Be A Global Citizen!

Today on the podcast, I spoke with Shivangi Khattar about her thoughts on global citizenship. She is a Doctoral candidate at Ashoka University in the Department of Psychology. She has been a consultant counselor and research associate as well as a career support mentor. Let’s get right into the conversation! Enjoy!

Here are the article and video references that Shivangi mentions at the end of the episode. Check them out :) 

https://uclpress.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.18546/IJDEGL.8.1.05

Here are the videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVr8SH0t8EI&ab_channel=GlobalEducationFirstInitiative

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xx6975PyEA&feature=emb_imp_woyt&ab_channel=SokaGakkaiOfficial

Feel free to reach out: Khattar, Shivangi <[email protected]>

This is the tenth installment of the interview series called 'Foster the GCs.' I spoke with Linda Kennedy who is the Executive Director of Philanthropy at Soka University of America. Linda has worked at SUA for almost 20 years and shares how much joy she feels for the work she does in supporting the incredible donor base for the University. Her spirit for SUA is contagious, and she emphasizes how important it is to really 'walk the walk' and 'talk the talk' when it comes to global citizenship. Her attitude has its source from a culture of care that speaks to an important theme of global citizenship: compassion. Enjoy this conversation with Linda!  

I'm joined by Allie Wong who shares how she discovered her love for teaching in Elementary school and how her passion to support and guide students towards unlocking their potential informs her approaches to education. Currently, she is working for an innovative non-profit organization that trains teachers across the nation in methods of project-based learning. Allie is a former graduate of Soka University of America and went on to do a masters at the University of Pennsylvania. Please enjoy our conversation about how Allie views the concept of global citizenship and the diverse ways in which this concept manifests in her  interactions within the class, design to projects, and engagement with local/global community spaces. 

I spoke with Sofia Dugas who is the founder of Kyo Nutrition where she coaches leaders in the art of self-mastery through meditation, nutrition, and speech interventions. Currently, she lives in Bogota, Colombia. Sofia shares about her journey of uncovering her ancestral roots to Cuban culture through bold initiatives, language acquisition, and soul searching. She is also a fellow alum of Soka University of America! Please enjoy this joyful conversation about functional nutrition, language-identity, self-care, and following your own path towards value creation. 

For more about Sofia's company, you can follow her on IG @kyo_nutrition and her linktree (linktr.ee/kyosanacion). 

This is the ninth installment of the interview series called 'Foster the GCs.' I spoke with Rob Duran who is a 2nd year student at Soka University of America in the Masters of Arts program in Educational Leadership and Societal Change. Rob has many years of work experience in the non-profit education sector and his current research interests look to how the private sector and public sector negotiate and form agreements on social responsibility to fund public education for the betterment of society. Check out how the mission statement of SUA ties into Rob's journey to build community on campus, while envisioning a world that values an education that informs how one lives a contributive life. Enjoy!

Today's episode looks at the intersections between Chinese medicine and global citizenship. My guest is Dr. Corina Giselle who is a Doctor of Chinese Medicine and an acupuncturist. She runs her own clinic called 'Yin and Well' in Woodland Hills, California. She also happens to be a former classmate of mine at Soka University of America! I'm so happy to hear more of her journey in the field of medicine and the roots of her practice in global citizenship. She shares information about what is Chinese medicine and how her passion for this area emerged through many different experiences that took her to China, London, and many other places. Enjoy! 

This is the eighth installment of the interview series called 'Foster the GCs.' I spoke with Giulia Paié who is a current 4th year student at Soka University of America. Giulia is from Brazil, and has done excellent work creating content on social media for those in Brazil who are interested in studying abroad. She shares her experiences about getting to SUA and what her journey has been like through the pandemic. Check out how the mission statement of SUA ties into Giulia's journey to uncover her own sense of purpose on campus and beyond. Enjoy! 

I had a blast learning more about my fellow colleague at Dwight Global, Renata Nikolayev. She has traveled the world, learned numerous languages, and expanded her sense of global citizenship through varied professional tracks and experiences. Currently, she works as the Associate Director of Curriculum & Instruction/ Head of World Languages at Dwight Global. Enjoy our wonderful conversation about how a mindset of global citizenship can lead individuals to cultivate a deeper sense of empathy, promote language learning as a valued tool within our globalized society, and instill a curious mind to go beyond one's local environment. 

I had the great pleasure of talking with Rebecca Tarlau about her thoughts on global citizenship. She is the associate professor of adult education and labor and employment relations at Penn State University. With a deep sense of social justice, extensive research in social movements, and an upbringing in activism, she talks about how her work is tied to and interwoven into liberatory practices and pedagogies. She brings into the conversation some insights from Brazilian social movements that serve to illustrate how education and critical awareness play a role in cultivating one's own perception as a global citizen. Enjoy!   

I spoke with another incredible staff member from Minerva University. Fatou Badiane-Toure is the Director of Outreach at Minerva, and she is from Senegal. Her curiosity and ambition has taken her around the world to places such as the United States and China. In her pioneering work at Minerva, she took the lead in conceptualizing and later implementing how student's experience in another country would be one of genuine engagement, rather than tourism. She has worked hard to build a global network to attract students from all walks of life, in different places around the world. Check out what Fatou has to say about global citizenship! Enjoy!