Yeshi Jampa and Julie Kleeman - the English-Tibetan husband-and-wife team who co-authored the cookbook “Taste Tibet: Family Recipes of the Himalayans” - join Proudly Asian to talk about Yeshi’s semi-nomadic childhood in rural Tibet, the shared love of food that brought them together, and Himalayan food culture and practices including mindful living and eating.

Aanchal Wadhwani, a Hong Kong born and raised Indian photographer, model, actress, and entrepreneur who owns four businesses in the creative industry, talks to us about Asian representation in media, and her entrepreneurial pursuit to challenge biases.

Clarice Chan, Wisconsin-born and Hong Kong-raised American product leader, is currently a product manager at Meta. Based in Washington DC, Clarice has also worked at the White House, NASA, Adobe, Microsoft, and Disney. She talks to us about how her background influences the way she builds products, and how the meaning of being Asian evolved over time for herself, her mother and grandmother.

Yinki Nicole Wong, Hong Kong wellness entrepreneur, talks to us about the power of the feminine and mental health in Asian communities.

Kat Lieu, the Vietnamese-Chinese American founder of Subtle Asian Baking, talks to us about baking the Asian way, violence against Asians in America, and her upcoming cookbook “Modern Asian Baking At Home”.

Annie Cheng, a Filipino-Chinese American nursing graduate who is also the founder of Ube Books, talks to us about the contributions of Filipino nurses made during the pandemic.

Jacqueline Garwood, an Amsterdam-based British-Macanese-Filipino digital marketer joins us to talk about feeling like a perpetual foreigner even in the city that raised her, and what breakfast was like growing up.

Gavin Yeung, a Canadian-born Hong Kong dining editor who has worked at publications including Hypebeast and VOGUE Hong Kong talks to us about growing up as a third culture kid and giving cocktails an Asian twist.

Ravi Prakash, a 29 year-old software engineer from Patna tells us about how growing up Indian shaped his personal beliefs and why he does not mind getting racist comments.

Hitomi Kageyama, an Osaka-native based in Hong Kong who occasionally performs as a DJ at large scale events for top luxury fashion houses. She speaks with us about growing up in a Japanese household, expectations from the society, and biases against Japanese people.

Amber Lai, a 25 year-old Scottish-Chinese F&B PR and marketing professional who was born and raised in Hong Kong. Previously a dining editor, Amber tells us about confusions over growing up as a half-Chinese person and her journey battling an eating disorder.