Best Nancy Wu Asian American Economist Progressive Woman Storyteller Podcasts (2024)

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Midterm Elections, the First AAPI Super PAC, and Asian American Political Candidates with AAPI Victory Fund President and Funny Or Die DC's Brad Jenkins 41:40

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With midterm elections around the corner, Brad Jenkins discusses how Asian Americans are the margin of victory for Democrats and how to support AAPI candidates for office. Brad and Nancy also discuss Brad's unique career path from working in a hedge fund to serving in the Obama administration to becoming a producer. About Brad: AAPI Victory Fund Pr…

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How Do Gen Z Asian Americans Feel About Politics, and Serving the AAPI Community with Senior Advisor for RUN AAPI, Linh Nguyen 49:11

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We're kicking off AAPI Heritage Month with Linh Nguyen, Senior Advisor for RUN AAPI. We talk about being the only Asian women at the table in politics, how to get more AAPI Gen Z to get excited about and involved in politics, the importance of AAPI representation in politics, and how to better serve the Asian American community in politics. We even…

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Legal Definition of a Hate Crime, #StopAAPIHate, Ketanji Brown Jackson on the Supreme Court, and Affirmative Action with Former Federal Prosecutor, Shanlon Wu 56:28

2y ago56:28

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Today’s guest is Shan Wu. As a former federal prosecutor, nationally known criminal and student defense lawyer, and frequent guest on CNN and other news outlets, Shan is regularly called on to explore political and legal topics, ranging from election and impeachment questions to high-profile Title IX cases. We discuss: -The spike in hate crimes aga…

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Are Democrats Doing Enough to Keep Young Voters Engaged? With Alliance for Youth Organizing Executive Director, Dakota Hall 43:54

2y ago43:54

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The Alliance for Youth Organizing, released the full results of their first National Youth Survey of 2022 (that was just covered in TIME). This survey takes a look at how young voters from across the political spectrum feel about the future of the country, what policies the Biden Administration should prioritize, how they plan to be civically engag…

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Being a Citizen Change Maker, Voting in Local Elections, and Protecting Democracy with Future Hindsights Host, Mila Atmos 44:29

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Nancy speaks with Mila Atmos about being a citizen change maker and making your voice heard, voting close to home, engaging in civic action on your terms, forming an ideal democracy, and more. About Mila Mila Atmos fiercely believes in the power of individuals to shape our society, and to cultivate and protect American Democracy. On her podcast, Fu…

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Medical School to Filmmaking, Serving vs. Saving, and Life Coach Advice with Artist Yiqing Zhao 36:49

2y ago36:49

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Nancy is joined with Yiqing Zhao to discuss her career as an actress, filmmaker, and life coach. Yiqing Zhao is an award-winning actor, filmmaker, and a certified life coach. Besides her artistic pursuits, she help creatives belong, become, and create the life they want. Before becoming an artist, Yiqing was a medical student in China. Yiqing's lin…

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Violence Against Asian Women in NYC, Christina Yuna Lee and Michelle Go, Hate Crime or Not, and Stop Asian Hate with Host Nancy Wu 21:07

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Here's a solo episode where Nancy talks about the recent murder of Christina Yuna Lee and Michelle Go in NYC. How do we move forward and prevent this from happening again outside of the prison industrial complex? Is that even the way to go in the short term? Join us in this rant about being an Asian woman in the United States, the sense of safety g…

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Increased Representation of POC in Politics, Turning Swing States Blue Ahead of Midterm Elections, and Changing Demographics with Sister District's Political Director, Jarvis Houston 37:43

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Jarvis Houston, the Organizing and Political Director of Sister District. Jarvis Houston has ten years of advocacy and campaign experience at the local, state, and national levels. He is a lifelong organizer and a proud graduate of Howard University. With armchair analysts portending a dark upcoming decade for Democrats, Jarvis speaks to a positive…

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Transitioning from Product Manager to Creative with Podcast Host and Screenwriter Sean Niu 42:27

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Nancy chats with Sean about his own podcasts, how he transitioned from tech to the creative industry, how tech skills can be transferrable for creative career changes, and more. Sean is a Sloan MIT MBA, and former PM at Amazon. He currently is trying to write screenplays, actively participates in furthering the mission of the 1990 Institute as a bo…

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Prison Abolition with the Formerly Incarcerated South Asian Journalist and Press Secretary Turned Prison Reform Activism, Ashish Prashar 53:58

