Made in Hong Kong

In this episode, Chrystal and Summer do a deep dive into why Asians, specifically people from Hong Kong China, love luxury brands so much. They discuss the historical and cultural influences of luxury brands, Asia's fixation on competitiveness and status, how social media has impacted the popularity of luxury, and even their own observations and personal experiences with luxury brands!

In this episode, Chrystal and Summer are here to talk about one of Hong Kong’s most controversial celebrities, Ah Yi — 薛影儀. Why did she capture the public’s attention? How did she rise to fame? Is she really paving the way for non-conventional female celebrities?

In this episode, we dig deep into the reasons to why there are so many elderly in poverty in Hong Kong. We discuss the limited Social Security Programs for elderly, expensive elderly care facilities and the overall failure of providing a good quality of life for the ageing population by the Hong Kong Government.

In this episode, Chrystal and Summer dissect the importance and significance of Hong Kong's iconic street hawkers. They talk about their history, numerous struggles they face, as well as the brewing tensions that arise between Hong Kong and China in multiple protests over rights for street hawkers. You can check out this article about 90-year-old street hawker, Chan, that we mentioned in the podcast, here: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3212580/i-beg-you-give-me-chance-distraught-90-year-old-hawker-pleads-hong-kong-police-after-chestnut Read more about the "Fishball Revolution" and other protests post-handover here: https://time.com/5606212/hong-kong-history-mass-demonstrations-protest/

"Hong Kong’s top court has handed a victory to two transgender men who challenged a government policy that bars transgender people from changing the gender marker on their identity cards if they have not undergone full sex reassignment surgery (SRS)." - Hong Kong Free Press (https://hongkongfp.com/2023/02/06/hong-kong-trans-men-win-appeal-against-govt-id-card-amendment-policy-in-landmark-ruling/) This court case sparked Chrystal and Summer to talk about the transgender community in Hong Kong. In this episode, they discuss the tedious and unjust process for people to get sex reassignment surgery, the barriers and discrimination trans people face daily, and the heartbreaking implications trans people have to face. They also have a special guest, Saxon Chung come on to talk about his experience.

Happy Year of the Rabbit everyone! We're so happy to be recording again after 2 long months.  In this episode, Chrystal's partner, George, joins her and Summer in sharing their experiences and first visit to Hong Kong! Tune in to hear about first impressions of the city, them first-hand experiencing 'Kong girls', meeting the parentals, the amazing food, culture shock, and so much more! We miss you already, Hong Kong.🫶🏼 P.S Sorry for some of the poor audio on Chrystal's part - we were sharing a mic between two people! 

In this episode, Chrystal and Summer discuss Hong Kong's toxic work culture! We talk about our own work experiences, the ideologies that shape this work culture, and traits that hence stem from these ideologies.

We're Back! We've missed you all and recording together :)  In this episode, Chrystal and Summer give you some life updates and reminisce on their time in Primary and Secondary School. They expose some of their rebellious moments and all the trouble they got up to in school!  P.S We will be uploading once a month from now on. Thank you for being patient with us! 

In this episode, Chrystal and Summer dig deep into the history of Hong Kong drag queens, the progression of drag in mainstream culture, vogueing, drag brunches, and so much more! Now, drag queens are give more of a platform and visibility, but there is still more to do. Listen along as we share our thoughts and analyse drag culture in Hong Kong!  

In this episode, Chrystal and Summer do a deep dive into Hong Kong's history in regards to the LGBTQ+ community and representation. They talk about the history of LGBTQ+ laws and reflect on why Hong Kong is so conservative when it comes to homosexuality culture. Follow along as Chrystal reflects on her time attending Catholic school, and how they were both not exposed to any sort of LGBTQ+ representation. They also analyse how the Hong Kong media has misrepresented, stereotyped, and dehumanised the experience of LGBTQ+ individuals through watching clips from previous HK TV shows. Finally, they end with some positive representation when it comes to LGBTQ+ films, including Happy Together (1997), and Suk Suk (2019).