Episode 118: What Does It Means to be a Trans-racial Adoptee? with Dan Matthews

Published: June 4, 2021, midnight

b'On today\\u2019s episode of AsianBossGirl, we have Dan Matthews, a Los Angeles-based rapper and Korean-American adoptee. Dan is an active spokesperson and advocate for Trans-racial Asian Adoptees, known for his docu-series about his search for his birth family that reached audiences worldwide and garnered a feature in Lisa Ling\\u2019s \\u201cThis Is Life\\u201d. He is also an alternative rap artist who has toured internationally and released two full-length albums under the moniker DANakaDAN, as well as the executive director of ISA (International Secret Agents - an entertainment platform for celebrating Asian Youth Culture and it\\u2019s global influence founded byWong Fu Productions and Far East Movement) where he spearheads and curates the annual IDENTITY LA concert series.\\n\\nDan is also one of our very close and longtime friends. Join us for this personal, candid, and reflective conversation.\\n\\nThis episode was edited by Michelle Hsieh.\\n___\\n\\nP A R T N E R S mentioned in this episode:\\n- BetterHelp:\\xa0Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/ABG10\\n- Billie: MyBillie.com/ABG\\n- Skillshare: Get a free trial of Premium Membership at Skillshare.com/abg\\n- All of Us: Get a $25 gift card, personalized genetic ancestry & traits results, and one of 10,000 Fitbit devices at joinallofus.org/abg\\n- Credit Karma: Open your free account at creditkarma.com/winmoney\\n- First Republic Bank: firstrepublic.com\\n\\nS U B S C R I B E T O U S !\\n- @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts / Spotify / YouTube / Instagram / Twitter / Facebook\\n- More about us at asianbossgirl.com\\n\\nE \\u2013 M A I L U S !\\n- hello@asianbossgirl.com\\n\\nS U P P O R T U S !\\n- merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com\\n- donation: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support\\n--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/message\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'