But Where Are You From?

Apr 24 2024 90 ep. 57 mins 854
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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)

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Will South Asian & ESEA Communities UK ever be connected?

Apr 24 2024 55 mins  
Viv Yau had the pleasure of speaking with legendary artist, Keith Khan about whether South Asian and ESEA communities are interconnected, whether it’s better to eat with chopsticks or your hands, how Shanghainese people dress so cool and of course, his upcoming show The Accountants, being shown at Factory International at Aviva Studios! In partnership with Factory International

Healed by New Jeans: Eating our way through South East Asia

Mar 19 2024 56 mins  
besea.n co-founders Amy Phung and Charley Wong travelled to Asia together last year. In this podcast they discuss how transformative the trips were, their best food recommendations for Vietnam and Malaysia and future travel plans! Follow the hosts @_amy_pix and @CharFayeW on IG and TikTok, and joint account @eseagaleats on TikTok for future travel recs. ---------------------------

Chatty Lunar New Year special!

Feb 08 2024 52 mins  
Happy Lunar New Year! Welcome back to what we *think* is a new season of But Where Are You From?! Mai-Anh Vu Peterson, David Kam and Viv Yau have a chatty catch up from what’s happened they last time recorded the podcast, they share their zodiac sign traits, Viv has an zodiac related identity crisis, they talk about making new traditions during lunar new year, and they share th

“I made him the Asian American phenomenon that I never had as a kid” - an interview with Marie Lu, 14-time bestselling writer

Aug 25 2023 10 mins  
besea.n's own Isabelle attended the Waterstones x Penguin 'House of YA (Young Adult) LitFest' earlier this month, and got the chance to interview Marie Lu - 14-time New York Times bestselling writer, and author of the new YA novel ‘Stars and Smoke’ out now. Isabelle and Marie chatted about the joy of YA (Young Adult) literature, BTS and K-pop, Asian representation

Two year relationship update - we've been bad, sad, mad but so glad for fufu and lo ba gok ft. Viv & Manny

May 07 2023 75 mins  
Viv and her boyfriend Manny catch up on the podcast about their relationship; from meeting their family, farting, how they navigate racism with friends/family, whilst travelling, unpaid labour, eating lo bak go and fufu, learning Twi and Cantonese and so much more! Follow viv at @itsvivyau to drop her and Manny a message! Follow besea.n and slide into our DMs and keep the convers

*Bonus Episode* On Your Side - The UK's first ESEA Helpline Launches!

Aug 12 2022 64 mins  
Amy spoke to Kimi Jolly (co-founder of ESAS) and Sophia Luu (Design Researcher) about UK’s hostile environment and how it affects asylum seekers, the new hate crime reporting/support service called On Your Side, the importance of design equity in healthcare, our fluid relationships with language, and why ancestry DNA testing isn’t as useful as we think they are (if you’re Bla

Our bodies our choice

Jun 25 2022 56 mins  
(Trigger warning: abortion, sexual assault, miscarriage, body issues) In our end of season finale, Mai-Anh and Viv Yau have a chatty catch up and talk a lot about TikTok, the anti-abortion law Roe Vs Wade, our body image issues and how messed up it is, allowing ourselves to look after our bodies, suncream and SO MUCH MORE! Trust us on the sunscreen! Links mentioned:  https://p

Our Internet secrets: revisiting adolescence ft. Cynthia So

Jun 04 2022 72 mins  
Happy Pride Month! Kai (she/her) and Karlie (she/her) talk with the wonderful Cynthia So (they/them), author of the new book ‘If You Still Recognise Me’ (out 9 June in the UK). Together they discuss the impact of YA (Young Adult) books on teenagers and adults alike, discovering queer culture in Hong Kong, the Canto in Cynthia's book, writing about different types of love and fa

We're not monstrous, we've just got the munchies: The world of publishing ft. Claire Kohda and Kaiya Shang

May 28 2022 71 mins  
Amy talked with Claire Kohda (author of Woman, Eating) and Kaiya Shang (Editor at Scribner), about Claire's wonderful new book (read it!), food as an identity, racial othering and "the monstrous", the mixed ethnicity experience, plus the good bits and the bad bits (think rampant racism and nepotism) of the publishing world. Connect with our guests: https://instagram.com/clairekohda

Trauma as a Pendulum between Rice and Chilli ft. Jambo Dragon

May 21 2022 66 mins  
Our hosts, David Kam and King-Wey Hii-Ko speak with Jambo Truong on wellness encompassing relationship with our ancestors and reframing the way we see trauma and our relationships to practice of honouring ancestors.  Follow Jambo's work: https://www.jambodragon.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jambodragon/  Send us a LISTENER VOICEMAIL: https://besean.co.uk/voicemails