Pacific Underground

Our interview with organizer D Pei Wu is finally here for your ears! D is an

organizer and former head of Jobs with Justice in Portland. We talk to them

to find out about their journey in organizing and find out why the labor

movement is important to them.

We speak with activist Jacob Alejandro from Direct Action Alliance to talk

about calling out facism in a time of divisive politics and divided

communities. How do we sustain activism and how do we call communities

together to fight white supremacy?

We also talk about how t...

Where do we go from here? This is a question we've been asking ourselves a

lot since the results of the presidential election were announced. To help

give us some understanding about how we move forward in fighting oppression,

we spoke with anti-fascist activist Scot Nak...

This month's theme is about resistance and we're talking to artist and

activist A'misa Chiu and musician and member of Yellow Pearl, Nobuko Miyamoto

about her music and activism!

Artwork of Yellow Pearl by A'misa Chiu.

For more info on Nobuko Miyamoto, check out this video...

Our names play an interesting role when it comes to our identity. On top of

all the complex background behind a person's name, many AAPIs have the added

layer of having both an "American name" and an "Asian name" that ultimately

play a role in how we see ourselves and ou...

May is Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month so we've decided to have

another awkward episode about it. Last year, the crew of Pacific Underground

found themselves in the not so comfortable position of being live on air

while realizing that most of us didn't care to celeb...

In a time where discussions around activism has taken over the social media

scene, the topic of oppression olympics has become a relevant one. Although

not a new idea, the pitting of marginalized groups against one another has

been a tool of oppression used in our country s...