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Student Spotlight: Madison Lee is a Goizueta Business Scholar from Texas double majoring Dance and Business. She has danced with stars such as Kinjaz at the Dallas Cowboys Home Opener Halftime Show and Asia O’Hara on RuPaul Drag Race’s Electrique Christmas. Her hip hop team, The Officials, has also performed at numerous international competitions such as Hip Hop International and World of Dance Dallas. She is currently a member of Emory Dance Company. Listen to hear us discuss everything from hip hop culture to how dance has affected her personal journey with self acceptance. Watch Madison dance: https://youtu.be/nf66xayTb5Y Follow Madison! https://www.instagram.com/heymadisonlee/ Support Emory arts (& other orgs mentioned): Emory Dance Company: http://dance.emory.edu/academics/dance-company.html Faculty: George Staib and Julio Medina The Officials Hip Hop Company: https://nextstepperformingarts.com/classes/company/hip-hop-krew/ Emory Department of Music: http://music.emory.edu/home/index.html ~ Send me voice messages!: https://anchor.fm/jane-chakraborty/message

A “pandemic silver lining,” a term coined by my chemistry professor in fond reference to our tiny 30-would-have-been-90-person chemistry class, is a beautiful and surprising triumph or love born from an otherwise tumultuous pandemic. As I reflect on what’s been and what hasn’t, I’ve found my own little pandemic silver linings. What are yours? Submit your response here: https://anchor.fm/jane-chakraborty/message  ~ Music Credit: "Shades of Spring" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Student Spotlight: Nat Trejo is a second year first-generation student at Emory University majoring in Music Composition and Political Science. They have had compositions showcased at Emory University composer events and is the Fundraising & Finance Director of the Emory Composers Society. Listen as we discuss earliest memories of music, how they came to study music at university, and teamwork in music and life. Follow Nat! https://www.instagram.com/nat.g.t/ “melancholic spring” by Nat Trejo: https://youtu.be/omM0vU5qLok?t=813 Support Emory music and organizations: Emory Department of Music: http://music.emory.edu/home/index.html Emory Composers Society: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsgUcEzaR7x_z91mCeQtwZQ Emory Jazz Studies: http://music.emory.edu/home/performance/jazz/index.html Emory Schwartz virtual stage: https://schwartz.emory.edu/events-tickets/virtual-stage/index.html ~ Send me voice messages!: https://anchor.fm/jane-chakraborty/message Thank you to Griffin Noble for editing this episode.

Today we're joined by Madison Lee, a Korean-American woman who identifies as LGBTQ+, to discuss the nuances and struggles of being an Asian American who identifies as queer. Listen as we talk about the underlying cultural norms that cause many LGBTQ+ members of the Asian community feelings of intense isolation, personal experiences with coming out (& facing backlash), and most importantly, what we can do to help remedy this issue.  Follow Madison here: https://www.instagram.com/heymadisonlee/ ~ Send me voice messages!: https://anchor.fm/jane-chakraborty/message Music Credit: "Shades of Spring" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Curly, straight, kinky, bleached, natural... hair is important. For many of us, it is a part of our identity and the way we express ourselves. Listen as women with very different hair types discuss our hair journey, hair care, and how our personal views of hair have changed over the years.  Follow the girls: Jamila: https://www.instagram.com/jamila.spears/ Madison: https://www.instagram.com/heymadisonlee/ Nyah: https://www.instagram.com/itsnyahb/ Zimra: https://www.instagram.com/zimras_photos/ ~ Send me voice messages! (questions, comments, suggestions, anything): https://anchor.fm/jane-chakraborty/message Music Credit: "Shades of Spring" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/