Kaveri sits down with Pooja Bhalla, CEO of the Illumination Foundation to discuss homelessness and recuperative care in Orange County, California.

Episode artwork - created by Oluwaseun Awosanya.

This project was funded through a microgrant provided by Research!America. This podcast is partially supported by “Abolition Medicine and Disability Justice: Mapping Inequity and Renewing the Social” Project, a University of California Multicampus Research Program Initiative Award #M23PR5992.

Resources

1. Illumination Foundation: https://www.ifhomeless.org/by-the-numbers/?utm_content=116475775604&utm_term=illumination%20foundation&gad_source=1
2. https://homelessness.ucsf.edu/our-impact/studies/california-statewide-study-people-experiencing-homelessness
3. https://calmatters.org/explainers/housing-costs-high-california/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwrp-3BhDgARIsAEWJ6Sz06fR5FuddZANtK0pW-AQwaJUUBa3nOjexJKxT8_cJr-BE6mjIiqwaAiauEALw_wcB

In this episode, Kaveri interviews Sarah O'Rourke, Chief Program Office of MOMS OC.

Episode artwork - created by Oluwaseun Awosanya.

This project was funded through a microgrant provided by Research!America. This podcast is partially supported by “Abolition Medicine and Disability Justice: Mapping Inequity and Renewing the Social” Project, a University of California Multicampus Research Program Initiative Award #M23PR5992.

Resources:

1. https://www.momsorangecounty.org/
2. https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/05/19/hhs-baby2baby-announce-partnership-support-new-mothers-newborn-supply-kit-during-visit-vice-president-kamala-harris.html
3. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/maternal-mortality/index.htm

Kaveri sits down with Ms. Ernesta Wright, Executive Director of the G.R.E.E.N. Foundation in Santa Ana, California.

Episode artwork - created by Oluwaseun Awosanya.

This project was funded through a microgrant provided by Research!America. This podcast is partially supported by “Abolition Medicine and Disability Justice: Mapping Inequity and Renewing the Social” Project, a University of California Multicampus Research Program Initiative Award #M23PR5992.

Resources:

1. thegreenfoundation.net
2. https://www.oc-hc.org/
3. https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/how-present-day-health-disparities-for-black-people-are-linked-to-past-policies-and-events/
4. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2795988#:~:text=Prior%20research%20reported%20Asian%2C%20Black,after%20controlling%20for%20academic%20performance.

Kaveri sits down with Samantha Peralta, a Health Program Coordinator at OCAPICA for an in-depth conversation about the organization.

Episode artwork - created by Oluwaseun Awosanya.

This project was funded through a microgrant provided by Research!America. This podcast is partially supported by “Abolition Medicine and Disability Justice: Mapping Inequity and Renewing the Social” Project, a University of California Multicampus Research Program Initiative Award #M23PR5992.

Resources

1. https://www.ocapica.org/
2. https://www.pewresearch.org/2023/11/30/asian-americans-and-discrimination-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
3. https://apiahip.org/everyday/day-54-cambodia-town-long-beach-california
4. https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/asian-american-health

Welcome to our show! Kaveri sits down with Dr. Elaine Lewinnek, a professor of American Studies at CSU Fullerton and one of the authors of A People's Guide to Orange County to discuss the founding and modern day history of the OC.

Episode artwork - created by Oluwaseun Awosanya.

This project was funded through a microgrant provided by Research!America. This podcast is partially supported by “Abolition Medicine and Disability Justice: Mapping Inequity and Renewing the Social” Project, a University of California Multicampus Research Program Initiative Award #M23PR5992.

Resources:

1. https://www.ucpress.edu/books/a-peoples-guide-to-orange-county/paper
2. https://www.educatorsguidetooc.org/
3. https://www.ocregister.com/2010/02/10/oc-gay-activist-soldier-back-with-unit/