The Asian American Voice

St. Lenox is an American indie pop outfit from Columbus and Brooklyn, helmed by Andrew Choi, who works as an attorney in New York City. Writing in the vein of modern American social realism, Choi's most recent record, Ten Hymns From My American Gothic, discusses progressivism, immigration and family, set in the Iowa midwest. PopMatters, rating the record 9/10, calls it "nothing short of a 21st century pop masterpiece" with AllMusic similarly praising it as an example of "true 21st century songwriting." The Harvard Crimson proclaims it a “stellar album, covering the experience of the children of immigrants from the emotional highs of boundless optimism to cultural disconnect ... one of the most interesting releases of the year.” Salon calls the record one of the most "criminally underrated albums to come out" in 2016.

What you will learn from this episode:

• How to not care what other people think about you
• How to balance a full time job with creating something outside of work
• How to master your craft for more confidence in performing or putting yourself out there
• How to quiet your inner critic
• How to be aware of your shame when creating things
• Andrew’s experience as an Asian American musician
• Andrew’s experience performing at SXSW in Austin, TX

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Mentored early on by master action director Corey Yuen, Bao was instilled with an approach to action that doesn’t rely solely on spectacle, but also draws on story and character. Screen Anarchy praised his written-and-directed short Bookie for its “flawlessly realized world populated by entirely fleshed out and believable characters, driven by a compelling narrative and brought to sumptuous life.” He has since traveled back to his homeland of Vietnam to work as a feature film editor. His editing credits include Cho Lon, one of Southeast Asia’s highest-budgeted action blockbusters, and Jackpot, a heartfelt comedy selected as Vietnam’s official entry to the 2016 Oscars for Best Foreign Film. Ain’t It Cool News enthusiastically declared Bao as “a director I expect to see big things from.”

• How to not be complacent in your life and career
• How to go for your dreams and passions
• The importance of mentorship
• Using the dreams of your childhood to guide you in the decisions you make in adulthood
• The film industry of Vietnam and struggles of censorship
• The evolution of film editing throughout the years
• How to support Asian American filmmakers
• What “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “The Terminator” have in common

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Tuan is first and foremost, a father and family man. While doing his best at that, he is an entrepreneur driven by fun, passion and the purpose of making the world a better place. Currently, he owns 3 businesses. HealthGenie.ca provides business advisory, marketing and leadership services to dental groups across North America. TuanNguyen.Space helps individuals ready to screw the 9 to 5 life to build a business and life in realization that legacy is important to them and their loved ones. Lastly, DudeBuddha.com curates life's greatest hacks and lessons from awesome biz dads to help other awesome biz dads who want a successful business and home life.

Tuan shares about going into dark times and how he used that to define what he calls his "spotlight moment".

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Koji Steven Sakai is the founder of Little Nalu Pictures LLC. He has written five feature films that have been produced, Haunted Highway , The People I’ve Slept With , Monster & Me , #1 Serial Killer , and Dying to Kill. He also served as a producer on The People I’ve Slept With, #1 Serial Killer, Dying to Kill and Dwayne Perkins: Take Notes, a one hour comedy special.

Koji is also currently working on a Kickstarter campaign for a film he is producing called "The Big Bachi and also has a new novella available on Amazon Kindle, "Operation Survive".

Koji shares about who influenced him to become a writer and how he could not envision his life and career being stuck in a cubicle.

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B.J. Kang talks about his thoughts and reflections after season 1 ends of The Asian American Voice podcast.

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