81 Our Stories (Where Are We Coming From?)
*We start the ep recounting our kinda typical but also kinda quirky Valentine's Day, so if you want to go straight to the main topic, skip ahead to about 7:30.
Valentineās Day roses
Weāre both Asian American, and we were both born and raised in Hawaii.
But.
We also come from very different backgrounds.
In this episode, we share our stories.
We hope you feel a kind of strength and solidarity, just by hearing our stories. Maybe you can relate, maybe you've had similar thoughts and experiences. Each of us is stronger when all of us are "in this life, together, for each other." This is us, stepping into that.
Toast is the "country mouse"
and her story involvesā¦
Evangelical Christianity
Sunday school, Bible study, youth group, Vacation Bible School
being a rebel scholar
having an employer steal your pay and run
campaigning against America's first targeted attack on same-sex partnerships (it came in the form of the State of Hawaii amending its constitution in 1998)
forming a spiritual framework that incorporates science, mythology, and the history of civil rights and human evolution
Siena is the "city mouse"
and her story involvesā¦
a teenage Mom and Dad
sexual abuse
running away from home
an all-girls Catholic school (that was full of surprises)
excelling in school
being the victim of a hate crime
losing, and rediscovering, and nurturing, your voice
ā¦and, of course, we talk about the lessons learned along the way.