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Fall 2021 Colloquium #1 Guest: Professor Vernadette Gonzalez

Topic: Dead Wet Girls - representation of women in Japanese horror films Guest: Jennifer Yoo, Ph.D. candidate Asian Theater Discussion: Examining the feminine vengeful ghost in Japanese cinema.

Guests: (avatar names) Toph, Kyoshi, Aang Discussion: Intimate sharings of what it means to be polyamorous today and the spectrum of possibilities in resisting societal structures.

Guest: director Mian Mian Lu Discussion: Addressing coming of age, sisterhood, Taiwan/China cultural relations, religion, and gender.

Guest: Matthew Baren, director Discussion: Shanghai's international Drag scene; performance of gender/identity; backstage as frontstage @missjade_whatever @fangfang_fantasia @woowu_eli @mxmomeaux @ennisfw @doriant.fisk @mandala.meng @mxarianagrindr @ericachai96 @alexia_flyer @miss_uni_vers

Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. The Bravethrough Series brings Maya to the table with changemakers and influencers from the front lines of our communities. Listen to learn new strategies, revisit out assumptions, and challenge ourselves to take action in brave new ways. Guest: Sam Chaltain Sam Chaltain (@samchaltain) is a partner at 180 Studio, a global design collaborative dedicated to advancing people’s understanding of the future of learning — and what it requires. Sam’s writings about his work have appeared in both magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today. A former speechwriter for each of President Obama’s U.S. Secretaries of Education, Sam has also written for Oscar and Grammy Award winning artists. A periodic contributor to CNN, Sam is the author or co-author of seven books; a c

Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. The Bravethrough Series brings Maya to the table with changemakers and influencers from the front lines of our communities. Listen to learn new strategies, revisit out assumptions, and challenge ourselves to take action in brave new ways. Guest: Kamuela Enos Kamuela Enos is the Director of the Office of Indigenous Innovation for the University of Hawaii. His work focuses on repositioning ancestral practice as contemporary innovation. Kamuela previously worked at MA`O Farms- a community run social enterprise and was a Commissioner for the Obama Administration. Resources Inspired by the Conversation: Indigenous Innovation at the University of Hawaii https://www.uhfoundation.org/impact/research/indigenous-innovation-create-knew-futures The Story and Educational Philosophy of Ma'o Farms https://www.

Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. The Bravethrough Series brings Maya to the table with changemakers and influencers from the front lines of our communities. Listen to learn new strategies, revisit out assumptions, and challenge ourselves to take action in brave new ways. Guest: Prentis Hemphill Prentis Hemphill is a writer and cartographer of emotions, an embodiment facilitator, political organizer and therapist. They are the Founder and Director of The Embodiment Institute and The Black Embodiment Initiative, and the host of the acclaimed podcast, Finding Our Way. For the last ten years, Prentis has practiced and taught somatics in social movement organizations and offered embodied practice during moments of social unrest and organizational upheaval. They have taught embodied leadership with Black Organizing for Leadership and Digni

Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. The Bravethrough Series brings Maya to the table with changemakers and influencers from the front lines of our communities. Listen to learn new strategies, revisit out assumptions, and challenge ourselves to take action in brave new ways. Guest: Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu Punihei Lipe Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu Punihei Lipe is a Native Hawaiian mother, daughter, wife, hula dancer, researcher, and educator. In the UH Mānoa chancellor’s office, she serves as the Native Hawaiian Affairs Program Officer, charged to advance UHM’s goal of becoming a Native Hawaiian place of learning. She is also the director of UHM’s Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Center, as well as an Obama Leader with the Obama Foundation’s Asia-Pacific Leaders Program. She holds a BA in Hawaiian Studies, an MS in Counseling Psycho

Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. The Bravethrough Series brings Maya to the table with changemakers and influencers from the front lines of our communities. Listen to learn new strategies, revisit out assumptions, and challenge ourselves to take action in brave new ways. Guest: Grande Lum, Provost, Menlo College Provost Lum enjoys writing, teaching, and working on issues that help people and communities work together in more constructive ways. Prior to joining Menlo, he was Director of the Divided Community Project (DCP) at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Previously, Grande Lum was nominated by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2012 as the Director of the Community Relations Service (CRS), an agency within the Department of Justice. Before joining CRS, Grande Lum was a clinical professor at the

Guest: Melissa Wang, artist/curator/activist Discussion: Melissa shares thoughts on the oppressive power of language, privilege, and racism in the art world and the power of visual storytelling.

Guest: Natasha Durden Discussion: Natasha connects her personal stories with larger historically significant moments like Rodney King, Latasha Harlins and shares what it means to raise her son in a free society.

Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. The Bravethrough Series brings Maya to the table with changemakers and influencers from the front lines of our communities. Listen to learn new strategies, revisit out assumptions, and challenge ourselves to take action in brave new ways. Guest: James Koshiba In 2015, frustrated by the explosion of homelessness in Hawaii, and dwindling compassion for those on the street, James pitched a tent in a large urban encampment and forged relationships with people experiencing homelessness. He later became a supporter and student of Puuhonua O Waianae, a self-organized village of more than 250 people living unhoused at the Waianae Boat Harbor. Through these relationships, he began to understand homelessness as a problem of severed connections with family and community. He co-founded Hui Aloha, to demonstrat

KTUH Honolulu is excited to share a new podcast series called "The Bravethrough Series: Courageous Conversations on Community by Dr. Maya Soetero-Ng of Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution. Listen here or live every Friday at 8am HST on 90.1 FM and KTUH.org. Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. The Bravethrough Series brings Maya to the table with changemakers and influencers from the front lines of our communities. Listen to learn new strategies, revisit our assumptions, and challenge ourselves to take action in brave new ways.

Guests: Bao Tran, Alʻn Duong, Michael Valasquez Discussion: Producing team of "Paper Tigers" shares processes and challenges, thoughts on demasculinizing Asian men, anti-Asian racism, and the importance of purity of heart.

Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng is a peace educator and professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She is also the co-founder of three nonprofits: Ceeds of Peace, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. The Bravethrough Series brings Maya to the table with changemakers and influencers from the front lines of our communities. Listen to learn new strategies, revisit out assumptions, and challenge ourselves to take action in brave new ways. Guest: Liam Chinn, Community Security and Police Reform Expert Liam Chinn was raised in a Native American community in Alaska, where his lived experience has inspired his career path. For the past 20 years, he has worked locally and in more than a dozen countries developing initiatives that advance self-determination and healing in communities fractured by violence and oppression. Liam is currently a community safety and police reform consultant. He was appointed by the City of Oakland in 2020 to serve as Co-Chair of the Alternate Responses and Investments Advisory

Guest: Robert Torigoe Discussion: MFA student in Theater shares thoughts on Anti-Asian hate crimes and the role of theater in challenging White narratives with Anti-Racist theater.

Guest: Melissa Kelly Topic: Melissa shares her experience working as a stuntwoman on Handmaidʻs Tale and her female-empowering online magazine, ROAR.

Guests: Bao Tran (director/writer); Alʻn Duong, Yuji Okumoto (producers), Ron Yuan (actor) Discussion: Cast and crew of Paper Tigers shed light on Asian American voices and story.

Guests: Paul Chu and Greg Tupper Discussion: Co-authors Paul and Greg of new book, "Combat Chum Kiu" share the art and history of martial arts style, Wing Chun which Bruce Lee was famous for.