This is it – the series finale of The Youth Element. In this episode, join co-hosts Justin and Linda as they break down, one last time, what their peers abroad think of when it comes to “adulting.” More specifically, tune in to hear about millennial concerns over growing into adulthood in Taipei, Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Seoul – from incredibly intensive job application systems, to long-term, but just-as-real, worries over pensions!
Stick around until the end of this episode to discover what’s in store for the podcast’s co-hosts, as they too have taken their own next steps towards “adulting.” And finally, a big thank you to all of our audience members who have listened to and supported this podcast series!
Additional Reading:
General
- Alice Yin, Asian Test-Prep Centers Offer Parents Exactly What They Want: ‘Results’, The New York Times, October 25, 2017.
- WARC, Asian Millennials Face Tough Future, March 14, 2017.
Japan
- Chico Harlan, As Japan Strains to Care for Elderly, Sacrifices Begin, The Washington Post, April 28, 2012.
- Chris Burgess, "Students Choose Failure Over Uncertainty," The Japan Times, April 19, 2011.
- Joji Sakurai, Robots and Pensioners to the Rescue, Chatham House: The World Today, April/May 2017.
- Uehara Yoshiko, “Shūkatsu”: How Japanese Students Hunt for Jobs, Nippon.com, May 30, 2016.
South Korea
- Isabella Steger and Soo Kyung Jung, Korea’s President Wants to Ban Photos, and Questions about Your Parents, in Job Applications, Quartz, July 3, 2017.
- Jason Strother, In South Korea, a Good Education Doesn’t Mean a Good Job, Gulf News, October 3, 2017.
- Matt Stiles, In South Korea’s Hypercompetitive Job Market, it Helps to be Attractive, LA Times, June 13, 2017.
- Seohoi Stephanie Park, South Koreans Compete for Government Jobs as Economy Flounders, Korea Exposé, March 31, 2017.
- [VIDEO] Seohoi Stephanie Park, When You Read Your Kid’s Personal Statement, Korea Exposé, May 17, 2017.
China
- Josh Ye, How Much Does it Cost a Man to Get Married in China? Clue: it Involves a Flat and Wads of Cash, South China Morning Post, February 20, 2017.
- Mandy Zuo, Why China’s Best and Brightest are Ditching the Megacities for Second-tier Ones, South China Morning Post, July 30, 2017.
- Mike Vago, China's Millennials don't have Jobs or Avocados, The AV Club: Wiki Wormhole, October 8, 2017.
- Rebecca Seales, The Country Where 70% of Millennials are Homeowners, BBC News, April 6, 2017.
- Yue Wang, No One In China Wants To Get Married Anymore, And It's Making Beijing Nervous, Forbes, October 17, 2017.
Hong Kong:
- Bernard Chan, Carrie Lam’s Government Must Help Hong Kong’s Angry Millennials Dare to Hope, South China Morning Post, July 6, 2017.
- Helier Cheung, Have Hong Kong's Youth Lost Hope in the Future?, BBC News, April 29, 2017.
- Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Survey Findings on Views on “Winning at the Starting Line” in Hong Kong, August 8, 2016.
- Ng Kang-Chung, From kindergarten Age, Hong Kong’s Children are Tutored to be Winners, South China Morning Post, October 26, 2016.
Taiwan:
- Faith Hung, Taiwan is Facing Huge Problems in the Coming Years, Business Insider, December 27, 2015.
- Nicola Smith, Taiwan Is Suffering From a Massive Brain Drain and the Main Beneficiary is China, Time, August 21, 2017.
- Reuters. Taiwan Youth Struggle to Find Well-paying Jobs, Straits Times, December 29, 2015.
