What to Expect
You did it. You signed up. Now, I have to hold up my end of the bargain. Before we get into it (yuh), I want to introduce and outline exactly what types of content you can expect to see here.
Cool Things I Saw Online
I am chronically online and I am (unfortunately) not afraid to admit that. I’ve been chronically online since I made my first email address at Yahoo! when I was five. That being said, I come across a lot of cool stuff precisely because I spend so much time online. In this recurring piece of content, I’ll share all the cool things I saw online lately.
What I Learned Last Week
As a highly curious person, Google is my best friend. I research random facts & tidbits and sometimes I want to share all the information I learned with other people. That means that my mom gets to hear all about how occlusive moisturizers prevent rapid trans-epidermal water loss and what the first helicopter on Mars found on its first flight.
In an effort to be less of a burden to my mother, I am going to share my weekly findings with y’all instead.
The Discourse™
I think perhaps this is self-explanatory, but these are think pieces about a variety of subjects that I like to talk about--colorism, race, culture, fashion, beauty, and the intersection of them all.
Kwento (Stories)
Kwento is the Tagalog word for ‘story’. I love telling stories. I love telling my own stories, and I also love telling stories about my family. I’ve always wanted to tell my mom’s immigration story or how my Indigenous great-grandmother used to live before modernization or the absolutely wild stories about when my grandfather worked as the manager at the passport office in LA (He made passports for several Hollywood stars)
I feel like other platforms aren’t the right place for these stories. They’re personal and mean a lot to me, and I only want to share them with my closest subscribers. So I figured this would be the right place for them. Introducing Kwento – Random Stories & Musings ♡
Exclusive Monthly Podcast
This piece of content will be only for subscribers. I’ll talk about random topics (maybe you guys will get to decide them!) with special guests each week. Oh, and because I’m a visual type of gal, there will also be a video component to this podcast.
It’ll be like a lil’ hangout every month.
Ask Asia: Monthly Q&A
When you guys ask me questions on IG, there’s only so much answer I can give. Most of the time I want to give a much longer answer, but I’m constricted by character limits! In this monthly Q&A, I’m committing to deeper & longer form answers :) These will sometimes be themed (for example I always get loads of questions about acting in particular!)
What’s Good (With Me)
A life update! What I’ve been up to. Products I’ve tried that I liked (what’s good). Products I’ve tried that I didn’t like (what’s NOT good). And everything in between!
What’s Good (With You)
I wanna know what's good with you too! What have you learned? What have you accomplished? What do you wish you could have done differently? This community discussion is a great place to hold yourself accountable, share your random musings, and updates about your life!
This type of stuff is so new to me and us, so I am going to be experimenting with different types of content–voice notes, podcasts, videos, images, and plain ol’ text. Let me know what you think in the comments!