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We get a lot of messages about relationships - both romantic and platonic. And when it comes to conversations around relationships, romantic ones seem to get most of the attention during our 20s and 30s. But FRIENDSHIPS - are just as, if not MORE important, than romantic relationships. What does it mean to be a friend? A best friend? Do you remember your high school best friend and are they still a part of your life? Tune in as we recount the friendships that have made a lasting impact on our lives! This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh. ___ P A R T N E R S mentioned in this episode: - Honey: Get Honey for FREE at Join Honey.com/ABG - ThriveCausemetics: Get 15% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/ABG - AcornTV: Try Acorn TV free for 30 days at Acorn.TV with code abg. - All of Us: Get a $25 gift card, personalized genetic ancestry & traits results, and one of 10,000 Fitbit devices at joinallofus.org/abg - ButcherBox: Get free bacon in every subscription box at ButcherBox.com/ABG - Warby Parker: Try 5 pairs of glasses at home for free at warbyparker.com/abg S U B S C R I B E T O U S ! - @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook - More about us at asianbossgirl.com E – M A I L U S ! - hello@asianbossgirl.com S U P P O R T U S ! - merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com - donation: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of AsianBossGirl, we have Dan Matthews, a Los Angeles-based rapper and Korean-American adoptee. Dan is an active spokesperson and advocate for Trans-racial Asian Adoptees, known for his docu-series about his search for his birth family that reached audiences worldwide and garnered a feature in Lisa Ling’s “This Is Life”. He is also an alternative rap artist who has toured internationally and released two full-length albums under the moniker DANakaDAN, as well as the executive director of ISA (International Secret Agents - an entertainment platform for celebrating Asian Youth Culture and it’s global influence founded byWong Fu Productions and Far East Movement) where he spearheads and curates the annual IDENTITY LA concert series.Dan is also one of our very close and longtime friends. Join us for this personal, candid, and reflective conversation.This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh.___P A R T N E R S mentioned in this episode:- BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/ABG10- Billie: MyBillie.com/ABG- Skillshare: Get a free trial of Premium Membership at Skillshare.com/abg- All of Us: Get a $25 gift card, personalized genetic ancestry & traits results, and one of 10,000 Fitbit devices at joinallofus.org/abg- Credit Karma: Open your free account at creditkarma.com/winmoney- First Republic Bank: firstrepublic.comS U B S C R I B E T O U S !- @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook- More about us at asianbossgirl.comE – M A I L U S !- hello@asianbossgirl.comS U P P O R T U S !- merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com- donation: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we take the time to sit down and chat with Youtuber, entrepreneur, social media guru, and true Asian BOSS Girl, Jenn Im!! She is someone who is super proactive about truly understanding herself and is setting an amazing example for others to do the same. She has spent hours reading self-help books, attended vulnerability events, and written countless pages in her journal to process her thoughts. You may know her as one of the OGs in the fashion space through her YouTube channel, ClothesEncounters, which boasts over 2 million subscribers. But today, she is joining us as just another human being who shares the same struggles many of us do on a day-to-day basis. This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh. ___ P A R T N E R S mentioned in this episode: - All of Us: Get a $25 gift card, personalized genetic ancestry & traits results, and one of 10,000 Fitbit devices at joinallofus.org/abg - Function of Beauty: Get 20% off first purchase at FunctionofBeauty.com/ABG - HBO Max: Check out all the incredible content HBO Max has curated to celebrate APAHM at http://trk.hbomax.com/aff_c?offer_id=7&aff_id=1160&url_id=26 - Issuu: Get a Free Account or 50% off a Premium Account at issuu.com/podcast with code: ABG - Penguin Books: Uplift the stories by AAPI authors that you love by sharing them on social media using #ReadAsianAuthors. Throughout the month of May, Penguin Random House is donating 15% of its site profits to Asian Americans Advancing Justice, up to $30K. Find your next read at PenguinRandomHouse.com or go to bit.ly/ReadAsianAuthors. - Uncommon Goods: Get 15% off first purchase at UncommonGoods.com/ABG S U B S C R I B E T O U S ! - @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook - More about us at asianbossgirl.com E – M A I L U S ! - hello@asianbossgirl.com S U P P O R T U S ! - merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com - donation: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On AsianBossGirl, we love to use our platform to share the life stories and work of amazing Asian women. Today, we have the pleasure of talking with serial entrepreneur and award-winning writer, filmmaker, director, journalist, and creative storyteller, Sahra Nguyen. In 2018, she founded Nguyen Coffee Supply, the first specialty Vietnamese coffee company in the United States importing via direct-trade & roasting in Brooklyn, New