The Old Umma Club
Bare-it-all conversations between two "old" Korean-American women who became mothers in their 30s and left their full-time careers to become stay-at-home moms in their “geriatric years." Join their talks about faith, motherhood, marriage, community, and everything in between.
Episodes
9 episodes
Ep 8: Community
Our last episode of season 1 ends with a much-needed discussion on building community in this busy, lonely modern age. Joyce and Sophia talk about why community is a pillar of The Old Umma Club, what community is, how they met and b...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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52:13
Ep 7: Culture Clash in Marriage
Part 2 on Marriage, because apparently we have a lot to say on this subject, and it's an important one. Joyce and Sophia talk about the subtle cultural clashes in their marriage and how that influences marriage conflicts, and how th...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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51:27
Ep 6: Still Married
Joyce and Sophia talk about marriage...and husbands. They discuss what they expected in marriage, and what the reality was...especially with babies and kids in the picture. Oy.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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55:17
Ep 5: Raised Christian, Raising Christians
Joyce and Sophia recall their faith background being raised in the Christian church. One was raised in a Korean-American community center-like church, the other as a missionary/pastor's kid in Chinese-speaking churches. They discuss what they a...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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58:00
Ep 4: Being Korean Ummas
Being in a bi-racial marriage can get tricky when it comes to parenting bi-racial kids, especially if your partner comes from a really different cultural background. Joyce & Sophia talk about their childhood being raised by Korean moms and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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44:51
Ep 3: Becoming "Old"
We can't be The Old Umma Club and not talk about what's aging us and making us feel old. Even though starting families in our 30s is super common, we also know we get slapped with "geriatric pregnancy" the moment we turn 35 years old. Join us o...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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49:24
Ep 2: Becoming Stay-At-Home Ummas
In this episode, we have an honest conversation about how we went from working mom to full-time stay-at-home parent, from two different perspectives: One never envisioned she would ever be a mother, let alone a stay-at-home parent. The other al...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:01:51