Welcome to Eastern Hunnies, a podcast that celebrates East and Southeast Asian community, culture and perspectives in Britain and beyond.
Hosted by British-Filipinos Melissa Legarda, a writer and content producer, and Isabelle Landicho, a director and creative.
Eastern Hunnies is our love letter to the ESEA diaspora, and is for anyone dedicated to a more empathetic world.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to Eastern Hunnies, a podcast that celebrates East and Southeast Asian community, culture and perspectives in Britain and beyond.
Hosted by British-Filipinos Melissa Legarda, a writer and content producer, and Isabelle Landicho, a director and creative.
Eastern Hunnies is our love letter to the ESEA diaspora, and is for anyone dedicated to a more empathetic world.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode, Melissa and Isabelle welcome Maya Welford, a corporate baddie and the British-Japanese host of "That’s My Name” – a podcast that delves into the fascinating stories, cultures, and traditions behind names.
The conversation explores Maya’s journey of exploring identity through names and her views on taking a partner’s surname after marriage. They talk about cultural capital in the UK, whether skiing is class-coded, AI’s inherent biases, why having a non-English name shouldn’t predetermine whether or not you get a job interview, and how more inclusive work environments lead to better commercial outputs.
Maya, who grew up in a lower socioeconomic background before working her way up the corporate ladder (she is currently Climate Tech Lead at Barclays), also shares her lived experience of social mobility and how it shaped her work in driving behavioural change – a commitment that won her a Desmond Tutu Award. No biggie!
If you enjoy this episode, please do rate, review, and share!
Maya Welford: https://www.instagram.com/thatsmyname_pod
Reach out to us: https://www.instagram.com/easternhunnies
Editing: Gabby Lauren
Music: Muri & Lustbass
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
