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ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Happy Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! Wow, that was a mouthful. Who’s idea was it to group us all together in such a long acronym? It’s a long story but let me know if you’d like me to do a deep dive on that next time. If you’re in Canada, Happy Asian Heritage Month. At least the Canadians knew scope creep was a thing.
TOPICS:
Unequal representation in AANHPI celebrations.
Why May?
Intersectionality: Asian Settler Colonialism.
Upcoming series on "queerness" in premodern Asia.
Episode recommendations that feature underrepresented Asian perspectives.
EPISODES FEATURED
Kiran Kaur Gill (Sikh American)
S3 E08: Kiran Kaur Gill on fighting Turban Myths with occupationally relevant training programs at the TSA, FBI, and other law enforcement agencies.
Dani Saldo (Queer Filipino Canadian)
S3 E05: Dani Saldo is a hot, talented, disabled bisexual pop-star on the rise, who had to break up with her old (able-bodied) self.
Rita Phetmixay (Lao American)
S3 E09: Rita Phetmixay: No such thing as boundaries in Asian culture – the Lao diaspora, owning the narrative, and healing intergenerational trauma with compassion.
Soo Jin Lee (Korean American)
S4 E1: Soo Jin Lee was never told she was undocumented, but she somehow knew. Also: therapy isn’t the only way to heal.
Manijeh Moradian (Iranian American)
S3 E03: Dr. Manijeh Moradian on why Iran isn’t always considered part of Asia, and how the West may be misinterpreting what Iranians truly want out of the current feminist revolution
Travis Nguyen (Vietnamese American)
S3 E06: Travis Nguyen, interpreter & translator, on working with the deaf & deaf/blind communities, how intergenerational trauma manifests in day-to-day life, and more.
Qasim Rashid (Pakistani American)
S2 E4: Qasim Rashid on how Islam inspires him to advocate for women, for the poor, and even for his haters, and how he remains focused in a world full of injustice.
AUSLIN (Hmong American)
S1 E05: AUSLIN, the artist supermom who’s breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma she experienced as a Hmong American growing up in Wisconsin.
Offering Rain (Queer Ecuadorian and Indian American)
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