Dash American

Episode 11.2: SHE CREATES 2020 (Bonus w/ Founder Lizzy Jarrett)

In this BONUS podcast, AKIN host Ruthie Ofrasio sits with the founder of SHE Creates, Lizzy Jarrett from Make/Shift NYC, to get an inside scoop on the founding of SHE Creates! They discuss the conception of the event & how it's only grown since. SHE Creates: Myths & Legends 2020 opens March 20th & runs through March 21st at Project for the Living Artist in Woodside, Queens. This event is made possible (in part) by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dashamerican/support

Episode 11: SHE CREATES 2020

AKIN host Ruthie Ofrasio is back with a new season of SHE Creates! SHE Creates is a yearly festival that features the work of female and genderqueer artists. She sits down with artists Aarushi Agni & Serafina Ha to talk about the journey they took with SHE Creates this year. SHE Creates: Myths & Legends 2020 opens March 20th & runs through March 21st at Project for the Living Artist in Woodside, Queens. This event is made possible (in part) by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dashamerican/support

Episode 10: The Gaysian Project

AKIN sits down with new friend Maya Reddy founder of The Gaysian Project! Where we talk about the intersectionality of the queer and asian experience, mental health, and the future of queer asian/Gaysian representation. Follow them on instagram @thegaysianproject and check out awesome Gaysian Project merch on their website thegaysianproject.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dashamerican/support

Episode 9: Asians in Sports

Friend of ThisisAKIN Chris Kondracki is back with his brother Sean Kondracki, to talk about being Asian/Asian-American in the sports world. As players and spectators there something to say about how the representation in the professional leagues of basketball, baseball, and tennis effects the way the young Asian/Asian-American interact with the sports world. To hear more about the NBA Sean Kondracki has his own podcast The Tin is in Podcast.  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dashamerican/support

Episode 8: The Veteran Experience

Dash/American the Podcast with James Barbosa an Army Veteran shedding some light on the experience of being POC in the military; before, during, and after serving. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dashamerican/support