In Part One of my interview with Masami Tyson, I talked about Masami's commitment to honesty and integrity. In Part Two, those traits dovetail with her self-awareness and form the common thread that runs throughout everything she shares.  The depth of her self-awareness and her willingness to share how she has grown are such  good examples for all of us. I hope you will take everything she says  to heart and learn from her.  She is also quite knowledgeable about Asian Americans as the "invisible minority" and the "model minority." 

In Part One of our discussion, Masami Tyson and I talk about what she experienced when she moved to the United States at the age of 18, and how life has been for her as a first generation immigrant from Japan. In particular, she describes what she knew of the United States while growing up in Japan vs. what it was actually like once she moved here. Her poignant honesty will leave you encouraged and desiring to pursue this type of courage in your own life.

What would happen if you focused on systems in the dominant culture rather than minorities who've struggled? That's exactly what Dr. Alexander Jun did 7-8 years ago when he switched from focusing his research on minority issues in higher education to the institutions that have caused the problems. Join me as Dr. Jun discusses white privilege (or really, the privilege of any dominant group or sub-group in a culture), micro- and macro-aggressions, implicit biases we all have, and even a little bit about Critical Race Theory. 

Cindy Sawyer discusses her very humorous and thought-provoking book, Becoming Less Clueless: The White Person's Guide to Being Not-White in America. Cindy's biracial relationship inspired her telling of this story, and we discuss this topic as well as the polarization of American culture. Because of the racial divide in America, two camps have formed, circled their wagons, and communication between camps has become virtually nonexistent. When this type of polarization happens in a culture it becomes easy to dehumanize people. That is a dangerous place to be, and we need to take the risk of beginning to talk to each other.

Join me in my discussion with educator Katy Gash as she explains what equity in education truly is. Katy is a S.E.E.D. Fellow, SEED meaning "STEM Educators for Equity & Diversity." She is eager to learn all that she can to help "right the lopsided ship" that is our education system, and in particular to affect change within STEM education for our marginalized students. She wants to validate their brilliance, fan their curiosity, and help nurture more equitable opportunities within our learning communities.

Author Maria Garriott and I discuss white privilege, systemic racism, and how so many in our generation are unaware of our racist history. That's why new historic scholarship is so important. While our sound byte culture is polarized and we are broken into tribes, we can enter into cross cultural spaces with sensitivity, and there are opportunities for us to build true unity. 

Dr. Kelli Boling is a passionate mother, professor, researcher, and woman who is determined to do her part to make this world a more just place. Join me as we discuss Critical Race Theory, systemic racism, the need for truth in and broadening of American history writing and teaching, and why it's important to speak up.  After 12 years in the marketing industry, Dr. Boling recently completed her Ph. D. at the University of South Carolina in Mass Communication. Her research interests include audience reception of media, specifically focusing on media depiction and reception by traditionally marginalized audiences based on race and gender. She has had studies published in the Journal of Radio and Audio Media, Feminist Media Studies, and Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast and Audio Media. Her research on women in podcast audiences has also been cited by traditional media outlets such as TIME  magazine. She joined the faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this fall as Assistant Professor in Advertising and Public Relations. 

Join me and my guests Carol E. Massey and Sally Riddle for the second half of our discussion of the critically acclaimed book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by Dr. Isabel Wilkerson. She was the first woman of African-American heritage to earn the Pulitzer Prize in journalism.