Fellow Carolina Mesquita releases first episode of podcast Disoriented

Publish Date:20 Avril 2020

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Fellow Carolina Mesquita talks about Asian-American identity in the American Southwest in her Action Project’s podcast series Disoriented. Find the first episode here.

Disoriented includes interviews with Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) leaders across Arizona about what they are doing to advance a vision of inclusivity and community engagement in the region.

In the first episode, Carolina interviews Asha Ramakumar, co-founder of the Global Women’s Health Initiative, discussing topics such as menstrual equity, reproductive justice and much more.

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