Escape From Plan A

In this episode, Mark, Filip and Diana are joined by special guest and writer Minyoung Lee to discuss the psychological phenomenon called Impostor Syndrome. They share their own stories about feeling it, talk about what it is and how it effects Asian Americans, and share some advice on how to handle it. *This is a bonus episode for Patreon subscribers. To subscribe, please go to: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Minyoung (@minyoungleeis) Diana (@discoveryduck) Mark (@snbatman) Filip (@filipgwriting) REFERENCED RESOURCES: What is imposter syndrome? Definition: a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts his or her accomplishments and has a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a "fraud” From: Langford, Joe; Clance, Pauline Rose (Fall 1993). "The impostor phenomenon: recent research findings regarding dynamics, personality and family patterns and their implications for treatment" (PDF). Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training. 30 (3): 495–501. doi:10.1037/0033-3204.30.3.495 To Grieve Is to Carry Another Time by Matthew Salesses : https://longreads.com/2019/04/22/to-grieve-is-to-carry-another-time/ SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Teen, Oxford, and Mark discuss the recent article from The Cut about wannabe "chads" who get extreme plastic surgery in hopes of becoming more attractive to women. They also talk about the Fox Business News interview between Trish Regan and Liu Xin. Support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Teen (@mont_jiang) Oxford (@oxford_kondo) Mark (@snbatman) REFERENCED RESOURCES: How Many Bones Would You Break to Get Laid?: https://www.thecut.com/2019/05/incel-plastic-surgery.html With His Job Gone, an Autoworker Wonders, ‘What Am I as a Man?’: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/27/us/auto-worker-jobs-lost.html David Palumbo-Liu's tweet on Asian masculinity: https://twitter.com/palumboliu/status/1126278114387091459 For Years, I Was Vehemently Against Dating Asian Guys—Even Though I'm Chinese (by Madelyn Chung): https://www.flare.com/sex-and-relationships/asian-men-stereotypes-dating-desexualization/ The Danger of Asian American Conformity (by Teen Sheng): https://planamag.com/the-danger-of-asian-american-conformity-116576c716f2 IS HAVING A "No Asian Policy" MESSED UP WHEN DATING? // Fung Bros: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52dQSX-DCN0 FOX Business’ Trish Regan talks trade with CGTN’s Liu Xin: https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6042507238001/#sp=show-clips Why Do North Koreans Hate Us? One Reason — They Remember the Korean War.: https://theintercept.com/2017/05/03/why-do-north-koreans-hate-us-one-reason-they-remember-the-korean-war/ SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

In light of the Champions League final (all hail Son Heung-min!), Mark and Oxford talk about what it was like playing sports growing up and the life lessons they learned. *This is a bonus episode for Patreon subscribers. To subscribe, please go to: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Mark (@snbatman) Oxford (@oxford_kondo) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

A common debate in Asian American spaces, especially online ones, is how inclusive the term "Asian" can be. Does it only describe yellow people, and if so, how yellow are Southeast Asians, especially those who are darker-skinned? Does it include brown Asians? If so, how do the noticeable differences in experience get accounted for? Oxford (Korean), Sarina (Punjabi), Jay (Tamil), and Quyen (Vietnamese) come together to tackle this intricate topic. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Oxford (@oxford_kondo) Jay (@lithiummano) Quyen (@_quyenngo) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com EFPA Opening Theme: "Fuck Out My Face" by Ayekay (https://open.spotify.com/artist/16zQKaDN5XgHAhfOJHTigJ)

Filip, Diana, and Oxford share some of their fashion, or anti-fashion, tips. Filip educates us on the distinction between fashion and style while Diana talks about how many pairs of sweat pants she owns. Oxford recalls a regrettable hat phase in college. *This is a bonus episode for Patreon subscribers. To subscribe, please go to: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Filip (@filipgwriting) Diana (@discoveryduck) Oxford (@oxford_kondo) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com

Asian American rights discourse focuses on the ways we don't enjoy the same privileges that white Americans do. But this leaves out meaningful thought about the plain fact that we enjoy economic and social privileges, and we spend our lives seeking more and more of it. Jess and Teen talk about the Asian American privilege identity. Should we continue to disclaim it while seeking ever more of it? Is it counter-productive to the rights agenda to acknowledge it? Why bother with it if it's the source of all social evil? This was intended as a bonus podcast for Patreon members, but we'd rather make this particular episode free and available for everyone. Please visit us at patreon.com/planamag if you'd like to become a member. TWITTER: Jess (@cogitatotomato) Teen (@mont_jiang) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com

It's throwdown time as Team Classic (Mark and Oxford) faces off against Team Modern (Filip and Jong) in a ferocious no-mercy deathmatch about which era of gaming was best. Do you think Final Fantasy VII and Half-Life were the pinnacle of gaming or are you in the Destiny and GTA V camp? Pick your side and listen to your champions duke it out. *This is a bonus episode for Patreon subscribers. To subscribe, please go to: www.patreon.com/planamag TWITTER: Mark (@snbatman) Oxford (@oxford_kondo) Filip (@filipgwriting) Jong (@calicoarse) SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com

In this episode, Jess is joined by Jong and Mark as Mark shares stories from his recent trip to South Korea. Though it isn't his first trip back since his adoption, new details are discovered, life-long assumptions are verified, and the three Korean Americans connect over their shared heritage. Please support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/planamag Intro/Outro Music: [Free Beat] x Sci Fi x New Age x Type Beat Galaxy Trip Instrumental Produced By E.T. TWITTER: Jess(@cogitatotomato) Jong(@calicoarse) Mark(@snbatman) REFERENCED RESOURCES: G.O.A.'L (Global Overseas Adoptees' Link): https://www.goal.or.kr/ SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com

Here it is, our first bonus episode for our beloved patrons! In this episode, Oxford is joined by Diana and Millie as they discuss the Constance Wu controversy involving her anger at her own show, Fresh Off The Boat, getting renewed. Are we seeing the hypocrisy of the #RepresentationMatters crowd? *This is a bonus episode for Patreon subscribers. To subscribe, please go to: www.patreon.com/planamag Intro Music: [Free Beat] x Sci Fi x New Age x Type Beat Galaxy Trip Instrumental Produced By E.T. TWITTER: Diana (@discoveryduck) Oxford (@oxford_kondo) Millie (@onemillicentcho) REFERENCED RESOURCES: Overview of Constance Wu and FOTB renewal incident: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/constance-wu-fresh-off-boat-renewal-angry Inkoo Kang's article on Constance Wu's character on FOTB: https://slate.com/culture/2018/11/constance-wu-fresh-off-the-boat-crazy-rich-asians.html Diana's review of "Viet Gone": https://planamag.com/in-vietgone-the-viet-is-gone-9b4ecc0e5ad5 SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com

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