Azurite and Corey talk to Lorenzo and Oceana about the significance of culture in this episode. Notably, how the exploration of one’s own cultural ways allows for a kind of rootedness beyond place.
Azurite is a biracial Black, neurodivergent, artist, community organizer and mother. Azurite was born and raised in the Southwest before moving to Port Townsend where she has lived for the better part of two decades. Azurite has been working with PGM youth and families in community settings through the BIPOC Family Excursion Program alongside Corey Chin and with Tonia Burkett and Zhaleh Almea as a member of the Community Equity Initiative. Azurite also works within the Port Townsend School District co-facilitating the Port Townsend School district’s BIPOC student unions with other PGM community members. Azurite hopes to continue supporting more equitable experiences for PGM in Education and the Arts while also creating community centered spaces for BIPOC youth and families.
Corey Chin is mixed race person of Japanese, Chinese, and mixed European descent. They currently reside in Quilcene, Washington on Twana and S'klallam land. Corey has a background in experiential education with children and now works to build inclusive community that empowers cultural healing and community wellness. She currently works for the Jefferson County Anti Racist Fund coordinating a no cost reparations based fresh food and medicine distribution program as well as for the BIPOC Family Program discussed in this podcast episode, and hopes that this work can uplift the dignity and well being of their community.
Talkin Story is a project of Well Organized: Collaborative Community Driven Organizing in Port Townsend, WA.
We appreciate the support of the Port Townsend Arts Commission, Jefferson Community Foundation, Finnriver Farm and Cidery, Addieun Foundation, the Community Equity Initiative, as well as private in-kind and monetary donations. Thank you!
