In this episode, Pass The MiC explores the nuances and complexities that come with the fetishization of races and cultures. Lauren (Content Producer), SJ (Content Producer), Aman (Executive Producer), and Eesha (Executive Producer) discuss power dynamics, preferences in dating vs. marriage, inter-minority prejudices and more.

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The content producers for this episode were Sadia Islam, Lauren Kouassi and SJ Shin. The audio producers were Eilene Koo and Wendy Qian. The audio engineer was Ayden Williams. This episode was produced by Aman Khandaker and Eesha Nagwani.

If you are a creative of Color or a member of a club of Color that would like to be spotlighted in a future episode of Pass the MiC, please fill out this Google form.

Sources from the episode include: Porn Hub Insights, How Data is Tracked, Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian Past by Martin Duberman, Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment by Patricia Collins, Introducing the New Sexualities by Steven Seidman, Nancy Fischer and Chet Meeks, and “Visibility as Privilege and Danger: Heterosexual and Same-Sex Interracial Intimacy in the 21st Century” by Amy Steinbugler.

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This podcast episode is part of a special collaboration between Michigan in Color and Groundcover News. Read the rest of the joint issue here.

This episode of Pass the MiC is a special collaboration with Groundcover, a non-profit street newspaper! Executive Producers Aman and Eesha sit down with Groundcover Managing Director Lindsay Calka and a vendor who sells newspapers, James Tennant. We talk about what Groundcover is, their experiences with it and what homelessness looks like on campus, especially as it affects those at Groundcover.

This collaboration is part of a larger one with Michigan in Color, so please check out their articles with Groundcover here.

If you’d like to learn more about Groundcover, please check out their website here or visit their Linktree!

If you’d like to visit in person, support Groundcover beyond buying the newspaper or would also like to volunteer, Groundcover is located at 423 S. 4th Avenue at the Bethlehem United Church of Christ. You can also visit their getting involved web page or contact them via email.

Please be sure to check out their newspapers from various street vendors around Ann Arbor, including our friend James outside Nickels Arcade!

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The audio engineer was Ayden Williams. This episode was produced by Aman Khandaker and Eesha Nagwani.

P.S.: if you are a member of a student organization of Color that would like to be spotlighted in a future episode of Pass the MiC, please fill out this Google form.

Pass the MiC Executive Producers Amanath Khandaker and Eesha Nagwani can be reached at amanathk@umich.edu and enagwani@umich.edu.

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On this episode, Pass The MiC has on their first guest! We sit with this guest, Lauren (Content Producer), Sadia (Content Producer), Aman (Executive Producer), and Eesha (Executive Producer) to talk about what it is like growing up as a first-generation American. We talk about our similarities growing up with immigrant parents, but also how the differences in our cultures affected our upbringing in interesting ways. Whether you can relate to our experiences or are interested in learning more about the dynamics, we hope you will enjoy this episode!

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The content producers for this episode were Sadia Islam, Lauren Kouassi and SJ Shin. The audio producers were Eilene Koo and Wendy Qian. The audio engineer was Ayden Williams. This episode was produced by Aman Khandaker and Eesha Nagwani.

P.S.: if you are a creative of Color or a member of a club of Color that would like to be spotlighted in a future episode of Pass the MiC, please fill out this Google form.

Pass the MiC Executive Producers Amanath Khandaker and Eesha Nagwani can be reached at amanathk@umich.edu and enagwani@umich.edu.

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Pass the MiC has a new team! Meet new team members Sadia Islam (Content Producer), SJ Shin (Content Producer), Lauren Kouassi (Content Producer), Eilene Koo (Audio Producer), Wendy Qian (Audio Producer), Ayden Williams (Audio Engineer), and Kavya Uppalapati (External Outreach)! The entire team along with our new Executive Producers Eesha and Aman sit down to talk about cultural appropriation.

Since Halloween is approaching and costumes are abound, we find it often that some folks use other cultures to dress up for the occasion. Pass the MiC table tackles the meaning of cultural appropriation, the act of taking a symbol or cultural practice out of its original context and then plunking it down somewhere else where it becomes devoid of its original meaning. The team discusses the assumptions and biases one may have when appropriating culture, different visible examples, especially ones that dominate the online space and how we as people of color may approach this when we see other people of color appropriating culture.