York. Their commitment to producing and offering premium Vietnamese coffee creates opportunities for economic advancement with Vietnamese farmers. Its mission is to change the future of specialty coffee through diversity, inclusion, and sustainability. Nguyen Coffee Supply has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, VICE, Forbes, New York Times, Saveur, Imbibe Magazine, Vietcetera, CNN. Sahra’s family history and culture as the daughter of Vietnamese refugees who fled Vietnam by boat after the war has been at the heart of her professional and life’s work. Tune in now & listen to Sahra’s incredible journey! This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh. ___ P A R T N E R S mentioned in this episode: - Modern Fertility: Get $20 off your fertility test at ModernFertility.com/ABG - Warby Parker: Try 5 pairs of glasses at home for free at warbyparker.com/abg - BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/ABG10 - Billie: Get your starter kit for $9 plus free shipping at mybillie.com/ABG  - HVMN: Get 10% off your first order at HVMN.com/ABG - Coor: Go to CoorsPure.com to see where you can find Coors Pure! - Nguyen Coffee Supply: Get 10% off [until the end of June] with code ABGVIP10 S U B S C R I B E T O U S ! - @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook - More about us at asianbossgirl.com E – M A I L U S ! - hello@asianbossgirl.com S U P P O R T U S ! - merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com - donation: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is verbalizing or expressing love to our parents so hard? Growing up, many of us did not use words of affirmation as a love language with our parents. It could be mostly due to our contrasting generational Asian upbringing or the difference in language. Regardless, there are so many unspoken words of love and gratitude that we haven’t shared with them. As kids, we saw our parents as the people who’d nag us, drive us to our practices, automatically pack our lunch boxes for us, etc. However, as we get older, we start to see them as more than just our moms or dads. We start to see them as humans and understand the struggle that they came from to truly provide the best for us, their children. Today, we take the time to read letters that we each wrote to express our appreciation, love, and unspoken words to our moms and dads. Also, Happy (belated) Mother's Day to all the mom and mom figures out there! This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh. ___ P A R T N E R S mentioned in this episode: - All of Us: Get a $25 gift card, personalized genetic ancestry & traits results, and one of 10,000 Fitbit devices at joinallofus.org/abg - Skillshare: Get a free trial of Premium Membership at skillshare.com/abg - BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/ABG10 - Thrive Causemetics: Get 15% off your first order at thrivecausemetics.com/ABG - AcornTV: Get 30 days free at acorn.tv with code: abg - Butcher Box: Get a free BBQ Bundle in your first box (2 NY strip steaks, 6 burgers, and 5 lbs of drumsticks) at butcherbox.com/ABG S U B S C R I B E T O U S ! - @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook - More about us at asianbossgirl.com E – M A I L U S ! - hello@asianbossgirl.com S U P P O R T U S ! - merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com - donation: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us for a conversation with Bing Chen, Co-founder and President of Gold House, the premier collective of Asian founders, creative voices, and leaders dedicated to uniting the world’s largest populace–Asians & Pacific Islanders. Bing is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree; a Hollywood Reporter Next Gen Leader; and his companies have been recognized as Business Insider’s Top Startups. We discuss his identity as a Third Culture Kid, how losing his father to cancer early in life impacted his outlook and approach on life, what it was like creating the multi-billion dollar influencer ecosystem as YouTube's Global Head of Creator Development and Management, and his perspectives on sexual identity. This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh. ___ P A R T N E R S mentioned in this episode: - Skillshare: Get a free trial of Premium Membership at skillshare.com/abg - Function of Beauty: Get 20% off first purchase at FunctionofBeauty.com/ABG - Native: Get 20% off first purchase at NativeDeo.com/ABG or use promo code ABG at checkout - Issuu: Get a Free Account or 50% off a Premium Account at issuu.com/podcast with code: ABG - Honey: Get Honey for FREE at JoinHoney.com/ABG - All of Us: Get a $25 gift card, personalized genetic ancestry & traits results, and one of 10,000 Fitbit devices at joinallofus.org/abg S U B S C R I B E T O U S ! - @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook - More about us at asianbossgirl.com E – M A I L U S ! - hello@asianbossgirl.com S U P P O R T U S ! - merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com - donation: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a while since we've done a Q&A episode! Here are some of the most recent questions you've sent us - from working on ABG to favorite restaurants we're into at the moment, and love and dating - we spill on the questions you’re most curious about. How was Helen’s house buying process? Do we fight in ABG & how do we handle it? Any dates after the holidate special? Listen to find out!This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh.