MIXED!: Educator Joemy Ito-Gates on Why Ethnic Studies Matters

MIXED!: Educator Joemy Ito-Gates on Why Ethnic Studies Matters

Bay Area Teacher on Growing Up 'Multiracial Japanese American' — and Why Ethnic Studies Matters “Woman. Daughter. Adoptee. AIDS Orphan. Hapa. Japanese-American. Asian. Asian-American. Queer Musician. Writer. Martial Artist. Alive.” Those are the words a 21-year-old Joemy Ito-Gates wrote below a photograph of her taken by artist Kip Fulbeck. Some 20 years later, she’s also now a mother, an ethnic studies teacher and an advocate against cultural appropriation in fashion. And she’s changed the words she uses to describe her racial background to “multiracial Japanese American.” Our series “Mixed: Stories of Mixed-Race Californians,” continues with hosts Sasha Khokha and Marisa Lagos in conversation with Ito-Gates about growing up as a multiracial adoptee, the loss of her parents to AIDS, and the ways she’s reclaiming Japanese heritage garments. Thrifting and Bio-Art: Two Different Approaches to the Fast-Fashion Problem You might not realize it when trying on a new pair of jeans, but some estimates put the greenhouse gas emissions from clothing and shoe manufacturing at eight-percent of the global total. And thousands of tons of textiles end up in landfills each year. While fast fashion has many Americans buying more and more new cheap clothes, others are wondering what they can do to help. From KCBX in San Luis Obispo, Gabriela Fernandez profiles two California women who are championing more sustainable ways to shop. 'Stud Country': Queer Line Dancing Finds Home in Los Angeles We’re heading to a night of boot scootin’ boogie in Los Angeles, at a spot that’s a little more than your usual honky tonk. Stud Country is a weekly dance party, a safe space for folks of all genders, sexualities and dancing abilities. KCRW’s Danielle Chiriguayo recently hit the dance floor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Dismantling Racism, One Protest and Book Club at a Time

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It Started With Oscar Grant: A Police Shooting in Oakland, and the Making of a Movement

It Started With Oscar Grant: A Police Shooting in Oakland, and the Making of a Movement

As nationwide protests continue in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, we explore how the death of Oscar Grant – shot by a transit officer while lying face-down, unarmed on a train platform - galvanized a new generation of activists, and helped spark a sustained call for change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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‘Family Is Not Replaceable’

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“No One Is Disposable”: Living With Disability During a Pandemic

“No One Is Disposable”: Living With Disability During a Pandemic

An Activist With Autism Creates a New Routine; A Conversation With Disability Rights Activist Alice Wong; A Teacher With Visually Impaired Students Gets Creative Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Gold Chains: California’s Hidden History

Gold Chains: California’s Hidden History

Great-Grandma Survived, and Forgave; California's Last Known Slave; Taking a Stand at the 1973 Oscars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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How Tiny Sierra Towns are Coping With Pandemic

How Tiny Sierra Towns are Coping With Pandemic

A 164 Year-Old Hotel Closed for the First Time; The Fate of Mark Twain's Old Newspaper; Disabled and Broke in Yosemite; Keeping a Cafe Going Along the Pony Express Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Feeding California During a Pandemic

Feeding California During a Pandemic

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Art Lives On, Even During a Pandemic

Art Lives On, Even During a Pandemic

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