Asian Pacific Coalition (APC) Podcast

In this episode, members of APC 2020-21 Board and recent alumni have a conversation about living genuinely within capitalism. How can we navigate working under capitalism as anti-capitalists? In academia, in the industry, in "social change" professions? How do we balance survival and staying true to our ideologies? If you, like us, grapple with these questions – you'll want to tune in for this one. We hope it resonates with you.

Host: Angela Li

Guests: Kaitlin Alcontin, Katherine Ha, Mona Lee, Mildred Yu, Kelly Zhao

Edited by Eden Bui

Graphic by Eden Bui

Three very different people.

Put them in a room. Make ‘em talk about being Asian American. This is their podcast. Come listen and laugh. You won't be disappointed. Enjoy.  

In this episode, we’ll discuss our different experiences as students and highlight Asian involvement in education.

Hosted and Edited By: Brandon Le, Kayne Doughty, and Kevin Arifin 

In this episode, we discuss the history of Asian Greek life at UCLA and have a candid conversation about making the Asian Greek Council a more intentional space. This episode features Brenda Wang, Esther Kim, and JK Suh, all UCLA alumni and former members of fraternities and sororities in UCLA’s Asian Greek Council. 

Hosted and Edited By: Sisi Li 

Graphics By: Raylene Factora 

This podcast episode features UCLA alumn, York Chang, John Du, and Justin Nguyen-- all student activists for affirmative action during their time at UCLA. We hope their insights on student activism will inspire current students and student efforts to support and Proposition 16, which would reinstate affirmative action in California. Enjoy!

Hosts: Amy Ngoc Ho (Asian Pacific Coalition), Kaitlin Alcontin (Asian Pacific Coalition & Samahang Pilipino), and Kristi Mai (Asian Pacific Coalition & Vietnamese Student Union)

Guests: York Chang (UCLA USAC President 1995-1996), John Du (UCLA USAC President 1996-1997), and Justin Nguyen (UCLA VSU, Class of 2014)

Edited By: Amy Ngoc Ho (Asian Pacific Coalition)

Graphics By: Tiffany Dong (Asian Pacific Coalition)

Join Tiffany Dong, APC's womxn coordinator, and panelists from Sexperts and the Reproductive Justice Health Center as they talk about misconceptions surrounding birth control, the different kinds, the dark history of its development, and how that history had influenced its current perception in the public sphere. 

Disclaimer: Students in the podcast will be discussing some sensitive issues behind birth control and the exploitation of womxn in the past. If the topics being discussed are too overwhelming, please feel free to pause and take some time for yourself. 

Hosts: Tiffany Dong (Asian Pacific Coalition)

Guests: Audrey Choong (Reproductive Justice Health Center) and Elsa Dubil (Sexperts)

Edited By: Tiffany Dong and Angela Li (Asian Pacific Coalition)

In this episode, we talk about California Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (ACA 5), which was recently passed through the California legislature on June 24th. We affirm our support of ACA 5 and engaged in a conversation about affirmative action and clarified the contents and impacts of the bill. This episode is also the first continuation of our podcast series for the 2020-2021 school year. 

Hosts: Amy Ho (Asian Pacific Coalition) Kaitlin Alcontin (Asian Pacific Coalition) Mona Lee (Asian Pacific Coalition) Kelly Ou (Asian Pacific Coalition) Angela Li (Asian Pacific Coalition) 

Link to Powerpoint: https://tinyurl.com/y9688wt4

Link to APC's Statement: https://tinyurl.com/yd3tqz6y 

This podcast focuses on the 2020 census and the outreach that APIDA organizations and community members have been doing to encourage participation and accurate count of APIDA populations in the US, especially in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. We highlight implications of the census for distribution of government resources, and the new, creative strategies that community organizers are using to encourage census participation and accessibility for immigrant, monolingual communities and for college students across the nation. Join us to learn more about resources for your community and ways you can help engage in census outreach.

Hosts: Amy Ho (Asian Pacific Coalition) and Nina Long (Vietnamese Student Union)

Guests:

An Le (Statewide Census Manager, AAJC- Asian Law Caucus)

Caroline Nguyen (Program Assistant, CA Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative)

Natalie Masuoka (Professor of Asian American Studies and Political Science at UCLA)

We would like to acknowledge that the xenophobia the Asian American community has experienced lately is only a fraction of the racism that the African American, and other communities of color, face every day. Please take this moment to reflect upon the racial hierarchy that white supremacy has created. We condemn police brutality, especially when it involves a member of the APIDA community being complicit in systems of oppression. If you can, please continue to support the efforts of the Minnesota Fund and other local organizations invested in black livelihoods and liberation. 

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In light of the COVID-19 epidemic, the Asian-American community has come under attack. In this podcast, we discuss a specific string of attacks against Asian-owned restaurants in San Jose and what that meant to us in the broader context of the Asian American experience in the United States.   

Hosts: Angela Zhou (Asian Pacific Coalition) Anthony To (Asian Pacific Coalition) Mona Lee (Asian Pacific Coalition)   

Guests: Maria Hoang (Masters in Student Affairs Graduate Intern
Office of the Vice-Chancellor of Student Affair Student Organizations, Leadership & Engagement)

Editors: Emily Mei (Asian Pacific Coalition) Nafi Choudhury (Asian Pacific Coalition) Tiffany Dong (Asian Pacific Coalition)  

Researchers: Bianca Barcelo (Asian Pacific Coalition) Kristi Mai (Asian Pacific Coalition)

We're going to be diving in on what sex means for Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American womxn, and how we experience it as such (taboos, misconceptions, contemporary sex work, porn + more) while contextualizing these realities in overarching systems of capitalism and imperialism.It is time for a heart to heart about good, consensual sex (or celibacy for that matter). we believe education is empowerment, and we hope that by opening up these conversations we can reach young womxn that may have things they want to talk about or have been considering.

Hosts: Katherine Ha (Asian Pacific Coalition)

Guests: Nina Sheridan (Sexperts) and Esther Kim (Asian Pacific Coalition)

Edited By: Eden Bui (Asian Pacific Coalition)

This podcast focuses on understanding the culture night production process at UCLA. We wanted to recognize all the hard work that students put into these cultural productions and highlight the importance of cultural transmittance, especially through traditional means like dance, song, and theatre. That being said, enjoy listening to directors, producers, and staff speak about their experiences and share with us important themes around Storytelling, Directing, Production, and Legacy.

Hosts: Angela Li (Asian Pacific Coalition) and Kelly Ou (Asian Pacific Coalition)

Guests:
Tiffany Jeng (Korean Culture Night)
Eunice Kang (Korean Culture Night)
Joe Lee (Korean Culture Night)
Jean Mok (Korean Culture Night)
Kyle Okazaki (Nikkei Student Union Culture Night)
Jorine Raymundo (Samahang Pilipino Culture Night)
Linda Sibkhe (Thai Culture Night)
Michelle Thach (United Khmer Students Culture Night)
Madelyn San (United Khmer Students Culture Night)
Richie Hong (Vietnamese Culture Night)
Justin Nguyen (Vietnamese Culture Night)

APC Board Podcast gathers the APC Board for a critical reflection on their time at APC. Together, we outlined their experience in APC, challenges, and areas of growth. We aim for this project to be a resource future boards can use to shape their own experience in APC.

Hosts: Anthony To (Asian Pacific Coalition Intern)

Guests: Sharon Yuen, Justin Suarez, Katherine Ha, Ngoc Nguyen, Kaitlin Alcontin, Jason Vu, Grace Lee, Kelly Zhao, Angela Li, and Amy Ho