Rice Is Rice

This week we are so privileged to be able to publish this episode where we speak to the incredibly prolific Vice UK Executive Editor and author of the ‘Forgotten Women’ book series, Zing Tsjeng. In this conversation Zing brings us all the way back to her beginnings in journalism, an industry that seemed inaccessible at the time. She talks to us about getting to your dreams in a systematic way, by putting in the work and growing personally and professionally within the roles that shifted from Fashion journalism to writing about politics and lifestyle for major publications such as Vice and The Guardian. Zing has such a wealth of experience to speak through with us, she continually brings in her learnings throughout the years. And if you have ambitions in journalism, broadcast or presenting you’ll be getting the jackpot in inspiration with this episode. We also speak about how, as an East Asian journalist, she is about to stay in touch with the the news that we've been facing while also giving herself a healthy amount of mental clarity and headspace. Can you believe she’s not 22?!FORGOTTEN WOMEN: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zing-Tsjeng/e/B077R13S9M%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share_Follow us__Instagram: @riceisricepodTwitter: @riceisrice_pod_Follow Zing__Instagram: miss_zingTwitter: @misszing

In this week's episode we take the tried and tested format of "The Newlywed Game" and adapt it into a podcast hosts version, learn all about us as we figure out who is the best host._Follow us__Instagram: @riceisricepodTwitter: @riceisrice_pod

In this episode we have the pleasure to be able to talk to Jenny Lau, the Founder and Chief Peach of Celestial Peach which is a platform that explores veganism, eating for longevity and to reconnect with parts of your inherited identity via Chinese food. The joys (and by that we definitely mean PAINS) of remote recording during a pandemic meant that Jem couldn’t be a part of this episode but if you missed her on this one keep watching out for our weekly episodes as she’ll be back for the next ones for sure! Even with a third of the Rice is Rice team sabotaged by their own Wi-fi, the conversation with Jenny Lau was a breeze and we touched on so many subjects, from the physical healing powers that are somewhat innate in the practices of Chinese cooking and eating, to how food relates and adds to our lived-experience. Food can be nostalgic, it can be political, always deeply personal but also extremely fluid and adaptable. If you’re interested in how food impacts us as a diasporic community, listen to this episode and enjoy! Don’t forget to share your thoughts and stories with us too!__Follow Jenny Lau__Instagram: @celestialpeach_ukWebsite: https://www.celestialpeach.com/_Follow us__Instagram: @riceisricepodTwitter: @riceisrice_pod

TRIGGER WARNING: Please know that we speak about sensitive topics related to Anti-Asian hate crimes, specifically targeted towards Asian Women.We’ve all been having to deal with the news of the recent Atlanta Killings in which a white man walked into two Atlanta massage parlours and shot dead multiple Asian women. In this episode, we talk about how society has constructed an image of Asian femininity and sexuality that has allowed this shooting and further sexuall harrassment and violent hate crimes towards Asian women._Follow us__Instagram: @riceisricepodTwitter: @riceisrice_pod

WARNING: THIS EPISODE WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR RAYA  THE LAST DRAGONIn this episode we give you our thoughts on the new release of Disney’s first film featuring a South East Asian Princess - Warrior Princes even! Raya & The Last Dragon just hit our screens at home, made available on Disney + streaming service (to rent) and if you haven’t watched it yet then go do that first before you listen to this episode. Unless you don’t care about the film and you just want to hear our beautiful voices chat shit for about 45 minutes. Either way we hope you enjoy this episode and feel free to slide into our DM’s to let us know about your own thoughts. Do you think Jem looks like Raya? What did you think about the creation of Kumandra as a mythical land that blends different South East Asian countries/cultures? Do you have any feelings about the casting decisions in this film? Tell us! We want to continue the conversation!_Follow us__Instagram: @riceisricepodTwitter: @riceisrice_pod

Welcome back everyone! We’re so excited to be bringing you Season 2 of the Rice is Rice podcast. We’ve had a really nice and long break which left us time to think about how we’re doing things and whether we can keep it up. After our 50+ episodes-long first “season” we want to start bringing a ”quality-over-quantity’ energy to the table. Stay tuned and keep up to date with our weekly episodes for Season 2 of Rice is Rice. In this episode, we talk about the recent rise in hate crimes targeted towards the most vulnerable in the ESEA community. Talking about this and doing the research in the run up to recording this episode weighed heavy in our hearts which means we had to split up recording into two sessions. We talk about our personal response to all the news that we’re seeing, whether that’s compassion fatigue or the pain in seeing our own loved ones in the victims of these attacks. Aside from touching on how we personally felt about it all, we’ve tried as much as possible to talk about these issues proactively. Since we know that these incidents aren’t unique to our times we decided to speak about the systematic ways in which we’ve found ourselves in this situation now and how socio-political phenomena like the bamboo ceiling and the model minority myth has come to allow these attacks to happen in the first place.Resources:Response to the Call for Evidence on Ethnic Disparities and Inequality in the UK https://www.besean.co.uk/resources-posts/inequalities-reportA blessing with a curse: Model minority ethnic students and the construction of educational success https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/80788781.pdfMore Filipino Healthcare Workers Have Died of Covid-19 in the UK Than the Philippines. Why? https://novaramedia.com/2020/12/16/more-filipino-healthcare-workers-have-died-of-covid-19-in-the-uk-than-the-philippines-why/Looking At The 'Bamboo Ceiling' https://www.npr.org/2011/07/05/137631005/looking-at-the-bamboo-ceilling?t=1615380715996besea.n https://www.besean.co.uk/End the Virus of Racism https://www.endthevirusofracism.com/resonate https://www.weareresonate.com/NextShark https://nextshark.com/@britishchinesebiz https://www.instagram.com/britishchinesebiz/?hl=en-gb_Follow us__Instagram: @riceisricepodTwitter: @riceisrice_pod

This week we talk about something that's another common experience amongst the Asian diaspora; Guilt. Guilt is built up inside of us and passed from generation to generation. It can be a really big problem so it's important that we talk about it, acknowledge it and think about ways we can manage it.  _Follow us__Instagram: @riceisricepodTwitter: @riceisrice_pod

This week we welcome Hana Sutch, founder of GoJauntly to our virtual sofa. We talk about all from why POC don't like the outdoors to being a WOC in the tech industry. This is a good one!__Follow Hana__Instagram: @gojauntlyTwitter: @gojauntly__Follow us__Instagram: @riceisricepodTwitter: @riceisrice_pod