Category: Japanese American

• S4 E06: Dr. Sachi Schmidt-Hori on U.S. vs Japan culture, parenting, social norms, & why gender pronouns aren’t an issue in Japan

  

  Sachi Schmidt-Hori refused to work with people who only tolerated her. Now a professor of Japanese literature, she is thriving in academia. We have a great convo about American vs Japanese language, culture, parenting, business etiquette and more in this fun podcast interview!

  nuancespod

  March 17, 2024

  Accents, Asian American Guests, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Eastern philosophies, Japanese American, journalism/writing, LGBTQIA+, Literature, Microaggression, Parenthood, The American South

  asian women, buddhist acolyte tales, culture shock, Japanese American, japanese culture, japanese literature, nuancespod, Parenthood, parenting, women in academia

• S3 E07: Scott Okamoto on losing faith and becoming an English professor at an evangelical school.

  

  Author Scott Okamoto talks about deconstructing his faith as he taught in an evangelical school. We touch on his family’s history in the Japanese Incarceration camps, patriotism, and winning people over through genuine care and relationship, not facts and arguments. Scott also shares his thoughts on Oppenheimer (2023)

  sherrylynnlee

  July 30, 2023

  Asian American Guests, Christianity, Conservatism, Japanese American, Japanese Internment Camps, Media representation, Patriotism, Religious Deconstruction/Agnosticism/Atheism, Systemic oppression

  aapi, asian american apostate, chapel probation, exvangelical, Japanese American, japanese incarceration camp, nuancespod, Patriotism, proudamerican, scott okamoto

• S2 E1: Masaru Tanabe on attitudes towards disabled people in Japan vs. the U.S., anti-Asian hate in liberal states like Oregon, and the model minority myth.

  

  Masaru kicks off season 2 with a thought-provoking convo. They contrast disability perspectives in Japan vs. the U.S. They also talk about the anti-Asian hate they’ve faced since childhood and increasing safety concerns for the community.

  nuancespod

  November 28, 2022

  AAPI history, Allyship, Asian American Guests, Disability justice, Eastern philosophies, Japanese American, Japanese Internment Camps, LGBTQIA+, Racism at school/in childhood, Racism due to COVID-19, Trans

  aapi, ableism, American with disabilities act, anti-asian hate, anti-asian hate in schools, Disability justice, Intersectionality, japanese internment camp, me/cfs, navigating queerness, nuancespod, pansexual, racism in oregon, racism in portland, racist teachers, school bullies, trans rights, white washing history