Homecoming

About Homecoming

Welcome to Homecoming, a podcast that features the diverse stories, experiences, and insights of Asian, Asian American, and mixed heritage Asian folks. I'm your host, Angelreana, an Asian American college student trying to understand and process this crazy world we live in. Each week, I'll bring on guests to discuss topics like affirmative action, international politics, being Asian and LGBTQ+, interracial solidarity, and everything in between. New episodes out every Saturday!

Publisher

The Homecoming Podcast

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 May 2020

Latest episode

5 Apr 2021

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Apr 2021

   38. The No-Code Movement, Entrepreneurship, and Music with Arun Saigal, Cofounder and CEO of Thunkable

   In Homecoming’s Season 2 finale, Arun Saigal, the Cofounder and CEO of Thunkable, a Y Combinator-backed startup that allows anyone to build their own mobile apps without any coding experience, joins me on the podcast! Previously, he’s held a variety of leading roles at tech companies including Quizlet (where he built and launched the first version of the Quizlet Android app), Khan Academy, Aspiring Minds, and Google. He was also named to Forbes 30 under 30 in consumer technology. And if that isn’t cool enough, Arun conducts orchestras like the San Francisco Civic Symphony, plays viola and mridangam (a South Indian classical drum), and beatboxes in several San Francisco-based music groups. In this episode, Arun talks about his upbringing in Boston, his time at Phillips Academy and MIT, Thunkable and how it got started, the future of the no-code movement, his music, and important lessons about starting a company and staying optimistic that he’d want to pass on to the listeners. Also listen to the very end of the episode for my brief Season 2 recap! --- Follow Homecoming on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/homecomingpod/ (https://www.instagram.com/homecomingpod/)) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/homecomingpod (https://www.facebook.com/homecomingpod)) to get to know our guests better, receive quick access to updates, and see behind-the-scenes content! You can also find resources from all of our episodes so far here: https://linktr.ee/homecomingpod (https://linktr.ee/homecomingpod). --- Thunkable’s website: https://thunkable.com/ (https://thunkable.com/) Follow Thunkable on social media: https://twitter.com/thunkable (https://twitter.com/thunkable), https://www.instagram.com/thunkable/ (https://www.instagram.com/thunkable/), https://www.youtube.com/thunkable (https://www.youtube.com/thunkable), https://www.facebook.com/thunkable/ (https://www.facebook.com/thunkable/), https://www.linkedin.com/company/thunkable/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/thunkable/) Connect with Arun: https://twitter.com/aksaigal?lang=en (https://twitter.com/aksaigal?lang=en), https://www.linkedin.com/in/aksaigal/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aksaigal/), https://www.youtube.com/user/aksaigal (https://www.youtube.com/user/aksaigal) San Francisco Civic Symphony website: https://www.sfcivicmusic.org/ (https://www.sfcivicmusic.org/) --- Asian American Community and Justice Organizations: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CGLrII9ycdPPcavGkatzGpoqGsdwJm46AgDXVWla3H8/edit (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CGLrII9ycdPPcavGkatzGpoqGsdwJm46AgDXVWla3H8/edit) GoFundMe links for the victims of the Atlanta shooting: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/atlanta-area-spa-shootings-fundraisers (https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/atlanta-area-spa-shootings-fundraisers) --- Thank you to mariokhol and Pixabay for the music!

2. 

   21 Mar 2021

   37. Asian, Queer, Trans, and Disabled Intersectionality with Sydney Ji (Part 2)

   In part 2 of my conversation with Sydney Ji (go listen to part 1 from last week if you haven’t yet!), hear them talk about their orientation to and from whiteness and their Asian identity, invisible disabilities, intersectionality, and the work they hope to do in the future. --- Follow Homecoming on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/homecomingpod/ (https://www.instagram.com/homecomingpod/)) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/homecomingpod (https://www.facebook.com/homecomingpod)) to get to know our guests better, receive quick access to updates, and see behind-the-scenes content! You can also find resources from all of our episodes so far here: https://linktr.ee/homecomingpod (https://linktr.ee/homecomingpod). Season 2 of Homecoming is wrapping up next week! Thank you all for listening and for your support! --- Follow Sydney: https://www.facebook.com/sydney.y.ji (https://www.facebook.com/sydney.y.ji), https://www.instagram.com/kumoshii/ (https://www.instagram.com/kumoshii/) --- Asian American Community and Justice Organizations to donate to/volunteer at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CGLrII9ycdPPcavGkatzGpoqGsdwJm46AgDXVWla3H8/edit (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CGLrII9ycdPPcavGkatzGpoqGsdwJm46AgDXVWla3H8/edit) GoFundMe links for the victims of the Atlanta shooting: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/atlanta-area-spa-shootings-fundraisers (https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/atlanta-area-spa-shootings-fundraisers) --- Thank you to mariokhol and Pixabay for the music!

3. 

   13 Mar 2021

   36. Growing Up in Cupertino, Transitioning to UC Berkeley, and Distancing From Asian Identity with Sydney Ji (Part 1)

   In part 1 of my conversation with Sydney Ji, UC Berkeley ‘17 and an international customer service assistant at the Berkeley International Office, listen to them talk about their experiences grappling with their racial identity and class privilege as they were growing up in Cupertino, CA and transitioning to UC Berkeley. *CW: Sydney talks about their mental health during their time growing up in a pretty toxic environment and discusses suicide. Next week, in part 2, Sydney will talk more about their time at Berkeley, invisible disabilities, their work at the international students’ office, and more! --- Follow Homecoming on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/homecomingpod/ (https://www.instagram.com/homecomingpod/)) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/homecomingpod (https://www.facebook.com/homecomingpod)) to get to know our guests better, receive quick access to updates, and see behind-the-scenes content! You can also find resources from all of our episodes so far here: https://linktr.ee/homecomingpod (https://linktr.ee/homecomingpod). Season 2 of Homecoming is wrapping up at the end of this month! After this episode, there are just two more left...and then on to Season 3! :) Thank you all for listening and for your support! --- Follow Sydney: https://www.facebook.com/sydney.y.ji (https://www.facebook.com/sydney.y.ji), https://www.instagram.com/kumoshii/ (https://www.instagram.com/kumoshii/) --- Thank you to mariokhol and Pixabay for the music!

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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