696: A Response To Confidence With Jen Kwok

Published: Nov. 4, 2019, 5:08 a.m.

b"Jen Kwok\\xa0is a Chinese-American writer and comedian. \\xa0Armed with a velvety voice and razor-sharp wit, Jen combines music, comedy and improv to create a refreshing spin on daily life. \\xa0Jen\\u2019s work has been featured by\\xa0The New York Times,\\xa0PBS,\\xa0ComedyCentral, BuzzFeed,\\xa0and\\xa0Rolling Stone Magazine. \\xa0Most recently, Jen can been seen on Netflix\\u2019s Friends From College.\\xa0\\xa0A versatile live performer, Jen was a national finalist in NBC's Stand-Up for Diversity and has appeared at such venues as:\\xa0 The Kennedy Center,\\xa0Joe\\u2019s Pub,\\xa0Caveat, WNYC\\u2019s Greene Space, Highline Ballroom,\\xa0Le Poisson Rouge, Ars Nova, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCBT),\\xa0The People\\u2019s Improv Theatre (PIT),\\xa0and more.\\xa0 She has also performed and hosted events everywhere from colleges across the country (featured at NACA Northeast, Mid-Atlantic\\xa0and South), to fundraising and corporate events for Asian-American Women\\u2019s Giving Circle, American Cancer Society,\\xa0TimeWarner, and Ogilvy & Mather. An active member of the Asian-American performing community, Jen has hosted Kollaboration NY & DC,\\xa0as well as curated and co-hosted the Asian-American Writer\\u2019s Workshop\\u2019s Mouth to Mouth series.\\xa0 Jen's most recent live music project, Songs for One, is a unique, intimate experience where she performs concerts for one single person at a time.\\xa0\\n\\nJen shares how it was difficult for her growing up with no Asian American role model to look up to but working on her craft as a performer and putting herself out there gave her the response of confidence that keeps her becoming the woman that she is today.\\n\\nCheck out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes ofJen's episode, Jen's website, resources, gifts and so much more."