I facilitates conversations that bring awareness of systematic issues, provide space for acknowledging racial trauma, and allow individuals to start their journey of liberation. My goal is to help companies and individuals to become anti-racist.
As an Anti-Racist Facilitator, I lead all of my workshops using my ethos as my guide. My Anti-Racist Theatre Ethos is to be aware that racism is embedded in our society and to use my power to educate, prevent harm, and encourage healing that moves us towards liberation.⠀
I am committed to facilitating conversations that allow individuals to :
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1. Bringing Awareness (Education & Information Gathering)⠀
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2. Explore their Experience & Racial Trauma (Through Reflection)⠀
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3. Move Individuals towards Healing & Liberation (Action & Accountability)⠀
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My facilitation is unique because my perspective is through the lens of Intersectionality and Multiculturalism. Being a Korean Adoptee has allowed me the privilege to be in both white spaces and people of the global majority spaces. I am using currently my power to lead my spaces with Stories, Questions, Reflection, and History!⠀
As an EDI Consultant and Arts Administrator, I have had the pleasure of working with numerous award-winning organizations and companies, such as The Broadway League, The American Theatre Wing, Theatre Communication Group, New Jersey Theatre Alliance, Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artist, The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), Paper Mill Playhouse, Two River Theater, Portland Opera, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Gibney Dance, The Wilbury Theatre Group, The League of Historic American Theatres, Cleveland Public Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Local USA 829, Creede Repertory Theater, American College Dance Association, ART/NY, Crossroads Theatre Company, Mason Gross School of The Arts, Rutgers University, Penn State University, Marymount, Malloy College,TADA! Youth Theatre, NJ Art Pride, NJ Flute Society, Improbable, Wingspace, and more.
As an Anti-Racist Facilitator, I lead all of my workshops using my ethos as my guide. My Anti-Racist Theatre Ethos is to be aware that racism is embedded in our society and to use my power to educate, prevent harm, and encourage healing that moves us towards liberation.⠀
I am committed to facilitating conversations that allow individuals to :
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1. Bringing Awareness (Education & Information Gathering)⠀
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- Acknowledging Internalized Oppressions, Bias, Prejudices, etc.⠀
- Uncovering the Truth about the History of Race & Racism⠀
- Understanding how they are upholding White Body Supremacy Culture & Racism⠀
2. Explore their Experience & Racial Trauma (Through Reflection)⠀
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- Reevaluating Personal and Organizational Values⠀
- Investigate Past Events & Re-Imagining them with an Anti-Racist lens⠀
- Exploring their Identity, Life Experience, and Past Actions⠀
- Acknowledging Racial Trauma from Past Events & Interactions⠀
3. Move Individuals towards Healing & Liberation (Action & Accountability)⠀
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- Uplifting,Telling, & Sharing Stories⠀
- Finding & Creating Community⠀
- Short Term Actions Steps to Be Anti-Racist⠀
- Long Term Action Steps to Be Anti-Racist
- Harm Prevention
- Harm Reduction
- Relationship Repair
- Reimagining, Dreaming, & Creating Anti-Racist Structures
My facilitation is unique because my perspective is through the lens of Intersectionality and Multiculturalism. Being a Korean Adoptee has allowed me the privilege to be in both white spaces and people of the global majority spaces. I am using currently my power to lead my spaces with Stories, Questions, Reflection, and History!⠀
As an EDI Consultant and Arts Administrator, I have had the pleasure of working with numerous award-winning organizations and companies, such as The Broadway League, The American Theatre Wing, Theatre Communication Group, New Jersey Theatre Alliance, Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artist, The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF), Paper Mill Playhouse, Two River Theater, Portland Opera, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, Gibney Dance, The Wilbury Theatre Group, The League of Historic American Theatres, Cleveland Public Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Local USA 829, Creede Repertory Theater, American College Dance Association, ART/NY, Crossroads Theatre Company, Mason Gross School of The Arts, Rutgers University, Penn State University, Marymount, Malloy College,TADA! Youth Theatre, NJ Art Pride, NJ Flute Society, Improbable, Wingspace, and more.
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