#30 Stop Asian Hate and addressing rise in anti-Asian hate crimes with Derek Tran

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04/09/21 • 55 min

Derek Tran and I chat about the rising anti-Asian hate crimes and what we can do to keep ourselves safe and sane during this time.

In this episode we talk about:

COVID and where we are at with vaccinations
Issues with performative social media activists
How allies can show up - with more actionable steps
The intersection of mindfulness and activism
Struggling to find our voice as Asian-Americans
Standing up within our romantic relationships to microaggressions
Why addressing cultural issues in Asia, by denigrating Asian-Americans don’t work
Our social media feeds full of trauma porn
Why we both still hate Chick-fil-A
How can keep ourselves safe from hate crimes and attacks

You can find Derek at:

Instagram: @findyourfearless

You can follow me at:

Instagram: @stevenwakabayashi
YouTube: @stevenwakabayashi

Weekly Newsletter: mindfulmoments.substack.com

Derek Tran and I chat about the rising anti-Asian hate crimes and what we can do to keep ourselves safe and sane during this time.

In this episode we talk about:

COVID and where we are at with vaccinations
Issues with performative social media activists
How allies can show up - with more actionable steps
The intersection of mindfulness and activism
Struggling to find our voice as Asian-Americans
Standing up within our romantic relationships to microaggressions
Why addressing cultural issues in Asia, by denigrating Asian-Americans don’t work
Our social media feeds full of trauma porn
Why we both still hate Chick-fil-A
How can keep ourselves safe from hate crimes and attacks

You can find Derek at:

Instagram: @findyourfearless

You can follow me at:

Instagram: @stevenwakabayashi
YouTube: @stevenwakabayashi

Weekly Newsletter: mindfulmoments.substack.com

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#29 Leading by example: compassion and mindfulness with Kim Thai

This episode, I’m joined by Kim Thai, founder of ganeshspace, an organization dedicated to making mindfulness a more equitable space. We chat about the current politics of America, how we can show up with compassion in activism, understanding ourselves before helping others, and her journey of finding her queer identity after marriage. Enjoy!

Kim Thai is a writer, Emmy-award winning producer, and the founder of ganeshspace, a community organization dedicated to pursuing equity through mindfulness. She is a proud daughter of Vietnamese refugees and is currently living in NYC with her partner and two cats.

In this episode we talk about:

Advice on managing this pandemic for extroverts
What politics of today say reflect what is happening deep down inside of America
How to hold compassion for those we don’t agree with
Why we need to first assess our own bandwidth before we give
The truth behind humor when it appears during traumatic conversations
Her journey coming out of a marriage to discover her queer identity
How to show up for oneself to bring change to others around us
Ganeshpace and creating equity and collaboration in the mindfulness space

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