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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. This special conversation released on the International Day of Peace brings Maya together with her peace-building partners to examine the core values, principles, and ethos behind these organizations who are working hard to deliver #ActionsforPeace all year long! Once you've listened to the full conversation, click here to hear more from The Peace Studio's Co- Executive Directors: Mariano Avila and Thomas West. Learn more about our work at The Peace Studio: https://thepeacestudio.org/what-we-do/

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. This special conversation released on the International Day of Peace brings Maya together with her peace-building partners to examine the core values, principles, and ethos behind these organizations who are working hard to deliver #ActionsforPeace all year long! Once you've listened to the full conversation, tune in to this conversation with Dr. Kealoha Fox of the Institute for Climate and Peace. https://www.climateandpeace.org/ourwork

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. This special conversation released on the International Day of Peace brings Maya together with her peace-building partners to examine the core values, principles, and ethos behind these organizations who are working hard to deliver #ActionsforPeace all year long! Once you've listened to the full conversation, tune in to this conversation with Scott Nishimoto and find out how to engage with Ceeds of Peace at: https://www.ceedsofpeace.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, The Institute for Climate and Peace, and Peace Studio. This special conversation released on the International Day of Peace brings Maya together with her peace-building partners to examine the core values, principles, and ethos behind these organizations who are working hard to deliver #ActionsforPeace all year long! A message from the United Nations on Peace Day: Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace. This year’s theme - Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals - is a call to action that recognizes our individual and collective responsibility to foster peace. Fostering peace contributes to the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will create a culture of peace for all. BONUS Q&A from this roundtable discussion are available now: www.ktuh.org/sets/bravethrough. Special Guests: Scott Nishimoto, Associate Executive Director, Ceeds of Peace Dr. Kealoha Fox, President and Senior Advisor, The Institute for Climate and Peace Mariano Avila, Executive Director of Programming, The Peace Studio Thomas West, Executive Director of Advancement, The Peace Studio Learn more about their work on their websites and in the short talk story conversations published alongside this final edit of the roundtable!

Guest: Sandra Simms, retired judge of Honolulu Discussion: Growing up in Chicago 1960s; from flight attendant to legal work; Hawaii's zero case females in juvenile detention centers.

Guest: Alex Liu, filmmaker Discussion: Why we need to talk about sex, sexual pleasure, and dangers of being emotionally naked.

Guest: Jo Chim, director Discussion: Filmmaker Jo speaks about Asians as perpetual outsiders, colorism amongst Asians, and her short film, One Small Visit

Guest: Anthony Williams, Filmmaker Discussion: Historical Wade-in at Biloxi Beach that turned bloody during segregation; interracial family; Colorism #segregation #BiloxiMississippi #wade-ins #Biloxibeach #racism #interracialmarriage #ktuh #blurringthecolorline

Guest: Andrew Ahn, film director Discussion: Making of Fire Island; Representation of LGBTQ Asians in film; Underwear parties

Guest: Mye Hoang, film director Discussion: Relationship between Men and cats, masculinity, felines as form of healing

Guests: Ruby Yang, Oscar winning documentary filmmaker Lambert Yam, Hong Kong producer/distributor Discussion: Hong Kong and China in more simple times; The Blood of Yingzhou District; Popular Chinese songs from 80s

Guests: Joowan Kim, composer and Christopher Nicholas, producer Discussion: Orchestra meets Hip Hop, Metamusic through method sampling; why eat kimchi when you can have burgers

Guests: Sequoia Donna Brown and Sharon Yarborough Discussion: How women of color unite and celebrate each other; Being a Black woman in Hawai‘i

Guests: Charles White, Playwright, lawyer Stu Li, Actor Discussion: Disrupting racial narratives with Charles White's play, "Gong Lum" about an Afro-Asian romance under the backdrop of segregation in Mississippi

Guest: Earl Carr Discussion: Growing up mixed Jamaican/Chinese, Childhood memories of anti-Blackness, cross-cultural perspective on racism and US-China relations Earl Carr is Founder and CEO of CJPA Global Advisors. CJPA's mission statement is: "Bridging Cultures And Diversity Through Integrity, Respect, And An Unwavering Commitment To Our Customers."

Guest interviewers: Ngo Vu; Leilani Ostrowski; Ngo Vu; Danielle Martinez Discussion: Critical conversations around sexuality and racism in the media as conducted by students and their subject of choice.

Guest: Kate Warren, creator of "Messy" webseries Discussion: Navigating middle age as a divorcee with teen kids, sexual desire, and a compelling need to be heard.

"UH is a Family": Volleyball Assistant Coach Josh Walker Talks About Past Experience as a Player and His Future as a Coach As a former player turned Assistant Coach for the Men’s Volleyball team, Josh Walker is very familiar with how much the sport and the team means to the people of Hawaii. With four NCAA Tournament appearances under him and his crew's belt, a NCAA Championship Title, and the Big West Tournament completed on Saturday, April 23rd, I had the opportunity to speak with Walker about his time here at UH. This meant going all the way back to the beginning, back to 2006 where he joined the Rainbow Warriors Volleyball team as a freshmen, till now as Assistant coach, as well as looking forward into the future and what lies ahead for him as a coach.

Guest: Shane Diamond, Impact Producer of "Changing the Game" Discussion: What it means to be a trans athlete; Defining queering; How to change the narrative on trans representation in the media

Guests: Saloni Mahajan, Nickie Del Valle, Matthew McCure Discussion: Dance Studies students discuss their research around multicultural frameworks that intersect topics from Bollywood to Carnivale to queer Lindy Hop in Taiwan.