Healing Out Lao'd
Created/Hosted by Rita Phetmixay (she/they), MA, LCSW, Licensed Psychotherapist, Wellness Coach, and Independent Audio Producer. Healing Out Lao'd explores the intersections of Lao diaspora storytelling x healing x tools for sustainability. While this show centers the Lao and broader Southeast Asian diaspora experience, anyone can benefit from this resource, especially those in the margins including BIPOC (Black Indigenous Persons of Color), survivors, thrivers, healers, movement builders, and so forth. In order to highlight the nuances of the diverse Lao diaspora experience, HOL casts diverse perspectives of what it means to be an (adult) child of refugees while also inspiring a new generation of folx to heal and move forward with their lives. This is one project to expand visions of the overall #LaoHealingMovement !!!
Healing Out Lao'd
E20: #HealingTheHealer-- Lee Mun Wah on confronting racism + life’s work as a master diversity trainer + reaching across the aisle
MEET HOL GUEST: LEE MUN WAH
In episode 20 of HOL, Lee Mun Wah joins Rita for a conversation about the multifaceted experiences of his journey as a Chinese American man from Oakland, CA. After losing his mother from a fatal gun shooting, Mun Wah began his journey of confronting issues of racism and social injustices through workshops/trainings and eventually founded the StirFry Seminars and Consulting in 1994.
He has touched over 600,000 people from educational, government, corporate, and social services backgrounds with his revolutionary diversity trainings/workshops. In addition, his internationally acclaimed documentary films such as “The Color of Fear” have been seen by over millions of viewers. In 1995, the Oprah Winfrey show also produced a one-hour special that highlighted Mun Wah’s life and the impact of his work.
Today, Mun Wah is working on a few more books, hosting trainings/online webinars, and his life story will be coming out on the River of Jay!
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CONNECT WITH LEE MUN WAH:
StiryFry Seminar
The Color of Fear Film
If These Halls Could Talk Film
REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:
Black Lives Matter Movement
#MeToo Movement
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Gloria Steinem Quote: The Truth Will Set You Free...
White Ghost to Describe White People in Chinese
Crazy Rich Asians Film
Greta Thunberg on The Daily Show w/Trevor Noah
Maya Angelou Quote: My mission in life is…
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Laos Angeles Roots Members Andrew David Vilaythong for mixing/producing the beats for HOL and "mystery person" @LaosSupply for the beautiful logo design!