Episode 48

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18th Feb 2020

048: "I’m not going to be a quiet Filipina that's supposed to assimilate and not talk about trauma." A smooth immigration transition, identity and sexual assault with Mae Flores

TEDx Speaker, Actor, Single Mother & Founder of “Light Me Up” Survivor Dance Therapy Mae Flores felt fortunate to have a smooth transition immigrating to America at age 11 with her mother and sister. It was only in high school and into college when she really started to question her identity. She questions why we are so quick to assimilate, shares her advocacy work for victims of sexual assault & gender violence, and the power of renewal and the simplicity in believing that we have a choice to make it every single day.

Connect with Mae Flores on @officialmaeflores, Facebook @maeflores111 and Twitter @mae_flores

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The Filipino American Woman Project

Stories and life lessons by Filipino American women

ABOUT US: Welcome to the Filipino American Woman Project - A Podcast Show that shares stories and life lessons told by individuals living (or have lived) in America, that are of Filipino descent and are cisgender female. For Season 4, Jen and Nani pivot the show to focus on their journey as podcasters, content creators, and entrepreneurs -- with a focus on advocating for Filipino American women storytellers and authors.

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RECOGNITION: December 2020, we were nominated and received an Honorable Mention at the Asian American Podcaster's Inaugural Golden Crane Podcast Awards. August 2020, Jen Amos participated as a speaker on behalf of TFAW Project for PodFest Global, which now holds the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Largest Attendance for a Virtual Podcasting Conference in One Week. May 2020, we were recognized as “Amplifying Asian Women Voices” on Spotify during AAPI Heritage Month.

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Jen Amos

Jen Amos is an award-winning podcaster and entrepreneur. She first found podcasting in summer 2019 as a way to work through depression and bouts of loneliness after moving from San Diego, CA (her home of 20+ years) to Hampton Roads, VA in pursuit of new business ventures.

Jen actively seeks to find common ground through conversation and storytelling to foster connection, community and collaboration. She is known for her active listening skills, candidness, and ability to uncover insightful stories and universal lessons while conversing with her guests. Her favorite topics to cover on her podcast shows involve military families, entrepreneurs, and Filipino American culture. Since summer 2019, she has conducted 600+ podcast interviews.

Jen received her Bachelor’s in Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations at San Diego State University. For more than a decade, she has made a living in sales and in entrepreneurship with experience in the legal industry, online marketing, and now financial services.

During her leisure time, she enjoys exercising, watching and studying her favorite shows, and volunteering at her church.

Nani Dominguez Smith

Nani Dominguez Smith is a Filipina American wife, mother, writer, and podcaster from Oakland, California with five years of storytelling experience in digital media. The topics she examines include culture, identity, family and relationships, and mental health to advance her mission of helping people develop healthier relationships with their inner world.
In the few years she has been building her freelance writing business, she has partnered with corporate healthcare giants such as Kaiser Permanente, educational institutions in higher academia such as the University of California, Davis, alternative women’s wellness brands like Ladykind, and other local Bay Area non-profits. Her work has been featured in a variety of media outlets such as Adweek, Spotify, an exhibit at the California Museum in Sacramento, and the Bulosan Center for Filipinx Studies' historical archive.
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