Episode 92: Real Solidarity with Michelle MiJung Kim

On this episode, Michelle MiJung Kim discusses her book “The Wake Up: Closing the Gap Between Good Intentions and Real Change.” The author explores and explains the creative decisions behind her writing as well as the ways this book took her on a learning journey. Michelle MiJung Kim (she/her) is a queer Korean American immigrant woman writer, speaker, activist, and entrepreneur. She is the award winning author of The Wake Up: Closing the Gap Between Good Intentions and Real Change. She is CEO and co-founder of Awaken, where she has consulted hundreds of organizations and leaders from Fortune 500 companies, tech giants, nonprofits, universities and beyond on their equity education journey. Michelle has been a lifelong social justice activist and has served on a variety of organizations such as the San Francisco Human Rights Commission’s Advisory Committee, LYRIC nonprofit’s Board of Directors, and Build Tech We Trust Coalition. She currently serves on the board of Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE). Her work has appeared on world-renowned platforms such as Harvard Business Review, Forbes, The New York Times, and NPR, and she has been named LinkedIn’s Top Voice in Racial Equity, Fast Company’s Queer 50, and Medium’s Top Writer in Diversity three years in a row. She lives in Oakland, California. Learn more about our guest: https://twitter.com/mjmichellekim https://www.michellemijungkim.com/wakeup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OgM9bHAkAE https://medium.com/awaken-blog/how-to-lead-when-youre-afraid-cdf34e6defaf Find a transcript of this episode: shorturl.at/amOSZ Learn more about Pride and Less Prejudice this month: https://www.prideandlessprejudice.org/