Still We Persist

Follow Mia, Shaina, and returning guest Tamara with their conversations about a meaningful book recommendation. Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown. Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube channel on January 29, 2021.

Tune in to this conversation on community care and self-care featuring special guests Emily Haro and Alex Granera. Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube channel on January 19, 2021.

Join us for a conversation on sustainability with Ashley Klampe as we talk about her creative, earrings business! Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube channel on November 20, 2020.

Join us for a musical performance and conversation with Zimbabwean songwriter Claire Ratidzo Dangarembwa-Morgan, better known as Ratie D. She shares her positive light with us through motivational music and uplifting melodies. This episode also features Ratie D on the Mbira, a traditional instrument, as a way to connect with her Creator and ancestors to bring forth awareness of the power within se...

A conversation on queer studies and queer representation in media. Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube channel on November 2, 2020.

A conversation on mentorship, authenticity, and experience in STEM. Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube channel on October 23, 2020.

Still We Persist is back!! Welcome to the season 2 premiere where new hosts Mia and Shaina introduce themselves and talk a bit about what AYA is. Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube channel on October 16, 2020.

In this episode, Tamara Lash and Sienna Kaske remember their time in AYA and speak about what AYA is and how the initiative impacted them. They both say goodbye to Still We Persist and AYA but always know that the spirit of AYA will always be with them. Thank you all for watching our episodes and engaging with us this year. See you next fall! Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube Channel on June...

In this episode, we chat with Iyanna Blackburn who is an inspiring third-year double major in Film & Media Studies and African American Studies at the University of California Irvine. Iyanna recently Directed and Produced 'The 2%: Navigating UCI as a Black Student' which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cZIK7wD1vo&t=0s The documentary encompasses the interpersonal stori...

Tamara and Sienna catch up with Oregon State Senior Gymnast, Isis Lowery. Lowery is from Melbourne, Australia, and will be graduating from OSU in June with a degree in Public Health: Human Development and Family Sciences. In this episode of Still, We Persist Isis talks about her story, self-love journey, and how to keep your crown on. Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube on May 6, 2020.

Sienna Kaske and Meghan Bali talk with Carla Medel about immigration and the complexities of it, the balancing act of community needs and community well-being, and the core values of movement work! Carla Medel is a junior studying Psychology with minors in Spanish & Human Development and Family Sciences. She is also the president of the Oregon State student group, Here to Stay. Originally post...

Alex & Tamara sit down to discuss geeking out on some of their favorite things. Alex pushes Tamara to think in new ways about what it means to geek out and encourages her and the audience to deconstruct stereotypes they have of nerds. Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube on April 24, 2020.

Sienna & Tamara sit down to talk about the ways they are personally dealing with their new realities. Together they explore the power of imagination and importance of taking time to pause for self-reflection. Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube on April 15, 2020.

Tamara and Sienna get the chance to talk with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. sisters, Dominique Holman and Alexis Valadez & Stephanie Plata from Gamma Alpha Omega Sorority, Inc. We learn about the power of sisterhood, multicultural Greek life, and some new terms! Interested in getting more involved with them? Check out their Instagrams: @sigmadelta_akas @gao_odu Originally posted on KBVR-TV'...

In this episode, Sienna and Alex chat with Sneha Sinha who is a fourth-year Industrial Engineer with an option in Engineering Management. She is very active in the College of Engineering and has a blog called @engineerlikealady on Instagram! She is an intern at the Center for Diversity and Inclusion in the College of Engineering (COE), an ambassador for the COE, and the president of the Engineerin...

In this episode, Tamara sits down with Brandi Douglass to talk about Afro-Futurism and the ways we can bring pieces of it into our personal practice. Brandi also shares the experiences that brought her to Oregon State University and her personal practices for cultivating community. Originally posted on February 26, 2020.

This week Tamara and guest host Alex (AYA Peer Facilitator) talk with Ridwana & Sierra two WoC Photographers at OSU. In this episode, we learn about their creative process and what it means to integrate yourself into their work. Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube channel on February 18, 2020.

In this episode, Tamara and Sienna talk with Sahana Prasad who is the Interpersonal Violence Services Coordinator at Counseling and Psychological Services at OSU. Prasad talks about racialized trauma, burnout, and tools to start healing. Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube on February 11, 2020.

Taylor Eena Hoe is a Two-Spirit Nonbinary drag artist. They combine their love of drag makeup and Indigeneity to explore the complexity of Two-Spirit identity. In this episode, Tamara and Sienna get to talk with Taylor about being an Indigenous queen and we get makeup tips! Originally posted on KBVR-TV's channel on February 4, 2020.

In this episode, Sienna and Alex (AYA peer facilitator), interview Mixtli and Rosalie from the all womxn of color dance group, 3D. They talk about how they started, what they love about dance, and the empowerment of WOC dancing together. Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube channel on January 27, 2020.

In this episode, Tamara and Sienna talk with Breonna and Sofia about multiraciality and how it affects them at OSU, in relationships, with family members, and with themselves. Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube channel on January 21, 2020.

In this episode, Tamara and Sienna discuss burnout and how it affects them and ways they try to avoid it. Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube channel on January 12, 2020.

In this episode of Still, We Persist, Tamara and Sienna discuss self-love and how to manifest it in their own life. Self-love is a journey and a process and is different for each person. Tamara opens up about not knowing how to self-love and what her journey will look like in the future. Sienna talks about how it has taken a long time to get to where she is now and how you can do it too. Originall...

In this episode, Sienna talks with her two closest friends, Genesis and Jinal. They discuss healthy friendships, vulnerability, honesty, and love. This episode is definitely a tearjerker so get the tissues ready. Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube channel on December 3, 2019.

In this episode, Tamara and Sienna interview Jinal Patel who is a queer Indian multi-medium artist who engages with Art as a way to express their identities and silliness. Artivism is a way for them to engage with social justice practices through art. See more of their art by following them @jinalpatelart. Originally posted on KBVR-TV's YouTube channel on November 26, 2019.