About this episode

Dr. Qin Gao shares her inspiring journey from rural China to becoming a voice for Asian Americans and women's empowerment.

🌾 Roots in Rural China raised by her grandmother, tied to a pole in the farmland, free yet loved ✈️ Journey to New York. She arrived 2 weeks before 9/11, she has become a New Yorker for life 🔬 Research on Poverty & Asian Americans: fighting to give nuanced voices to a diverse, often-lumped-together population 🎓 Teaching as Group Coaching: doctoral classes built around identity and peer growth, not just content 🗣️ Championing Women's Voices: confidence → speak up → claim agency 🌏 Honoring Her Grandmother Her 3 pieces of wisdom: Confidence, Speak Up, and Self-Care.

Topics covered

• Rural China
• New York
• Poverty
• Asian Americans
• Women's Voices
• Identity
• Peer Growth

Keywords

• confidence
• speak up
• self-care
• group coaching

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