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Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. This special conversation released on the International Day of Peace brings Maya together with her peace-building partners to examine the core values, principles, and ethos behind these org...

Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. This special conversation released on the International Day of Peace brings Maya together with her peace-building partners to examine the core values, principles, and ethos behind these org...

Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. This special conversation released on the International Day of Peace brings Maya together with her peace-building partners to examine the core values, principles, and ethos behind these org...

Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. This special conversation released on the International Day of Peace brings Maya together with her peace-building partners to examine the core values, principles, and ethos behind these org...

Guest: Sandra Simms, retired judge of Honolulu Discussion: Growing up in Chicago 1960s; from flight attendant to legal work; Hawaii's zero case females in juvenile detention centers.

Guest: Alex Liu, filmmaker Discussion: Why we need to talk about sex, sexual pleasure, and dangers of being emotionally naked.

Guest: Jo Chim, director Discussion: Filmmaker Jo speaks about Asians as perpetual outsiders, colorism amongst Asians, and her short film, One Small Visit

Guest: Anthony Williams, Filmmaker Discussion: Historical Wade-in at Biloxi Beach that turned bloody during segregation; interracial family; Colorism #segregation #BiloxiMississippi #wade-ins #Biloxibeach #racism #interracialmarriage #ktuh #blurringthecolorline

Guest: Andrew Ahn, film director Discussion: Making of Fire Island; Representation of LGBTQ Asians in film; Underwear parties

Guest: Mye Hoang, film director Discussion: Relationship between Men and cats, masculinity, felines as form of healing

Guests: Ruby Yang, Oscar winning documentary filmmaker Lambert Yam, Hong Kong producer/distributor Discussion: Hong Kong and China in more simple times; The Blood of Yingzhou District; Popular Chinese songs from 80s

Guests: Joowan Kim, composer and Christopher Nicholas, producer Discussion: Orchestra meets Hip Hop, Metamusic through method sampling; why eat kimchi when you can have burgers

Guests: Sequoia Donna Brown and Sharon Yarborough Discussion: How women of color unite and celebrate each other; Being a Black woman in Hawai‘i

Guests: Charles White, Playwright, lawyer Stu Li, Actor Discussion: Disrupting racial narratives with Charles White's play, "Gong Lum" about an Afro-Asian romance under the backdrop of segregation in Mississippi

Guest: Earl Carr Discussion: Growing up mixed Jamaican/Chinese, Childhood memories of anti-Blackness, cross-cultural perspective on racism and US-China relations Earl Carr is Founder and CEO of CJPA Global Advisors. CJPA's mission statement is: "Bridging Cultures And Diversity Through Integrity, Respect, And An Unwavering Commitment To Our Customers."

Guest interviewers: Ngo Vu; Leilani Ostrowski; Ngo Vu; Danielle Martinez Discussion: Critical conversations around sexuality and racism in the media as conducted by students and their subject of choice.

Guest: Kate Warren, creator of "Messy" webseries Discussion: Navigating middle age as a divorcee with teen kids, sexual desire, and a compelling need to be heard.

"UH is a Family": Volleyball Assistant Coach Josh Walker Talks About Past Experience as a Player and His Future as a Coach As a former player turned Assistant Coach for the Men’s Volleyball team, Josh Walker is very familiar with how much the sport and the team means to the people of Hawaii. With four NCAA Tournament appearances under him and his crew's belt, a NCAA Championship Title, and the Big...

Guest: Shane Diamond, Impact Producer of "Changing the Game" Discussion: What it means to be a trans athlete; Defining queering; How to change the narrative on trans representation in the media

Guests: Saloni Mahajan, Nickie Del Valle, Matthew McCure Discussion: Dance Studies students discuss their research around multicultural frameworks that intersect topics from Bollywood to Carnivale to queer Lindy Hop in Taiwan.

Guest: Daniel Brook, author/journalist Discussion: Daniel discusses the social and racial hierarchies in Charlston and New Orleans pre-Jim Crow and his latest work on German Jewish sexologist Dr. Magnus Hershfeld.

Description: After having transferred from Canada to Hawaii, playing for the University’s Water Polo team for three seasons, competing in many international competitions — including the 2020 Olympics — Elyse Lemay-Lavoie still isn’t quite ready to hang up her jersey. At 27, Elyse will be graduating from the University with a degree in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality studies. Her graduation marks the...

While many athletes from all around the country come to Hawaii to compete for the University, not many of them come from such a remote and isolated location as Utqiagvik, Alaska. However, that’s exactly where rising UH Basketball star Kamaka Hepa is from. And while he certainly still calls Alaska his home, the transition to Hawaii certainly means a lot to him, having familial ties not only to Alas...

After an abrupt and disappointing conclusion to the Spring 2020 season, interim beach volleyball head coach Evan Silberstein is ready to give it his all and push his team to become Big West Champions in 2022. For Evan, it’s been a long journey to come to this point, being the assistant coach for UH beforehand, and going through his own personal journey of discovery before that. From living in New...

Guests: Anita Diamant, Nikki-Ann Yee, Ryah Abang Discussion: Period poverty; Menstrual taboos and shame