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EAGG meets Maree Kinder, Founder of Beauty & Seoul
EAGG meets the ground-breaking founder of Beauty & Seoul, the UK's first and best K-beauty online platform

Eileen Wada Willett
Feb 115 min read


EAGG meets Eden Chiang, co-founder of The Oh Collective
Eden Chiang one of four founders of The Oh Collective & 8th in a series of our interviews with inspirational EAGG members. The Oh Collective is the pleasure-forward wellness brand whose mission is to make great sex and true intimacy accessible at every stage of life.

Eileen Wada Willett
Nov 20, 20255 min read


EAGG Meets Yee Kwan Chan, Founder of Yee Kwan Ice Cream & Adventures
Meet the founder of Yee Kwan Ice Cream and Adventures and EAGG member talking about where it started, where it is going and why her East Asian heritage is so important to her.

Eileen Wada Willett
Aug 28, 20254 min read


EAGG Meets Angel Wang
Angel Wang, left, speaking at Speaking at the Asian Hustle Network Uplifted Conference in Vegas with our clinical director You have been working for Anise Health which focuses on culturally-informed mental health for the Asian community. What are the gaps in traditional mental health services that you have identified? So many! While there are several concerning gaps, the primary issues on the “supply-side” of mental healthcare delivery include provider shortages, language ba

Eileen Wada Willett
May 13, 20255 min read


EAGG Meets Christine Chang Hanway
Photograph by Kenneth Lam Christine Chang Hanway is an artist and writer whose work explores stories of diaspora. She believes that telling our own stories and those of previous generations deepens our understanding of ourselves and our connections to each other and the world. With a diverse professional background, Christine has served as UK Editor for Remodelista, where she created content for the US-based interiors website, covering design across the UK and Europe. Her arc

Eileen Wada Willett
Mar 28, 20256 min read


EAGG Meets Wendy Chan
This month, we chat with Wendy Chan, who has trained extensively in Ayurveda, Feng Shui and Reiki.

Eileen Wada Willett
Feb 12, 20254 min read


EAGG meets Nancy Vong Johnston, founder of Tengri
EAGG meets Nancy Vong Johnston, Founder of the House of Tengri

Eileen Wada Willett
Nov 26, 20244 min read


EAGG meets Abbey Wong, Founder of Voice ESEA
· You’re Director at Voice ESEA , what is it and why did you help found it? Voice ESEA is a non-profit founded in 2021 by ESEA lawyers, in active response to the rise in hate crimes against the East and South East Asian (ESEA) community in the U.K. during the pandemic. We focus on 2 data-driven outputs: - The ESEA data collective, in collaboration with King’s College London- to quantify hate crime hotspots and empower policy makers to enact educational change where ESEA c

Eileen Wada Willett
Oct 24, 20248 min read


Modern Beauty Culture
A look at how we can redefine modern beauty culture through the lens of a feminist. by Dr. Terry Loong 17 yrs as an Integrative Aesthetic...

Eileen Wada Willett
Oct 10, 20248 min read


EAGG Meets Margaret Sam, Founder of Sum London
What is SUM LONDON? SUM LONDON is a British Asian Heritage Brand that aims to serve the ESEA diaspora and a cross-cultured generation through fashion and film.We design made-to-order pieces in London which blend Eastern silhouettes and utilitarian menswear with a London spirit. Our 3 classic SUM LONDON pieces are the Martial Arts Tracksuit inspired by Ip Man, The Hanbok Trucker and Hakama Kilt.We’re founded on reflecting authentic stories whilst celebrating diverse ESEA fac

Eileen Wada Willett
Oct 5, 20244 min read


Yellowface author Rebecca Kuang
This week, I went to listen to Rebecca F. Kuang. She's the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Poppy War...

Eileen Wada Willett
Oct 1, 20242 min read


Meaningful Connections
As the loneliness epidemic grows, people are seeking meaningful connections both online and IRL with community initiatives that reflect...

Eileen Wada Willett
Apr 22, 20241 min read


Name calling and Lululemon
Pro-Asian? Anti-Asian? This ad featuring Michelle Yeoh and the dancers of Wing Chun promoting Lululemon ticks all the boxes for...

Eileen Wada Willett
Feb 22, 20241 min read


What's the Missing Link? Doja Cat, Barbie and Never Have I Ever
Have you spotted it yet? One is a hyper popular American rapper, one is the highest grossing film of all time and one is a Netflix series...

Eileen Wada Willett
Nov 16, 20233 min read


Heritage Bites
What happens when you join hands with others, throw open doors and coalesce over shared food, drink and heritage? Last Wednesday, East...

Eileen Wada Willett
Oct 30, 20231 min read


Yellow
After reading Vera Chok's essay 'Yellow' in The Good Immigrant , my mind was filled with a storm of thoughts on how I felt about that the...

Eileen Wada Willett
Oct 17, 20231 min read


Two Feet, Two Worlds
What does normal look like when you grow up with a foot in two different ethnic and cultural camps? For me, the reality of growing up as...

Eileen Wada Willett
Aug 31, 20232 min read


Lost LA - The rise, fall and rise of LA's Japan Town
It's a minority of a minority, but those Japanese Americans who lived on the West Coast of both America and Canada who were forcibly...

Eileen Wada Willett
Apr 18, 20231 min read
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