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MAIM TIME

What time is it? MAIM TIME! A show about overcoming the Asian diaspora identity struggle and Self-Actualization. We go DEEP & HARD into important topics: dealing with our identity struggles, intergenerational trauma with our families, reconciling different cultures, spirituality and religion after church, building confidence in dating, enterprise, and creative pursuits, and so on... to get closer to realizing our full potential!

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#043 | Why Learning Hangeul and Korean Is the...

MAIM TIME ·

2021/10/10

#043: Happy Hangeul Proclamation Day everyone! This is yet another episode where I talk about a holiday and then segue into ranting and raving about whatever I want. It’s also perhaps one of the most important episodes dealing with the central theme of this podcast about overcoming my Asian diaspora identity crisis. This time, I talk about the “world’s most scientific alphabet,” the Korean alphabet, Korean day, and then generally my whole life journey with reading and writing Korean script. I’ll

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#042 | Korea's National Foundation Day: Garlic and...

MAIM TIME ·

2021/10/03

#042: October 3 is Korea’s National Foundation Day, Gaecheonjeol (개천절; 開天節). It celebrates the founding of the Korean people! Gaecheon means “Opening of Heaven.” It actually commemorates 2 dates: October 3 2457 BCE and October 3 2333 BCE. On October 3 2457 BCE, Hwanung 환웅, a son of a god of heaven came HARD upon the Earth like a GAWD, mate. That’s gaecheon, the opening of Heaven. Later, Hwanung had sex with a woman who used to be a bear (we’ll get to that later) and had a son, named Dangun Wanggeom,

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50:06

#041 | Embracing Your Identity with Cheeky Cheska -...

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2021/09/27

#041: Cheska is a young global professional killing it everywhere she goes! Born in Seoul, Korea, raised in New Zealand (climbing trees, chasing sheep), to later settling, working in New York, she is a living embodiment of multi-culture. At first glance, her journey is awe-inspiring. From Duke University to global finance firm Morgan Stanley, winning awards in Miss World Korea 2015, then paving her own path to manage Korea's largest music festival projects, she is now a Global Creative

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#040 | Chuseok You Suck!

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2021/09/20

#040: A Happy Chuseok You-Suck to all y’all, Koreans and expats! I’ll give some brief background on this Korean autumn harvest holiday for the ignorant infidels so that we can all reflect upon its meaning (and how much you suck, ohohoho)!Holidays including this one can be a wonderful time spent with loved ones for some or a depressing lonely time for others. This Cheeky Chuseok Special episode is for both groups of people!Chuseok is about family. It’s about honoring those who came before us for a

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#039 | How to Interpret Your Heritage to Seek the...

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2021/09/12

#039: The idea of “heritage” deserves its own podcast! Heritage can be defined as cultural traditions, architecture, buildings, language that a people collectively share. Specifically, what is your individual racial/cultural/family history? Where do you come from? Let’s contextualize these things in a way that positively impacts the way we live our lives. What does your heritage mean to you? Are you a direct descendant of a great king? From royalty or aristocracy? Or from peasantry? Were your

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50:46

#038 | Korean Comedian Pursues His Dream - But at...

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2021/09/05

#038: This is part 2 continuing our conversation with Danny Cho, LA born-and-raised Korean American who quit his six-figure consultancy job to pursue comedy. He hosts the Noonchi Podcast with Bobby Choy. He does standup comedy IN KOREAN and has been fostering the Korean standup comedy scene for years now. He’s the ONLY Korean-American comedian whose doing comedy in Korea, in Korean.Check out Part 1 here!In this Part 2, we get in RAW, DEEP, and HARDDD about his comedy career path. How he got into

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48:06

#037 | Korean-American Comedian Learns to Laugh It...

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2021/08/29

#037: Danny Cho is an LA born-and-raised Korean American who quit his six-figure consultancy job to pursue comedy. He’s toured for many years in the States and throughout Asia. Several years ago, he started doing standup comedy IN KOREAN and has been fostering the Korean standup comedy scene for years now. He’s the ONLY Korean-American comedian whose doing comedy in Korea, in Korean. That’s DOPE. He and Bobby Choy host the Noonchi Podcast. We talk a lot of dope stuff! In Part 1, we talk about the

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46:03

#036 | What I'm Sacrificing for My Dreams - Past...

MAIM TIME ·

2021/08/22

#036: Part 1 was about the material possessions and the hobbies associated with them that I’m turning away from. In this episode, I talk about my former dreams of being a club promoter, a theologian/pastor, a hip hop artist, as well as potential career paths in industries that I’m interested in. I talk about how I am making a mental decision that I can’t go down those other paths, that I need to focus on this one. “If you don’t sacrifice for what you want, what you want becomes the sacrifice.”I

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#035 | What Korean National Liberation Day Means to...

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2021/08/16

#035: August 15 is Korea’s National Liberation Day. This here’s a cheeky Gwangbokjeol special for y’all! Basically, we go over some basic background on this holiday, and I give my deep and HARD reflections on it as a Korean-American. It makes me proud to be Korean and I hope this would encourage other diaspora like myself who have had a hard time reconciling with their heritage to consider the sacrifices of past generations, to propel us to become better human beings!Support the show

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#034 | What I'm Sacrificing for My Dreams - Objects...

