The Cut Fruit Podcast
The Cut Fruit podcast: A Queer Conversation, is a podcast where we have honest conversations that explore the nuances and complexities of what it means to be Queer and Asian through intimate conversations with real people. Each episode explores a guest’s formative experiences that helped shape who they are, how they view the world, and the ways they engage in community.
Podcasting since 2023 • 13 episodes
The Cut Fruit Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 112: Dr. Dustin Domingo on Filipino Culture and Parents, Coming out at Work, and "What We Wish We Knew about Being Queer and Filipino in America"
Dr. Moon interviews Dustin Domingo about how he navigated his Filipino and queer identity, coming out to Filipino parents, why he decided to publish a book for queer Filipinos, and what it me...
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Episode 112
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Episode 111: Carrie Zhang on starting Asian Mental Health Project, Queer Expansiveness, and Asian Parents
In this episode, Dr. Moon interviews Carrie Zhang on what it means to live expansively as a Queer Asian person. She shares about her own mental health journey, what led her to start Asian Ment...
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Episode 111
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Episode 110: Ryan Fukuda on Being Blasian American, Coming Out to Affirming Parents, and the Importance of Spirituality in His Life
Dr. Moon interviews Ryan Fukuda who shares about how he navigated being Black, Japanese, and Queer, within a family system that broke gender and parenting stereotypes. He also dives into his parents’ affirmation of his queer identity, and the e...
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Episode 109: On Immigration, Binational Marriage, and LGBTQIA+ Mental Health
Dr. Moon interviews Dr. Nadine Nakamura, a trailblazer in LGBTQIA+ mental health research and teaching. Dr. Nakamura shares about her own experience of immigrating to the US from Sweden, the unique challenges of being in a binational marriage, ...
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Episode 108: Clara Lee on Being an Asian Parent to a Queer Child
In this episode, Dr. Moon interviews Clara Lee, who shares about her experience of parenting her son who came out first as bi as a teenager, and then trans a few years later. Clara dives deep into her story of immigration, her initial reactions...
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