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Asian Rebel Club Podcast
A podcast every Asian should’ve had growing up, and probably still needs.
A podcast for Asian/Asian diaspora untangling family expectations, cultural guilt, and the myth of perfection.
Hosted by Crystal Ren, who brings her own messy, magical story to the mic, so you don’t have to figure it out alone. This podcast is a mix of honest convos, cultural unlearning, emotional plot twists, and slow rebellion. Each episode helps you unlearn who you were told to be, so you can reclaim who you really are.
New episodes bi-weekly-ish.
Asian Rebel Club Podcast
Episode 6: When Being the ‘Good Asian Girl’ Nearly Broke Us: Kayla & Iris on Shame, Success & Starting Over
🎙️Community Voice: Good girl. Good student. Good daughter.
The kind of “good” that quietly eats you alive.
In this raw, deeply personal episode of Asian Rebel Club, Crystal sits down with Kayla - a mixed-race woman from small-town Missouri navigating disability, betrayal, and survival - and Iris, a Filipina who rejected her family, university, and culture’s expectations by undergoing voluntary sterilization.
From violence disguised as excellence to the silent shame of being “unwanted”, they unpack the real cost of obedience and what it means to reclaim your story.
Expect vulnerability. Fire. And truth bombs that hit hard.
💥 Themes:
- Growing up mixed-race in rural America
- Divorce shame & being used for citizenship
- Choosing not to be a mother in a country where divorce is illegal
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- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianrebelclub
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@asianrebelclub
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@asianrebelclub
- Newsletter (Substack): https://asianrebelclub.substack.com
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