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POC Podcast - Progressive Opinions of ColorAAPI Heritage Month: Leanna and Ashley from Cove Collective Interview NancyNancy is joined with Ashley and Leanna of Cove Collective to discuss AAPI Heritage Month. We discuss: joy in being Asian American, reactions toward recent hate crimes, and more! Be sure the check out the live video recording on Cove Collective's Instagram (linked below).Contact Progressive Opinions of Color at: Instagram TwitterEmail: opinionspoc@gmail.comNancy: Website, Instagram, TwitterGuest: Cove Collective, a community that centers the voices of BIPOC Womxn and Femmes through events, virtual book club and podcast episodes.Podcast: Cove CornerTwitte...2021-05-2127 minPOC Podcast - Progressive Opinions of ColorLife as an Asian American Woman Living in the South, Talking to Asian Parents About Race, Perceptions of Asians Since COVID-19 with Maggie SuIn our first episode during AAPI Heritage Month, Nancy and Sonya are joined with Maggie Su. Maggie is a physical therapist and Asian American woman living in Birmingham, Alabama. They talk about life in the south, the recent acts of hatred toward the AAPI community, and perceptions of Asians since COVID-19. They also talk about fake news and their conversations with Asian parents and white partners about racism. Contact Progressive Opinions of Color at: Instagram TwitterEmail: opinionspoc@gmail.comNancy: Website, Instagram, Twitter...2021-05-071h 12POC Podcast - Progressive Opinions of ColorStop AAPI Hate, Intersectionality, Alternatives to Policing, Community Care with Nicole ZhaoNancy and Sonya are joined with Nicole Zhao to talk about the recent acts of hatred toward the AAPI community. They also talk about alternatives for community care outside of policing, whether the cycle of carceration helps anyone, imagining a future without police, how Asian American experiences and oppressions are different from what the black community faces, and the need for an intersectional approach to anti-racism. Organizations mentioned: North Brooklyn Mutual Aid SafeWalks NYCHollaback!Asian Americans Advancing Justice CAAAVMinKwon Center for Community ActionAsian Americans for EqualityBo...2021-04-211h 05POC Podcast - Progressive Opinions of ColorWomxn of Color Storytellers, Book Recs by BIPOC Authors, the Importance of Black Literary Perspectives with Leanna and Ashley from Cove CollectiveSonya and Nancy are joined with Ashley and Leanna of Cove Collective to discuss Womxn of Color Storytellers for Black History Month. We discuss: Why is the literary and publishing world so white? What's the importance of representation in books? What are our book recs? Why is it so important to read from BIPOC authors and perspectives? What are other forms of storytelling by BIPOC artists for those who don't like to read? Works mentioned:The death of Vivek Oji - Awkaeke EmeziWandering in Strange Lands - Morgan JerkinsMy Sister, the Serial K...2021-02-1946 minPOC Podcast - Progressive Opinions of ColorRobinhood and GameStop, What's Wrong with Girl Boss "Feminism", and Cultural Appropriation from Yoga to Mahjong with Aneesha NatarajanSonya and Nancy are joined by Sonya's sister, Aneesha Natarajan, to discuss the GameStop uprising, why Millennials use and Robinhood and why they should stop, Dry January and why America has an alcohol problem, critiques of "Boss Girl feminism," and whether our hobbies should be productive. We also explore cultural appropriation and all its nuances, from Mahjong to yoga to adaptogen mushrooms to tumeric. Is it more ok if people of color culturally appropriate other cultures? We also explore a future where corporations are replaced by influencers. What are the pros and cons? Aneesha Natarajan is an...2021-02-1146 minPOC Podcast - Progressive Opinions of ColorBiden's Executive Actions, Raising the Minimum Wage, Hot Takes on the Inauguration with New Co-Host, Sonya NatarajanNancy is joined by her new co-host, Sonya, to discuss some hot takes on the inauguration (from “unity” to J Lo), executive actions under the Biden administration, and the debate around raising the minimum wage (spoiler alert: we don’t think it will destroy the economy). We also explore student debt, classist forces keeping education inaccessible, and Biden’s vague plans and promises for racial equality.Contact Progressive Opinions of Color at: Instagram TwitterEmail: opinionspoc@gmail.comSonya: Instagram, TwitterNancy: Website, Instagram, TwitterWelcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (PO...2021-01-2937 minPOC Podcast - Progressive Opinions of ColorIndian American Immigrant Families, Critiquing Capitalism When You’re a Capitalist, Internalized Racism in Dating with Sonya NatarajanSonya Natarajan has lived in Madrid, works in consulting, and graduated from NYU. Sonya and Nancy talk about the absurdity of capitalism and the difficulty of critiquing from within the system, Joe Biden’s win, Kamala Harris making Indian Americans proud, how Indian Americans got different spectrums of political views, dealing with anxiety in your 20s, our own internalized racism while dating, books we’ve been reading, and how to build a more equitable city from scratch, and more!Books mentioned:Trick Mirror by Jia TolentinoThe Idiot by Elif BatumanThe Noonday Demo...2020-12-121h 09