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A podcast where host Annie Prafcke speaks with people who choose to stand out rather than fit in.
06/12/2022
✨New Episode!✨Jasmine Nguyen Gutierrez was feeling burnout from her career as a social worker when she decided to become a graphic designer and illustrator. In today’s episode, Jasmine talks about career changes, the importance of mental health and self-care, and raising her son as proud to be Asian and Mexican. Link: https://linktr.ee/ACXP
Make sure to check out Jasmine's work jazgtzdesign.
Photos provided by Jasmine Nguyen Gutierrez. Not a paid partnership but we did work with Jasmine earlier this year when she designed our logo 🐑
24/11/2022
While you may be hearing lots about Qatar in the news lately due to the FIFA World Cup, growing up, Melissa Shrestha says few people understood her Qatari or her Nepalese roots. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JIYOK4Pvdd2JlROZdk6VU or wherever you get your podcasts.
Find Melissa at ASIAN GIRL MOVEMENT
Photo provided by Melissa Shrestha.
26/10/2022
In the latest episode of "Misfits with Annie Prafcke," Justin Nguyen talks about how his mom code-switched, using a "white voice" to talk to people like bank tellers. He says this was a method she used to make it as an immigrant in the U.S. Can anyone relate?
Listen to the full episode here: https://linktr.ee/ACXP
11/10/2022
New episode with Sal Alvarez of ! Sal (he/they) is a musician and producer who was raised by Mexican immigrant parents in San Francisco, California. On today’s episode of Misfits, Sal talks about family, overcoming self-doubt and finding inspiration for his music. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ACXP
27/09/2022
New episode! Jos Tjandra, a Chinese-Indonesian woman living in New Zealand dispels misconceptions about ADHD and autism. She also talks about the barriers to getting diagnosed with developmental disorders as an adult and as an Asian woman. Link in bio.
14/09/2022
When Alex Chester-Blank auditioned for TV shows as a kid, she says casting constantly told her she had the talent but that her mixed race identity didn't "fit the family situation." Now the editor in chief of Mixed Asian Media, Alex talks about why it is important for her to highlight multiracial Asian creatives! Check out Ep. 13 of Misfits today. Link in bio.
ALSO, don't forget to check out Mixed Asian Media Fest 2022 this week! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mixed-asian-media-fest-tickets-374636486817
Use promo code MAMF15 to get $15 off the all-access pass.
Thanks for the tickets, MAM!
Photo credit to Lauren Nakeo Winn
30/08/2022
". . . no matter where you go, generally speaking, as a Black person, I'm like, at the bottom of some sort of social totem pole, where I'm either a fear to be feared or I'm impoverished."
-Obinna Iwuji
British-Nigerian writer and podcaster Obinna Iwuji says when he moved to Nigeria, his peers assumed he was a violent criminal, as a Black British man. While teaching English in China, students wouldn't touch his dark skin. In the US, people said he was "lucky" to be in America, assuming he was impoverished back in Nigeria. In today's episode, Obinna discusses how racial stereotypes infiltrate all of our communities and how the media has the power to change them.
Obinna is also the host of the the Youtube channel Africa Explainer https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9oSIKjvzJYpICLBuAaVOw and the podcast Afripple. Link to this episode here: https://linktr.ee/ACXP
Photo courtesy of Obinna.
16/08/2022
" . . . there's a responsibility in us as Native people to tell their own stories. And when when the intention is not there, that story gets misrepresented." - Falcon Gott
New episode: https://linktr.ee/ACXP
Photo courtesy of Falcon Gott
14/08/2022
This Tuesday, learn how Native filmmaker and photographer Falcon Gott captures moments that make him feel alive. Check out his celestial lightning shot on his website: https://www.falcongott.com/night
26/06/2022
New logo reveal!! Thank you, Jasmine Nguyen Gutierrez, of Jazgtzdesign, for the beautiful and whimsical design. She played with the "black sheep" aspect of Misfits to create our new logo. We love it! 🐑 💜 🧡 You can find her work on Facebook and Instagram
21/06/2022
Some quotes from Chuefeng Yang in today's episode!
