Joan Wong's guest appearances

Joan Wong

The Tao of Self-Confidence

MAEKAN

Tiffany Sorya

Kulap Vilaysack

Neal Brennan

Josie Ong

Grace Chon

Nadya Okamoto

Charlene Li

Carmelia Ray

Hilary Hendershott

Melissa Leong

Ellie Lee

Lynn Chen

Jennifer Moore

Natasha Takahashi

Divya Gugnani

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Joan Wong worked at Penguin Random House in New York for the past five years as a book cover designer. Her more well-known work includes the paperback covers of the Crazy Rich Asians series by Kevin Kwan, Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All Be Feminists. She could easily have stayed at her job indefinitely and followed a fairly predictable path of success as a designer.However, in evaluating her next steps, this plan sounded a little too safe. She decided to leave her full time job in order to embark on a year long trip around the world that began in October 2017.This second conversation between myself, Charis, and Joan took place near the end of her trip, but looks back at the second third of her journey.Hosted &amp; Narration by Charis PoonAudio by Elphick WoIllustration by Joan WongSee the full story here: https://www.maekan.com/article/observations-abroad-with-joan-wong-part-iiWhat is MAEKAN?MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just doesn't provide. We’re defining the future of creative culture.We don't have all the answers, but our curiosity ensures we never stop looking.Sign-Up TodayIf you've enjoyed this story from the archives and want to see what else MAEKAN has to offer, sign-up for your membership at MAEKAN.com. You'll unlock all of our stories, be given exclusive member-only-access to our Slack community, and have the opportunity to participate in our monthly digital panel discussions.MAEKAN.com Follow Usinstagram.com/maekan facebook.com/storiesforthecurious twitter.com/maekan stories@maekan.com--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maekan/support

Joan Wong worked at Penguin Random House in New York for the past five years as a book cover designer. Her more well-known work includes the paperback covers of the Crazy Rich Asians series by Kevin Kwan, Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All Be Feminists. She could easily have stayed at her job indefinitely and followed a fairly predictable path of success as a designer. However, in evaluating her next steps, this plan sounded a little too safe. She decided to leave her full time job in order to embark on a year long trip around the world that began in October 2017. This second conversation between myself, Charis, and Joan took place near the end of her trip, but looks back at the second third of her journey. Hosted &amp; Narration by Charis Poon Audio by Elphick Wo Illustration by Joan Wong See the full story here: <a href="https://www.maekan.com/article/observations-abroad-with-joan-wong-part-ii" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.maekan.com/article/observations-abroad-with-joan-wong-part-ii</a> What is MAEKAN? MAEKAN is a membership-based publication and community focused on the sights and sounds of creative culture. We're about learning, participating, and connecting with a global community on a deeper level that social media just doesn't provide. We’re defining the future of creative culture. We don't have all the answers, but our curiosity ensures we never stop looking. Sign-Up Today If you've enjoyed this story from the archives and want to see what else MAEKAN has to offer, sign-up for your membership at <a href="http://MAEKAN.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MAEKAN.com</a>. You'll unlock all of our stories, be given exclusive member-only-access to our Slack community, and have the opportunity to participate in our monthly digital panel discussions. <a href="http://MAEKAN.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MAEKAN.com</a> Follow Us <a href="http://instagram.com/maekan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/maekan</a> <a href="http://facebook.com/storiesforthecurious" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook.com/storiesforthecurious</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/maekan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/maekan</a> stories@maekan.com --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maekan/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maekan/support</a>

Observations Abroad with Joan Wong — Part II

Joan Wong worked at Penguin Random House in New York for the past five years as a book cover designer. Among her well-known work are the paperback covers of the Crazy Rich Asians series by Kevin Kwan, Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All Be Feminists. She could easily have stayed at her job indefinitely and followed a fairly predictable path of success as a designer. However, in evaluating her next steps, this plan sounded a little too safe. She decided to leave her full time job in order to embark on a year long trip around the world that began in October 2017. Production &amp; Narration by Charis Poon Illustration by Joan Wong Audio by Elphick Wo See the whole story https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maekan/support

Joan Wong worked at Penguin Random House in New York for the past five years as a book cover designer. Among her well-known work are the paperback covers of the Crazy Rich Asians series by Kevin Kwan, Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All Be Feminists. She could easily have stayed at her job indefinitely and followed a fairly predictable path of success as a designer. However, in evaluating her next steps, this plan sounded a little too safe. She decided to leave her full time job in order to embark on a year long trip around the world that began in October 2017. Production &amp; Narration by Charis Poon Illustration by Joan Wong Audio by Elphick Wo See the whole story <a href="https://www.maekan.com/article/observations --- Support this podcast: &lt;a href=" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maekan/support</a>

Observations Abroad with Joan Wong — Part I

Brenda is a voice actress born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She spent her youth drawing and narrating comics, eventually participating in competitive acting in the form of speech &amp; debate, and was in the top 200 in the state on the largest team in the National Forensic League. Brenda pursued her natural talent of narrative visual art, having self-studied graphic design and photography, but decided to find a return to storytelling through radio broadcasting, podcasting, and finally, voice acting.Brenda went through depression and had no idea who she was as a person.  A series of events led her to living the life she lives today.  When Brenda decided to live a different route that most people would not dare to take, that is when she started to learn who she truly was.  Listen to her episode to hear her story.Check out thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Brenda's episode, Brenda's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Brenda is a voice actress born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She spent her youth drawing and narrating comics, eventually participating in competitive acting in the form of speech &amp; debate, and was in the top 200 in the state on the largest team in the National Forensic League. Brenda pursued her natural talent of narrative visual art, having self-studied graphic design and photography, but decided to find a return to storytelling through radio broadcasting, podcasting, and finally, voice acting. Brenda went through depression and had no idea who she was as a person. A series of events led her to living the life she lives today. When Brenda decided to live a different route that most people would not dare to take, that is when she started to learn who she truly was. Listen to her episode to hear her story. Check out <a href="http://thetaoofselfconfidence.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thetaoofselfconfidence.com</a> for show notes of Brenda's episode, Brenda's website, resources, gifts and so much more.