In Part 2 of our Asians at Work series, we dive deeper into the day to day, what it means to bring your authentic self to work, do we separate our work persona and our personal persona (Severance anyone?), what we think about mentoring, and finally all our hot takes on managing work stress, from bubble baths to work besties. Come YAP with us on ⁠⁠⁠IG⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ @yourasianpod.

(00:00) Chit chat

(01:14) Who "took" Lauren's phone

(16:46) What does it means to bring your authentic self to work

(31:52) Mentoring

(42:42) Tips to deal with work stress

In Part 1 of our 2 part series on Asians at Work, we dive into what we wanted to be when we were young, how our perception of work has changed over time, and what we would be, if money/life didn't get in the way. Come YAP with us on ⁠⁠IG⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ @yourasianpod.

(00:00) Chit chat

(06:31) What did we want to be growing up

(21:40) Lauren's career so far

(30:38) Lauren's view on work, then vs now

(32:56) Eva's career so far

(37.10) Eva's view on work, then vs now

(48:24) What would we be if money wasn't a factor

Mission - convince Lauren to move to London instead of Amsterdam next year! In this episode, we talk about our motivations for moving cross continents, challenges of living in a new country, and we try some 'tasty' UK snacks! What's your favourite UK/Aussie snack? Come YAP with us on ⁠⁠IG⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ @yourasianpod.

(00:00) Chit chat

(05:26) Lauren's motivations for moving

(14:14) Eva's moving experience

(34:35) UK snack test

(49:47) Final arguments

We get deeeeeep about our Asian identity, what it means to us and our values. Tell us, what do you think it means to be proud of your identity? Come YAP with us on ⁠IG⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠ @yourasianpod.

(00:00) Chit chat

(05:46) Sliding door moments

(21:43) Embracing our Asian identity

(30:41) Our values

Welcome to the first episode of YAP - Your Asian Podcast! We're Eva and Lauren. In this episode, get to know us as we share our motivations and fears for the podcast, our friendship and what this podcast will be all about! We hope you can relate to some of the things we talk about being Asian. Come along on this journey with us as we discover the world of podcasting. We'd love to hear your feedback! Come YAP with us on IG, TikTok, YouTube @yourasianpod.

(00:00) Intro

(02:27) Podcast motivations and fears

(06:26) Our friendship

(18:56) What's coming up