2+ y ago53:58

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Nancy chats with Ashish Prashar about his time in prison for a non-violent crime, how the prison industrial complex discriminates against BIPOC, and how to move toward prison reform and abolition. When you hear Ashish Prashar’s lovely soft spoken British accent, coupled with his intellectual stance on the flawed U.S. prison system, it's really hard…

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Voting Accessibility, National Voter IDs, California Recall Election, and Starting a Non-profit with Kat Calvin, Founder of Spread The Vote 42:27

2+ y ago42:27

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Nancy chats with Kat Calvin about voter suppression and the complexities of obtaining IDs for everyday use. Kat also talks about the California recall election and tips to starting a non-profit. Kat Calvin is the Founder and Executive Director of Spread The Vote and the Co-Founder and CEO of the Project ID Action Fund. A lawyer, activist, and socia…

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Immigration Reform in the Reconciliation Bill with United We Dream Executive Director, Greisa Martinez Rosas 21:34

2+ y ago21:34

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Today's guest is Greisa Martinez Rosas. She is the executive director of United We Dream (UWD), the largest immigrant youth-led community in the country. Greisa and Nancy talk about immigration reform and Democratic bid to legalize undocumented immigrants and give them a path to citizenship. Greisa also talks about the day to day of UWD and how you…

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Political Organizing From Bush to Biden, Empowering Young Progressives, and Combating Voter Suppression with Sarah Audelo, Executive Director of the Alliance for Youth Action 51:59

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Nancy is joined with Sarah Audelo to discuss her work as executive director of the Alliance for Youth Action, the importance of Gen Z in voting and politics, how to enter a career of political organizing, and more. Sarah Audelo is a woman of color who has been at the forefront of youth political organizing for much of the last decade — from serving…

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Asians in the Film Industry, Filmmaking and Art During COVID-19, Mental Health in the AAPI Community with Actress and Filmwriter Yanzi Ding 50:46

2+ y ago50:46

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Nancy is joined with Yanzi Ding to discuss her career as an actress and her short film, Sans Everything. * About the bilingual writer/actor Yanzi Ding New York Taiwanese bilingual actress Yanzi Ding is also a writer, translator, and dubbing artist. As an actor, she leads two Off-Broadway Play and two feature films. However, her mission in the Unite…

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Combating Everyday Misogyny and Harassment, the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Delta Variant, Rising Rents with Host Nancy Wu 36:40

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A solo episode today with Nancy Wu, who chats about women’s and gender studies theory versus facing everyday misogyny and catcalls. She also talks about the U.S. pulling troops out of Afghanistan and the Taiban’s entry, and the consequences of the U.S.’s actions abroad, and the narratives of the Delta variant in the U.S. and abroad, and the dangers…

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Increasing BIPOC Voter Participation, Data Privacy, and Facebook Marketing with Tatenda Musapatike of the Voter Formation Project 45:47

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Nancy is joined by Tatenda Musapatike. Tatenda Musapatike is the founder and CEO of the Voter Formation Project. She’s spent over a decade working on digital programs and in tech to support progressive causes. She most recently was a senior advisor at ACRONYM where she built their $12.5M Expand the Electorate program from the ground up. This progra…

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How AAPI Helped Swing the 2020 Election, Media Perceptions of Andrew Yang, and Mobilizing AAPI in Politics with Varun Nikore, President of the AAPI Victory Fund 50:37

2+ y ago50:37

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Nancy is joined by Varun Nikore, the President of the AAPI Victory Fund and Executive Director of the AAPI Victory Alliance. Varun discusses the importance of AAPI voter turnout in the 2020 election, why the AAPI vote matters, the importance of funding to turn out the AAPI vote, Andrew Yang's run for NYC Mayor, media perceptions of AAPI candidates,…

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Founding a Black Owned Business, Overcoming Addiction and Homelessness, and Lessons from Bali and Singapore with Thomas Andrews, Owner of T3 PowerReady 1:14:00

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Nancy is joined with Thomas Andrews today. Thomas is the owner of T3 PowerReady, a group fitness program based right on the beach in Marina Del Rey, California. From overcoming addiction and homelessness to living in Singapore and Bali, Thomas’s story is one that I have the pleasure of sharing. He shares what it’s like to be black in Atlanta and ab…

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Rewriting Asian American Cultural and Ancestral Narratives to Manifest Your Dream Life with Lillian So 55:39

