Elly is Chinese-German, born and raised in Hamburg, Germany. After completing her German school education, she moved to Scotland to pursue her undergraduate degree at the University of St Andrews. Elly started posting cover songs online at the age of 16 and has since amassed an audience of more than half a million across various platforms with diverse video content, including multilingual cover songs. Beyond music, Elly has extended her influence to address xenophobia and Asian hate crimes, especially during the Covid pandemic.

In this 7th episode, Elly and I discussed her upbringing as an Asian-German in Hamburg, her success in amassing millions of views on TikTok, and the impact of being a content creator on her university life.

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Chi is a Vietnamese-British artist and designer, born in Ho Chi Minh City and raised in Vietnam, England, and Scotland. She was named after a mushroom by her family, hoping for her to have a peaceful life and a clear career vision. However, everything changed after she moved to the UK at the age of 12. There, she developed a deep interest in art and design, prompting her grandfather to ask, "So, you make propagandas for the state?"

Recently, Chi left her job in London to spend time exploring East and Southeast Asia, aiming to reconnect with her roots and discover her next steps.

In this 6th episode, Chi and I discussed her interest in art and design, her recent journey through Korea, China, Bhutan, Thailand, and Vietnam, and her upbringing in both Southeast Asia and the UK.

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Hunter is American, born and raised in the mountains of Vermont, where he was homeschooled until the day he finally enrolled in the Putney School at the age of 15. Hunter is an extraordinary and unconventional art researcher who spends much of his time meeting and gathering stories from artists of all walks of life, mainly in the East and Southeast Asian regions. The archive he has been developing, called KIRTI, already includes hundreds of artists, often never represented in mainstream art scenes. Hunter’s mission is to develop KIRTI into an alternative art publishing practice that is open-sourced and serves as a countermeasure to art world silos and stratifications. You can find a link to his project in the description.

Hunter is also a grandson of two cultural icons of mid-century America: Mark Shaw, the brilliant fashion photographer who took striking and personal images of the Kennedy family, Audrey Hepburn, Dior, and many more, and Pat Suzuki, a pioneering Japanese-American Broadway singer, who was famously featured on the cover of Time Magazine.

Most importantly, Hunter is a beloved friend of mine. He was also my first-ever business partner when we started an ice cream brand called Elm Lea during our studies at The Putney School at the age of 18.

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KIRTI : https://www.kirti-project.com/documents

Mark Shaw Photographic Archive : https://markshawphoto.com/

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