The AAPI Studio Podcast
The AAPI Studio Podcast
APAPA
The Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association - APAPA - is a nonpartisan nonprofit founded in 2001 with over 43 chapters across the country. Our APAPA Chapters are volunteer driven with new chapters expanding across the country every year. In AAPI Studio, the APAPA headquarters team will be meeting with members of the community to talk civic engagement, leadership, and education in the Asian American Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian communities. Make sure to check out @APAPAHQ on all social media platforms!
EP 6 - The Intersection of AAPI and LGBTQ+ Identities (Featuring Maya Reddy)
APAPA proudly presents our sixth episode of the AAPI Studio Podcast. We are joined by Maya Reddy, the founder and executive director of Queer Asian Social Club and an LGBTQ+ athlete activist. Join us as we discuss the unique intersection of AAPI and LGTBQ+ identities. "It's time to recognize and amplify the voices of minorities within a minority!" Please stay up-to-date with APAPA by following our social media @apapahq and checking out our website at www.apapa.org! Learn more about Queer Asian Social Club by visiting their website at www.queerasiansocialclub.com! RSVP for our Unity Against Hate Community Forum at www.apapa.org/upcomingevents/unity!
Jan 12, 2023
26 min
EP 5 - The Negative Effects of the Model Minority Myth (Featuring Dr. Robyn Rodriguez)
APAPA is back with a fifth episode of the AAPI Studio Podcast, where we are joined by the one and only Dr. Robyn Rodriguez! To name a few of her many accolades, she is an Asian American Studies Professor at UC Davis and Founding Director of the Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies. Join us as we discuss the negative effects of the Model Minority Myth, as well as Dr. Rodriguez's experience working in Asian American Studies and founding the Bulosan Center! Please stay up-to-date with APAPA by following our social media @apapahq and checking out our website at www.apapa.org! Learn more about Dr. Rodriguez's work by visiting her website at www.drrobynrodriguez.com!
Dec 29, 2022
21 min
EP 4 - Meet an Inspiring AAPI Entrepreneur (Featuring Mathew Magno)
APAPA is back with a fourth episode of the AAPI Studio Podcast! In today's episode, we are joined by Mathew Magno, the CEO and co-founder of Japa Inc., co-founder of Plasma at UC Davis, and member of the Sacramento Mayor's Technology Council. Join us as we discuss Mathew's experience as a Filipino-American entrepreneur in the tech industry! Please stay up-to-date with APAPA by following our social media @apapahq and checking out our website at www.apapa.org!
Nov 21, 2022
32 min
EP 3 - APAPA's Impact on AAPI Youth (Featuring Stella Tran and Christopher Vo)
APAPA is back with a third episode of the AAPI Studio Podcast! In today's episode, we are joined by Stella Tran and Christopher Vo, the co-founders and former co-presidents of the APAPA UC Davis chapter. Stella is also a former APAPA intern. Join us as we discuss how their experience with APAPA positively impacted their professional goals and see what they are up to now!  Please stay up-to-date with APAPA by following our social media @apapahq and checking out our website at www.apapa.org! 
Nov 3, 2022
17 min
EP 2 - The Asian American Experience (Featuring Raymond Douglas Chong)
Welcome to the second episode of the AAPI Studio Podcast! In todays episode we are happy to be joined with Raymond Douglas Chong. Raymond is 6th generation Chinese American, with his family roots dating back to the California Gold Rush, the First Transcontinental Railroad, Boston Chinatown, the Cambridge Imperial Restaurant, and Kubla Khan Theater Restaurant. Please check out APAPA on all social media platforms to stay connected! Work by Raymond Douglas Chong APAPA Social Media Music: Cup of Sadness - Just a Broken Machine
Jun 27, 2022
29 min
EP 1 - The Importance of the K-12 AAPI History Initiative (Featuring teachAAPI)
Welcome to the very first episode of the AAPI Studio Podcast! In todays meeting we are speaking with co-founder of teachAAPI Renee Yang, her son Dominic, and board member Calvin Cheng about the importance of the K-12 AAPI History Initiative, otherwise known as SB1363.  SB 1363 provides a suggested framework for classroom instruction on the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Social Science courses and lesson plans will be designed according to the maturity level of students. Please check out APAPA and teachAAPI on all social media platforms to stay connected! teachAAPI Website teachAAPI Instagram APAPA Social Media Music: Apathy - Gia Margaret
Apr 13, 2022
25 min