TAAV 038: How to Not Care What Others Think with Andrew Choi
04/04/17 • 47 min
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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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
theasianamericanvoice.com/podcast/37
"Like" our Facebook page for updates on future shows and other resources:
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TAAV 037: From Quarter Life Crisis to Quarter Life Calling with Paul Sohn
Paul Sohn is a leadership coach, best-selling author and speaker. Formerly employed by both a Fortune 50 company and a Top 100 Great Place to Work Company, Paul is the founder and CEO of QARA, an organization committed to helping twenty-somethings discover their God-given identity and calling. Paul is a best-selling author of Quarter-Life Calling: Finding Your God-Given Purpose in Your Twenties. In 2014, Paul was named one of the Top 33 under 33 Christian Millennials to Follow by Christianity Today. Some of Paul’s favorite things include authentic Korean food, tennis, and traveling. Paul currently resides in San Diego.
What you will learn from this episode
- What is a quarter life crisis
- How to start a blog and build it to 100,000 readers per month
- How to find your calling in life
- The importance of having mentors, coaches, friends and family that tell you the truth
- How to leave a high paying corporate job
- The importance of self awareness and self discovery to find your calling
- Starting the process of self discovery in your 20s
- For the show notes page for this episode please visit:
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TAAV 039: From Backyard Kung Fu Filmmaking to The Paper Tigers Movie
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
The Paper Tigers Movie Kickstarter
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