Dr. Chi’s Salon

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I've listened to the podcast "Dramas over Flowers" since way back when I was a wee little Kdrama newbie during lockdown. Here, I have one of the hosts of the shows, Paroma. I interviewed her back in February and she's such a delight to listen to. Check it out!

What is it like to be single and living alone? Dr. Kris Marsh discusses her recent book The Love Jones Cohort. Single and Living Alone in the Black Middle Class.

She discusses her research on Blacks who did everything right in terms of education and career, yet have never been married and have no kids. What does that mean for your assets when you die? Check it out!

I confess-I do not understand the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Luckily, my friend Stacey is obsessed about it. We were out to brunch and she was thankful to have a captive audience who genuinely wanted to know more. This recording is from when we were out to brunch, so please forgive the sounds of food in my mouth and interruptions from our waiter. But grab your own Prosecco and your lunch so you can show away with us as she explains all of the things from Wanda Vision and Captain America to Luke Cage and special guest appearances.

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In this episode, I discuss Queen Elizabeth's death and its impact on current and formerly colonized peoples. Follow me on Twitter: @chinyereosuji and Instagram: @chifromdachi. If you want to email me, you can reach me at doctorchiemail@gmail.com.

Chatting about conversations in Clubhouse hosted by ADOS, response rooms with Africans, and Black Americans. In this episode, I discuss witnessing the "Diaspora Wars" up close and personal, including grievances of ADOS folk, responses from African immigrants in Anglo societies, continental Africans, and US Blacks with no love for the "ADOSians," as they sometimes call them. I also discuss the assimilation of West Indians into a general "Black" category and what ADOS gets right and wrong about post-Civil Rights movement immigration. 

This is our last Clubhouse conversation from earlier this year about the Snowdrop Finale. We discuss who got on our nerves, how North Korean spies reminded us of the January 6th attach on the US Capitol and why Jung Hae-in needs to throw away his Harry Potter glasses. Thanks to Kat, Traci, and Kerris for a great conversation!

This is the second time I sat down with friends on Clubhouse to discuss the Disney+ Kdrama called Snowdrop. It marks Jisoo of BLACKPINK's entree into acting and stars my favorite Korean actor Jung Hae-in. I chat with my friend Kerris at the beginning and our friend Traci ends up joining us later. It's a fictional show about conspiracies in South Korea's transition to democracy. It's full of spoilers, so be forewarned! I hope you enjoy!

This episode is part of my transition to a Salon format in which I chat with a cup of tea about whatever I want with whomever I want. In this episode, I chat with my friends Kat and Jennay on Clubhouse about the Korean drama Snowdrop that Disney+ had promised Kdrama fans on December 18th but never came-- at least in North America. (It's finally airing now as of February 9th.) We discuss the politics behind Snowdrop's depiction of the transition to democracy from an authoritarian government.

In this first podcast of the year, I speak again with Jeanie Chang, therapist, podcaster and Kdrama aficionado. We discuss how she incorporates Korean dramas into her practice as a therapist, literally prescribing shows and episodes to fight depression, anxiety, and family conflict. We talk about My Mister, Mr. Sunshine, and A LOT about Reply 1988,  which I had just finished watching. We have a Korean-Nigerian connection and plot to take over the world.     

More on Jeanie Chang: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanieychang

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In this last video of the year, I talk with Jeanie Chan, therapist, podcaster and Kdrama aficionado. She shares her stories of growing up Korean American in an environment where few people looked like her and how Korean dramas helped her to solidify her identity as a proud Korean. She's the host of Noona's Noonchie Podcast and incorporates Korean dramas into her therapy practice, where she has many Asian American clients.  

More on Jeanie Chang: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanieychang

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In this episode, I discuss why I was not suprised about the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. I also discuss the epidemic of White women passing themselves as women of color and why academia is a breeding ground for it.

I chat with Dr. Kayla Preito-Hodge (Rutgers University-Camden) about her forthcoming book on Black police officers and how they navigate being Black with being on the force.   We discussed her findings from conducting interviews with 50 Black police officers in a major city. She explained how they navigated being Black with being an officer, the racism they experience on the job, Derek Chauvin, defund the police versus abolition of the police, how White female officers are protected on the force, and so much more!  

Follow her on Twitter at @Kpreitohodge  Her website: www.kpreitohodge.com  

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#Michael Brown #BlackPoliceOfficers #DefundThePolice #AbolishThePolice #PoliceAbolition #BlueWallOfSilence #DerekChauvin #BlueLivesMatter #CommunityPolicing #Black Officers #BlackLivesMatter

This is part 2 of my discussion with Tamara Walker, Associate Professor of History at the University of Toronto. We discuss her trajectory of becoming a historian and doing research in Argentina and Peru as a Black woman. I'm wearing a bonnet because they need more love and so do Black women. We discuss how Peruvian enslavers forced their slaves to wear nice clothes, defying sumptuary laws in colonial Peru while preventing free Blacks from doing the same. 

