

China’s video game market is the world’s largest. Over 600 million people play video games in China, and collectively, they spend over $40 billion a year on games. This episode, featuring Abacus reporter Josh Ye and localization expert Frankie Huang, explores the market as well as gaming culture in China. Check out our newsletter exploring the best long-form Chinese reporting on tech and business at chinaecontalk.substack.com.

China's video game market is the world's largest. Over 600 million people play video games in China, and collectively, they spend over $40 billion a year on games. This episode, featuring Abacus reporter Josh Ye and localization expert Frankie Huang, explores the market as well as gaming culture in China. Check out our newsletter exploring the best long-form Chinese reporting on tech and business at chinaecontalk.substack.com. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.