Undefinable: An AAGC Originals Podcast

In this episode, actor and comedian Rachel Marsh joins Kara for a conversation about finding your path, building community, and making space for yourself along the way. Rachel opens up about starring in The Love Hypothesis and Adults, and shares her unexpected journey from nonprofit work and co-owning a coffee shop to improv and acting. She also reflects on how earnestness, humor, and embracing every version of herself have shaped the career she’s building today. Rachel Marsh is an actress, writer, and comedian who grew up in Bothell, Washington. After moving to Los Angeles to study business and working in marketing, nonprofit work, and even co-owning a coffee shop, she found her way back to performing through acting and improv classes at Upright Citizens Brigade. She gained wider recognition as Luna Castillo in Netflix’s Unstable and has since appeared across comedy and drama in FX’s Adults, Apple TV’s The Morning Show, and Prime Video’s Fallout. Most recently, Rachel stars as Anh Pham in Prime Video’s The Love Hypothesis, the film adaptation of Ali Hazelwood’s bestselling novel opposite Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman. The role showcases the comedic instincts and warmth that have become a throughline in her growing body of work. Instagram: @rachel_marsh This is an AAGC Originals Podcast, brought to you by Asian American Girl Club. https://open.spotify.com/show/2iiTyiAhiuZD6LCBCeCOkp Executive produced by Ally Maki, and Kara Wang  Produced by Tia Samn  Intro Music: (OMG) by Gloria Kim https://open.spotify.com/track/0Ni3UTucdl8y2j3EG4w5PB Edited by: Jacob Ho Special Thanks to Oscar Alva Follow AAGC! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianamericangirlclub/ Sign up for updates for the latest content, merch, and so much more! https://app.fanded.com/club/asianamericangirlclub

In this episode, Kara sits down with Jennet Chow to talk about her journey through the footwear industry, from her family’s early storefront ,the mentors who shaped her, and hiring her first employee at 19. Jennet also shares her perspective on balancing ambition with real life, finding her voice as a leader, and the story behind EDL’s Guinness World Record-breaking shoe donation. Jennet is the founder and Co-CEO of Evolution Design Lab and founder of Jellypop Shoes. She is a second-generation Taiwanese-American who founded EDL in 2009 and later launched Jellypop, a vegan footwear brand focused on comfort and affordability. She was named to Inc.’s 2021 Female Founders 100 and Pasadena Magazine’s 2026 Power Women, while EDL received Inc.’s 2023 Best in Business award and has grown into a tech-focused footwear company. Instagram: @​​jennetchow @jellypop.shoes @jellypop.kids @evolutiondesignlab Big thanks to our presenting sponsor, Jellypop shoes and Jellypop Kids from Evolution Design Lab. Jellypop makes comfort-first footwear made with vegan leather, memory foam insoles, and PETA-approved materials. Available at major retailers including Famous Footwear, Shoe Carnival, Belk, JCPenney (under POP), Amazon, and more. ⁠www.evolutiondesignlab.com⁠ ⁠www.jellypop.la⁠ This is an AAGC Originals Podcast, brought to you by Asian American Girl Club. https://open.spotify.com/show/2iiTyiAhiuZD6LCBCeCOkp Executive produced by Ally Maki, and Kara Wang  Produced by Tia Samn  Intro Music: (OMG) by Gloria Kim https://open.spotify.com/track/0Ni3UTucdl8y2j3EG4w5PB Edited by: Jacob Ho Special Thanks to Oscar Alva Follow AAGC! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianamericangirlclub/ Sign up for updates for the latest content, merch, and so much more! https://app.fanded.com/club/asianamericangirlclub

In this episode, Kara sits down with MARQUISE, the Thai artist and Dream Academy finalist behind solo debut song, “dontneedyouanymore.” MARQUISE opens up about auditioning at 15, balancing school with training, and figuring out what came next after Dream Academy. She shares how she kept moving through auditions, dance skills, and why she’s now building a bridge between Thai production and Western pop. MARQUISE is the latest solo artist proudly presented by YUPP! Entertainment—a rising pop artist who breaks traditional boundaries bridging Thai production with Western pop culture. Highly known for her participation in The Debut: Dream Academy—the competition produced by HYBE and Geffen Records that formed the world-class act; KATSEYE, representing Thailand on one of the most-watched formation stages which was further chronicled in the 2024 Netflix original docuseries, Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE. MARQUISE brings a rare, potent combination: a rigorous international training pedigree, bilingual fluency in Thai and English, positioned as one of Thailand’s most recent internationally credible emerging pop artists, ready to redefine the global stage on her own terms. Instagram: @marquiseaura | stream IRONIC: https://marquise.lnk.to/IRONIC Big thanks to our presenting sponsor, Jellypop shoes and Jellypop Kids from Evolution Design Lab. Jellypop makes comfort-first footwear made with vegan leather, memory foam insoles, and PETA-approved materials. Available at major retailers including Famous Footwear, Shoe Carnival, Belk, JCPenney (under POP), Amazon, and more. ⁠www.evolutiondesignlab.com⁠ ⁠www.jellypop.la⁠ This is an AAGC Originals Podcast, brought to you by Asian American Girl Club. https://open.spotify.com/show/2iiTyiAhiuZD6LCBCeCOkp Executive produced by Ally Maki, and Kara Wang  Produced by Tia Samn  Intro Music: (OMG) by Gloria Kim https://open.spotify.com/track/0Ni3UTucdl8y2j3EG4w5PB Edited by: Jacob Ho Special Thanks to Oscar Alva Follow AAGC! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianamericangirlclub/ Sign up for updates for the latest content, merch, and so much more! https://app.fanded.com/club/asianamericangirlclub https://www.asianamericangirlclub.com

