#185- Matt Chen: A Chinese Time In My Life
Matt Chen is a Chinese American entrepreneur, social media content creator, and builder of Daily Hanzi, an app helping people learn to read Chinese. Currently at 24 years old he’s decided to ditch his aerospace engineering degree and restart his life by moving to China. Focused on bridging East and West through content about language, culture and identity he hopes to reconnect with his Asian heritage while improving his own Chinese literacy, finding a different path for himself in a new world. Today, we talk about Matt’s experience growing up in the US as an ABC and compare it to our own experience from an older generation. We talk about his choice to move to China just ten months ago, his revelation during a job interview with a US defense contractor, and what’s behind the “A Very Chinese Time In My Life” trend happening in America. We also talk about the broad anxiety amongst his younger generation, finding purpose, and balancing digital and analog life. Happy Chinese New Year! ____________________ 下载节目文字版: Episode Transcripts ____________________ If you enjoy this show don't forget to leave a rating and subscribe! 小红书: THD The Honest Drink Follow Us On IG: @thehonestdrink_ Join Us On WeChat: THD_Official Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com Find us on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, 小宇宙, 喜马拉雅, 网易云音乐, 小红书, Bilibili or anywhere you get your podcasts.
Matt Chen is a Chinese American entrepreneur, social media content creator, and builder of Daily Hanzi, an app helping people learn to read Chinese. Currently at 24 years old he’s decided to ditch his aerospace engineering degree and restart his life by moving to China. Focused on bridging East and West through content about language, culture and identity he hopes to reconnect with his Asian heritage while improving his own Chinese literacy, finding a different path for himself in a new world. Today, we talk about Matt’s experience growing up in the US as an ABC and compare it to our own experience from an older generation. We talk about his choice to move to China just ten months ago, his revelation during a job interview with a US defense contractor, and what’s behind the “A Very Chinese Time In My Life” trend happening in America. We also talk about the broad anxiety amongst his younger generation, finding purpose, and balancing digital and analog life. Happy Chinese New Year! ____________________ 下载节目文字版: Episode Transcripts ____________________ If you enjoy this show don't forget to leave a rating and subscribe! 小红书: THD The Honest Drink Follow Us On IG: @thehonestdrink_ Join Us On WeChat: THD_Official Email: thehonestdrink@gmail.com Find us on: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, 小宇宙, 喜马拉雅, 网易云音乐, 小红书, Bilibili or anywhere you get your podcasts.