Seats at the Table is a podcast exploring intersectional identities and our roles in creating a more socially just world through conversations with activist and immigrant womxn. In every episode, christina ong chats with her mentors, friends, family, and some new faces about the issues facing womxn and immigrants in the United States.
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Seats at the Table is a podcast exploring intersectional identities and our roles in creating a more socially just world through conversations with activist and immigrant womxn. In every episode, christina ong chats with her mentors, friends, family, and some new faces about the issues facing womxn and immigrants in the United States.
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November 27, 2020
Season 3, Episode 2: Femifesting Anti-Fascism - Transnational Visions in Greece and the United States
<p><strong>About the Session:</strong></p> <p><strong>Season 3, Episode 2: Femifesting Anti-Fascism - Transnational Visions in Greece and the United States</strong></p> <p>In the second episode of season 3, christina talks with researchers, Anna and Myrto, who are based in Athens, Greece. They share how the Feminist Autonomous Center for Research (FAC Research) subverts typical forms of knowledge production. We also chat extensively about the issues facing activists in Greece and the United States in the midst of xenophobia and rising fascist sentiment. Anna and Myrto share what kind of collective lessons we can learn from experiences in both countries. </p> <p><strong>Get to Know the Guests:</strong></p> <p><strong>Anna Carastathis</strong> (she/her) is a political theorist. She received her Ph.D. in Philosophy from McGill University; her M.Sc. in Gender Studies from the University of the Aegean; and her B.A. (Honours) in Philosophy from the University of Alberta. Anna has worked in various institutions in Canada, the United States, and Greece. She is the author of Intersectionality: Origins, Contestations, Horizons (University of Nebraska Press, 2016), and co-author of Reproducing Refugees: Photographìa of a Crisis (Rowman & Littlefield International, 2020). Anna is a yoga practitioner (since 1999) and teacher (since 2013, certified by the Los Angeles Centre for Yoga) in community spaces.</p> <p><strong>Myrto Tsilimpounidi</strong> (she/them) is a social researcher and photographer. They received their Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Sussex, her M.A. in critical global studies from the University of Exeter, and her B.Sc. in economics and development studies. Their research focuses on the interface between urbanism, culture, and innovative methodologies. They are the author of Sociology of Crisis: Visualising Urban Austerity (Routledge, 2017); co-author of Reproducing Refugees: Photographia of a Crisis (Rowman & Littlefield International, 2020); and the co-editor of Remapping Crisis: A Guide to Athens (Zero Books, 2014) and Street Art & Graffiti: Reading, Writing & Representing the City (Routledge, 2017). Myrto is happy near the sea, and dreams of a feminist kite-surf collective.</p> <p><strong>Learn more about FAC:</strong></p> <ul> <li>w: <a href="//www.feministresearch.org">www.feministresearch.org</a></li> <li>fb: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/facresearch/">facresearch</a></li> <li>tw: <a href="https://twitter.com/fac_research">@fac_research</a></li> <li>in: <a href="https://instagram.com/fac_research">@fac_research</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Sources mentioned in the podcast:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://rosalux.gr/sites/default/files/publications/gd_on_trial_web.pdf">Golden Dawn on Trial open access ebook</a> by Dimitris Psarras</li> <li><a href="https://rosalux.gr/sites/default/files/publications/gdw_23.9_en_final_web_0.pdf">Infosheet</a> by Golden Dawn Watch on the trial</li> <li>Golden Dawn Watch <a href="https://goldendawnwatch.org">website</a></li> <li><a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781786610232/Reproducing-Refugees-Photographia-of-a-Crisis">Reproducing Refugees: Photographìa of a Crisis </a>by Anna Carastathis and Myrto Tsilimpounidi</li> <li>Download the Introduction of <a href="https://www.academia.edu/42279821/Reproducing_Refugees_Photographìa_of_a_Crisis">Reproducing Refugees</a></li> <li>Contact FAC for a full e-copy of Reproducing Refugees or to learn more about FAC Research at:<a href="// info@feministresearch.org"> info@feministresearch.org</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Credits:</strong></p> <ul> <li>SATT Logo by Sukanya Ray</li> <li>SATT Theme Song by Tyler Freedom</li> <li>Outro Music - Cali by Wataboi</li> </ul> <p><br></p>
