Identity-n-Me

The featured guest in this episode is Brandon Thomas, a friend and colleague who is an Instructor in the Health and Human Development department at Phillips Exeter Academy. He joins me to discuss how he came into his racial identity, along with how he has intentionally expanded his view of others through extensive travel around the world. 

The featured guest in this episode is Kasia (Ka-sha) Hatcher, who is a longtime friend. She joins me to talk about how she has adopted her profession as a personal identity, along with recent upheavals in her sector stemming from cuts in federal funding.  

The featured guest in this episode is Echo Freeman, who joins me to discuss how she has experienced being a biracial woman growing up and living in Central Massachusetts. 

The featured guest in this episode is Alex Jhun Kim, a content creator and food enthusiast, who expresses his curiosity about other cultures through his love of food. 

The featured guest in this episode provides an inspirational story about how he has overcome significant obstacles to lead a far better life than he could have ever imagined for himself. His name is Carlos Ruiz, and he happens to be a felon whose trajectory in life is truly remarkable. 

The featured guest in this episode is Lionel Loveless, who is an entrepreneur in the seacoast region of New Hampshire. He joins me to talk about his businesses along with the Business Alliance for People of Color (BAPOC) which supports minority owned businesses in the Granite State. 

The featured guest in this episode is Dr. Sam Fanfan, who is the Principal at North High School in Worcester, MA. He joins me to discuss how he experienced race coming from South Florida and the importance of diverse representation among school administrators.

The featured guest in this episode is Yesenia Joseph who is a first-generation college graduate. She joins me to discuss the impact of youth programs on her trajectory and how she benefitted from developing strong verbal communication skills along the way. 

The featured guest in this episode is a high school junior who joins me to discuss how she experiences being mixed-race in a racially homogenous community, along with her journey to understand and claim the totality of her racial identity.

The featured guest in this episode is Lissa Gumprecht who is the Director of Development at Community Rowing, Inc., which is a non-profit organization based in Brighton, MA. She joins me to talk about the mission of the organization, along with her early socialization with race and how an initiative she took part in at work helped to broaden her perspective. 

The featured guest in this episode is the Director of Equity and Inclusion for a municipality in the state of Massachusetts. She joins me to discuss the nature of her work, and how she has experienced that role, along with its impacts on her well-being. 

The featured guest in this episode is Curtis Chin, who is the author of "Everything I learned, I learned in a Chinese Restaurant." He joins me to discuss the anecdotes in his memoir, and how he experienced growing up in Detroit during the 70s and 80s.

The featured guest of this episode is Timika Hopkins who joins me to discuss how she was identified as a gifted student in elementary school, and the educational experiences that ensued as a METCO student.