Figuring Out: Recent Episodes
Soon Seng & Karthik
In this episode, we speak to Dr. Barbara Logan Smith, Regional Executive Director at Teach For America (Mississippi Region). We start our discussion with Dr. Barbara by asking her "what does racism mean to you?" -- as an individual, lived experience as a black woman in America, and what that means to her. Dr Barbara shares her powerful personal story, and how we can be hopeful & shape the future that is kind, equal, inclusive, and empowering for everyone.
In this episode, we speak to Roshinee Mookaiah (insta: @roshineemookaiah) who curates the MA.IN.AN: Malaysian Indian Anthology (insta: malaysianindiananthology) on the topic of racism. This is part 1 of our conversations that we have been having with few of our friends, to make sense, educate ourselves, and hold spaces for anyone to share their story.
Soon Seng interviews Karthik on his relationship and approach to learning. We discover their passions to becoming better human beings, as well as a brief discussion on the future of learning through Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
Soon Seng and Karthik talk about Dreams, and what it means to them. Unpacking their childhood memories of their dads, families, expectations, and their dreams.