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Nancy is joined with Lillian So to talk overcoming obstacles of growing up in the inner city of Chicago, acknowledging and working through our cultural and ancestral baggage as Asian Americans and how to move forward and manifest our dream lives, and helping ambitious people rewrite self-sabotaging narratives that are holding them back from what th…

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AAPI Heritage Month: Leanna and Ashley from Cove Collective Interview Nancy 27:54

3y ago27:54

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Nancy is joined with Ashley and Leanna of Cove Collective to discuss AAPI Heritage Month. We discuss: joy in being Asian American, reactions toward recent hate crimes, and more! Be sure the check out the live video recording on Cove Collective's Instagram (linked below). Contact Progressive Opinions of Color at: Instagram Twitter Email: opinionspoc…

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Life as an Asian American Woman Living in the South, Talking to Asian Parents About Race, Perceptions of Asians Since COVID-19 with Maggie Su 1:12:41

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In our first episode during AAPI Heritage Month, Nancy and Sonya are joined with Maggie Su. Maggie is a physical therapist and Asian American woman living in Birmingham, Alabama. They talk about life in the south, the recent acts of hatred toward the AAPI community, and perceptions of Asians since COVID-19. They also talk about fake news and their …

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Stop AAPI Hate, Intersectionality, Alternatives to Policing, Community Care with Nicole Zhao 1:05:09

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Nancy and Sonya are joined with Nicole Zhao to talk about the recent acts of hatred toward the AAPI community. They also talk about alternatives for community care outside of policing, whether the cycle of carceration helps anyone, imagining a future without police, how Asian American experiences and oppressions are different from what the black co…

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Womxn of Color Storytellers, Book Recs by BIPOC Authors, the Importance of Black Literary Perspectives with Leanna and Ashley from Cove Collective 46:18

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Sonya and Nancy are joined with Ashley and Leanna of Cove Collective to discuss Womxn of Color Storytellers for Black History Month. We discuss: Why is the literary and publishing world so white? What's the importance of representation in books? What are our book recs? Why is it so important to read from BIPOC authors and perspectives? What are oth…

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Robinhood and GameStop, What's Wrong with Girl Boss "Feminism", and Cultural Appropriation from Yoga to Mahjong with Aneesha Natarajan 46:07

3y ago46:07

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Sonya and Nancy are joined by Sonya's sister, Aneesha Natarajan, to discuss the GameStop uprising, why Millennials use and Robinhood and why they should stop, Dry January and why America has an alcohol problem, critiques of "Boss Girl feminism," and whether our hobbies should be productive. We also explore cultural appropriation and all its nuances…

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Biden's Executive Actions, Raising the Minimum Wage, Hot Takes on the Inauguration with New Co-Host, Sonya Natarajan 37:06

3y ago37:06

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Nancy is joined by her new co-host, Sonya, to discuss some hot takes on the inauguration (from “unity” to J Lo), executive actions under the Biden administration, and the debate around raising the minimum wage (spoiler alert: we don’t think it will destroy the economy). We also explore student debt, classist forces keeping education inaccessible, a…

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Universal Basic Income, Student Loan Debt Forgiveness, Stimulus Checks, Where Do Delivery Service Commissions Go, LA vs NYC with Frank Chiang 43:34

3y ago43:34

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On Frank Chiang's second episode with POC Podcast, Frank and Nancy discuss Frank's "conservative" views. They're not actually conservative, so please give a listen to the entire conversation. Frank proposes that cancelling student loan debt and giving a $2,000 stimulus check are not enough to solve the actual problems at hand. We discuss student lo…

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Quitting Pre-med, Gender Studies, Why is Healthcare so Expensive, Ivy League, and Yellow Fever with Joyce Pan 1:12:07

3y ago1:12:07

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Joyce Pan has experienced all aspects of healthcare: she's studied pre-med, worked in healthcare consulting for medical devices companies, and now works on the data and marketing side of healthcare. On this episode, Joyce and Nancy will discuss the following topics: -Why healthcare is so expensive -How are pharmaceuticals priced -Their majors at Da…

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Happiest Season and Queer Representation in Film, Teaching in the Time of COVID with Writer and Educator Yamilette Vizcaíno 1:12:17

