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AAPI Organizing in the South: Identities, Representations & the Intersections of Belonging

AAPI Organizing in the South: Identities, Representations & the Intersections of Belonging

FromVoices of a Highway


AAPI Organizing in the South: Identities, Representations & the Intersections of Belonging

FromVoices of a Highway

ratings:
Length:
56 minutes
Released:
Jul 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode of the limited series AAPI Organizing in the South, five community leaders and organizers talk about organizing during COVID and what support to organizers as community members can look like. The conversation touches on intersectionality and generational divides, identity formation through organizing, and misconceptions about AAPI communities. Finally, they discuss belonging and how it is influenced by mass media and representation of AAPI identities in public spaces.The voices featured in this episode belong to:-Jainey Kim (Community Engagement Specialist for Asian American Advocacy Fund)-Lily Pabian (Executive Director of We Love Buford Highway)-Alina Lee (Founding Partner of her law firm, Your Ad Attorney, Inc)-Alnory Gutlay (Community organizer and nonprofit leader)-Van Galasso (UX researcher, community advocate, artist)
Released:
Jul 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (67)

Voices of a Highway is created and designed by We Love BuHi, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization based in Atlanta that preserves the multicultural identity of Buford Highway. Twice a month, Executive Director Lily Pabian and Director of Development Natalia Garzon open up a space to discover, celebrate and learn directly from local voices and everyday heroes who are making a long lasting impact on Buford Highway. With a monthly theme to guide the conversation, each episode opens the door to the victories and struggles of celebrating and preserving multiculturalism in Atlanta, GA.