thank you @melenar for writing and @amandahakan for taking photos ♥️♥️ @nytimes ♥️♥️also shoutout to herman my ride (literally) or die cockroach!! what a profoundly moving thing to have happen at my last west coast tour day. i was reeling from all the love and support i got at the seattle shows and woke up to this. also i want to point out that whenever i call myself a messy b*tch who loves drama im quoting @joannethescammer lol. also many thanks to @margaret_cho@cheemobile@danny_bowien@gyopo.us (for providing the visor) and everyone who showed up to catch my tour and buy my book. i just want to thank all of my friends and the korean american community for your support and extra shoutout to korean adoptees who showed up and shared their amazing stories ♥️♥️
my book is out today and i wish i could say it’s a dream come true but more accurately it’s a dream i never even let myself have so it means so much to see everyone be so supportive!! thank you again for being here all these years and through this entire journey!! if you don’t want to read the book looking through this carousel is the same thing pretty much. if you want to buy the book link in bio 🎈 thank you @vleebooks@jessachun@other__alyssa@kwspoon1@agentjessmileo@lucykimdesign@littlebrown@hachetteus
(this is an edited version please go to my substack for full essay) this might become a series but like i am realizing someone needs to talk about this and might as well be the reject korean bitch
EPISODE 3- Henry talks about being gaaaayyyyyyy, focusing on the difference in the Asian American vs. Korean perspective on gender fluidity and homosexuality. Kari gets a lesson in ’pouring drinks according to your age‘ culture in Korea. Kari is also gay and gives her perspective. Youngmi misgenders Henry and then spreads misinformation about how it’s ‘illegal’ to be gay in Korea before doing a simple google search and realizing that is not true. Don‘t forget we have bonus mini episodes on patreon!! patreon.com/disorientalpodcast. thank you for listening.
We’re still recovering from the joy and wisdom we shared at Open Secrets Live 2026 last Saturday at @symphonyspace ’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia! An official recap and thank you post is coming soon but for now here’s a photo by @photojuice of our keynote speakers @ymmayer@boomboomhiller and @murrayhill with Open Secrets Magazine editor-in-chief and Open Secrets Live host and producer @rachelkramerbussel . We’ll be sending audio of our panels and talks to Open Secrets subscribers as soon as we can.
Now’s the perfect time to read Youngmi Mayer’s @littlebrown memoir I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying, Jeff Hiller’s @simonandschuster memoir Actress of a Certain Age, and pre-order Murray Hill’s October 6 @gallerybooks memoir Showbiz! from your local independent bookstore or @bookshop_org or listen to their audiobooks via @librofm or check them out at your local library via @hoopladigital or @libby.app .
INTRODUCING @disorientalpodcast WITH @hotdoghandjobs@henrybae LIVE NOW! available everywhere you listen to podcasts (i think)
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Welcome to DISORIENTAL an Asian culture podcast hosted by Kari Ferrell (Activist, Writer, Producer, Author of You’ll Never Believe Me), Youngmi Mayer (Comedian, former co-host of Feeling Asian Podcast, Author of I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying), and Henry Bae (Celebrated Drag Performer, Fashion Designer and Creator) self-proclaimed ‘Jail Asians’ who feel ostracized from their cultures for being adopted, gay, biracial, tattooed, convicted felons, and worst of all- artists. These three rejects say the shit the ‘Church Asians’ are too afraid to say because their parents will disown them, since they’ve already been disowned by their parents. Join us every week to get DISORIENTAL.