3+ y ago1:12:17

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Yami is an Afrolatinx creative and educator. She and Nancy will talk about the Happiest Season, Yami’s work as a tutor during the pandemic, queer and black representation, social media’s role in mobilizing Black Lives Matter, Sagittarius season, manipulative statistics, and more! Yamilette Vizcaíno Rivera is a Dominican-American writer and educator…

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Indian American Immigrant Families, Critiquing Capitalism When You’re a Capitalist, Internalized Racism in Dating with Sonya Natarajan 1:09:07

3+ y ago1:09:07

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Sonya Natarajan has lived in Madrid, works in consulting, and graduated from NYU. Sonya and Nancy talk about the absurdity of capitalism and the difficulty of critiquing from within the system, Joe Biden’s win, Kamala Harris making Indian Americans proud, how Indian Americans got different spectrums of political views, dealing with anxiety in your …

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President Biden and the Long Road Ahead, Fake News, What's Up with Black Trump Supporters, Voter Turnout, and Hope for Democracy with John Montgomery 51:24

3+ y ago51:24

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Nancy Wu talks with John Montgomery, a clinical psychologist based in Chicago, about finally getting rid of Trump from the White House. We talk about politicians who see politics as a game, cancelling RBG, what's up with black Trump Supporters, why voter turnout was higher this year, is there hope for democracy, feeling patriotic and proud to be an…

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Presidential Election Results, What Defunding the Police Really Means, Raising the Minimum Wage, the Path to Anarchy with Isaac Miller 53:22

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Nancy Wu talks with Isaac Miller about the future of the US regardless of the winner of the presidential election, what police reform, abolish the police, and defund the police really mean, political semantics, the code of the flag, and the path to anarchy. Isaac Miller works as a photographer, teacher, Uber driver, and at an LA juicery. Contact Na…

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Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Autonomous Vehicles, and Living Internationally with DJ, Bartender, Chef Farrah Hsu 59:39

3+ y ago59:39

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Farrah Hsu has worked in every industry and country imaginable and currently works with autonomous vehicles in Las Vegas. We chat about her life living abroad in Japan, Taiwan, International Waters on a cruise line, and in Las Vegas. She talks about her time working with autonomous vehicles and the future of cybersecurity and technology. Contact Na…

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Trump's Tax Returns, Biden's Tax Plan, Everything You Didn't Know About Taxes, Redistributive Tax Policy, Where Do Our Tax Dollars Go with Sumaya Bouadi 44:14

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Sumaya Bouadi studies tax law at Yale Law School. We talk about Trump’s taxes—what’s legal and what isn’t and what are the consequences? What would Biden’s tax on people who make more than 400k do? Could getting rid of the corporate tax actually be more progressive tax policy? Why isn't capital taxed? How do we get more progressive tax policy? What…

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Queer Asians Americans, Social Media Fatigue, and Performative Activism with Frank Chiang 54:50

3+ y ago54:50

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Frank Chiang joins today to talk about being a gay, cis, Asian man in various white and Asian queer spaces. We talk about activism and far left social media activism. Has seeing racial activism on social media bummed you out? Why and what can you do about it? We also shit on sheltered white people and their bubbles and talk about desirability and b…

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Election Coverage: Presidential Debate Reactions from Real People (of Color) 53:58

3+ y ago53:58

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What was that SHITSHOW?! Four guests bring their perspectives and reactions of the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. What are the consequences, dangers, and opportunities of a more polarized society? How can stats and data help Biden swing swing voters his way? What's up with Trump's taxes from the perspective of a tax s…

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Western Perceptions of China, Mulan and Cancel Culture, Hong Kong Pro Democracy Protests with Journalist Gavin Huang 52:48

3+ y ago52:48

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A special episode focusing on comparative politics and political theory today, featuring Gavin Huang, the managing editor of Goldthread. Gavin is based in Hong Kong and writes on China and Asia. We talk about how Asia and China are portrayed in Western media as scary, weird, or ancient. We talk about living in Hong Kong during the pro democracy pro…

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Managing Mental Health During COVID-19, BIPOC in Politics and the Workplace with Therapist John Montgomery 51:43

3+ y ago51:43

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Does anyone else struggle with feeling like 2020 isn't real? How is it possible that all this shit is happening? How do we even react to all the bad news quickly enough? John Montgomery is a therapist based in Chicago. We're going to address mental health, including our personal experiences and John's as a professional in the field. How are workpla…

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Resources to Take Action Now, How to Have Political Conversations with Friends and Family 13:50