In this episode, Kara sits down with Filipina-American actress Liza Soberano ahead of the premiere of DreamWorks’ Forgotten Island. Liza opens up about being discovered at 12, building a 16-year career in the Philippines, and choosing to start over in Hollywood. She also shares the emotional audition that helped land her first American lead role, working alongside H.E.R., and why pursuing this next chapter is about showing young Filipina girls that it’s okay to dream bigger. Liza Soberano is a Filipino-American actress. She spent nearly a decade as one of the biggest stars in Philippine cinema, leading films including Alone/Together, then moved to Los Angeles to build a Hollywood career. Her recent credits include Lisa Frankenstein alongside Kathryn Newton, and she voices Raissa in DreamWorks Animation's Forgotten Island, releasing in theaters September 25, 2026. Instagram: @lizasoberano  Forgotten Island is directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, the filmmaking team behind Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. It's rooted in Philippine mythology, set on the fictional island of Nakali, and features Liza opposite H.E.R. as lifelong best friends Jo and Raissa. Big thanks to our presenting sponsor, Jellypop shoes and Jellypop Kids from Evolution Design Lab. Jellypop makes comfort-first footwear made with vegan leather, memory foam insoles, and PETA-approved materials. Available at major retailers including Famous Footwear, Shoe Carnival, Belk, JCPenney (under POP), Amazon, and more. ⁠www.evolutiondesignlab.com⁠ ⁠www.jellypop.la⁠ This is an AAGC Originals Podcast, brought to you by Asian American Girl Club. https://open.spotify.com/show/2iiTyiAhiuZD6LCBCeCOkp Executive produced by Ally Maki, and Kara Wang  Produced by Tia Samn  Intro Music: (OMG) by Gloria Kim https://open.spotify.com/track/0Ni3UTucdl8y2j3EG4w5PB Edited by: Jacob Ho Special Thanks to Oscar Alva Follow AAGC! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianamericangirlclub/ Sign up for updates for the latest content, merch, and so much more! https://app.fanded.com/club/asianamericangirlclub

In this episode, Kara sits down with Grammy, Oscar, and Emmy Award-winning artist Gabriella Wilson, known as H.E.R., right before the premiere of DreamWorks' Forgotten Island. Gabi talks about why she debuted anonymously at 18 and how her glasses got lighter and lighter until people could finally see her, being one Tony away from an EGOT, growing up half Black and half Filipino in the Bay Area with karaoke on her mom's side and blues concerts on her dad's, the joke she invented on the spot in the recording booth that made it into the actual film, what it felt like to bring her Filipino family to the Manila premiere and watch the crowd go crazy, the version of success she had to unlearn as the eldest Filipino daughter, and why she says she's Gabi before she's anything else. H.E.R. (Gabriella Wilson) is a Grammy, Academy Award, and Emmy-winning Filipino and African-American singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and actress from Vallejo, California. She has won five Grammys, including Song of the Year for “I Can’t Breathe,” and an Oscar for “Fight for You” from Judas and the Black Messiah. Most recently, she voices Jo in DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island, in theaters September 25, 2026. Instagram: @hermusicofficial Forgotten Island is directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, the filmmaking team behind Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. It's rooted in Philippine mythology, set on the fictional island of Nakali, and features Liza opposite H.E.R. as lifelong best friends Jo and Raissa. Big thanks to our presenting sponsor, Jellypop shoes and Jellypop Kids from Evolution Design Lab. Jellypop makes comfort-first footwear made with vegan leather, memory foam insoles, and PETA-approved materials. Available at major retailers including Famous Footwear, Shoe Carnival, Belk, JCPenney (under POP), Amazon, and more. ⁠www.evolutiondesignlab.com⁠ ⁠www.jellypop.la⁠ This is an AAGC Originals Podcast, brought to you by Asian American Girl Club. https://open.spotify.com/show/2iiTyiAhiuZD6LCBCeCOkp Executive produced by Ally Maki, and Kara Wang  Produced by Tia Samn  Intro Music: (OMG) by Gloria Kim https://open.spotify.com/track/0Ni3UTucdl8y2j3EG4w5PB Edited by: Jacob Ho Special Thanks to Oscar Alva Follow AAGC! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asianamericangirlclub/ Sign up for updates for the latest content, merch, and so much more! https://app.fanded.com/club/asianamericangirlclub