On this week’s Golden Goddess Affirmation Podcast, we invite Alicia DeLeon-Torres to focus on our mental health. Alicia has over 25 years in working with and advocating for the AANHPI community.

She chose, “My voice is my own. When I am quiet, it is because I want to be. When I am loud, it is not out of rebellion. My voice is not a reaction to you. It's an expression of me.”

Alicia’s activism in the 90s and early 2000s taught Asians to use their voices together. “As an Asian woman -a Filipina woman - the stereotype is for us to be quiet and submissive.” She has since learned that silence can be a strength.

Timestamps

[00:02:29] Episode Affirmation

[00:04:35] “Not louder as in yelling…”

[00:07:00] Explaining the homogenization of our populations in previous generations

[00:11:27] How being one of the only Asian woman activists affected her voice

[00:18:00] How to properly reach out to your community

[00:23:00] Advice for people who find it really hard to speak up

Alicia is old enough to know when to shut up and let somebody else speak. She gives us insight on communicating with journalists and giving voices to the community.

She currently serves on the Honorary Philippine Consul Advisory Board and the San Diego Union-Tribune’s Community Advisory Board.

Alicia is the Deputy Director of The Nemeth Foundation. Find out more about this philanthropic organization here [https://thenemethfoundation.org/].

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This podcast is being produced by the Far South Border North grant [https://www.sandiego.gov/far-south-border-north]. Trixi received this grant with 59 other individual artists and a number of non-profits in the San Diego and Imperial Counties.