21 Not Limit Your Dreams to Asian Stereotypes with ALICE

The month of May is AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) Heritage Month! In celebration of AAPI heritage month, I will be featuring powerful Asian voices in our community throughout this month!

First up is ALICE, a Korean American R&B/Pop singer breaking stereotypes in the American music industry. Her goal is to help elevate the portrayal and views of Asians in America by being a powerful and vocal influence in the media. She’s been interviewed with Teen Vogue, sang guide vocals for a YG entertainment artist, and won the CCM songwriting competition in South Korea. I first met ALICE in Boston when she was attending Berklee College of Music and she’s one of the most confident people I know, but in this episode, she opens up about feeling limited and unwanted in the American music industry for being Asian, being bullied and dealing with racism growing up, and through it all, learning to find confidence and self-worth in who she is, and not on what other people say and think about her.

This is a refreshing, powerful episode that would give a lot of inspiration for those with big dreams who want to break stereotypes!

EP 21 Do Not Limit Your Dreams to Asian Stereotypes with ALICE

QUESTIONS ASKED

What was the transition like for you moving from Boston to LA to pursue your dream to be a singer? (7:39)

What kind of influence and impact do you want to have on your fans/listeners? (1:14:52)

If you were to write a letter to the millennials, what would you say? (1:18:50)

YOU WILL LEARN

How she began her personal journey to become a singer in LA. (7:44)

How society affects people's confidence with unrealistic beauty standards. (36:50)

The power of encouraging and speaking love into the younger generation. (42:03)

All of us are meant to better the world with our purpose and our gifts. (51:33)

Look at what you love and expand on it. (52:55)

A new perspective on how personal pains can become our empowering backstories. (56:14)

How she finds herself challenged as an Asian American artist, treading in between cultures. (1:02:53)

A letter to the millennials from Alice. (1:19:04)

LINKS:

ALICE IG: https://www.instagram.com/alpalllll/

ALICE YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/aliceaofficial

ALICE FB: https://www.facebook.com/aliceanofficial

ALICE Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yawsocsq

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