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RIP RBG, but now is not the time to wallow in misery and give up. I'll talk about concrete actions you can take now, as well as the significance of this event and the upcoming election. We have to elect Joe Biden and defeat Donald Trump, flip the Senate, protect Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat until the election, have conversations with people we know w…

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Personal Finance 101 for POC, Millennials, and Immigrants. Should You Buy a House? Saving, Budgeting, and Investing with Homeowner and Entrepreneur Ron Costa 48:35

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Ron Costa owns a house by the beach, leads his own real estate team, made a savings plan for his mom to help her budget to buy a house, and also an immigrant AND in his 20s. Learn about how to save, budget, and invest as a millennial, and how to talk to parents who may be immigrants, POC, lower or middle class about saving, budgeting, and investing…

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Asian American History, Why Immigrant Parents Support Trump, Compulsory Antiracist Education, East Coast vs West Coast Asians with Nicole Zhao 52:23

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Today's guest is Nicole Zhao, a native New Yorker who will talk about the importance of antiracist education. We have lots of history on structural inequities, systemic racism, and the different experiences within Asian immigrant communities and across racial groups. We grew up in very different communities and Asian American experiences. I was NOT…

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Immigrating to the U.S., Biracial Identity, Patriotism, What Defines Citizenship, Asian American Writers with Nina Li Coomes 38:48

3+ y ago38:48

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Nina Li Coomes is a writer based in Chicago. Nina grew up in Japan and I grew up in China, so we talk about our experiences immigrating to the U.S. and growing up in the U.S.. We also talk about her writing, language barriers in activism, talking to Asian parents about politics, public school education, patriotism, citizenship, national borders, bo…

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Is the Rising National Deficit Bad? Are the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Good Economic Indicators? Inflation and Interest Rates? GDP?: Q&A with Nancy Wu 22:01

3+ y ago22:01

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Economist Nancy answers all your questions about the economy! S&P 500 and Nasdaq at record highs (and as of 9/3, dropping again)? What is GDP and is it the right measure of an economy's success? What are alternatives to GDP? What's up with the rising deficit? Will we have inflation? What about interest rates? (1:15)- What are flaws of using the S&P…

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Undocumented Asian Americans, Immigrant Parents, What is Economics, My Personal Finance Tips with David Kim 1:06:36

3+ y ago1:06:36

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David Kim joins Nancy Wu today to talk about how our Asian immigrant parents have shaped our views on economics and politics. David gives his experience as being undocumented and an Asian American, the importance of DACA, the lengthy process of applying for a Green Card. We also talk about WHAT exactly IS ECONOMICS, what are its shortcomings, and w…

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Grassroots Politics, Police Reform, #BlackLivesMatter, What is a Progressive, Why Biden Might Lose, Campaign Finance with Rachel and Adam Svatos 42:00

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Nancy Wu talks with Rachel and Adam Svatos, progressive activists in the the predominantly Republican, Inland Empire, California. We discuss ALL ABOUT LOCAL ELECTIONS and BLACK LIVES MATTER, and some quick thoughts on the 2020 Presidential Election. (6:30)-How every vote counts at local elections. (7:20)-How to register to vote. (8:40)-How much it …

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COVID-19 and Unemployment, Expired CARES Act, Layoffs, Working Multiple Jobs, Burnout, Economic Outlook with Isaac Miller 56:59

3+ y ago56:59

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The economy is complicated enough to understand as it is. Learn about it through stories from real people. Nancy Wu talks with Isaac Miller about his experiences through work and layoffs during the coronavirus pandemic, and his experiences with unemployment insurance, the enhanced unemployment assistance benefits of the CARES act, how COVID-19 has …

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What Kamala Harris Represents, the Democratic National Convention, Activism Beyond Voting 16:00

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On the first episode of the POC Podcast, Nancy breaks down her thoughts on Kamala Harris and the DNC. The questions answered: Is Kamala Harris progressive enough? What was her track record as Senator of California? What does representation mean and is representation important? What were the things that Biden and the DNC did well? What was up with t…

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Introducing the Progressive Opinions Color (POC) Podcast 2:55

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Welcome to the Progressive Opinions of Color (POC) Podcast. I am your host, Nancy Wu. I started this podcast to create space for more people of color in politics and economics. With the 2020 presidential election coming up and the state of the economy during COVID-19, it is more important than ever to think about who we include in the conversations…

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