Eddy Zheng's guest appearances

Eddy Zheng

Asia Pacific Forum

Decarcerated

Chatting with Asians

Voices of Youth Justice 

Donna Hylton

Shaka Senghor

Michelle Jones

Marlon Peterson

Desmond Meade

Lucinda Cross

Coss Marte

Jason Smith

Suge Knight

Joann Self Selvidge

Sarah Fleming

Daniel Ha

Jeff Wallace

Brian Harrington

Michael Dammerich

OwlTail

Foreword: This episode was recorded around May or June 2020 as the Black Lives Matter movement was growing. With the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes this month, it's important to remember that being over-dependent on the police doesn't serve anyone else but white supremacy and that we need to invest in reimagined public safety if we want racial solidarity with the Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Pacific Islander communities. On this episode, I chat with Eddy Zheng. He's the founder of the New Breath Foundation, the first formerly incarcerated "juvenile lifer" to serve as president of a philanthropic foundation. With his personal experience going through the school to prison to deportation pipeline, he has dedicated himself to fighting for communities impacted by the criminal justice system. We talk about the system's effect on the AAPI community and why the spread of COVID-19 in prisons is inhumane. Music by Paulina Vo: @paulinavo on Soundcloud or @vobot on Instagram

Foreword: This episode was recorded around May or June 2020 as the Black Lives Matter movement was growing. With the rise of anti-Asian hate crimes this month, it's important to remember that being over-dependent on the police doesn't serve anyone else but white supremacy and that we need to invest in reimagined public safety if we want racial solidarity with the Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Pacific Islander communities. On this episode, I chat with Eddy Zheng. He's the founder of the <a href="https://www.new-breath.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Breath Foundation</a>, the first formerly incarcerated "juvenile lifer" to serve as president of a philanthropic foundation. With his personal experience going through the school to prison to deportation pipeline, he has dedicated himself to fighting for communities impacted by the criminal justice system. We talk about the system's effect on the AAPI community and why the spread of COVID-19 in prisons is inhumane. Music by Paulina Vo: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/paulinavo" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@paulinavo</a> on Soundcloud or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vobot/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@vobot</a> on Instagram

19. How Mass Incarceration Affects AAPI with Eddy Zheng

In this episode, we speak with Eddy Zheng who became involved in the justice system by getting entangled in the migration to school to prison and deportation pipeline. As an immigrant coming into this country, he was dealing with the trauma of being uprooted from his homeland and facing language barriers, cultural difference, and generation gaps. Eddy has taken these experiences since his release and is now an advocate for youth justice, particularly Asia-Pacific Island youth entangled in the justice system.

In this episode, we speak with Eddy Zheng who became involved in the justice system by getting entangled in the migration to school to prison and deportation pipeline. As an immigrant coming into this country, he was dealing with the trauma of being uprooted from his homeland and facing language barriers, cultural difference, and generation gaps. Eddy has taken these experiences since his release and is now an advocate for youth justice, particularly Asia-Pacific Island youth entangled in the justice system.

Immigrant Youth and Juvenile Justice With Eddy Zheng

"Happy New Breath."  Eddy Zheng starts all his conversations with those words, and in this episode he will explain why.  Eddy is a Asian Pacific Islander based in Oakland who spent 21-years in prison.  His journey from China to San Quentin to bouts with obtaining citizenship are documented in the critically-acclaimed documentary about his life, Breathin': The Eddy Zheng Story. Eddy speaks about his being a 16-year old in California prisons, spending 11-months in solitary confinement,  his favorite hip hop song, and more. Eddy is a 2015 Soros Justice Fellow, a apart of John Legend's Free America campaign, and was pardoned by California Governor Jerry Brown.  Eddy is going to blow your mind.  To find out about Eddy check out:  Eddy's website: http://eddyzheng.com/ Breathin': The Eddy Zheng Story: http://eddyzhengstory.com/hello-world-2/  Tweet about this episode at #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /                                                @_marlonpeterson / @EddyZ2007

"Happy New Breath."  Eddy Zheng starts all his conversations with those words, and in this episode he will explain why.  Eddy is a Asian Pacific Islander based in Oakland who spent 21-years in prison.  His journey from China to San Quentin to bouts with obtaining citizenship are documented in the critically-acclaimed documentary about his life, Breathin': The Eddy Zheng Story. Eddy speaks about his being a 16-year old in California prisons, spending 11-months in solitary confinement,  his favorite hip hop song, and more. Eddy is a 2015 Soros Justice Fellow, a apart of John Legend's Free America campaign, and was pardoned by California Governor Jerry Brown.  Eddy is going to blow your mind.  To find out about Eddy check out: <ul> <li>Eddy's website: <a href="http://eddyzheng.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://eddyzheng.com/</a></li> <li>Breathin': The Eddy Zheng Story: <a href="http://eddyzhengstory.com/hello-world-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://eddyzhengstory.com/hello-world-2/</a></li> </ul> Tweet about this episode at #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /                                                @_marlonpeterson / @EddyZ2007

Eddy Zheng, Asian Pacific Islanders, & 21 Years in Prison