Activist NYC Activist NYC: The Podcast by Cindy Trinh

Interview with Sarina Srisakul, the first Asian American woman firefighter in the FDNY. She is the founder of Angry Asian Womxn, providing free self defense kits to AAPI women, femmes, and gender expansive people. She organizes around safety justice, healing, and feminism within the AAPI community.

Rohan Zhou-Lee is a queer, non-binary, Black Asian activist, community organizer, public speaker, writer, dancer, and musician. They are the founder of Blasian March, a Black Asian solidarity initiative through education and celebration.

It's been a couple years since the last episode of this podcast. The Covid-19 pandemic shut down everything in a haste and the studio where I recorded, Canal Street Radio, was closed for an indefinite amount of time. Thus, the podcast went on hiatus. I decided to bring back the podcast, now that life has opened up post-pandemic. Canal Street Radio re-opened their doors and have graciously allowed me to come back to record this podcast. Stay tuned for new episodes coming soon!

Interview with Annie Tan, a special education teacher, activist, writer and storyteller. Born and raised in Chinatown, she teaches Latinx and Asian American students in Sunset Park, Brooklyn and has fought for public education, teacher unions, Chinatown tenants and Asian American rights.

Interview with Kim Ortiz from Copwatch Patrol Unit, a community organization that seeks to end police repression through directly monitoring police while they are engaging the public through questioning, detainment, or arrest. Kim is featured in the new television show "Copwatch America" airing on the BET network, Wednesday nights at 11:00pm EST.

Interview with Abdullah Younus, Director of Political Engagement at the New York Immigration Coaltion (NYIC), where he leads the organization's Federal, State, and Local legislative and policy campaigns to push for a more inclusive New York. Abdullah is also a part of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the largest socialist organization in the United States.