Unapologetic Womxn

In this episode we sit down with Geri Madanguit, a data scientist at the NASA Ames Research Center. We discuss her love for the character Nani from Lilo and Stitch, the pressures of growing up as the eldest of four, and what it's like to be Filipino-American in a world that doesn't necessarily see her identity.  Check Geri out on her instagram and her LinkedIn.  Follow us on instagram, twitter, or email us at unapologeticwomxn@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

In this episode, we sit down with Margaret Von Rotz, a Teach for America corp member working in Hawaii. We talk about what the character and movie Moana means to her, the American dream, brown girls in a white world, and family ties.  Check Margaret out on her instagram. Follow us on our instagram or email us at unapologeticwomxn@gmail.com. Thank you for listening!

We are making some changes to the UW podcast! Now, through the lens of fictional characters, we will examine the ways women of color in our lives are embracing or breaking the narratives created by popular culture. In this episode, we discuss Sense8's Bak Sun with Lishu He, a PhD student at the Medical College of Wisconsin. We talk about Asian identity, WOC in STEM, kickboxing, and more. Check out Lishu on her instagram and linkedIn. Follow us on our instagram, twitter, or email us at unapologeticwomxn@gmail.com. Thank you for listening!

In this first episode, we're interviewing Lucero Camarena. She describes herself as "A fierce and unapologetic trans Latina here to live her best life while changing hearts and minds!" We talk about realizations, what it means to be a woman of color and how our identities intertwine with the normative idea of being a woman in a time of change.  Resources for to this episode: https://www.google.com/amp/s/broadly.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/8x4qkk/dispelling-the-harmful-belief-that-trans-women-grow-up-as-men https://youtu.be/g_GZUwMniBA https://www.glaad.org/transgender/resources Special thank you to Lucero Camarena and Jamaya Powell.  -Donna Le & Pauline Venique