This episode is a conversation with Monique Vargas, a Count US IN community organizer. Summer and Monique sit down to talk about Count US IN, a non-profit organization that uplifts the voices of citizens to create more inclusive political participation and diverse voter turnout, to talk about their efforts to educate and empower Indiana that suppressed voices matter. Find Cultural Communications below- https://www.flow.page/culturalcommunications Find Count US IN below- Website- https://www.countusindiana.org Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/countusindiana/ Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/CountUSINdiana Twitter- https://twitter.com/CountUsIndiana Linktree- linktr.ee/CountUSINdiana

This episode is part 2 of series of the first episode of season 2 with Amira Alashi, Social Media Coordinator of Cultural Communications. The previous episode talked about Amira's experience moving to the United States from an Arab country. This episode talks with Bea Paras, a first-generation immigrant from the Phillipines, about her struggles moving to the United States at 10-years-old. Find Cultural Communications below- https://www.flow.page/culturalcommunications

This episode is a conversation with Kulsoom Tapal and Amira Alashi, two members of the Cultural Communications team. Summer, Amira, and Kulsoom sit down for a casual conversation about their favorite comfort foods growing up in a Palestinian and an Indian and Pakistani household and how food has kept them connected to their culture in a Western Society. Find Cultural Communications below- https://www.flow.page/culturalcommunications

This episode is a conversation with Hanan and Mielere from H.E.A.R. For Them, Hygiene Education and Resources for Them. This grassroots organization is based in Edmonton and Calgary and focuses on fighting period poverty on a local scale. Summer and Hanan and Mielere talk about period injustices in places like Canada and the United States and more. Find H.E.A.R. for Them below- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hear.for.them/ Linktree: linktr.ee/hearforthem Find Cultural Communications below- https://www.flow.page/culturalcommunications

This episode is a conversation with Eric Maddox, podcast host of Latitude Adjustment Podcast. The podcast focuses on highlighting underrepresented communities and issues. He also teaches displaced people how to make their own podcasts. Summer and Eric talk about what he wished people understood about misunderstood places and communities, his podcast, Latitude Adjustment, his unique experiences from his travels, and more. Find Eric Maddox below- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/latitudeadjustmentpodcast Instagram: @latitude_adjustment_podcast Website: www.latitudeadjustmentpod.com GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/fund-podcast-training-for-asylum-seekers?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet Podcast episodes: https://www.latitudeadjustmentpod.com/podcast Find Cultural Communications below- https://www.flow.page/culturalcommunications

This episode is a conversation with Emiliana Gallardo, a DACA recipient. She uses her voice to educate the public on the experiences of DACA recipients and also advocates for the immigration community.  Summer and Emiliana talk about her fears of being a DACA recipient, her dreams to gain permanent citizenship in the United States, her hopes to reunite with her family in Mexico, and more. Find Emiliana Gallardo below- TikTok: @emilianagallardo27 Snapchat:emiliana_98 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nani.loks.1 Instagram: @emilianagallardo Find Cultural Communications below- https://www.flow.page/culturalcommunications

This episode is a conversation with Courtney Johnson, a previous guest on the podcast and the founder and executive director of Young and Established. Summer and Courtney talk about the impact of racism on the lives of minorities, how being actively anti-racist can make a difference, and more. Find Courtney Johnson below- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/courtney.johnson.54738 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtneylj_/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/courtneylj_ Find Young and Established below- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Young-Established-384221844993301/about/?ref=page_internal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youngandestablished/ Website: https://www.youngandestablished.com Find Cultural Communications below- https://www.flow.page/culturalcommunications

This episode is a conversation with Amira Alashi, Social Media Coordinator of Cultural Communications and cousin of the host, Summer El-Khodary. Summer and Amira talk about her experience moving to the United States when she was 10-years-old, her struggles learning a new language, and more. Find Cultural Communications below- https://www.flow.page/culturalcommunications

This episode is a conversation with Rima Shahid, the executive director of Women 4 Change Indiana. This non-partisan organization has a mission to educate, equip, and mobilize Hoosiers to create positive change for women. Summer and Rima talk about increasing women rights and voter turnout in Indiana, why a person's vote matters, Rima's start in this line of work,  the Women 4 Change organization, the reasons on the low voter turnout for young people, and more. Find Women 4 Change Indiana below- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Women4ChangeIndiana/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/women4changeindiana/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/w4cindiana Website: https://www.women4changeindiana.org Find Cultural Communications below- https://www.flow.page/culturalcommunications

This episode is a conversation with Arthi Lokaiyan, one of the co-founders of Remember Their Voices. This organization was started as a way to amplify the voices of members of the BIPOC community and to spread awareness about the injustices they face. Summer and Arthi talk about how the BLM movement inspired the start of the non-profit, the struggles of starting a non-profit young, being a person of color with privilege, the implicit racism in South Asian communities, the current efforts of the organization, personal efforts that anyone can take to support the fight for racial equality, and more. Find Remember Their Voices below- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/remembertheirvoices/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/remembertheirvoices/ Website: http://remembertheirvoices.org Find Cultural Communications below- https://www.flow.page/culturalcommunications