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Asians Represent!

Daniel Kwan, Agatha Cheng, Jeremy Blum, Drew Quon, Steve Huynh, Liana Mackenzie, & Emma Yasui

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Asians Represent! Is here to celebrate and examine Asian representation in tabletop games and pop culture. We do this by creating conversation, introducing new perspectives to the broader gaming community, and creating spaces for new voices in the industry.
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Software engineering at Big Tech and startups, from the inside. Deepdives with experienced engineers and tech professionals who share their hard-earned lessons, interesting stories and advice they have on building software. Especially relevant for software engineers and engineering leaders: useful for those working in tech. newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com
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Think Like Amazon

Jorge Luis Pando

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Learn how to apply Amazon’s core principles and innovation frameworks to elevate your business and career. Join Jorge Luis Pando, an 8-year Amazon veteran who’s helped over 70,000 Amazonians boost productivity, as he dives into real-world insights from leaders who’ve transformed their work using Amazon-inspired methods like customer obsession and systems thinking. With global experience in product, tech, and marketing, Jorge brings a fresh perspective to every conversation. Whether you lead ...
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Limitless Grit Podcast

Shristi Gajurel

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Hello there! This is Shristi and Jugal. 'The Limitless Grit Podcast' is a platform where we engage in honest conversations with entrepreneurs, thought leaders, educators, artists, and other individuals who, we believe, dare to live life on their own terms. Each guest selected for an interview on our podcast brings a unique and different life perspective, but they all share one commonality: consciously choosing courage over fear. While some of our interviewees have impacted millions of lives, ...
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In Part 2 of this Think Like Amazon conversation, former Amazon Principal Engineer Steve Huynh returns to explore a different kind of leadership and leading your own life with intention. Jorge and Steve dive into what it means to truly "Think Like Amazon" beyond business: extracting full value from your environment, being curious by default, and ma…
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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. • Graphite — The AI developer productivity platform. • Augment Code — AI coding assistant that pro engineering teams love. — Steve Huynh spent 17 years at Amazon, including four as a Principal Engineer. In this episode of The Pragmatic Engin…
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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. • Graphite — The AI developer productivity platform. — There’s no shortage of bold claims about AI and developer productivity, but how do you separate signal from noise? In this episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I’m joined by Laura Tacho, C…
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Daniel and Drew continue their discussion about KPop Demon Hunters, the Gundam Card Game, and the state of TCG prices in local game stores. - Support the launch of Daniel's wuxia TTRPG Wandering Blades here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonyatplusoneexp/wandering-blades⁠⁠⁠⁠ //SPONSOR Asians Represent! is proudly sponsored by Hero Forge!…
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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. •⁠ Sonar — Code quality and code security for ALL code. — Steve Yegge⁠ is known for his writing and “rants”, including the famous “Google Platforms Rant” and the evergreen “Get that job …
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Liana and Emma sit down and discuss trans and gender non-conforming characters in Anime over the years, examining characters from popular series ranging from 1981 to present. They discuss how things are handled, how things have changed, and what series succeed and fail. *//SUPPORT*Help us produce new and exclusive content! Join us on Patreon for ex…
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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. • Sonar — Code quality and code security for ALL code. — What happens when a company goes all in on AI? At Shopify, engineers are expected to utilize AI tools, and they’ve been doing so …
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Daniel and Drew's tabletop gaming rivalry intensifies with their first game of Spearhead! Daniel also can't stop talking about the new Netflix animated musical fantasy film KPop Demon Hunters. Trust him, it's really fun! - Support the launch of Daniel's wuxia TTRPG Wandering Blades here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonyatplusoneexp/wand…
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Most people think “Think Big” means adding features or scaling up. Steve Huynh, an 18-year Amazon veteran turned content creator, says that’s a trap. In Part 1 of this conversation, Jorge and Steve unpack why real innovation starts with challenging assumptions, not building bigger versions of what already exists. They explore the Amazon mindset beh…
