Hi, I'm Samantha. 

I'm the creative thinker, producer, and editor of this podcast. Upon successful completion of this project, I will have earned my M.A. in English from Georgetown University. Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, I came to D.C. to for school. If I'm not hitting the books, I'm probably working at one of my numerous jobs. 

In this episode, I'm going to share with you the meaning behind this project and hopefully give you a bit of insight on the struggles in creating a podcast. You can also learn a bit more about my family and how I got over my relationship of 6 years. 

*Music by Trent Burns: trentburnsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/outlines 
*Banner Art by Faith Wang
*Cover Art by Christina Cho

Welcome! And thank you for joining me for my very first podcast series, "Not Your: China Doll."

The purpose of this series is to promote the voices, stories, experiences, and perspectives of Asian-American women within white-America. For too long, mainstream America has depicted us as the model minority (silent, submissive, and conservative) and the perpetual foreigner (asking us, “But where are you really from?” or “What’s your real name?”, assuming we are all Chinese and related, and mocking our languages and cultures). However, unlike previous generations, more Asian-American millennials are U.S. born--making these stereotypes that much more offensive and outdated. We are not invisible, but the mainstream American media has not taken the time to really see us for who we are.

Our narratives not only show our histories, cultures, and immigrant experiences but also humanizes and legitimizes each Asian American story. We are not a marginalized group who deserved to be seen of as “Other.” Drawing upon counter-storytelling as a theoretical and methodological framework of Critical Race Studies, the diverse selection of stories featured in this project serve to dismantle and complicate what it means to be an Asian woman living in America.

Listen to Our Stories.

Behind the Sound