ReDiscovering Black and Asian Solidarity
In a world that too often tries to pit communities against one another, ReDiscovering Black and Asian Solidarity offers a warm, grounded space for genuine connection. Hosted by Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz and Dr. Judy Yu, this podcast embraces storytelling as liberation, uplifting marginalized voices to explore the deep historic roots and daily practices that weave our communities together. The series serves as a vibrant anti-racist coalition in audio form. By exploring intersectionality, collective care, and shared histories of struggle, the hosts and their guests craft powerful counter-narratives that reject division, creating a roadmap for true coalition building and lasting Black and Asian Solidarity.
Supported by the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Meet Your Hosts
Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, Ph.D. is a Professor of English Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and the 2024 New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development's Dorothy Height Distinguished Alumni Award winner. Her research has appeared in several top-tier academic journals. She is co-editor of five books and is co-author of the multiple award-winning book Advancing Racial Literacies in Teacher Education: Activism for Equity in Digital Spaces (2021) where she examines her concept of Archeology of Self ™ in education. For three years in a row, she was named one of EdWeek's EduScholar Influencers -- a list of the Top 1% of educational scholars in the United States -- a highly selective group of 200 scholars (chosen from a pool of 20,000).
Dr. Judy W. Yu is the Co-founder of the Black and Asian Solidarity Collective. She is currently working on a Spencer Foundation-sponsored research and conference on Building Racial Solidarity Across Black and Asian American History in K-20 Education utilizing historical narratives, educational research, art, media, and curriculum development.
Dr. Judy W. Yu is the Founding Director of REACH®, an education consulting firm based in New York City. Dr. Yu is an organizational leader, scholar, and educator. As a former elementary school teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District and youth educator in New York City, Dr. Yu has developed a series of K-12 critical multicultural and Asian American studies programs for students and communities that empowers them to utilize their lived experiences, narratives, and personal artifacts as bodies of scholarship in re-telling our American history.