Chuefeng Yang (she/her) is a q***r, transgender HMoob (Hmong) singer-songwriter living in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota area. In today’s episode, Chuefeng talks with Annie about her experiences coming out as trans in a family with traditional Asian gender norms, sharing her HMoob identity through her music, and how she strives to see people beyond their labels. Listen to the episode here: https://linktr.ee/ACXP
*Please note that “HMoob” is a newer spelling of “Hmong” that is used to be inclusive of people who speak both HMoob dialects spoken in the US.
15/06/2022
Next week, hear the talented HMoob (also spelled as Hmong) singer Chuefeng Yang from Minneapolis-St.-Paul talk about coming out as trans in her Asian family and how her identity inspires her music.
07/06/2022
"Being someone with trauma and trauma from him . . . growing up, I didn't give a sh*t if I lived or died." - Claire Erickson
Difficult words to hear from a former high school classmate, but it's revealing of the damaging effects of cycles of violence, domestic instability, and anxiety.
In this week's episode of Misfits, Claire Erickson talks about learning to love a family member struggling with alcoholism, managing anxiety and bulimia, and unpacking trauma. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ACXP
02/06/2022
Happy pride y'all! Much love to the LGBTQIA+ community ❤️ 💛 🧡 💚 💙 💜 🖤 Listen to Ep. 1 with Destini Hall, Ep. 3 with Kara Tupa, and Ep. 9 with JT Kim to hear some Misfits perspectives on q***r identities. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ACXP
Much more LGBTQIA+ representation to come!
28/05/2022
Navigating the challenges of caring for one's mental health is becoming a major theme on this podcast and is an important topic to discuss year-round. In the next episode of Misfits, we'll hear from Claire Erickson, a public health student at the University of ND, who talks about how therapy has helped her work through her childhood anxiety and trauma.
25/05/2022
If you haven't already, check out Ep. 10 of Misfits with Lauren Lola here: https://linktr.ee/ACXP
"I feel that whenever people ask Filipino Americans, 'Are you Asian?,' . . . it feels like almost a form of gaslighting, because you wouldn't . . . ask that to someone who's Chinese or Japanese or Korean."
-Lauren Lola
17/05/2022
Next week tune in to hear the very talented Lauren Lola of Mixed Asian Media and Nerds of Color - N.O.C on Misfits! She talks about her experiences as a multiracial Filipino American growing up in the Bay Area. We also delve into discussing the divisions (and sometimes exclusions) that occur within the Asian community itself, which is of course a large and diverse category to begin with.
Definitely something I strive to be aware of myself as a Chinese American, with a face, as Lauren states, that is what most people think of when they think of "Asian American."
Listen here https://linktr.ee/ACXP on May 24th!
10/05/2022
"I don't think I can come out to my mom yet because she's still in that mindset that she raised me in, in the Vietnamese-Christian community . . . she was just like, 'No, you can't be gay. You're a Christian, and you're Vietnamese, and you're my son, so you can't be gay.'" -JT Kim
Check out Ep. 9, where JT (they/them) talks about the challenges of being q***r in a conservative Asian family. They also delve into the stigma of having Black, Cambodian, Puerto Rican, and Vietnamese ancestry as well as their spiritual epiphany which led to their alter ego and stage name, Unicorn Daddy. Thanks Unicorn Daddy for the music in today's episode! Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ACXP
05/05/2022
Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! So proud to be Asian American and to have the opportunity to showcase the diversity and resilience in the AAPI community through this podcast. Thank you to all who listen and participate! https://linktr.ee/ACXP
26/04/2022
New episode! ". . . there was an intentional divide between North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. Those terms I was not even aware of until I went to South Africa and, you know, we had those conversations. Are North Africans considered African? Is it all because of race? Is it because [of] skin color, like, what is it . . .?" -Aml Hamed
Among many topics in today's conversation, Aml Hamed El Amin speaks from her perspective as an Egyptian about the North Africa / Sub-Saharan Africa divide and how these categories continue to become reinforced. What do you think of the label "African" to describe people from 54 different countries?
Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ACXP
23/04/2022
Celebrating National Arab Heritage Month in the US! I'm excited to share an interview with Aml Hamed next week where she talks about identifying more strongly with her Egyptian identity rather than categories such as "Arab" that have been placed on her. Later this year, we'll also hear from Melissa Shrestha, of ASIAN GIRL MOVEMENT who talks about her mixed Asian and Arab heritage.
20/04/2022
Next week, catch Aml Hamed El Amin on Misfits! Aml was a teen in Egypt during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. In the episode, she talks about how this experience formed her national pride and her belief that anyone can make change in the world. We also talk about her experiences as a Muslim in Christian-dominated spaces, including living with a Mormon family in Idaho, as well as the challenges international students face on U.S. college campuses.
15/04/2022
Happy Passover to those who celebrate! If you haven't already, check out Ep. 7 with Rick Leaman, who talks about growing up Jewish in West Fargo in the 1950s and 60s. https://linktr.ee/ACXP
15/04/2022
Honoring Good Friday for those who recognize this day
12/04/2022
If you haven't already, check out Ep. 7 of Misfits! Richard S Leaman, Professor of Accountancy at the University of Denver, talks about growing up Jewish in the 1950s and 60s in West Fargo, attending Stanford University amidst anti-Vietnam war protests, and all of the cultural and social changes happening during this time. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ACXP
06/04/2022
Next week, tune in to hear Richard S Leaman on Misfits. He talks about growing up Jewish in West Fargo, a predominantly Protestant city in the 1950s & 60s. He also talks about going to Stanford University in the early 1970s, right after the Civil Rights era and amidst the anti-war movement.
03/04/2022
We are honored to have been selected by the audio storytelling app Racket to receive funding for our podcast! Thanks too all who wrote us a Podca$h love letter AND to all who support the show!
01/04/2022
Ramadan Mubarak for those who celebrate! ☪ Just wanted to share a quote from an interview with Aml Hamed El Amin whose episode will come out at the end of the month!
29/03/2022
Ep. 6 is out! Mike Kim, Creative Director and Founder of Some Neat Place, opens up about his experiences as an immigrant in the U.S. from South Korea, as well as how he worked through anger, depression, and trauma to found a company based on kindness. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/ACXP
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Next week, listen to Jasmine Nguyen Gutierrez, graphic designer, illustrator, small business owner and the creator of the Misfits logo, speak about burnout, changing careers, and raising her son as Asian and Mexican. You can find her work on Instagram @jazgtzdesign Video provided by Jasmine. This is not a paid partnership. #smallbusinesssaturday #smallbusiness #smallbusinessowner #smallbusiness2022 #illustrationartists #illustrator #illustratorsoninstagram #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #burnout #mexican #vietnamese #chinese
In the latest episode of "Misfits with Annie Prafcke," Justin Nguyen talks about how his mom code-switched, using a "white voice" to talk to people like bank tellers. He says this was a method she used to make it as an immigrant in the U.S. Can anyone relate? Listen to the full episode here: https://linktr.ee/ACXP
This Tuesday, learn how Native filmmaker and photographer Falcon Gott captures moments that make him feel alive. Check out his celestial lightning shot on his website: https://www.falcongott.com/night
Next week, tune in to hear Richard S Leaman on Misfits. He talks about growing up Jewish in West Fargo, a predominantly Protestant city in the 1950s & 60s. He also talks about going to Stanford University in the early 1970s, right after the Civil Rights era and amidst the anti-war movement.
Teaser for Ep. 5 of Misfits, out next Tuesday with Dillon Cathro! Dillon and I cover a lot in this episode, including his experiences volunteering in a refugee camp in Calais, France in 2016. The inhabitants of the camp called it, "The Jungle" because of the inhumane living conditions and harsh treatment by French officials. While the camp has since been torn down, there are still possibly thousands of refugees living in the area, hoping to get to the UK.
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