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Asians Represent!

Asians Represent! Is here to celebrate and examine Asian representation in tabletop games and pop culture. We do this by creating conversation, introducing new perspectives to the broader gaming community, and creating spaces for new voices in the industry.

Episode 53: What is a cultural consultant and how do they help game designers?

115 hours 56 mins; May 09, 2022

Dungeons & Da Asians #12: Journey to the Shimmering Badlands

108 hours 41 mins; April 22, 2022

Episode 52: The Future of Asians Represent

133 hours 16 mins; April 18, 2022

Episode 51: Asians Review Turning Red

116 hours 28 mins; March 28, 2022

Episode 50: Playing Mixed Race Characters in D&D

144 hours 8 mins; March 21, 2022

Episode 49: The Privilege Paradox - Asking for Emotional Labour

109 hours 52 mins; March 07, 2022

Episode 48: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty - Contradictions & Cyberpunk

123 hours 8 mins; February 21, 2022

Episode 47: Anime Beyond Borders

108 hours 38 mins; February 07, 2022

Episode 46: Cultural Appropriation in Cosplay

90 hours 49 mins; January 24, 2022

Our 2021 Year in Review!

139 hours 33 mins; January 01, 2022

Episode 44: Stories of the Diaspora - Reconnecting With Our Cultures

123 hours 16 mins; November 26, 2021

Episode 42: Fashion & Fantasy - The Language of Clothing

135 hours 25 mins; November 26, 2021

Episode 35: Anything BUT Samurai - Crafting Japanese Fantasy Settings

95 hours 35 mins; November 26, 2021

Episode 36: Ki Points - Recontextualizing D&D Monks

99 hours 33 mins; November 26, 2021

Episode 41: Vietnamese Voices, Critical Role, and the TTRPG Industry

84 hours 3 mins; November 26, 2021

Episode 38: Designing Avatar Legends RPG

110 hours 51 mins; November 26, 2021

Episode 39: Ninjas, D&D shadow arts, and revolution!

89 hours 36 mins; November 26, 2021

Episode 43: Mixed Race Representation in D&D

121 hours 55 mins; November 26, 2021

Episode 45: What is wuxia and how has it influenced western media?

105 hours 54 mins; November 26, 2021

Episode 40: Building wuxia characters in D&D

128 hours 7 mins; November 26, 2021

Episode 37: Decoding Honor - The Concept of Mianzi (Face)

89 hours 29 mins; November 26, 2021

2021 Update: The future of Asians Represent, Dungeons & Da Asians, and Patreon!

9 mins; October 07, 2021

Episode 34: Fantasy nationalism and honor in Shou Lung | Kara-Tur the Eastern Realms (Part 8)

113 hours 19 mins; May 04, 2021

Episode 33: Bad translations: How we'd fix the provinces of Kara-Tur | Kara-Tur the Eastern Realms (Part 7)

109 hours 22 mins; May 01, 2021

Dungeons & Da Asians #11 - The Price of Power

141 hours 52 mins; April 28, 2021

Episode 32: Magic the Gathering, Strixhaven, Stereotypes, and the Model Minority Myth

125 hours 45 mins; April 04, 2021

Episode 31: D&D Noir: Something's Fishy in Wa K'an | Kara-Tur the Eastern Realms (Part 6)

111 hours 14 mins; April 02, 2021

Episode 30: Reflecting on Legend of the Five Rings

99 hours 50 mins; March 28, 2021

Episode 29: Decolonizing Cyberpunk

58 mins; March 19, 2021

Episode 28: How should religion be portrayed in D&D?

107 hours 50 mins; February 28, 2021

Episode 27: When historical "inspiration" goes too far | Kara-Tur the Eastern Realms (Part 5)

121 hours 22 mins; February 12, 2021

Episode 26: Kara-Tur the Eastern Realms (Part 4)

115 hours 34 mins; January 29, 2021

Episode 25: Kara-Tur the Eastern Realms (Part 3)

108 hours 48 mins; December 31, 2020

Dungeons & Da Asians #10 - Flying Swallow & Li the Mountain

151 hours 4 mins; December 22, 2020

Episode 24: Wuxia & Xianxia ft. Yilin Wang

73 hours 46 mins; November 20, 2020

Episode 23: Kara-Tur the Eastern Realms (Part 2)

115 hours 26 mins; October 12, 2020

Dungeons & Da Asians #9 - Is that you W'leed?

