The CSDI Podcast

Suffolk University, Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion

The official podcast from the Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion at Suffolk University! Run by our Diversity Peer Education Scholars, our podcast aims to provide a space to learn about social justice, inclusion, and activism!

Episodes

  1. S2/E5: What's Going On?! The Invisible - Being Multiracial and a Ward of the State in America

    05/25/2021

    S2/E5: What's Going On?! The Invisible - Being Multiracial and a Ward of the State in America

    On this final episode, Jen Macias De La Parra (She/Her) opens up about her experiences as a ward of the state (orphan) and a person who holds multiple marginalized identities.   To know more about the land you are on and ways you can support the Indigenous community, please visit www.native-land.ca. You can also find out more about the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous people at www.mmiwhoismissing.org.  Resources Mentioned:   Acknowledging Our Privilege by Rachel Ricketts with Headspace A guided imagery exercise (10 mins) https://my.headspace.com/singles/1118  Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)  CDC’s study that informs much of what we understand about how trauma can impact children into adulthood https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html Trauma-Informed Education Resources Possible entry points to learning about unpacking trauma https://traumainformeded.com/resources/  Salma Hayek with Mark Maron On women talking about their trauma—This is a snippet between Salma Hayek and Mark Maron talking about why it “takes so long” for women to speak up about their trauma. Skip to minute 40:50 to target Salma’s important and powerful words.  https://open.spotify.com/episode/0mue26cNlz9oq0KnZjAPfk?si=DIsW3qy3Tmm5t7FHtde4SQ&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A6L47MDMO3xuN2XBed7miEI  Brené Brown with President Barack Obama  Great convo about holding the tension of opposites https://open.spotify.com/episode/1d1AI5Fsrn3mAdetQEe8iL?si=k94_DXJhRAq4NliUoYzjZA  Jen Macias De La Parra with Kim Noonan  Jen talks to Kim Noonan about her multiracial experience through the lens of being a ward of the state (orphan) https://www.buzzsprout.com/1338475/8185392-jen-macias-de-la-parra-she-her?play=true  -----------------------------------------------------------------------   "What's Going On?!" is a podcast initiative by Xin Yi Yap from Suffolk University's Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion. The series aims to normalize and inspire folks to have these difficult conversations within their communities by discussing social justice topics in the context of what’s happening in the here and now.    ☆Follow us!☆  @SUDiversity  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SUDiversity Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SUDiversity Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/SUDiversity  Connect with Jen!  Instagram: @jenrmacias  Website: www.duende.design   Connect with Xin Yi!  Instagram: @XincereYiYours  Website: www.xincereyiyours.space

    1 hr
  2. S2/E2: What's Going On?! Asian Americans: Not Your Model Minority

    02/16/2021

    S2/E2: What's Going On?! Asian Americans: Not Your Model Minority

    On this episode of "What's Going On?!", guest speakers Michelle Lo (She/Her) and Mike Keo (He/Him) explores the Asian community's history and contributions in America, the intersectionality of identities within the Asian diaspora, and the experiences of being an Asian American in the times of COVID-19.  Resources:  #IAmNotAVirus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamnotavirus.info Website: http://iamnotavirus.info/ The #IAM Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/27sHzaFoOIMrW3pqjofLm5  Articles on Asian American History  https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/the-long-history-of-racism-against-asian-americans-in-the-u-s https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/jul/18/forgotten-by-society-how-chinese-migrants-built-the-transcontinental-railroad#:~:text=From%201863%20and%201869%2C%20roughly,helped%20build%20the%20transcontinental%20railroad.&text=During%20the%2019th%20century%2C%20more,shortage%20threatened%20the%20railroad's%20completion.  https://postalmuseum.si.edu/the-transcontinental-railroad-and-the-asian-american-story   -----------------------------------------------------------------------   "What's Going On?!" is a podcast initiative by Xin Yi Yap as part of Suffolk University's Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion's regular podcast "The CSDI Podcast". This series aims to normalize conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Every episode covers a current affair and how we can affect equitable change through our own unique ways of activism. ☆Follow us!☆  @SUDiversity  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SUDiversity Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SUDiversity Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/SUDiversity

    1h 9m

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The official podcast from the Center for Student Diversity & Inclusion at Suffolk University! Run by our Diversity Peer Education Scholars, our podcast aims to provide a space to learn about social justice, inclusion, and activism!