61. ABGs, Tech Bros & Love ft. Melody Cheng (AsianBossGirl)

Unapologetically Asian

We're kicking off season 5, chatting candidly with the bubbly and down-to-earth Melody Cheng!

Melody Cheng is one of the hosts and co-founders of AsianBossGirl - a podcast(now turned media company) for the modern day Asian-American woman. ABG is undoubtedly one of the biggest and best success stories to come out of Asian media, globally!!! Bursting with creativity & passion and having experience working in production, leading social media and community growth, Mel has cemented herself as a true creative pioneer. Mel is also a proud Taiwanese-American, currently residing in LA and outside of work, she has a deep appreciation for Kdramas and food.

In this chat, we discuss:

• Growing up Asian in America
• Do ABGs/LGs still exist?
• Tech bros
• Kevin Nguyens
• Nightlife in American vs. Australia
• Dating scene in Australia vs. America
• Asian American Media and what's the secret sauce to their success
• Cultural and societal pressures to settle down
• Dating and career trajectory in 20s vs. 30s
• & so much more....

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🎙️Hosted by: ⁠Tiana Nguyen⁠

Special guests: ⁠

👩‍💼 Find more Melody Cheng and AsianBossGirl Mel's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/melodyccheng ABG Insta: https://www.instagram.com/asianbossgirl ABG episodes: https://www.asianbossgirl.com/episodes

If you'd like to continue the convo, we'd love to hear from you. Slide into our dms on instagram: ⁠⁠@unapologeticallyazn⁠ ⁠ Follow us for more video content on ⁠TikTok⁠ Find more UA:⁠ https://linktr.ee/unapologeticallyazn

Much love, ♥︎ UA ✌︎

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