{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Interviews with Immigrants","title":"Hong Kong to the USA🇭🇰🇺🇸 - How a Hong Kong Kid Became a Style Icon in America - Leo Chan!","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/fac5ef45\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2967,"description":"What happens when an immigrant story includes Wall Street spreadsheets, GQ features, and a side of chicken feet? 🧧👟🇭🇰In this episode of Interviews with Immigrants, host Andrea Szew sits down with fashion creator and first-generation immigrant Leo Chan — who moved from Hong Kong to Queens at 10 years old, learned English through cartoons and basketball, and eventually traded a career in finance for full-time content creation.They talk about the power of immigrant hustle, redefining Asian masculinity in Western media, and what it means to grow up as a “third culture kid” straddling two very different worlds. Plus… Andrea tries chicken feet for the first time. Ever. 🐓👀🧧 Topics covered in this episode:👟 From Hong Kong to NYC: What Leo’s family risked — and why they came at the last possible moment📚 ESL, Game Boys & Culture Shock: The surprising things that made assimilation easier🏙️ Finance to Fashion: How Leo left Morgan Stanley for GQ — and brought his heritage with him📸 Asian Representation: Why Leo is challenging old stereotypes through fashion, media & creativity🥟 Dim Sum & Identity: The family rituals that keep his roots strong🐓 Andrea tries chicken feet for the first time — and what food can teach us about culture💬 Advice for first-generation kids: What Leo wishes he knew sooner, and why his story is just beginningWhether you're into fashion, culture, storytelling — or just want to see Andrea panic over a dumpling with claws — this episode is an honest and inspiring look at immigrant identity, reinvention, and pride.Check out more about Leo on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/levitatestyle/?hl=en🎧 Also available to listen everywhere, including:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19YtPoXvb47f1M9aGpA6FJApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/interviews-with-immigrants/id1792940158?uo=4Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/db753d20-2dff-4a26-87a6-7721e442d9ec02:11 – Growing up in Hong Kong and why his parents took the leap06:45 – ESL,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/wgC8jmoyod_2WV0cXzSWdXE_Zt3pfxYr8pufCIgGqIU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yZjc2/MWI3MmI1OWM0YWU4/ZWNkNjExMTZiNmQw/YWI0MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}