The Trials & Tribulations of Asian Hair (w/ 12 PELL)
Asian Not Asian
Jenny Arimoto & Mic Nguyen
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 18 October 2021
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
No one is talking about Asian hair so in classic ANA fashion, we decided to talk about it non-stop for an hour.
(Most) Asian people have thick straight hair that's difficult to style and shape especially if you have no idea how to describe your ideal hair cut to the person cutting your hair. For people growing up in non-Asian communities with little access to hair stylists who know how to cut Asian hair, this can be a huge source of insecurity. That’s why this week the boys sat down with Tim Hui and Karho Leung from the popular NYC barbershop 12 PELL (you may have seen their viral videos on TikTok) to talk about the stress, trauma, but also all the joy that can come from having thick straight Asian hair! If you live in NYC, definitely go check out their shop!
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| 0:00.0 | A lot of these guys, a lot of my clients say, |
| 0:01.8 | I want a good haircut. |
| 0:03.3 | I want a light going to get a haircut, |
| 0:05.1 | but every time I go, I hate myself. |
| 0:08.2 | Yo, dance! |
| 0:10.5 | And welcome back to another episode of Asian Ideas and Podcasts. |
| 0:23.1 | The podcast where two Asian guys, |
| 0:24.1 | nothing major, talk about American issues, |
| 0:25.5 | don't worry, I'm your host, Fumi Abe. |
| 0:27.4 | And I'm Mike Nguyen. |
| 0:28.3 | Today is Sunday, October 10th, and we are reunited. |
| 0:31.7 | Hey! |
| 0:32.5 | I met you live from Canal Street Market, |
| 0:34.4 | and the Canal Street Radio, listening party. |
| 0:37.2 | Fill around. |
| 0:37.9 | Now those are still around, okay. |
| 0:39.2 | Those things are still around. |
| 0:40.1 | Thank you so much for having us. |
| 0:43.0 | Yeah, you came in on a red eye. |
| 0:45.0 | I came in on a red eye to do this episode. |
| 0:46.6 | That's right. |
| 0:47.6 | Damn, that's kind of baller and also kind of sad. |
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