The Messiness of AAPI - 5/8/2023

Conversation Overview

In recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, please join us as we take a closer look at AAPI identities. Who do you think we are? Let us tell you one thing: it is easy to consider us a monolith, but we are human beings with backgrounds that are textured by experiences that make us all unique. Join us to discuss the Messiness of AAPI with:

Nabi Supetran, AUS CFT, Christina Nakajima, AULA UGS, and Emma Lee, AUS CFT

Christina Sumi Nakajima is a Queer second generation Japanese American. Currently, she is wrapping up her undergraduate career with hopes of moving onto Antioch University’s MAP program in Fall 2023. Christina is committed to claiming her education and has found empowerment by learning about and from radical thinkers and activists who focused their efforts towards liberation. As a supporter of prison abolition and transformative justice, Christina plans to earn a master’s in psychology and hopes to ground her therapeutic work in grassroots community building.

In her free time, Christina finds relaxation and joy in singing, crafting, and caring for the neighborhood animals who wander into her yard. On the weekends you can find her supporting her friends at local drag shows or watching movies with her cat Seymour.

Nabi Suñer Supetran is a 1.5 generation Filipino American born in Saipan (a U.S. Territory). She lived in Saipan and the Philippines and then moved to mainland America when she was 19. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies: Counseling & Psychology at Antioch University Seattle (AUS). Currently, she is pursuing her Master’s Degree in Couple & Family Therapy at AUS. As a therapist in training, Nabi hopes to help her future clients, especially immigrant individuals and families, acknowledge that they have a voice. A voice to help them express who they are, what they need, and on how they can effectively navigate their daily lives while being mindful of their intersectionality within a systemic lens.

Nabi also loves to involve herself in experiential activities such as spending time with her loved ones, doing arts and crafts, exploring new places, eating yummy foods, going to concerts, musicals, plays, and comedy shows.

Emma Lee is an Antioch Seattle student studying the Couple and Family Therapy program. She is a first-generation Korean immigrant and has lived in Washington state for about 20 years. From starting her life in the States as an international student to building her own family here, it has been quite a journey for her. Emma loves learning to understand herself and the people around her. Her focus of interest revolves around trauma recovery and neurodiversity.

Emma's new obsession is her daily pilates practice which gives her a mind-body connection and good sweat to start her day. She also plans to try mountain biking with her pre-teen son and husband this summer.