Category: Gay
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S3 E06: Travis Nguyen, interpreter & translator, on working with the deaf & deaf/blind communities, how intergenerational trauma manifests in day-to-day life, and more.
Travis Giuse Nguyen (he/él) is an interpreter and translator born and raised in Southeast Texas. We talk about how trauma responses manifest in refugee communities, how the deaf do not benefit from incidental learning like hearing folks, and the struggle of being LGBTQ in an Asian American family.
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S1 E08: Edmond Chan (brqvlnfoodie) on baroque music, anti-Asian hate in LGBTQ+ spaces, protecting our elders, and #prideineverycolor
Summary This week, Edmond Chan shares his experience carving out a career as an AAPI violinist and his work on the Pride in Every Color movement. We talk about navigating racial micro-aggressions and the model minority stereotype,, protecting the elderly Asian community, and what true allyship and inclusivity looks like. GUEST BIO Corpus Christi, Texas…
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S1 E06: Josh Decolongon (@sommeligay) on bringing diversity to the wine & beverage industry.
Summary Josh Decolongon is an avid lover of flavor experimentation, especially through a queer and Filipino lens. Josh is dedicated to making the wine world inclusive and fun. Josh’s links: Josh Decolongon | @sommeligay | Instagram | TikTok | @readbotelya on IG Mentioned in the show: Book: “I Am Filipino” by Nicole Ponseca Terms: Takeaways:…