59 min
164 // Dr. Raynald Samoa // Dear Pacific Islanders Dear Asian Americans
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- Personal Journals
Dr. Raynald Samoa, Endocrinologist at City of Hope and member of the Presidential Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, joins Jerry to talk about his upbringing, his path to medicine, and his advocacy work for the more marginalized voices within our wider Asian American community. Dr. Samoa shares about finding his love of biology, being the first Samoan to attend the University of Washington School of Medicine, and what exactly led him to endocrinology. Listen in as Jerry and Dr. Samoa discuss the importance of disaggregated data, how we can meaningfully represent all the diverse cultures that make up our diaspora, and why the solutions for sharing information with each other lies in community.
Dr. Raynald Samoa, Endocrinologist at City of Hope and member of the Presidential Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, joins Jerry to talk about his upbringing, his path to medicine, and his advocacy work for the more marginalized voices within our wider Asian American community. Dr. Samoa shares about finding his love of biology, being the first Samoan to attend the University of Washington School of Medicine, and what exactly led him to endocrinology. Listen in as Jerry and Dr. Samoa discuss the importance of disaggregated data, how we can meaningfully represent all the diverse cultures that make up our diaspora, and why the solutions for sharing information with each other lies in community.
59 min