135 hours 26 mins; October 02, 2020

Episode 22: Kara-Tur the Eastern Realms (Part 1)

110 hours 24 mins; September 08, 2020

Episode 21: Reflecting on Oriental Adventures and Al-Qadim

102 hours 56 mins; August 16, 2020

Episode 20: Designing games with Asian themes ft. Banana Chan

67 hours 12 mins; August 10, 2020

Dungeons & Da Asians (Bonus): Session 0 Redux

123 hours 54 mins; July 18, 2020

Dungeons & Da Asians #8 - Into the Shadewood

92 hours 50 mins; June 24, 2020

Episode 19: Sex, Relationships, & TTRPGs ft. Sharang Biswas & Clio Yun-su Davis

36 mins; May 28, 2020

Episode 18: Ainu & Japanese National Identity ft. Marianne Ubalde

44 mins; April 23, 2020

Episode 17: The Unbreakable Anthology ft. Jacky Leung & Collette Quach

75 hours 54 mins; April 17, 2020

Dungeons & Da Asians #7: The Shadow Marquis

95 hours 35 mins; February 29, 2020

Episode 16: Romantic Representation in Hollywood and Romance in TTRPGs

89 hours 14 mins; February 13, 2020

Dungeons & Da Asians #6: The Real (Fake) History of Xia

119 hours 38 mins; February 02, 2020

Episode 15: Diversity in D&D, the Lunar New Year, and Islam in TTRPGs ft. Basheer Ghouse

106 hours 10 mins; January 23, 2020

Dungeons & Da Asians #5: Pan Yan the Historian

89 hours 50 mins; January 01, 2020

Episode 14: Holiday Recap ft. Jayd!

84 hours 30 mins; December 22, 2019

Dungeons & Da Asians #4: Zhouxia's Edge

100 hours 47 mins; November 30, 2019

Episode 13: Misfortune Quest (15-Minute Game Jam)

20 mins; November 09, 2019

Dungeons & Da Asians #3: Mantou & Melodrama

94 hours 34 mins; October 31, 2019

Episode 12: Big Bad Con recap ft. Viditya Voleti & Akemi Maniwa

49 mins; October 22, 2019

Dungeons & Da Asians #2: Zhouxia's Spear

110 hours 47 mins; October 01, 2019

Episode 11: Fan Expo & Jiangshi in the Banquet Hall ft. Sen-Foong Lim & Banana Chan

45 mins; September 28, 2019

Ross Rifles: Surviving Ypres (Episode 1)

84 hours 35 mins; September 09, 2019

Dungeons & Da Asians #1: The Stone of Heaven

115 hours 37 mins; August 31, 2019

Episode 10: Gen Con, the ENnies, & our Podcast Anniversary!

79 hours 27 mins; August 16, 2019

Dungeons & Da Asians - Session 0

109 hours 0 mins; July 10, 2019

New Shambala #4 - Finale

128 hours 27 mins; June 30, 2019

Episode 9: Safety Tools for Streamers ft. Kienna Shaw

93 hours 30 mins; June 18, 2019

New Shambala #3 - A Bond is Formed (Another Broken)

117 hours 13 mins; June 01, 2019

May Bonus: Swords & Flowers ft. Ben Chong

0 secs; May 28, 2019

Episode 8: The Korean TTRPG Scene ft. Sanjun

49 mins; May 13, 2019

New Shambala #2 - The Weight of Responsibility

85 hours 14 mins; May 01, 2019

April Bonus: Breakout Con 2019

54 mins; April 27, 2019

Episode 7: Hearts of Wulin ft. Agatha!

47 mins; April 24, 2019

New Shambala #1 - New Beginnings

57 mins; April 02, 2019

March Bonus: Magical Girls ft. Brother Ming

86 hours 53 mins; March 28, 2019

Episode 6: Welcome to Masks, New Shambala ft. Ammar Ijaz

101 hours 52 mins; March 01, 2019

February Bonus: Outdoor Skills & Gaming ft. Jeeyon Shim

86 hours 8 mins; February 12, 2019

Episode 5: Re-envisioning Cyberpunk ft. Banana Chan

77 hours 37 mins; February 01, 2019

January Bonus: Welcome to the team Jayd!

24 mins; January 16, 2019

Episode 4: How to Play as an Asian Character (If You Aren't Asian) ft. Clio Yun-Su Davis

77 hours 41 mins; January 01, 2019

December Bonus: Mariam Ahmad and the world of Sarzameen

44 mins; December 20, 2018

Episode 3: Learning Through Play (part 2) ft. Derek Chung

103 hours 37 mins; December 01, 2018

November Bonus: Metatopia & Thousand Arrows ft. James Mendez Hodes

62 hours 57 mins; November 08, 2018

Episode 2: Learning Through Play (part 1) ft. Khairul Hisham

97 hours 58 mins; November 02, 2018

Episode 1: Orientalism

97 hours 25 mins; October 01, 2018

Episode 0: Welcome to Asians Represent

26 mins; August 16, 2018

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