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2021/08/08

#034: “If you don’t sacrifice for what you want, what you want becomes the sacrifice.” - Sam Ovens In this episode I talk about getting rid of material possessions and hobbies associated with them. I’m giving more and more stuff up in the pursuit of the actualization of my dreams. I talk about them in my own stream-of-consciousness way. It’s about being as minimalist as I can, cutting out distractions. I’m becoming lean, mean, frugal and focused on the dream. YouTube links to some GOLD below. I

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56:01

#033 | Building Your Own Tribe and Identity ft....

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2021/08/01

#033: This is part 2 of a conversation with Michael Wu! He's a co-host of the Badass Asian Dudes Podcast / Community and software engineer at Stripe. Taiwanese-American brother from Silicon Valley who went to fulfill his dreams of living and working in Japan, learning the language and eating all the sushi he can find. Cooking dope food, throwing dope parties, and living the dream.In part 2, we talk about:His career path as to how he got working at StripeOn being in the right place at the right

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45:06

#032 | Living Our Dreams and Honoring Our Parents ft....

MAIM TIME ·

2021/07/25

#032: Michael Wu is a co-host of the Badass Asian Dudes Podcast / Community and software engineer at Stripe. Taiwanese-American brother from Silicon Valley who went to fulfill his dreams of living and working in Japan, learning the language and eating all the sushi he can find. Cooking dope food, throwing dope parties, and living the dream. In part 1 of this 2-part chat, we talk about: What it means to be a Badass Asian Dude Getting a lot out of giving to a community as a leader We compare our

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#031 | New Vision of an Old Identity

MAIM TIME ·

2021/07/18

#031: What if you had one thing about your identity or self-image that you wish you could change?For me, growing up with mad insecurities, I’ve had more than a few! One of the biggest things: My eyesight. I’ve worn glasses my whole life. Finally, after all these years, I just had a successful eye surgery operation. Words can’t really describe what I’m feeling, it’s quite life-changing. It’s more than just having functional eyesight without the aid of glasses or contacts. This is a big part in

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#030 | What Kind of Asian Are You? ft. Kyle Leung

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2021/07/11

#030: I’m SO PUMPED about this episode! It’s one of the best yet. Kyle Leung is the host of the What Kind of Asian Are You? Podcast. He’s Hong Kong-born Canadian, and talks with Asian diaspora from all over the world about their experiences. We talk about Asian diaspora stuff as you might imagine. What it’s like growing up as Asian immigrants in North America, coming back to Asia, and pursuing meaning in our identity, our heritage, our lives, and becoming better versions of ourselves. We talk

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#029 | Most Woke 29th Birthday Reflections

MAIM TIME ·

2021/07/04

#029: Happy Fourth of July everyone! Happy Birthday America, and Happy Birthday to Me! This is the 29th episode. And it's my 29th birthday. That’s some cheeky Maim Timing right there.Don’t worry about getting me any presents, fam! Just give this a listen and if you like it, please share it with a friend! ;)Every birthday, I share a reflection on the year that passed. Last year, I posted episode 18: What a Day in Prison Taught Me About Freedom. I talked about my trip to High Desert State Prison

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#028 | Thinking Into GREATNESS with JT Tsui

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2021/06/27

#028: JT Tsui is the man! A family man, life coach, and now AUTHOR as of this post. We talk about what it was like for him to grow up Canadian-born Chinese, the struggles he went through, and how he became a happy healthy successful husband and dad. This conversation was recorded back in February and is long overdue… But the timing is great, because JT’s book, YOU ARE GREATNESS has just been released! Congrats JT. Check it out here: http://youaregreatnessbook.comThinking Into GREATNESS Facebook

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#027 | Getting Back Into Pursing Your Path (with a...

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2021/06/24

#027: I had a semi-serious back injury at the beginning of this year. That, combined with other problems in my life, have made this year quite challenging. Arguably the most challenging year of my life. But even with a BACK injury, I have no choice but to GET BACK into what I’m passionate about. YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE? This episode is an update on my life: Why I’ve taken a break, why I can’t stop or walk away from this commitment of being the best version of myself and bringing you this

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#026 | How a Korean-German Financier Turned from...

MAIM TIME ·

2021/06/13

#026: Aaron H. Kim is the founder of Kairos Capital Pte. Ltd., a Christian family office consultancy incorporated in Singapore. He’s the author of Pursued By The Maker: A Global Citizen’s Journey into the Heart of God. It’s an autobiography filled with gems, interesting stories and life lessons for anyone trying to figure themselves out in life, who are running away from their problems or family, or for the Korean / Asian diaspora. I loved this book! He’s a Christian Korean German whose worked and

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#025 | 2020 Hindsight AKA Maimsight

MAIM TIME ·

2020/12/31

#025: OH BABY! Excuse me for the 3-month hiatus. Thank you for being so patient. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to you! For this 25th episode New Years Eve special, I’mma do a cheeky personal recap of this incredible year. I’ll talk about what went right, what went left, and go straight ahead into the new year with y’all. Hard. Also, MAIM TIME is available on Amazon Music and Pandora! So if you listen on those platforms, check it out. If you can, please leave a 5-star

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45:25

#024 | Christianity: I'll Be Damned... and Saved!

MAIM TIME ·

2020/09/29

#024: I grew up in the church all my life up trying to be a good holy Christian boy... until I had a dramatic crisis of faith, an existential meltdown and I didn’t know what to believe anymore! Long story short, I turned from an innocent pure boy with dreams of becoming a pastor to becoming a nihilistic raging alcoho— I mean honorable hip hop club party promoter. This is part one in a series about my spiritual journey, sharing my stories and insights on matters of Christian religion, faith, the

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