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Amanda Martinez Beck
This interview is with Amanda Martinez Beck, a fat liberation activist living in Marshall, TX. Amanda talks about the work that online activism involves, such as social media engagement, podcasting, and writing for various platforms. She discusses…
Tags: Accessibility, Activism, Baylor University, Catholicism, Catholics, Christian Bible, Christians, Conversion, Disabilities, Disability rights, Evangelicalism, Family dynamics, Fat liberation, Fatphobia, First-generation Americans, Gospels, Jesus Christ, Longview (Texas), Marshall (Texas), Online activism, Parenthood, Writers
Emily Nash
This interview is with Emily Nash, a case manager and aspiring social worker in Austin. Emily reflects on her upbringing, including growing up lower class and the influences that caused her to pursue social work as a career. She discusses her current…
Tags: Austin (Texas), COVID-19, Culture shock, Disabilities, Family dynamics, Honduran-Americans, Honduras, Immigrant parents, Language, Language barriers, Marginalized communities, Mental health, Mutual aid, Social workers, Socio-economic class, Spanish, Texas freeze, The University of Houston, The University of Texas, Wealth inequality
Heather Malkawi
This interview is with Heather Malkawi, a seminarian studying at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Heather shares the story of her experiences living with and treating her epilepsy, including discerning the choice to pursue seminary and…
Qusay Hussein
This interview is with Qusay Hussein, an Iraqi former refugee who fled his native country to Jordan after losing his vision after a bomb blast detonation in Baghdad. After working with Doctors Without Borders in Jordan, Hussein moved to Austin,…