Category: Transracial adoption
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S4 E04: Ed Pokropski talks about his Emmy nominations, his comedy show about adoption, and doing his best even if he doesn’t always get it right.
If you enjoy this show and would like to help me spread the word about it, or support it financially, you can find out more at nuancespod.com/support GUEST BIO Edward Yoo Pokropski is one of the Executive Producers of the Asian Comedy Fest and Emmy Nominated Senior Writer/Producer at NBCUniversal. He is also a comedian…
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S4 E1: Soo Jin Lee was never she was undocumented, but she somehow knew. Also: therapy isn’t the only way to heal.
Soo Jin Lee was never told she’s undocumented, but she somehow knew. The licensed therapist and author also shares how healing trauma does not have to come from western methods of achieving health & wellness.
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Amanda B. on 6 Degrees of Cats, gender-based violence prevention, and her experience as a transnational & transracial adoptee.
Amanda B. hosts the delightful podcast 6 degrees of cats, where she finds impressive ways bridging science, culture, human and feline kind. We also talk about her work in gender-based violence prevention, and her experience as a Korean transracial & transnational adoptee, amongst other things.
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S3 E04: Teresa Suydam, Filipino & First Nations Ojibwe artist, on being a “Lost Bird”, reconnecting with their biological mom, and making deliberate efforts to find their roots.
If you’ve ever wondered why Iran sometimes is, sometimes isn’t considered part of Asia, this episode has the answer. Because of the revolution in Iran, I really wanted to talk to a woman from the Iranian American diaspora and had the privilege of talking to Women’s, Gender & Sexuality studies professor, Dr. Manijeh Moradian. Manijeh…