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Everything is About Periods (w/ Nadya Okamoto, PERIOD)

Everything is About Periods (w/ Nadya Okamoto, PERIOD)

FromAsian Not Asian


Everything is About Periods (w/ Nadya Okamoto, PERIOD)

FromAsian Not Asian

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Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Mar 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Nadya Okamoto (PERIOD) joined us this week to talk about the menstrual movement, her experiences with starting a business at age 16, and the #collegeadmissionscandal. We also got into less serious matters like why Gen Z loves butt stuff.Check out Nadya at https://www.period.org/nadya or @NadyaOkamoto on Twitter & Instagram!Nadya Okamoto, who grew up in Portland, OR, is 21-years-old Harvard student on a leave of absence. She is the Founder and Executive Director of PERIOD (period.org), an organization she founded at the age of 16. PERIOD is now the largest youth-run NGO in women’s health, and one of the fastest growing ones here in the United States. Since 2014 they have addressed over 500,000 periods and registered over 300 campus chapters. In 2017, Nadya ran for office in Cambridge, MA. While she did not win, her campaign team made historic waves in mobilizing young people on the ground and at polls. Nadya recently published her debut book, Period Power: A Manifesto for the Menstrual Movement with publisher Simon & Schuster, which made the Kirkus Reviews list for Best Young Adult Nonfiction of 2018. Most recently, Nadya has become the Chief Brand Officer of JUV Consulting, a Generation Z marketing agency based in NYC. Most recently Nadya was named to InStyle Magazine’s “The Badass 50: Meet the Women Who Are Changing the World” list, along with Michelle Obama, Ariana Grande, and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. We finally launched a PATREON page! Please support us in exchange for some fun rewards from Fumi & Mic.https://www.patreon.com/asiannotasianpodEmail us: AsianNotAsianPod@gmail.comInstagram: @asiannotasianpodTwitter/Instagram Fumi: @TheFumiAbeInstagram Mic: @nicepantsbroS/O to our network @listeningpartypresents @canalstreetmarket - check out the crew on Instagram See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Mar 18, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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