hAAPI hour with melissa cho

hAAPI hour with melissa cho

Host Melissa Cho just wants to hee hee haw haw with cool new AAPI friends. Grab a drink of your choice and let's spend hAAPI hour together. Have someone you want featured? Email haapihourpodcast@gmail.com or say hi on Instagram @haapihourpod.

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October 9, 2024 18 mins

i recorded this episode in my car under the sweltering 100-degree heat—means that this episode is coming in HOT.

thank you all for waiting. if you follow me online, you'll probably know what i've been up to. i left LA (after 7 years) and moved to San Francisco two months ago for an exciting full-time job. life has been going quite well. i obviously can't cover everything through an online post, so i thought i'd do a big fat juicy u...

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'tis the month of big things happening! I started my new job on Monday, will be turning 25 next Thursday, and am moving up to San Francisco for my job in two weeks, among other exciting news to share ;).

cheers 乾杯,

melissa 以欣

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When he’s not working his STEM day job (she’s pretty and smart), Jake turns everyday finds into fabulous fashion statements. He started taking free sewing classes at a public library in Atlanta in 2020, and what began as simple alterations quickly blossomed into a passion for experimental, stylish designs.

Be sure to follow @haapihourpod to see how Jake transforms a dusty men’s blouse into a chic Danish top for moi.

Cheers 🍵, Meli...

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Definitely my most interactive interview so far 😅.

Blue Kim captured America’s attention as a fiery contestant on CBS’s hit summer reality show Big Brother. Although she didn't come out with $750,000, Blue positively looks back at her reality show days as a warm-up for what's to come. Join me and Blue for hAAPI hour as we have an epic makeup girls sesh, while chatting about how she got scouted for the show, readjusting to ...

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May 31, 2024 20 mins

on to the next chapter!

cheers 乾杯,

melissa 以欣

Follow hAAPI hour on Instagram for episode highlights and guest reveals: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/haapihourpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have someone you want featured? Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠haapihourpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or send a message on Instagram @haapihourpod. Music from ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠. Like the music? Find the hAAPI hour playlist here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://share.epidemicsound.com/co24zo/?playlist=...

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hee hee ha ha!


Follow Puni here 🌻: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/puni.petals/⁠⁠

Book Puni Petals for your next event 💐: ⁠⁠https://www.punipetals.com/⁠⁠

Follow hAAPI hour on Instagram for episode highlights and guest reveals: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/haapihourpod/⁠⁠⁠ Have someone you want featured? Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠haapihourpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or send a message on Instagram @haapihourpod. Music from ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠. Like th...

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The people's favorite florist Puni Petals is back to play on the pod! (Loving my masterful alliteration) And she's turning 30 this Sunday. And today officially marks the 1-year anniversary of hAAPI hour. Much to celebrate in this episode—celebratory props included.

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I finally met Hannah Montana, and she's actually a Type 3 Enneagram Capricornic first-daughter Korean.

Meet Angelica Song, full-time tech girlie at YouTube and full-time content creator, and a chronic hustler who purchased her first home in Los Angeles at the age of 24. How the **** did she do that?!!?! Listen up.

Cheers 🍵, Melissa

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Answering your questions and sharing recent fun happenings in my newest solo episode. I've been going to a lot of events the past 2 months and meeting new people (storytime in this episode), all while being sober and going by myself. Also sharing updates on my ongoing quest to find a full-time job in this highly saturated creative job market, grrrr. And someone asked me to talk about Jojo Siwa, so your wish is my command. Let&#...

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I'm bringing hAAPI hour to my hometown and favorite place on earth. here's how i would spend it with friends visiting—enjoy 🫶🏼.

Cheers 🍵, Melissa

Follow hAAPI hour on Instagram for episode highlights and guest reveals: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/haapihourpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have someone you want featured? Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠haapihourpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or send a message on Instagram @haapihourpod. Music from ⁠Epi...

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A hot new Asian dating app has entered the villahhhh. Since helming the role of Head of Brand last May, Cindy Lim has been on a mission to spread awareness on a new app that transforms how we socially and romantically connect digitally.

Yuzu isn't just another dating app. With features tailored to the Asian diaspora, including social and dating modes, community spaces, and the ability to showcase ethnic roots, Yuzu is redefinin...

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Listen to Chitra's full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7dooR4VqKFTuHAJI4bzAwF?si=22c824eaf9b74d1d

I want to share a snippet that was cut from a past episode due to time constraints. I’ve been reflecting on and reviewing a lot of my previous interviews over the past almost one year since I brought the show back in May, and I came across this conversation that was sitting in my editing timeline.

This deleted scene...

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Say hello to tomorrow’s guest, the baddest NFL social media programmer, Shannon Domingsil.

Shannon and I go way back in college—she was actually my orientation leader. From the years I’ve known her in college, her work ethic is one of her strongest traits that stick out to me—the baddie has interned at CNN, The Today Show, E! News, and produced an investigative piece for Refinery29 on fertility fraud that racked up millions of view...

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Here's what I learned from my two-month sabbatical in Taipei, reflecting on my quarter-life crisis, and sharing my battle strategies for the future. Thank you for being here.

cheers 乾杯,

melissa 以欣

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and yet again, i was invited onto another podcast. i swear—who keeps passing me the mic!!! in this episode, my new friend rashad, host of the wear many hats podcast, and i chat about online haters, finding the light as freelancers, and acquiring the juice to keep our indie podcasts chugging.

cheers 乾杯,

melissa 以欣

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I’m a really big fan of our guest today.Dani Coleman is the Director of Training and Head Trainer at Pvolve , a low-impact, functional movement method quite unlike anything you’ll ever experience in fitness. Mobility, stability, pelvic floor strength—those facets of Pvolve instantly drew me in as an avid fitness class taker. And that’s how I met Dani—I took my first class with her two years ago and have since been married to the me...
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What better way to start the year than by orienting our priorities and decisions for 2024. I'm so excited to share my conversation with licensed psychologist Dr. Timothy Yen, CEO of Pivot Counseling and best-selling author of "Choose Better: The Optimal Decision-Making Framework,” a text we dive into in our conversation. Dr. Yen helps answer some of your submitted questions: How do I know if and when I should marry my part...

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Welcome back to hAAPI hour—I'm glad to be back for our first episode of 2024. Already loads of stuff filmed for the new year that I'm itching to post (Taiwan content soon 👀), but in the meantime, enjoy this lovely conversation I had with my new wise friend Kara Duffy on her podcast (that's been around for wayyy longer than mine), "The Powerful Ladies Podcast." I am a powerful lady omg maybe let me know if I s...

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*EPISODE REVISIT IN RECOGNITION OF THE BROTHERS SUN FINALLY BEING RELEASED* “I’m preparing to have my heart broken again.” After a grueling 7-8 week audition process for the role about to change his life, Justin Chien receives a text from the casting director saying, “Can we talk?” He goes into the conference call, fully bracing for bad news to break. After what felt like a painful eternity of cordial thank yous, the project’s writ...
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what a year it's been for myself and the rebirth of hAAPI hour! thank you all for joining me for hAAPI hour this year—what fun it has been. this is the final episode of 2023 (i know y'all have more exciting plans for the holidays than listening to me talk in your ear on a friday), so i invite you to hear more about the full journey of all the physical, career, and mental reasons that led me toward the path of hAAPI hour red...

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