We are over a year and a half into the pandemic, halfway through 2021, and anti-Asian hate incidents are still happening across America. So how did we process it all? How are we processing it? Tune in to our season finale on our latest life updates (apologies for the delay!) and some of our reactions and thoughts to all of the anti-Asian hate incidents.
We close out National Domestic Violence Awareness month in this episode to discuss the pervasive cultural norms that have enabled domestic violence in the Hmong community for far too long. Join us as we explore possible solutions that our community can take to end domestic violence and better support survivors because we know it takes #allofus.
It’s wedding season and we’re in full swing of wedding festivities and planning! Listen in to our final episode of this season as Monica and Mai Nhia share their wedding highlights and lowlights. With less than 100 days before each of their individual weddings, they both get honest about the emotional and financial challenges they’ve faced throughout their wedding planning, all the tiny details that go into planning a wedding, bridezilla moments, and what they’re looking forward to.
We’re living in unprecedented times where some say it’s a worker’s market. As the pandemic and the great resignation continue, many people are looking towards careers that offer greater work-life balance and equitable pay, and careers that fulfill their creative outlets. We know as Hmong Americans and children of immigrants, creative careers aren’t always the first option, let alone welcomed. But we know they exist among our community. Join us as we speak with Phillipe Thao about what it's like to work in a “non-traditional” career as a Hmong American in media and entertainment, and his hopes for the future of Hmong millennials and gen Zer’s.
As young Hmong women professionals, we have had our share of great managers and mentors, and not-so-great leaders that we had to work with. In this day and age, what does it mean to be an authentic leader or mentor? How do we build a successful leadership pipeline to develop community leaders or mentors? We are ecstatic to have Doua Thor and KaYing Yang as co-hosts in this episode takeover! Doua and KaYing have been building power in the Hmong and larger AAPI community for decades. They explore what it means to be authentic leaders and how to build up capacity within our communities.
Social media has really changed our generation’s access to Hmong clothes. Platforms like Facebook have allowed Hmong Americans to be high consumers of Hmong clothes and accessories via an online Hmong clothing market. We invited textile artist and expert, Sheng Lor, to discuss the history and trends of Hmong textiles and clothing and the social-political impacts of the Hmong textiles market.
2020 has reminded us of how much is at stake in this year’s general election, from the global COVID-19 pandemic to the economic recession, ongoing systemic racism and police brutality to climate change. This year’s presidential election is one of the most important, if not THE most important, in the history of our country. In this episode, we discuss the Biden-Kamala presidential ticket, why our votes matter, and how to vote (early). We know that we have to mobilize our communities and vote like our lives depend on it!
