The Sifu Mimi Chan Show
As many of you know, I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and only began sharing my story a few years ago. I had the privilege of touring a local child advocacy center in Orlando called Kids House and interviewing the CEO Juliette Kong. Kids House is dedicated to preventing child abuse and helping child abuse victims and families by providing coordinated services in a safe, child-friendly environment from report and investigation through treatment and resolution.
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Welcome to the first episode of The Sifu Mimi Chan Show. Oscar and I discuss why the name change and what this means for the podcast.
We also catch up on what is in store for the future of the show and how it has evolved over the years.
These episodes have basically become an on-air recording of Greg Rucka and I discussing: what we’ve been up to and how we are coping with the challenges of the week. We discuss my battle and activism with the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes and dealing with burnout from covid19 and watching the Chauvin trial.
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In this episode, I welcome internal and preventive medicine specialist Dr. Rahul Gupta. Dr. Gupta gained national recognition for his work as public health commissioner for West Virginia and is Senior Vice President and Chief Medical and Health Officer at the March of Dimes, the nation’s leader in mom and baby health.
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Patti Brigham is a grassroots leader and coalition builder, and the president of the League of Women Voters of Florida. In 2016, in the days following the mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Patti partnered with former LWVFL President Pam Goodman to form the Florida Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, which now includes more than 100 organizational partners.
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As many of you know it has been a rough week for me. I’ve been speaking out about the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes on the news and at vigils honoring the victims of the mass shooting in Atlanta. It is always comforting to have conversations with Greg since we have podcasted almost weekly since the start of the pandemic.
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Perry Yung is best known as Father Jun in the HBO series Warrior and fan-favorite Ping Wu in Steven Soderberg’s Cinemax show The Knick.
He was the founder of the Asian American performance collective SLANT Performance Group and is also a traditionally trained Japanese shakuhachi flute craftsman and musician.
What does it take to be successful in martial arts or fitness? How do you improve your martial arts or training regiment? Oscar Agramonte and I sit down to discuss the philosophy and actions that have helped us in our kung fu and fitness journeys.
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Katherine Spiers is a food history expert and former journalist. She is also the host of top-rated food history podcast Smart Mouth, which explores the fascinating history behind all of our favorite foods and ingredients.
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Anti-Asian racism has risen at an alarming rate since the start of the pandemic. We are now facing a time in which our elderly community is being targeted and have even suffered death due to these attacks.
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Brett teaches Functional Movement Systems (FMS), and kettlebells as the Director of Education for StrongFirst. Brett is a wealth of information on all things fitness. We discuss common issues and stereotypes with strength training and fitness.
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