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Dawn talks with Betsy Huang about aligning social justice parenting values and the arrogance and humility she experienced during the process of learning how to be an adoptive parent. This episode is part 2 of 2. 

Dawn talks with Betsy Huang about aligning social justice parenting values and the arrogance and humility she experienced during the process of learning how to be an adoptive parent. This episode is part 1 of 2. 

Delia and Dawn reflect and share how they are feeling about the recent anti-Asian violence in the Bay area (mostly).

Delia and Dawn discuss their approaches to teaching their kids about swearing.  Oh yeah, and there is swearing in this episode.

Delia and Dawn share stories about Asian American teachers - teachers their kids have had, and their own first Asian American teachers.  

Dawn continues her conversation with Valerie Francisco-Menchavez. This episode is part 2 of 2. Links for this episode: Valerie’s website https://valeriefm.comValerie’s book http://bit.ly/laborofcare

Dawn talks with Valerie Francisco-Menchavez about how communicating principles of equity and meeting children on their terms can be forms of everyday political action as a mother. This episode is part 1 of 2. Links for this episode: Valerie’s website https://valeriefm.comValerie’s book http://bit.ly/laborofcare

Delia and Dawn talk about the upcoming presidential inauguration and Lady Gaga, and whether they'll be watching with their kids.

Delia and Dawn talk through their reactions to the attempted coup, and how they are talking to their kids about this.

Delia and Dawn talk about Santa Claus and the Elf on the Shelf.  Not safe for kids!!

Bonus: Dawn has more questions for Delia about her wrapping paper.

Delia and Dawn reflect on a rough week filled with the COVID incident and dealing with the game that shall not be named.

Delia and Dawn talk about strategies for talking to their kids about their feelings. 

Delia and Dawn talk through the playground game "Cops and Robbers" and how to approach this conversation with their kids.

Dawn continues her conversation with Eugene Hung. This episode is part 2 of 2. Some the resources related to this episode:Feminist Asian Dad (Eugene's blog)Find Eugene on Twitter @eughung

Dawn chats with Eugene Hung, a math teacher by day and women's rights activist the rest of the time, to share his experiences as a feminist dad. This episode is part 1 of 2. Some the resources related to this episode:Feminist Asian Dad (Eugene's blog)Find Eugene on Twitter @eughung

Delia and Dawn reflect on the start of the school year, discussing online education and the inequities that are surfacing in their schools.

Delia and Dawn talk about books!  Delia and Dawn chat about some of the books they read this summer, and some of the books they wished they read.Here are the books mentioned in the episode!!Bookshop on the Corner (Jenny Colgan)Lumberjanes (Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Brooklyn A. Allen and Noelle Stevenson)Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations (Mira Jacob)Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix (Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds)Party of Two (Jasmine Guillory)Minor Feelings (Cathy Park Hong)Loveboat, Taipei (Abigail Hing Wen)Queenie (Candice Carty-Williams)Don't Ask Me Where I'm From (Jennifer De Leon)How to Be an Antiracist (Ibram X. Kendi)The Vanishing Half (Brit Bennett)Sharks in the Time of Saviors (Kawai Strong Washburn)We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom (Bettina L. Love)An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (Debbie Reese and Jean Mendoza)Stand Up, Yumi Chung! (Jessica Kim)This Book is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Take Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work (Tiffany Jewell, Aurelia Durand)Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Reni Eddo-Lodge)The Book Charmer (Karen Hawkins)The Printed Letter Bookshop (Katherine Reay)  Phew!!

Dawn sits down with Pauline Le, a working mom and a creative, to share her experiences raising a young Vietnamese boy in the San Francisco Bay Area, being pregnant smack in the middle of a pandemic, and how she has continued pursuing her creative interests during this uncertain time.  Some of the resources discussed in this episode:Mother.ly articleInstagram: @paulineonpaperMedium: Pauline On Paper

Bonus episode!  Delia and Dawn share lifegiving memories of the Democratic National Convention and other historic political moments.