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Yin & Young Podcast

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  • ​ Yin & Young is a podcast that explores the intricacies of life, relationships, art, and the Asian American experience.
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  • Yin & Young Podcast EP 71 Aileen Cho - Intergenerational Trauma, Marriage, and Healing

    Yin & Young Podcast EP 71 Aileen Cho - Intergenerational Trauma, Marriage, and Healing
    Apr 18 2024
    We’re so happy to have Aileen Cho, a licensed therapist based in the Southern California area, as our guest this episode! Aileen is a 2nd generation Korean-American clinician that offers psychotherapeutic services in both English and Korean. In this podcast (a first for Aileen) she shares her personal and professional insight into intergenerational trauma, marriage challenges, and the various ways she helps individuals to find their own way to heal. Aileen’s website: https://www.aileenbcho.com/ Contact Aileen (currently not accepting new clients until Sept. 2024): aileen@aileenbcho.com Highlights: 00:00 James gives a brief intro of Aileen. They met at the Asian American Theater Festival at UCSD. 01:45 We do a check-in. Aileen is very pregnant. 04:25 Born in LA, her mother's family were North Korean refugees and shares a story about her paternal grandfather who was sold as a child slave to a Japanese family. 07:00 Discusses how she was born into intergenerational trauma due to her family’s history. She is the keeper of stories for her family. 09:45 Started off in acting and theater in college, while also going to therapy. 11:25 After college: Her shift to the mental health field and eventually getting her Master’s in Drama Therapy. 12:40 Intergenerational trauma: Separation of North and South Korea. The way we rear children is influenced by our own trauma. 16:00 Advice to young people deciding about whether to go to therapy. 20:20 How were your first steps into therapy? 23:11 Finds that Korean American therapists are rare in her field and overall there’s a dearth of Asian American therapists. 25:25 More Asian Americans are going into clinical practice as well as seeking therapy. Most of her clients are now Asian Americans. 28:27 Mental health issues particular to Asian Americans. 31:55 Aileen’s Time Capsule Theory in regards to immigrants and the children of immigrants. 36:10 How to get boomer parents into family therapy. 37:35 How has being a therapist and going to therapy affected your own relationships? 40:50 Challenges with married life. 48:05 Communication issues with couples. 49:50 In the current social climate, the pressures of expectations of marriage has never been higher. Recommends Mating in Captivity by Esther Perel. 57:27 Collective grief and drama therapy. What do you to stay balanced? (59:40) Language corner （01:02:27): Circumstances that bring people meant for each other together; destiny; connection. - Mandarin: 緣分 (yuánfèn) - Korean: 인연 (inyeon) Empathy* - Korean: 공감 (gong-gam). From the hanja 共感, gung6gam2 in Cantonese, gònggǎn in Mandarin. *Aileen shares that the word “empathy” comes from the Greek words “in” (em) and “feeling” (pathos). Compare this to Korean, empathy = 공감, which is “communal" (공/共) + “feeling” (감/感). Shows individualistic vs collectivist cultural differences in the languages. 01:09:17 Aileen and her husband have inherited her mom’s secret kimchi recipe. ——— Follow and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube: @yinyoungpodcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/yinyoungpodcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/yinyoungpodcast YT: https://www.youtube.com/@yinyoungpodcast Like/comment to helps others find our work! Yin & Young is produced by James Y. Shih and Daniel Yin. Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/yinyoungpodcast Email: yinyoungpodcast@gmail.com
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Yin & Young Podcast EP 70 - Writer Peter Kageyama returns with MIDNIGHT CLIMAX