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Drew and Sean explore the rich world of Chinese American genealogy - from online tools to historical archives and other cultural resources that can help folks trace their family roots. Whether you're reconnecting with your heritage or researching for future generations, this episode of Asians Represent is a great way to level up your understanding …
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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. • Graphite — The AI developer productivity platform. • Augment Code — AI coding assistant that pro engineering teams love — GitHub recently turned 17 years old—but how did it start, how has it evolved, and what does the future look like as A…
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Daniel and Drew discuss the new Predator: Killer of Killers animated movie, poop knives, their growing Warhammer 40K rivalry, and as always, answer YOUR questions on this episode of No Dice, No Problem! - Support the launch of Daniel's wuxia TTRPG Wandering Blades here: ⁠⁠https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonyatplusoneexp/wandering-blades⁠⁠ //SP…
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Supported by Our Partners • Sonar — Code quality and code security for ALL code. •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. • Augment Code — AI coding assistant that pro engineering teams love. — Kent Beck is one of the most influential figures in modern software development. Creator of Extreme Programming (X…
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Asians Represent is back with a charity actual play benefiting AAPI United! Liana facilitated "A Family Affair", a Valor adventure she contributed to Unbreakable: Pathways. Unbreakable: Pathways is a collection of Asian-centric adventures that showcase the intersections of culture, tradition, and experiences utilizing a plethora of Tabletop Rolepla…
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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. •⁠ Sinch⁠ — Connect with customers at every step of their journey. •⁠ Modal⁠ — The cloud platform for building AI applications. — How has Microsoft changed since its founding in 1975, especially in how it builds tools for developers? In this…
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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ Statsig ⁠ — ⁠ The unified platform for flags, analytics, experiments, and more. •⁠ Sinch⁠ — Connect with customers at every step of their journey. •⁠ Cortex⁠ — Your Portal to Engineering Excellence. — What does it take to land a job as an AI Engineer—and thrive in the role? In this episode of Pragmatic Engineer, I’m joi…
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What if Amazon’s innovation edge came not from big ideas, but from writing them down? In this episode, Jorge sits down with Marcelo Calbucci, former Amazon Director and author of The PRFAQ Framework, to unpack the writing-first approach Amazon uses to launch new products. They explore why the PRFAQ (Press Release + FAQ) is more than a document. It’…
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Fresh off a game of Warhammer 40K, Daniel and Drew discussed the funding of the Wandering Blades RPG Kickstarter campaign, visiting historical sites for inspiration, and how they'd imprison spellcasters in a fantasy universe! - Support the launch of Daniel's wuxia TTRPG Wandering Blades here: ⁠https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tonyatplusoneexp/w…
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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. •⁠ Modal⁠ — The cloud platform for building AI applications. •⁠ Cortex⁠ — Your Portal to Engineering Excellence. — Kubernetes is the second-largest open-source project in the world. What does it actually do—and why is it so widely adopted? In this episode of The Pragma…
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Daniel interviewed Aki, a new game designer based in Tokyo, about their debut game Rising Action! Rising Action is a roleplaying game for two players where you play a pair of rivals having an ever-escalating battle where their past and passions collide. Inspired by action anime and JRPG cutscenes, it is designed to produce dramatic encounters that …
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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ Modal⁠ — The cloud platform for building AI applications •⁠ CodeRabbit⁠⁠ — Cut code review time and bugs in half. Use the code PRAGMATIC to get one month free. — What happens when LLMs meet real-world codebases? In this episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I am joined by Varun Mohan, CEO and Co-Founder of Windsurf. Varun …
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Daniel and Drew dive into the world of tabletop gaming storage, Chinese genealogy, bullet time, and more! - Check out Drew's article, Paper Families, Paper Trails: Genealogy and the Chinese Exclusion Act here: https://www.slcl.org/sites/default/files/2025-04/pastports-052025.pdf Support the launch of Daniel's wuxia TTRPG Wandering Blades here: http…
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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. •⁠ The Software Engineer’s Guidebook: Written by me (Gergely) – now out in audio form as well. — How do you get product and engineering to truly operate as one team? Today, I’m joined by Ebi Atawodi, Director of Product Management at YouTube Studio, and a former produc…