___P A R T N E R S mentioned in this episode:- Jenni Kayne: Get 15% off your first order at jennikayne.com with code ABG.- ModernFertility: Get $20 off your fertility test at ModernFertility.com/ABG- Pandora: Shop April 22-26 & receive a free, limited-edition, sterling silver bangle with your Pandora purchase of $150 or more at https://us.pandora.net/ABG.- Billie: Get your starter kit for $9 plus free shipping at mybillie.com/ABG - HVMN: Get 10% off your first order at HVMN.com/ABG- All of Us: Get a $25 gift card, personalized genetic ancestry & traits results, and one of 10,000 Fitbit devices at joinallofus.org/abgS U B S C R I B E T O U S !- @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook- More about us at asianbossgirl.comE – M A I L U S !- hello@asianbossgirl.comS U P P O R T U S !- merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com- donation: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode is about dating and relationships. We have a lot of episodes about this general topic, but we haven’t given a real proper update about each of our personal situations (or lack of situations) more recently. And we realized that the three of us are actually uniquely positioned to talk about romantic relationships from very different perspectives. We'll be talking about Janet's recent could've-been-the-one relationship, Mel's quarantine flings in 2021, and the biggest thing Helen is working through in her relationship. Tune in for this juicy update! This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh. ___ P A R T N E R S mentioned in this episode: - BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/abg10 - Coastal: Get 30% off your first pair of glasses at coastal.com/bossgirl - Honey: Get Honey for FREE at JoinHoney.com/ABG - Jenni Kayne: Get 15% off your first order at jennikayne.com, promo code "ABG" S U B S C R I B E T O U S ! - @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook - More about us at asianbossgirl.com E – M A I L U S ! - hello@asianbossgirl.com S U P P O R T U S ! - merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com - donation: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Romantic relationships are one of the most challenging types of relationships to navigate. And while some connections hold strong and end in a beautiful lifetime together, many fizzle out. In episode 85, we each wrote a letter to our exes. It was the first time we got that open and vulnerable with one of our past relationships on this podcast! And so many of you enjoyed hearing our letters, especially the idea that opening old wounds and memories can actually be a healing process, if approached with gratitude in mind. In this episode, Janet takes it one step further and has a conversation with an ex. His name is Wesley Chan (we call him Wes), and their relationship was a meaningful one, though short-lived. He is also one of the co-founders of WongFu Productions, and a good friend of ours. This will also be the first time they reflect back on their college relationship together, the first time, in 17 years!  That’s all we’ll say for now -- but we hope you enjoy this chat between two good friends, once lovers. This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh. ___ P A R T N E R S mentioned in this episode: - Function of Beauty: Get 20% off first purchase at FunctionofBeauty.com/ABG - Issuu: Get a Free Account or 50% off a Premium Account at issuu.com/podcast with code: ABG - FlexFit: Get 20% Flex Disc Starter Kits OR 10% off your first Flex Cup + free U.S. shipping at FlexFits.com with code ABG - ButcherBox: Get a FREE Essentials Bundle in your first box at ButcherBox.com/ABG - Pandora Jewelry: https://us.pandora.net/ABG S U B S C R I B E T O U S ! - @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook - More about us at asianbossgirl.com E – M A I L U S ! - hello@asianbossgirl.com S U P P O R T U S ! - merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com - donation: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to a Business Insider article, some people say that it takes just 3 seconds for us to make up our minds about whether we like someone or want to do business with them. It seems then, that first impressions are pretty important when trying to land that job or internship. And you only ever get ONE with each person you meet - whether you join that company or not. Beyond just making a first impression, interviewing can be a nerve-wracking experience, and it can differ a lot between different industries. Today, we’re going to share some of our personal experiences with interviewing for jobs and internships! This episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh. ___ P A R T N E R S mentioned in this episode: - Honey: Get Honey for FREE at JoinHoney.com/ABG - ModernFertility: Get $20 off your fertility test at ModernFertility.com/ABG - Thrive Causemetics: Get 15% off your first order at ThriveCausemetics.com/ABG - AcornTV: Try AcornTV for 30 days for free at acorn.tv with code ABG - Audible Beginner's Mind: Listen to the audio memoir of Yo-Yo Ma for free at audible.com/beginnersmind S U B S C R I B E T O U S ! - @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook - More about us at asianbossgirl.com E – M A I L U S ! - hello@asianbossgirl.com S U P P O R T U S ! - merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com - donation: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/supportS U B S C R I B E T O U S ! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices