But Where Are You From?

By besea.n

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Episodes: 90

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A fun and uplifting podcast exploring life, culture, politics as East and South East Asians in the UK by besean (Britain's East and South East Asian Network)

Episode Date
Will South Asian & ESEA Communities UK ever be connected?
Apr 24, 2024
Healed by New Jeans: Eating our way through South East Asia
Mar 19, 2024
Chatty Lunar New Year special!
Feb 08, 2024
“I made him the Asian American phenomenon that I never had as a kid” - an interview with Marie Lu, 14-time bestselling writer
Aug 26, 2023
Two year relationship update - we've been bad, sad, mad but so glad for fufu and lo ba gok ft. Viv & Manny
May 08, 2023
*Bonus Episode* On Your Side - The UK's first ESEA Helpline Launches!
Aug 12, 2022
Our bodies our choice
Jun 26, 2022
Our Internet secrets: revisiting adolescence ft. Cynthia So
Jun 05, 2022
We're not monstrous, we've just got the munchies: The world of publishing ft. Claire Kohda and Kaiya Shang
May 29, 2022
Trauma as a Pendulum between Rice and Chilli ft. Jambo Dragon
May 22, 2022
Whitewashing tofu ft. Feiya Hu
May 15, 2022
Baking 'Asians' into your bread ft. Subtle Asian Baking, Kat Lieu
May 08, 2022
Anti-racism as collective healing with Nova Reid
May 01, 2022
Reaffirming Queer ESEA identity, homecomings and the importance of kindness with David Kam
Apr 24, 2022
Chatty, juicy Q&A - love, dealbreakers, fame, quitting jobs
Apr 17, 2022
Being loud and proud in your Disability identity ft. Tiffany Yu (Disability Rights advocate)
Apr 10, 2022
Spring cleaning friendships ft. King-Wey and Peiwen
Apr 03, 2022
Being Black & Chinese, love languages, compassion for white people ft. Ryan Alexander Holmes
Mar 20, 2022
'Why aren't you BROWN?': Adoption stories ft. Pippa Hollington and Emily Couch
Mar 13, 2022
Jade bangle lube, Chinglish and TVB Dramas ft. Georgina Leung
Mar 06, 2022
Asians Have Feelings Too, ft. The Mollusc Dimension
Feb 27, 2022
ESEA Cancer Experiences
Feb 22, 2022
Order! Order! What working in the Commons is REALLY like, feat. Sarah Owen MP
Feb 20, 2022
Who can cook ESEA food? Ft. Little Yellow Rice Co - Hannah Hosanee & Rob Allen
Feb 13, 2022
Don't get into art, you'll be poor Ft. YukFun (Lucy & Patrick)
Feb 06, 2022
Chasing the taste of home (with Jenny Lau and Tiffany Chang): cooking, finding your path and navigating generational divides
Jan 30, 2022
Entering journalism: starting out, rejection and writing about Anti-Asian racism and community ft. Suyin Haynes & Angela Hui
Jan 23, 2022
besea.n turns 1 year old!
Sep 19, 2021
We interviewed Simu Liu, Fala Chen and Destin Daniel Cretton of Marvel's Shang-Chi!! *Bonus Episode*
Sep 12, 2021
We have day jobs too! Get to know the besea.n gals Q&A
Jul 25, 2021
Meet Viv's boyfriend: interracial dating, who's funnier, Jollof rice & noodles
Jul 18, 2021
Chats on mixed identity: Only you can define who you are
Jul 11, 2021
Chinese school: tuck shop, fake tummy aches and abusive teachers
Jul 04, 2021
besea.n Boys Part 1: Jamie & Mai-Anh
Jun 20, 2021
Pee in a Bike Helmet! aka ESEA Parenting
Jun 13, 2021
Q&A: What would you say to your ten year old self?
Jun 06, 2021
F.R.I.E.N.D.S
May 30, 2021
Decolonising Green Spaces: calling plants 'native' is racist
May 23, 2021
body image: looking like Gok Wan, critical families and ugly faced sex positions
May 16, 2021
I'm an imposter and it really fucks with my mental health ft. Kim Richards
May 09, 2021
I hate in dating when.... ft. Shu Lin
Apr 25, 2021
An ESEA woman walks into a pub...
Apr 18, 2021
The besea.n babes join our podcast!
Apr 11, 2021
Let's talk about sex: porn, STDs, sexuality, shaming, vaginas ft. Dr Felicia Yeung
Apr 04, 2021
*SPECIAL GUEST* The woman who bore me celebrates the podcast turning 1!
Mar 28, 2021
A solo safe, happy ramble: cleaning, TV shows, dating, shopping
