On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Leta Hong Fincher, journalist, scholar and author of the books, Leftover Women and Betraying Big Brother. Â Through these books, Leta chronicles the ways in which Chinaâs post economic reforms of the 1990s led to a state drive to incentivize marriage and its subsequent awakening of Chinaâs urban,…
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On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Richie Reseda, also known as Richard Edmond-Vargas, an artist, activist, and entrepreneur. Â Richie was formerly incarcerated and his experiences were featured in the CNN documentary, The Feminist on Cellblock Y. In the film, Richie is depicted using the texts of black feminist, bell hooks, to lead group…
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On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Rachel Louise Snyder, an Associate Professor of Literature at American University and the author of Fugitive Denim, What Weâve Lost is Nothing and the recently released, No Visible Bruises. We speak with Rachel today about her book and experience as a journalist and her coverage of the…
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This is the fifth “Reflections” episode where I examine a series of interviews with my friend, Michael. He joins me as we reflect back on episodes 25 (âBrock Turner for Prisonâ Facebook Group Founders on Rape Culture & #MeToo), 26 (Tammy Cho, Co-Founder of Better Brave on Workplace Harassment and Discrimination),  27 (Council Member Jennifer Gates on…
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This is the fourth “Reflections” episode where I examine a series of interviews with my friend, Michael. He joins me as we reflect back on episodes, 18 (Laura Fernandez of Sanctuary for Families on serving survivor needs and trauma from abuse) and 19 (Lisa Fischel-Wolovick on “Traumatic Divorce and Separation”),  20 (#SurvivorStories with Rosaura Torres Thomas…
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