Podcast / Sifu Mimi Chan

263. NAPAWF on the AAPI community and reproductive justice

The National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF) is the only organization focused on building power with AAPI women and girls to influence critical decisions that affect AAPI lives, families, and communities. Using a reproductive justice framework, they elevate AAPI women and girls to impact policy and drive systemic change in the United States.

262. Matt Fraction on Hawkeye, Shang Chi and Adventureman

In this episode, Matt Fraction discusses his role as a consulting producer on Disney Marvel’s Hawkeye! As a fan of Matt’s original comic series created with David Aja, I was psyched to see that his version of Hawkeye was coming to tv.

Matt shares his experience working on the film and the glamour of the series premiere in Hollywood. We recorded this episode a day before it airs, so let us know what you think of the show now that it is streaming on Disney+.

261. Spencer Ackerman Book Club on the Ottoman Empire and NAS

Spencer Ackerman was a guest on my show discussing his book Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump. During our conversation he mentioned he was reading a book called My Name is Red and was so enthusiastic about it, I decided to give it a read.

260. Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk on Native American culture and climate crisis

Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk is a board member of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, a former co-chair of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition & and a part of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

We discuss the historic and present-day struggles of Native Americans and their displacement from their lands. Regina educates me on petroglyphs, the Bears Ears National Monument, and the climate crisis.

259. Stewart Kwoh on The Asian American Education Project

Stewart Kwoh is a nationally recognized leader and expert in race relations, Asian American studies, nonprofit organizations and philanthropies, civil rights, and legal services. He co-founded Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles and the Asian American Education Project.

258. Ed Brubaker on writing, comics, and tv shows

Ed Brubaker needs no introduction to comic book fans. Ed is one of the most acclaimed writers in comics, having won the Eisner and Harvey Awards for Best Writer five times, among others.

Ed shares his inspiration writing Pulp, Reckless, Friday, and Gotham Central. It was fascinating to hear his origin story on how he discovered comics and when his love for writing began.

257. Greg Rucka on how to improve your writing

It’s always a good day when I get to talk to Greg Rucka. The Mimi and Greg Show is still going strong after over a year and a half!

Over the past couple of years, I have entertained the idea of writing an instructional book or anecdotes about kung fu life . At the very least, I am feeling motivated to improve my blog posts.

256. Listen to the voices of students on why AAPI history is important

As many of you know, I am currently writing a bill with Representative Anna V. Eskamani and Senator Linda Stewart to include AAPI history for the k-12 education curriculum in Florida.

I had the privilege of sitting down with students from diverse backgrounds across the state of Florida to discuss why they believe AAPI history should be included in their education.

255. Spencer Ackerman on the Reign of Terror, Haiti, and comics

Spencer Ackerman has been a national-security correspondent for outlets like The New Republic, WIRED, The Guardian, and currently The Daily Beast for nearly the entire War on Terror.
He is the author of the new acclaimed book REIGN OF TERROR: HOW THE 9/11 ERA DESTABILIZED AMERICA AND PRODUCED TRUMP. As the former U.S. national security editor for the Guardian, Ackerman was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team reporting on Edward Snowden’s surveillance revelations.