The Universal Grain

This week, Sandhya and Allison discuss the importance of voting and the political climate. 

Remember to VOTE if you are eligible, YOUR VOICE MATTERS! 

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Research Used: 

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/05/07/asian-americans-are-the-fastest-growing-racial-or-ethnic-group-in-the-u-s-electorate/

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/voting-in-2020/why-minority-voters-have-a-lower-voter-turnout/

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/opinion/latino-voters-2020-election.html

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/12/909131065/will-2020-be-the-year-of-the-young-voter

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-asian-americans-are-thinking-about-the-2020-election/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2020/09/21/more-young-voters-say-they-will-definitely-vote-this-year-than-prior-elections/#36b5c36756f1

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/07/30/now-more-than-half-of-americans-are-millennials-or-younger/

In this episode, Sandhya and Allison talk about the roots of cultural misogyny and their own experiences with gender stereotypes. 

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Research Mentioned: 

 https://unu.edu/publications/articles/achieving-gender-equality-in-india-what-works-and-what-doesnt.html

https://worldcrunch.com/culture-society/the-violent-roots-of-india39s-subjugation-of-women

https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/child-marriage/india/

https://transgenderlawcenter.org/black-trans-women-black-trans-femmes-leading-living-fiercely

https://vawnet.org/sc/serving-trans-and-non-binary-survivors-domestic-and-sexual-violence/violence-against-trans-and

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/03/leftover-women-china-israel-children-marriage/607768/

https://asiasociety.org/education/women-traditional-china

In this episode, Sandhya and Allison talk about cultural shame and their experiences with whitewashing. 

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Research Used: 

- https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-10-04/asian-american-films-canon

- https://www.simplypsychology.org/social-identity-theory.html

- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247516914_Bicultural_Identity_and_SelfGroup_Personality_Perceptions

This episode, Allison and Sandhya discuss their experiences with school, grades and mental health, and how their experiences relate to the larger Asian communities. They both want to remind their listeners to stay safe, don't stress, and do what they enjoy! 

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Research Mentioned: 

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10615806.2012.668536

https://counseling.steinhardt.nyu.edu/blog/asian-americans-burdened-with-worry/

https://www.apa.org/pi/oema/resources/ethnicity-health/asian-american/article-mental-health

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-13/online-learning-fails-low-income-students-covid-19-left-behind-project

https://forge.medium.com/the-complain-brag-is-even-worse-than-the-humblebrag-397060de9092

https://adaa.org/learn-from-us/from-the-experts/blog-posts/professional/too-well-seek-help-model-minority-myth-asian

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-00184-001

https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/D82R40WD

https://hechingerreport.org/how-do-you-manage-college-online-quarantined-with-eight-people/

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/11/27/20975989/perfect-mental-health-perfectionism

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-science-adversity/201608/why-no-one-likes-humblebragger

This week, Sandhya and Allison talk about their struggles with religion, how religion is intertwined with culture, and cultural appropriation. 

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Some of the research mentioned: 

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-41757047

https://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-exec/

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/civil-rights-center/internal/policies/religious-discrimination-accommodation

https://www.justice.gov/crt/combating-post-911-discriminatory-backlash-6

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29644591

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/feb/14/why-do-we-say-bless-you-notes-queries

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2015/d064888.html 

This week Allison and Sandhya talk about the Coronavirus and how both Eastern and Western values have impacted the situation. Please wear a mask and take safety precautions for the sake of others and yourself, and be safe! 

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Read more on the research mentioned in the episode: 

https://theconversation.com/calling-covid-19-a-chinese-virus-is-wrong-and-dangerous-the-pandemic-is-global-134307

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52015486