October 30, 2020
Season 3, Episode 1: Femifesting a New World with Christine Juang
<p><strong>About the Session:</strong></p> <p><strong>Season 3, Episode 1: Femifesting a New World</strong></p> <p>In the first episode of season 3, christina talks with her friend, Christine Juang about how we’re thinking about our country’s future. Christine teaches us about the concept of <strong>femifesting</strong> and how we can utilize it as a framework for envisioning our futures, and how to take the necessary steps that move us from feelings of despair to hope.</p> <p><strong>Get to Know the Guest:</strong></p> <p>Christine Juang is an advocate for a reimagined world of embodied healing, free from abuse & violence. She's currently the Parent-Child Education Manager at Safe & Sound, working to strengthen families & prevent child abuse. Outside of work, she is passionate about empowering & mobilizing the AAPI community as the Director of Volunteer Management for the SF Chapter of Project by Project, and lead facilitator for AAPI Solidarity Circle. Christine resides on Ohlone & Ramaytush land (currently known as San Francisco) with her beloved bearded dragon, Drogo, and her calathea plant oasis.</p> <p><strong>Learn more about some of Christine’s work through </strong><a href="http://Projectbyproject.org"><u><strong>Project by Project</strong></u></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Sources mentioned in the podcast:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://lotusawakens.co/blog/femifestation">Femifestation Blog</a> by Lotus Wong</p> <p>Erika Lee’s book, <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Making-of-Asian-America/Erika-Lee/9781476739410"><u>The Making of Asian America: A History</u></a></p> <p>Sonya Renee Taylor’s book, <a href="https://www.sonyareneetaylor.com/books/the-body-is-not-an-apology-the-power-of-radical-self-love"><u>The Body Is Not An Apology</u></a></p> <p>Brené Brown’s <a href="https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-sonya-renee-taylor-on-the-body-is-not-an-apology/"><u>Unlocking Us podcast episode</u> </a>featuring Sonya Renee Taylor</p> <p>Shengxiao Yu’s <a href="https://shengxiaoyu.com/"><u>Website</u></a></p>
September 26, 2018
Season 2, Episode 3: The One About Comedy as Activism with Kristina Wong
<p>In season two’s third episode, I talk with my name twin, Kristina Wong, about her work as a performance artist and comedian. We discuss dealing with the exotification of Asian womxn through her projects, how she uses comedy as a mechanism for activism, and her newly released web series, Radical Cram School (a training ground for young Asian American girls and gender fluid children)! We also delve into her most recent project, Kristina Wong for Public Office. </p> <p>--- </p> <p>Get to Know the Guest: Kristina Wong was featured in the New York Times’ Off Color series “highlighting artists of color who use humor to make smart social statements about the sometimes subtle, sometimes obvious ways that race plays out in America today.” She is a performance artist, comedian and writer who has been presented internationally across North America, the UK, Hong Kong and Africa. Most recently, her solo theater show The Wong Street Journal was presented by the US Consulate in Lagos, Nigeria. She’s been a guest on late night shows on Comedy Central and FX. She’s produced a viral web series called How Not to Pick Up Asian Chicks and has just released RADICAL CRAM SCHOOL. Her newest performance project is “Kristina Wong for Public Office”– a simultaneous real life campaign for Public Office and performance art piece. </p> <p>--- </p> <p>Follow Kristina Wong on Social Media: Twitter: @mskristinawong Instagram: @mskristinawong Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilovekristinawong Website: http://www.kristinawong.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kristinawong</p>
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