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CW: Discussion of policing, firearms, and crime Enjoy this episode of the John Who? podcast - a spin-off of Asians Represent! For this episode of the podcast, Brandon Lim of Black Belt Cinema joined Daniel and Drew for a discussion about John Woo's 1992 Hong Kong action masterpiece, Hard Boiled. They discussed the impact of this movie on Hong Kong …
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Supported by Our Partners • Graphite — The AI developer productivity platform. • Sentry — Error and performance monitoring for developers. — Reddit’s native mobile apps are more complex than most of us would assume: both the iOS and Android apps are about 2.5 million lines of code, have 500+ screens, and a total of around 200 native iOS and Android…
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What does it mean to lead with purpose, without quitting your job? In this episode, Jorge sits down with Luis Caballero, former Amazon leader and current VP of Marketing Strategy & Analytics at HelloFresh. Luis shares how launching an internal podcast helped him grow as a marketer, why he took on the role of President of “Latinos at Amazon,” and ho…
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Ever wondered how an Asians Represent podcast episode comes together? In this special No Dice, No Problem episode, Daniel and Drew sat down for a laid-back chat about Battletech and to answer listener questions...only to end up planning some episodes for the next exciting season of Asians Rep! Check out the John Who? podcast: johnwhopodcast.carrd.c…
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Supported by Our Partners • WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. •⁠ Modal⁠ — The cloud platform for building AI applications • Vanta — Automate compliance and simplify security with Vanta. — What is it like to work at Amazon as a software engineer? Dave Anderson spent over 12 years at Amazon working closely with engineers on his team…
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Ruled over by immortal dragons, Grand Cathay is the largest empire in the world of Warhammer fantasy. For this episode of the podcast, Daniel, Drew, and Izen explored the history of this Chinese-inspired fantasy setting by Games Workshop! *Correction: At the 15:21 mark, Izen mentions that there are 46 officially recognized ethnic groups in China. T…
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Supported by Our Partners •⁠ CodeRabbit⁠⁠ — Cut code review time and bugs in half. Use the code PRAGMATIC to get one month free. •⁠ Modal⁠ — The cloud platform for building AI applications. — How will AI tools change software engineering? Tools like Cursor, Windsurf and Copilot are getting better at autocomplete, generating tests and documentation.…
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Daniel and Drew discussed the impact of US tariffs on the tabletop industry, the launch of the John Who? podcast, the closing of Daniel's LGS, their recent Wandering Blades one shot, and the most durable miniatures on this episode of No Dice, No Problem! Check out the John Who? podcast: johnwhopodcast.carrd.co Learn more about Wandering Blades: wan…
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Supported by Our Partners • Swarmia — The engineering intelligence platform for modern software organizations. • Sentry — Error and performance monitoring for developers. — Why did Meta build its own internal developer tooling instead of using industry-standard solutions like GitHub? Tomas Reimers, former Meta engineer and co-founder of Graphite, j…
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In this episode, we dove into how game design can create toxicity in communities. How do the design choices behind popular MOBAs like League of Legends, DOTA, and Honor of Kings encourage (intentionally or not) toxic player behaviour? //SUPPORT Help us produce new and exclusive content! Join us on Patreon for ad-free audio and exclusive series! pat…
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Supported by Our Partners • Graphite — The AI developer productivity platform. • Sonar — Code quality and code security for ALL code. • Chronosphere — The observability platform built for control. — How do you take a new product idea, and turn it into a successful product? Figma Slides started as a hackathon project a year and a half ago – and toda…
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Jorge is officially taking over as the new host of Think Like Amazon. But before diving into fresh conversations, he went back and studied the top episodes. What he found is timeless leadership lessons from insiders who built and scaled Amazon. In this kickoff episode, he breaks down 7 powerful insights (from earning trust to building real customer…
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Fresh from Breakout Con 2025, Daniel and Drew discuss their first in-person Warhammer 40K match, Daniel's wandering Blades playtests, Drew's encounter with Canadian border control, and more! Learn more about Wandering Blades: danielhkwan.itch.io/wanderingblades Watch exclusive NDNP video podcasts at patreon.com/aznsrepresent //SPONSOR Asians Repres…
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Supported by Our Partners • WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. • Vanta — Automate compliance and simplify security with Vanta. — Linux is the most widespread operating system, globally – but how is it built? Few people are better to answer this than Greg Kroah-Hartman: a Linux kernel maintainer for 25 years, and one of the 3 Linux …
