RepresentASIAN Matters! More Than Material with Olivia Kim

03/08/24 • 49 min

Join Abi, Eden, Meghna, and super special guest Olivia Kim in this exciting episode as they talk all things fashion. As SVP of Creative Merchandising at Nordstrom, Olivia is paving the way for young Asian women in the fashion industry, so it was a true honour to pick her brains for today's interview!

How are real people, personalities, and stories reflected in pieces of clothing? How does Olivia's Korean-American culture and upbringing influence her work? Are trends becoming so microscopic and fast-moving nowadays that they cease to exist at all?

Tune in now to hear all about how fashion is SO much more than material.

Tune in now to hear all about how fashion is SO much more than material.

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RepresentASIAN Matters! Asian Art That Speaks To The Heart

Get ready for a tearjerker.

Join Abi, Eden, and Meghna in this chatty episode as they discuss why representation is important to them, and which pieces of film, literature, and music have made them feel most represented in the past.

From John Okada's fantastic novel No-No Boy, to Kimber Lee's poignant rebuttal and modern take on the infamous Miss Saigon, to the musical goddess that is Mitski herself.... we cover it all.

Don't miss out on our cohosts' closing conversation about their hopes for the future of representation. What are your hopes? We want to hear from you!

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**Please note that the term "ladyboy" is mentioned in this episode in reference to June Bellebono's essay 'Ladyboy' in Helena Lee's edited collection, 'East Side Voices'. The term is a commonly used English translation of the Thai term 'kathoey', which is used to inoffensively refer to those 'third gender' (queer and/or genderqueer, to our Western understanding) individuals who are widely accepted in Thai society due to their prominent historical (and present!) significance in Thai culture and entertainment. Though not intended to be transphobic or insulting, we recognise that as with most single-word translations, 'ladyboy' fails to encapsulate the complexity of the original term 'kathoey'.