    Yin & Young Podcast EP 70 - Writer Peter Kageyama returns with MIDNIGHT CLIMAX
    Feb 21 2024
    Writer Peter Kageyama joins Yin & Young again to talk about MIDNIGHT CLIMAX the second novel of the Kats Takemoto series. Peter joined us last time (EP 66) discussing HUNTERS POINT the first Kats Takemoto novel and in this book we delve more into Kats wartime past, Chinatown gangs, and secret government mind control experiments. Peter shares insight into the writing process of this novel and what is important to him as a writer. Highlights: - 00:11 Intro: photo of Peter’s dad by Dorothea Lange and Feodor Chin is the voice actor for Peter’s novels. - 03:35 Reintroducing Peter and his first novel Hunters Point which podcasted about a year ago. - 07:00 Yokohama is one of Dan's favorite places and Peter’s family origins are from the area. - 07:55 Midnight Climax is Peter's latest book. Promoting a book runs contrary to the writing process. - 10:00 Peter’s process for writing. Peter has places where he feels comfortable writing. - 11:45 Thoughts on “writer’s block.” Writing the 3rd book has been more challenging. - 15:40 In the process of moving in Florida. - 17:00 “No-No Boy” by John Okada as testament to conscientious dissent. - 19:20 Kats is not anti-government, but he doesn’t like bullies. - 21:45 Officer Blackstone in the book is a real person and Kats is drawn to other principled characters like him. - 23:13 How to write about historical figures. Peter connected with a relative of Shig Murao via Instagram. - 26:54 Fell in love with the characters. Researched PTSD to flesh out the characters better. - 30:05 Tours of Chinatown helped inspire the writings of the place in the book. - 32:00 Learning about languages for the book. Utilized Wikipedia for some different terms of the time. Distinctions between Mandarin & Cantonese. - 36:00 How to write about ethnic characters without playing into stereotypes, particularly the Chinese prostitute character. - 42:17 The guys talk about why they started studying martial arts - 46:20 Peter discusses the CIA experiments of the 1960s - 51:10 Themes of love and friendship. - 52:57 Dorothea Lange’s picture of Peter’s father who was an inspiration for Kats. - 57:58 Discussion of sports leagues that came from internment camps. Repercussions of Japanese internment. - 01:05:25 Staying balanced: Board games and exercise. Language corner (01:17:20) Cantonese - 鬼婆 gwei po - devil old lady. Derogatory term for white women. - 鬼佬 gwei lo - foreigner Scottish - Hurkle-Durkle - to lay about in bed long after the time to get up. Mandarin - 舊金山 - jiùjīnshān - literally: old gold mountain which means San Francisco. Peter Kageyama’s links: - Website: https://peterkageyama.com/ - Peter’s non-fiction work on urban planning and communities: https://www.fortheloveofcities.com Other links: - Peter’s 1st appearance on the Yin & Young Podcast EP66 discussing HUNTERS POINT - https://youtu.be/el10M-hBdVI?si=2bKzcRffOm2CDhdW - Feodor Chin returns to voice MIDNIGHT CLIMAX - https://peterkageyama.com/audiobook-now-available-feodor-chin-returns/ - Our podcast with Feodor: https://www.jamesyshih.com/yin-young-podcast/2017/12/3/yin-young-ep24-feodor-chin - San Francisco City Guides (tours of San Francisco): https://sfcityguides.org/ - Thai artist featured on Peter’s wall, Ummarid “Tony” Eitharong: https://tonyeitharong.com/ ——— Follow and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube: @yinyoungpodcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/yinyoungpodcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/yinyoungpodcast YT: https://www.youtube.com/@yinyoungpodcast Like/comment to helps others find our work! Yin & Young is produced by James Y. Shih and Daniel Yin. Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/yinyoungpodcast
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Yin & Young Podcast EP 69 Daniel Tong - Editor: Finding your place in film and pursuing your passion

    Yin & Young Podcast EP 69 Daniel Tong - Editor: Finding your place in film and pursuing your passion
    Feb 9 2024
    Welcome back Yin & Young listeners! It’s been a long time since our last episode; Young was busy with his wedding (congrats!) but now that’s done, we’re happy to be back with guest Daniel Tong! Daniel is an editor based in Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Daniel has a passion for editing and shares his journey finding his place in the filmmaking industry. Highlights: 01:56 Young ran into Daniel at a high school reunion. 05:50 Daniel’s family is ethnically Chinese from Burma. 07:15 Shares the start of his love for movies and the arts. 10:04 Young and Daniel rehash one of their early film projects in high school for French class (Godzilla appears). 12:07 Shares the initial push back he got from his immigrant parents about wanting to pursue filmmaking.  14:10 His start in film as an undergrad and then grad school. 21:55 Discusses his thoughts on film school and how he found his place in film there. 28:30 The importance of networking. 32:30 Gives insight into working at Pixar as a contractor. 42:40 Becoming a Pixar Online Editor during the pandemic. 44:30 The difference between an online and a offline editor. 47:40 Issues using different editing programs in the workflow. 52:20 Daniel's preferred editing application and the benefits/drawbacks of each of them. 57:04 Editing in the gaming industry. 01:01:00 His desire for leadership experience and his first leadership role at Blizzard. 01:02:50 Getting through the Blizzard interviews having not played the games, but now obsessed with them (World of Warcraft, Diablo, etc…). 01:05:40 His experience working on the documentaries for “Coco” and “Turning Red” and why he connected with them deeply. 01:13:49 Yin’s plans for his kids going to college. 01:14:43 Discussion about famous editor Walter Murch’s book “In a Blink of an Eye” and Daniel’s own approach to editing and assistant editing. 01:28:29 Language corner (see below). We also go over the origin of KFC popularity in Japan during Christmas and chat about Del Taco ramen and Donald Glover’s boba shop. 01:34:01 Projects that Daniel is working on (see below for links). 01:35:23 Shout outs. Pursue your passion. Language corner:  * Young - KFC is "Kenta” (ケンタ) for short in Japanese. * Yin -  渋滞 (じゅうたい juutai) - traffic jam 残業 (ざんぎょう zangyo) - overtime Daniel Tong’s links: Website: https://danieltongeditor.weebly.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danieltongeditor Recent and current projects Daniel Tong has edited/assistant edited on: * No Room For Love - Filipino American web series, https://www.instagram.com/noroom_forlove * Creature Comforter - a short horror comedy mockumentary, https://www.instagram.com/bravemakerorg * Release the Beast by Ryzo Studios -  An artistic but timid boy who learns to defend himself against bullies from the characters he creates for his video games. https://www.ryzo.studio/ * Junho - a former theater actor from Korea tries to outrun his past: https://youtu.be/FShHTubEpkI?si=3SfXAK01tab4-h0_ * “Always in My Head” - music video by Filipino American music artist Garth Garcia: https://youtu.be/nv7fuOCBX_k ——— Follow and connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube: @yinyoungpodcast  FB: https://www.facebook.com/yinyoungpodcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/yinyoungpodcast YT: https://www.youtube.com/@yinyoungpodcast Like/comment to helps others find our work! Yin & Young is produced by James Y. Shih and Daniel Yin. Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/yinyoungpodcast 
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    1 hr and 37 mins
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