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This is the 100th episode of the Asians Represent podcast! Daniel interviewed every member of the team to get their thoughts on the impact of the show. This episode also features a special appearance from an early contributor to the show! //SUPPORT Help us produce new and exclusive content! Join us on Patreon for ad-free audio and exclusive series!…
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Supported by Our Partners • Sentry — Error and performance monitoring for developers. • The Software Engineer’s Guidebook: Written by me (Gergely) – now out in audio form as well. — In today’s episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I am joined by former Uber colleague, Gautam Korlam. Gautam is the Co-Founder of Gitar, an agentic AI startup that automat…
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Daniel and Drew talk about going back to school, their upcoming appearance at Breakout Con, Daniel's trip to Japan, and their growing obsession with the game Balatro! Learn more about Wandering Blades: danielhkwan.itch.io/wanderingblades Watch exclusive NDNP video podcasts at patreon.com/aznsrepresent //SPONSOR Asians Represent! is proudly sponsore…
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Supported by Our Partners • WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. • The Software Engineer’s Guidebook: Written by me (Gergely) – now out in audio form as well • Augment Code — AI coding assistant that pro engineering teams love — Not many people know that I have a brother: Balint Orosz. Balint is also in tech, but in many ways, is the…
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Supported by Our Partners • WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. • Graphite — The AI developer productivity platform. • Formation — Level up your career and compensation with Formation. — In today’s episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I am joined by a senior software engineer and cartoonist, Manu Cornet. Manu spent over a decade at Go…
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Tyler Wallis spent seven years at Amazon, leading teams in Consumer Electronics, Home Improvement, and Marketing for Amazon Canada. In that same time, he scaled from intern to team leader. After Amazon, Tyler founded TripleLine, an agency helping “better-for-you” CPG brands scale profitably on Amazon, and launched this podcast (Think Like Amazon) t…
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Supported by Our Partners • WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS • CodeRabbit — Cut code review time and bugs in half • Augment Code — AI coding assistant that pro engineering teams love — How do you architect a live streaming system to deal with more load than it’s ever been done before? Today, we hear from an architect of such a sys…
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While it is widely accepted that gacha games have predatory monetization, what isn't discussed as often is how the mechanics that surround them actively make gaming experiences worse. In this episode, Liana and Pam discuss the gacha experience and how it leads to bad design and unsatisfying but addictive experiences. //SUPPORT Help us produce new a…
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Supported by Our Partners • WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS • CodeRabbit — Cut code review time and bugs in half • Augment Code — AI coding assistant that pro engineering teams love — How do you architect a live streaming system to deal with more load than it’s ever been done before? Today, we hear from an architect of such a sys…
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Daniel and Drew shared their thoughts on the beta edition of the Gundam Card Game, a new trading card game of the "Mobile Suit Gundam" series coming out in July 2025! Learn more about Wandering Blades: danielhkwan.itch.io/wanderingblades Watch exclusive NDNP video podcasts at patreon.com/aznsrepresent //SPONSOR Head to diceenvy.com/aznsrepresent to…
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Supported by Our Partners • Swarmia — The engineering intelligence platform for modern software organizations. • Graphite — The AI developer productivity platform. • Vanta — Automate compliance and simplify security with Vanta. — On today’s episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I’m joined by Chip Huyen, a computer scientist, author of the freshly publ…
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Daniel and Jeremy sat down to discuss the upcoming release of Mappa Mundi, a TTRPG driven by exploration and ecology that takes place in the world of Ecumene. Emphasising non-violent gameplay, Mappa Mundi tasks Chroniclers with working alongside the peoples, monsters, and creatures of Ecumene as a small but vital part of a wide ecosystem, with the …
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Supported by Our Partners • Formation — Level up your career and compensation with Formation. • WorkOS — The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS • Vanta — Automate compliance and simplify security with Vanta. — In today’s episode of The Pragmatic Engineer, I’m joined by Jonas Tyroller, one of the developers behind Thronefall, a minimalist indie s…
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