Episode 34: The Tractor Princess

Episode 34: The Tractor Princess

“The Tractor Princess” draws on excerpts from an oral history interview with Antoinette Yvonne DeOcampo-Lechtenberg, which is a part of a community archive and research initiative called Watsonville is in the Heart. Watsonville is in the Heart highlights the stories...
Episode 33: Here Comes Mau!

Episode 33: Here Comes Mau!

There’s a tendency to associate fast-food with American nostalgia, which can shield issues in the franchise structure ranging from wage theft to violence and safety concerns. Most recently, fast-food workers have been at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 in their...
Episode 32: Re:Work presents “Hunger Strike!”

Episode 32: Re:Work presents “Hunger Strike!”

We’ve partnered with Self Evident, and are excited to share an episode from their show! Self Evident is a podcast focused on the full range of Asian American perspectives, which are too often erased from the national discourse. This episode is a collaboration between...
Episode 29: Re:Work Radio presents “Hello, Freedom Man”

Episode 29: Re:Work Radio presents “Hello, Freedom Man”

We’ve partnered with Self Evident, and are excited to share an episode from their show! Self Evident is a podcast focused on the full range of Asian American perspectives, which are too often erased from the national discourse.

In this episode, a daughter of Vietnamese refugees seeks out Southeast Asian Americans with criminal convictions who are at risk for deportation under the Trump administration — and the organizers fighting to keep them in the only home they’ve known.

Learn more about Self Evident at selfevidentshow.com, and subscribe to them wherever you get your podcasts!

Episode 28: Stranded

Episode 28: Stranded

In 2020, India suddenly went into a national lockdown without advance planning or adequate government support, which led to a humanitarian crisis in addition to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Millions of jobs disappeared and hunger was a serious issue. Tens of millions of migrant workers struggled to get home — often on foot — and many died attempting the journey. In this episode, we bring you the story of Gulzar, a migrant worker who left his village as a child and traveled across the country, to earn money to support his family.