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This episode was hosted by our entire team, produced by Eesha Nagwani and Amanath Khandaker, edited and engineered by Ayden Williams, and audio produced by Eilene Koo and Wendy Qian. The content producers for this episode were SJ Shin, Sadia Islam and Lauren Kouassi.

P.S.: if you are a creative of Color or a member of a club of Color that would like to be spotlighted in a future episode of Pass the MiC, please fill out this Google form.

Sources from the episode:

Cultural appropriation definition

Syd Haupt from Daily Nexus on the “gamer girl” aesthetic

Anti-Asian cultural appropriation

Pass the MiC Executive Producers Amanath Khandaker and Eesha Nagwani can be reached at amanathk@umich.edu and enagwani@umich.edu.

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It’s not the end of the world. And we should be taking the lessons we learn from this pandemic out with us when we emerge back into functioning society. 

In this episode, the Pass the MiC team talks about the concept of ‘unity,’ where it’s been preached and subsequently has failed us, and how to implement it for good in our communities. The team talks about the communities impacted the most by the pandemic, and how our current system allows for the sort of oversight that has led to the wide disparity in abilities to cope that people across America are experiencing currently.

As the virus continues to put people’s lives at risk, we see the potential of what is possible through increased resources such as shelter, healthcare, food, housing, etc. We talk about the importance of not conflating unity with equality as many privileged communities and voices have done in the past couple of weeks. We remind ourselves that at this time, it is incredibly important that we do not lose sight of our position in this world, as it will continue once we step out of our homes in however many months from now.

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The Pass the MiC team has compiled this list of community organizations, foundations, and fundraisers providing relief during our current pandemic:

Bridge.com’s list of Michigan resources: https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigan-families-can-get-food-cash-internet-during-coronavirus-crisis

Coronavirus Community Care Network is providing drive-up testing for the metro Detroit area: https://detroitmi.gov/departments/detroit-health-department/programs-and-services/communicable-disease/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-community-care-network-drive-thru-testing and the link to volunteer (must be over 21) – https://signup.com/go/tDoqDxD

Feeding America: search by location at https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank 

Maize and Blue Cupboard: https://mbc.studentlife.umich.edu/

United Way of Washtenaw County’s list of resources: https://www.uwwashtenaw.org/covid-19-community-resources

This episode was hosted and produced by Rashika Rao and edited and engineered by Victor Imbo. The scriptwriters for this episode were Camille Moore, Gabrijela Skoko, Phoebe Kim, and Rashika Rao. Thank you to Cydney Gardner-Brown and Monica Kim for providing supplemental audio. The audio from the celebrity “Imagine” video was taken from a video posted by Gal Godot.

If you are involved in or know of any successful and genuine foundations or fundraisers in the area, email us at rashurao@umich.edu so we can add you to our list!

Ask us your questions, or let us know you liked the episode at rashurao@umich.edu.

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Pass the MiC has a new team! Meet new team members Gabrijela Skoko (Content Producer), Phoebe Kim (Content Producer), Joshua Thomas (Audio Producer), and Aman Khandekar (Audio Producer) as they sit down with host Rashika Rao to discuss the insidious, but wide spread concept of White Feminism. 

Pass the Mic table tackles the meaning of White Feminism, a movement that seeks out social, economic, and political recognition and equality for white women in relation to men while refusing to recognize these same needs for women with intersectional identities and disadvantages. The team discusses the toxicity of such a movement and the historical disregard for intersectional feminism that has been perpetuated by excluding non-white women and feminists. Despite the longevity of this fight for inclusivity, white media is only just now addressing the issue. Now, Pass the MiC wants to know why. 

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Then, the team segues into a discussion of how one might educate themself on social issues that might not be in their immediate circles, and why it’s just generally important. Often, the onus of responsibility for educating oneself falls on the community that’s being marginalized. In this episode, the team talks about the double standard inherent to that expectation and how to overcome it. The team invites you to contemplate why this problem might exist in the first place.

This episode was hosted and produced by Rashika Rao, edited and engineered by Victor Imbo, and audio produced by Joshua Thomas and Amananth Khandekar. The content producers for this episode were Gabrijela Skoko and Phoebe Kim.

