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Anita is a really good friend of mine that I met in Hong Kong, and we casually chat about how her ambitions (and the pandemic) led her from her home in Toronto to working here in Asia right after college.We talk about romanticizing our family’s homeland, language barriers while working at a Chinese Tech company, and how our immigrant parents feel about us living abroad (hint: not exactly stoked 😂).Taking risks is hard, and even more so when those closest to you aren’t initially supportive. We talk about balance—staying true to ourselves while acknowledging and understanding where our parents are coming from.Follow on Instagram: @firstgenerasianpod⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️00:00 - Welcome!01:20 - Intro'ing Anita & how we met07:41 - Humble upbringings10:10 - Why we moved & romanticizing our family's home country17:30 - Interviewing for roles in Asia & Google translating at work26:30 - Mom's reaction to us living abroad32:35 - Immigrants parents, survival mode & centering identity around their kids39:00 - Learning to balance
