Maria Xiong shares her resistance story with us as a second generation Hmong-American woman who is a first-generation college student pursuing psychology. She speaks to the draw towards activism, the role it plays in informing the masses and what each individual can do to contribute to the bigger mission of social justice. The conversation expands on lessons we can learn in engaging with activism work, educating ourselves on how to find then lend our voices to fighting against oppression.

This episode was recorded on 6/18/2021.

“Mental Health In Minnesota” is produced by NAMI Minnesota. Visit us online at https://namimn.org/.

All music used in this episode came from the song “The Way” produced by MIKE LEITE and made available via a Creative Commons license.

Loops were created from various sections of “The Way.”  Find the full song by MIKE LEITE via the following links:

“The Way” song page on SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/mikeleite/the-way-instrumental

Mike Leite’s additional music on SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/mikeleite

Mike Leite’s YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC43d6_zlCOZUWz42z5asZkQ/about

Creative Commons license info:  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/