If you’re interested in being on the show, have any questions, or just want to let Pass the Mic know you liked the episode, email rashurao@umich.edu, cydneygb@umich.edu, and bvaldivi@umich.edu.

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In another two-part round table from Pass the MiC’s Fall 2019 season, Anu, Dierra, and guests Umaima Abbasi (she/her), Zoha Bharwani (she/her), and Sandra Perez (she/her) take on the complexities and difficulties that stem from the US immigration system. In Immigration Pt. 1 they discuss their backgrounds and experiences, the barriers in place keeping modern immigrants from realizing their ideal lives, as well as the concept of the ‘American Dream’ and whether it truly exists for immigrants today.

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Zoha, our creative of color for the episode, lends us some insight into her senior thesis play, Displace. She explains how her formative experiences in the United Arab Emirates, combined with the lack of accurate portrayals in the media, led her to write and create the show. You can find more about Zoha and her work at www.zohabharwani.com.

Thank you again to all our guests. This episode was hosted and produced by Anurima Kumar and Dierra Barlow, edited and engineered by Inés Hidalgo, and audio produced by Monica Kim and Rashika Rao. If you’re interested in being on the show, have any questions, or just want to let us know you liked the episode, email rashurao@umich.edu, cydneygb@umich.edu, and bvaldivi@umich.edu.

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Content warning: sexual violence, genocide, militarization.

In this two-part episode, Pass the MiC features four brave voices to speak about the current occupation in Palestine, Kashmir, and Hong Kong.

In Part 1, we discuss legacies of colonization, tactics of violence, and the importance of unbiased media.

In Part 2, we continue about the fight for self-determination, the current wave of dangerous nationalism, and the possibility of success in our current global structure.

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Our creative of color is a senior studying Middle Eastern Studies and Art & Design, and her work can be seen at zoyazalatimo.com. To get more involved with Stand with Kashmir UM chapter, email safwaan@umich.edu and visit standwithkashmir.org. To learn more about Palestinian issues, contact Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) through their Facebook page here. If you’re interested in being featured on the podcast please contact anurimak@umich.edu, barlowd@umich.edu,  rashurao@umich.edu, or kimmon@umich.edu.

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On this week’s episode we discuss all things cultural appropriation.  With Halloween quickly approaching, we talk about how cultural appropriation functions within communities of color, and the dos and don’ts of cultural costumes. We sat down with Zoe Allen (she/her), a senior Afro-American/African Studies major to delve into the topic. We discussed the varying definitions of cultural appropriation as well as standard ways to not culturally appropriate. We talk about our ideas surrounding public figures and cultural appropriation as well as expectations surrounding being culturally educated. Zoe provides great historical context for many issues presented in today’s conversation and a great sense of humor to accompany it. You can follow her  on Instagram @casuallyconceited. 

If you’re interested in being featured on the podcast please contact anurimak@umich.edu, barlowd@umich.edu, rashurao@umich.edu, or kimmon@umich.edu.

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Welcome to October! October is Latinx Heritage Month, so we passed the mic to our audio engineer Inés (she/her/hers). She spoke with Julianna Collado (she/her/hers) about Latinx history and her connection to her Afro-Cuban identity. We all related to the importance of food across cultures and family importance. We featured Aldo Pando Girard (he/they), as our Creative of Color, about their poetry and previous accolades. They even blessed us with some beautiful pieces, and discussed the duality of their Afro-Cuban identity.

To stay updated on Latinx Heritage Month events, follow @umich_lhm on Instagram, and to get involved with La Casa, email Lacasa.board@umich.edu. Aldo’s book SELF PORTRAITS, MIXED MEDIA can also be purchased at Literati Bookstore on E. Washington. His organization “BlacLeadersInArtCollective” is found on Instagram @b.l.a.c.atmichigan and aims to generate a safe space where Black & Brown students can foster fellowship, mental-wellness, and artistic academic support. It is based in SMTD and Stamps. Our next episode will be a musical feature on Indian classical music, so follow on Spotify or subscribe on Apple Podcasts to be the most updated on our episodes! We drop weekly on Mondays.

If you’re interested in being featured on the podcast please contact anurimak@umich.edu, barlowd@umich.edu, rashurao@umich.edu, or kimmon@umich.edu.

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