To see the images we discussed, you can see the Youtube version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA4D6RtjOFM

Welcome to Season 2 of Getting Woke with Dr. Chi! In this episode, I chat with my friend Tamara Walker, Associate Professor of History at the University of Toronto. We talk about Moni'que's disdain for the bonnet, how she uses the housewives shows to stay sane in academia, and she gives advice to future history PhDs. We giggle and cackle a lot! This is our first of two episodes in which I ask her about her life as a historian.

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Tamara started a nonprofit called The Wandering Scholar, which makes travel accessible to high schoolers across economic backgrounds. More info here: https://www.thewanderingscholar.org/

Why We Wander Podcast: https://www.thewanderingscholar.org/podcast

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Welcome to the last episode of the season!

I discuss conversations about interracial marriage and race mixture on Clubhouse, how Afrodescendants became White through "the one-drop rule"  in the US South, England, and France. I also discuss an interesting finding from the book The Company We Keep: Interracial Friendships and Romantic Relationships from Adolescence to Adulthood by Grace Kao, Kara Joyner, and Kelly Stamper Balistreri.

This episode is about UNC's racist denial of tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones, how Cosby was released, and how Howard University is a thread linking the two recent news stories.

This episode is about my time going on vacation in a time of Covid-19 as well as my reaction to Britney Spears court battle with her daddy and what it means about women controlling their fertility. I also discuss the new drama, Nevertheless airing on Netflix and how it handles female desire.

This episode was recorded before my vacation. I hope that you find this discussion about Prince Harry and Megan Markle‘s newborn baby girl and the racist backlash against the little one, President Trump’s clothing and diaper-wearing, and threats to democracy everywhere.

I took a break from podcasting to catch up on end of the semester grading and administrative work. Sorry!

In this episode, I discuss Dr. Adia Harvey Wingfield's book, Flatlining: Race, Work, and Health Care in the New Economy. I also discuss anti-African sentiment, bad Nigerian food as retribution for dissing someone, and the toll of teaching college classes in a pandemic.

Flatlining: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520300347/flatlining

In our first of many Sister Sessions, Tamara Walker, a history professor at the University of Toronto, and I chat with Funke Aladajebi -- also at the University of Toronto -- about the joys, challenges, and pitfalls of traveling while Black. In this first segment, we talk Western privilege, drama in Bali for LGBTQ+ African Americans, as well as the positive aspects of being Black.

A special thanks to Tamara and the members of the UT community who supported this chit and chat. :-)

Tamara's info: https://www.history.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/tamara-walker

Funke's info: https://www.history.utoronto.ca/people/directories/all-faculty/funké-aladejebi

I discuss the case of the police officer who murdered George Floyd and the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes in light of the recent situation with the Atlanta murderer who killed 8 people, attacking them at Asian massage parlors. I share thoughts on how to fight back on an individual level. Info on bystander training: https://www.ihollaback.org/bystanderintervention/ Follow me on Twitter @chinyereosuji.

I discuss the meaning of Coming 2 America, the sequel to the original Coming to America, in light of rape culture, patriarchy, and anti-Africaness. I also offer my review of the drama Mr. Queen, touching on its conservative portrayal of gender and sexuality for a Western audience.

I discuss my forays into learning languages, Nigerian culture, and why language matters in a pandemic.

In this episode, I discuss experiencing a Chicago winter, President Biden pushing forward an immigration bill, the Nollywood meets Bollywood film "Namaste Wahala," and the critically acclaimed film "Malcolm and Marie."

In this episode, I discuss why I got the Covid-19 vaccine despite having the illness in December. I also talk about my father's transiion from being a vaccine skeptic, memories of other illnesses that decimated populations, and my reaction to the vaccine. This episode also covers Chad Wheeler's case of IPV against his girlfriend, the NBA response and sociological research on violence in interracial couples.

In this episode, I discuss my concern as an American watching fellow Americans travel to Mexico to avoid the pandemic and how Mexico now has the 3rd highest Covid-19 rates in the world (surpassing India with it's population of 1.4 billion!).

In this episode, I share my summary of a sociology research article written by Jenni Mueller called "Producing Colorblindness: Everyday Mechanisms of White Ignorance" published in the journal "Social Problems." It investigated how White college students in Mueller's class studying racial inequality applied what they had learned about the unearned privileges of whiteness to their lives, ancestors, and family member's socioeconomic attainment. I also discuss having White friends in a time of #BlackLivesMatter.

My nephew toddles in to join me, so if you hear heavy breathing in the background, nothing funny is happening. He just has baby FOMO.

Mueller's piece: https://academic.oup.com/socpro/article-abstract/64/2/219/3058571?redirectedFrom=PDF . For free access to the article, please contact your local librarian.

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I discuss my experiences with Covid-19, how I had prepped beforehand for just in case I got it, and how the kdrama Search: WWW made life a little easier.

I discuss terrorists Americans storming The Capitol in an attempted coup as well as the Georgia elections. I also discuss watching Bridgerton on Netflix.

Hilaria Baldwin somehow managed to get everybody to think that she was from Spain, including the Spanish! In this episode I discuss the humor of a White woman colonizing the colonizers.