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Asian Not Asian

Obama Era Rap (w/ Nik Dodani, Dear Evan Hansen)

Asian Not Asian

Jenny Arimoto & Mic Nguyen

Brooklyn, Self-improvement, Asian Culture, Comedy Interviews, New York, Japanese Culture, Alternative Comedy, Bay Area, Comedy, Comedy Podcast, Education, Asian American, Pop Culture, Stand Up Comedy

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Mic was a social anxiety Asian. Fumi was a Detox Asian. Nik was a Nuanced Asian. What kind of Asian were you?


F O L L O W 

 https://www.instagram.com/asiannotasianpod


 https://www.instagram.com/thefumiabe 


 https://www.instagram.com/nicepantsbro 


 W A T C H 

 https://www.youtube.com/asiannotasianpodcast



 U P C O M I N G E V E N T S ! 


HACK CITY COMEDY 3/11 7:30pm @ Union Hall Brooklyn 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hack-city-comedy-with-mic-nguyen-tickets-264430257017?aff=erelexpmlt




 M E R C H


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hax City, our stand-up comedy show is back March 11th at 7pm at Union Hall in Brooklyn.

0:05.6

I'll be there, looking awesome as usual, Fumi might be there, who knows?

0:09.3

What does it even mean to be anywhere anymore?

0:11.3

Either way, it's gonna be a lot of fun.

0:12.8

We also have great comics and a great time.

0:14.7

Again, that's March 11th at 7pm at Union Hall.

0:18.1

Tickets available at asian.asianpod.com.

0:21.4

By going to the link in our Instagram bio or the link in this episode's description.

0:25.9

See you there!

0:27.0

I found out how much less I was getting paid than my white co-stars on all of my projects.

0:37.2

All of my projects.

0:38.2

Like, I knew there was gonna be a gap, right?

0:40.0

Like, I'm not an idiot.

0:41.8

Like, I wasn't expecting.

0:43.3

But, like, truly for the same job on the same project with similar experience, like,

0:49.2

massive difference, which just makes it like the systemic thing.

0:52.6

We're like, oh, now those actors have more money on their bank,

0:56.1

which means they can be more selective about role roles, they say.

0:58.4

Right.

0:58.9

Whereas, like, we have, I have less money in my bank,

1:02.9

which means I am much more pressured to take the nerdy best Asian friend again,

1:06.5

because it's gonna pay my bills for the next six months, right?

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