Mar 20, 2021
Are traditional takeaways dead? ft. Julie Ma AD
Mar 14, 2021
Online friendships, food, body image, raising kids ft. The MSG Pod, MiMe Aye and Huong Black
Mar 07, 2021
Random life chat: periods, existing as women ft. Mai-Anh Peterson
Feb 28, 2021
Why I am no longer dating white men
Feb 21, 2021
All 2nd Gen Asians should get a dog Ft. Howard Wong, Little Moons Mochi Co-Founder
Feb 14, 2021
Men with floppy, damp handshakes ft. besean (Kai & Amy)
Feb 07, 2021
No excuse for Karens ft. Liz Pemberton - The Black Nursery Manager
Jan 31, 2021
Conversations with an ex: is it okay for white people 'have a thing for Asians'?
Jan 17, 2021
Conversations with an ex: why we broke up, accused of cheating, racism in dating
Jan 10, 2021
2021: Saying hiya, let's talk about sex, lockdown dating stories
Jan 03, 2021
Sushi d*ck pics, destigmatising sex work, slut shaming ft. Elizabeth aka Femme
Oct 18, 2020
Meet Sue Cheung, author of Chinglish: Traumatic Childhoods, feeling less Chinese
Oct 11, 2020
Chatty Ramble: Less angry, stop comparing, dating stories, normalising casual racism
Oct 04, 2020
Asian babies have blue bums, give up rice or noodles?! Ft. Mai-Anh & Charley from besea.n
Sep 27, 2020
Being Hakka Chinese ft. Karlie Wu
Sep 20, 2020
Meet Kim Richards aka Nanosounds: Our parents don’t talk about mental health, parasocial dynamics and privacy as a gaming influencer
Sep 13, 2020
Be More Woke ft. Michael Lam & Michael Truong from Respect the Mic podcast
Sep 06, 2020
Things I'd tell my teenage self: big cheeks are okay and you're not stupid!
Aug 30, 2020
When does food appreciation become appropriation?
Aug 23, 2020
Dating chat ft. Ken Cheng: Are sparks misleading? Love yourself first, don’t be boring!
Aug 14, 2020
Tales of the takeaway: Customers mispronouncing food names, our fave food, annoying customers
Aug 07, 2020
Instagram brings out the best & worst of me
Jul 30, 2020
Petition raised in Parliament! Friends are either radiators or drainers
Jul 24, 2020
We didn't want Corona either! What I look for in dating, neediness, can men be feminists?
Jul 16, 2020
Celebrating being gender fluid ft. Nick
Jul 10, 2020
A triggering week
Jul 03, 2020
Being an East Asian feminist in a racist world
Jun 26, 2020
Bonus Ep: Happy Fathers Day - Memories of our dad ft. my sisters
Jun 21, 2020
Meet Evelyn Mok & Nigel Ng from Rice to Meet You. Get ready to LOL
Jun 19, 2020
Meet Daniel York Loh; Asians aren't a monolithic block, Racism as an actor, why the term ’Oriental’ isn’t okay!
Jun 12, 2020
Asians for Black Lives - How do we handle anti-blackness in Asian communities right now?
Jun 04, 2020
Meet Climate Activist - Tori Tsui - racism as a Eurasian, mental health on a boat, Stella Mccartney
May 29, 2020
Why I don’t (really) drink anymore. Asian Flush/Glow
May 22, 2020
My career so far: Sending a sex email to a client, investment in my business, failing and failing again
May 14, 2020
Female entrepreneurship: Confidence, Parents passing away, career tips Ft. Mae Yip
May 08, 2020
Bonus unedited episode: me feeling lonely lol
May 04, 2020
Meet my sisters: Who's best at Chinese, Asian death row meals, seeing what Asian you are by the shape of your eyes
May 01, 2020
7. Relationships: My toxic relationship and the turmoil I put my family through
Apr 24, 2020
6. School: Dating app video dates, failing to get into university & my parents opening my exam results
Apr 17, 2020
5. Asian Food: I get emotional over dumplings (lol, no, really)
Apr 10, 2020
4. Dating & relationships as an Asian - my racist ex-boyfriend, Asian fetish and dating black guys
Apr 02, 2020
3. Asian Vs. Western Beauty Standards: Drinking papaya soup to grow my boobs, skin lightening & big cheeks
Mar 27, 2020
2. Casual Racism & Stereotypes: Kicking Bullies with my Rockports and Small Asian Willies
Mar 24, 2020
1. Being Chinese and bad at maths
Mar 24, 2020