Dushaun is on the podcast to talk about a big family surprise she learned last year. Listen to get the tea and how she has been working through it!

Find Dushaun at SageGawdCollective

Are you thinking of a career change or have you done it before? This episode is my story of leaving the unglamorous life of an academic. It is a story about adaptability and change, and ultimately, of putting myself first.

Pour One Out Storytelling event
IG: gingerellaxoxo

Two days after the album drops, us three Beyoncé superfans talk about Cowboy Carter and speculate on what's next from our Queen. This episode is all the thinkpiece you need!
 
The last time us three got together for Renaissance, check it out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyonces-renaissance/id1566385964?i=1000579146500
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-countrys-linda-martell-own-her-story
https://www.eriesblackwallstreet.org/
Dushaun's upcoming retreats
https://sagegawdcollective.com/aretreattodream
https://sagegawdcollective.com/communion 

Elmer shares thoughts on his Asian identity and ADHD experience. We discuss social and familial expectations, and the process of gaining perspective through experiences traveling abroad. We swap short stories, talk about storytelling, and had a good time!

You should know that I have a few things to say about capitalism in the intro that have nothing to do with my conversation with Elmer. It is a bit of a rant, so I added timestamps for your convenience, haha!

3:43 - 15:05 anti-capitalism rant 

15:52 conversation begins

• Shein
• AP News: Prison to plate inmate labor
• ACLU: Labor exploitation of incarcerated workers
• Airdrop kills five
• Weapons used by Israel

What makes a visit to the homeland of your immigrant parent different than a vacation to a popular destination? My guest Charles shares about his experience visiting Korea with his mom and helps me unpack some of my complicated feelings about a homecoming to my mother’s homeland—you know, where I’m REALLY from.

Making friends is hard because you have to put in work, but what kind of work?! We talk about the difficulties of how to make new friends, how it’s different when single or coupled, the awkward initiation, nurturing the relationship, and some details in between.

NPR LifeKit How to Make Friends

What is your relationship to your heritage language? How does it impact your sense of self and your familial relationships? How do you work through intergenerational trauma? Avy and I discuss these questions and she shares how she moved from identifying as Asian American to Cambodian American or Khmer American.

Cash Cuties Podcast Episode 

What is your relationship to your Korean-American identity, and Korean food, language, and culture? What are your thoughts and feelings on K-pop and Korea’s current place in pop culture? My sister and I respond to these questions and discuss how Korean-ness influences our own relationship.

How do you go from an 11-year platonic friendship to romantic partner? Survive a pandemic! Well, that's what happened to me anyway. If you enjoy awkward rom-com moments, I think you will enjoy this story.

Is this story relatable in any way? I'd love to know, hit me up on IG @gingerellaxoxo. 

In another episode discussing creativity, I ask Aram Han Sifuentes about her journey as an artist and educator. They share what inspires her social and racial justice-oriented projects.
 
Aram's website: https://www.aramhansifuentes.com/ 

Aram's artist husband Roberto Sifuentes' website 

Roberto Sifuentes podcast about a project with leeches