Hey y'all! Welcome to our first in person APAC Podcast! During this installment of the APAC Podcast, we explore the cultural differences that we have experienced while visiting our home cultural country, the Philippines. After this discussion, we explore the ways in which our identity may clash with our parents. We end the podcast discussing mental health stigmas in our community and how it could be problematic.    Welcome to the APAC Podcast! We’re Asian Pacific American Coalition, also known as APAC, a registered RSO here at Illinois State University. Through our once a month show, we plan to delve deep into topics regarding Asian-American identity. We also just want to share great conversation with y'all!     Be sure to follow us our socials for updates!    Instagram: apacilstu   Facebook: Asian Pacific American Coalition   TikTok: apacilstu   Music by Taely: https://youtu.be/DSJoedyy6Fg

On this week's installment of the APAC Podcast, we touch on the state of Asians in Media. Starting from the beginning, we look at the history of Asians in Hollywood, connect that to our experiences growing up with a lack of representation, and the lastly, we touch upon the future of Asians in Media. So kick back, and relax. This one was fun to shoot.  Welcome to the APAC Podcast! We’re Asian Pacific American Coalition, also known as APAC, a registered RSO here at Illinois State University. Through our once a month show, we plan to delve deep into topics regarding Asian-American identity. We also just want to share great conversation with y'all!     Be sure to follow us our socials for updates!  Instagram: apacilstu  Facebook: Asian Pacific American Coalition  TikTok: apacilstu  Music by Taely: https://youtu.be/DSJoedyy6Fg

With a good amount of us home for the holidays, comparisons can be drawn to when we first had lockdown back in March of 2020. While dealing with our social isolation now, we can look back at what we've been through to help us cope with what we are going through now. In this episode of the APAC Podcast, we recollect the trials and tribulations during the pandemic. From that, we use empathy to understand why certain elements were not in our favor.    Welcome to the APAC Podcast! We’re Asian Pacific American Coalition, also known as APAC, a registered RSO here at Illinois State University. Through our once a month show, we plan to delve deep into topics regarding Asian-American identity. We also just want to share great conversation with y'all!     Be sure to follow us our socials for updates!    Instagram: apacilstu    Facebook: Asian Pacific American Coalition    TikTok: apacilstu    Music by Taely: https://youtu.be/DSJoedyy6Fg

Do you ever feel like you aren't Asian enough? But you still don't fit in with your non Asian Friends? Well identity isn't a list of checkboxes. On this week's episode we discuss the feeling of being an in-betweener while also discussing the negatives of gatekeeping. So come chat with us, we’ll make you feel at home as we embark on the journey that is being an inbetweener.  Welcome to the APAC Podcast! We’re Asian Pacific American Coalition, also known as APAC, a registered RSO here at Illinois State University. Through our once a month show, we plan to delve deep into topics regarding Asian-American identity. We also just want to share great conversation with y'all!     Be sure to follow us our socials for updates!    Instagram: apacilstu    Facebook: Asian Pacific American Coalition    TikTok: apacilstu    Music by Taely: https://youtu.be/DSJoedyy6Fg

Grace's blog: https://redthreadbroken.wordpress.com... In this episode of the APAC Podcast, we welcome our first ever guest speaker, Grace Newton! Grace Newton is a graduate of Macalester College and a Chinese adoptee. She has interned for the Minnesota based company Land of Gazillion Adoptees LLC and served as editor for the college section of Gazillion Voices, the first adoptee led adoption magazine. Her writing has been featured in two anthologies and focuses on introducing those unrelated to adoption to a more nuanced look at the practice and aiding adoptive parents in holding discussions on race and adoption with their children as they mature. (Midwest Mixed)   Welcome to the APAC Podcast! We’re Asian Pacific American Coalition, also known as APAC, a registered RSO here at Illinois State University. Through our once a month show, we plan to delve deep into topics regarding Asian-American identity. We also just want to share great conversation with y'all!     Be sure to follow us our socials for updates!    Instagram: apacilstu    Facebook: Asian Pacific American Coalition    TikTok: apacilstu    Music by Taely: https://youtu.be/DSJoedyy6Fg

In this installment of the APAC Podcast, we reminisce about past relationships. From that, we connect our past experiences in the dating game to Asian American identity and the trials and tribulations of dating interracially.  Welcome to the APAC Podcast! We’re Asian Pacific American Coalition, also known as APAC, a registered RSO here at Illinois State University. Through our once a month show, we plan to delve deep into topics regarding Asian-American identity. We also just want to share great conversation with y'all!     Be sure to follow us our socials for updates!  Instagram: apacilstu  Facebook: Asian Pacific American Coalition  TikTok: apacilstu  Music by Taely: https://youtu.be/DSJoedyy6Fg

In our first ever episode of the APAC Podcast, we explore the trials and tribulations of our High School experiences. From there we discuss how that relates to our Asian American Identity.  Welcome to the APAC Podcast! We’re Asian Pacific American Coalition, also known as APAC, a registered RSO here at Illinois State University. Through our once a month show, we plan to delve deep into topics regarding Asian-American identity. We also just want to share great conversation with y'all!     Be sure to follow us our socials for updates!  Instagram: apacilstu  Facebook: Asian Pacific American Coalition  TikTok: apacilstu  Music by Taely: https://youtu.be/DSJoedyy6Fg

Welcome to the APAC Podcast! We’re Asian Pacific American Coalition, also known as APAC, a registered RSO here at Illinois State University. Through our once a month show, we plan to delve deep into topics regarding Asian-American identity. We also just want to share great conversation with y'all!  Be sure to follow us our socials for updates! Instagram: apacilstu Facebook: Asian Pacific American Coalition TikTok: apacilstu Music by Craves https://soundcloud.com/thisiscraves