Johnathan Gibbs's guest appearances

Johnathan Gibbs

Yellow Glitter

Modern Minorities

Margaret Cho

Mike Curato

Rain Valdez

Randy Kim

Kim Thai

Marti G Cummings

Derek Tran

Rajiv Khanna

Robin Mele

Ning Zhou

Kalaya’an Mendoza

Vivien Ngô

Amazin Lêthi

Linda Jiang

Jon Lee-Olsen

OwlTail

“We are united as Black and Asian people to recognize the BS of people trying to leverage the successes from our communities as some way to cover up the real stuff — being locked out of certain things.”Johnathan is a content creator, podcaster, activist, serial panelist, and bubble tea enthusiast. His activism began in 2008 with his “blasainFMA” YouTube channel - where he worked to bring awareness to multiracial issues surrounding the intersection of Black and Asian identity. Johnathan first podcast “Edugaytion” covered Queer Person of Color (QPOC) issues, and has recently launched “This QPOC Life” to be more inclusive to all marginalized communities. To close out Pride Month, we're featuring a conversation from our guest co-host + longtime FrieMMd of the Pod Steven Wakabayashi from the Yellow Glitter podcast - who covers mindfulness through the eyes and soul of Queer Asian perspectives.LEARN ABOUT STEVEN / YELLOW GLITTER stevenwakabayashi.com POD: Yellow Glitter: https://apple.co/3ba9yUx  instagram.com/stevenwakabayashi mindfulmoments.substack.com LEARN ABOUT JOHNATHAN instagram.com/jonahsahn twitter.com/jonahsahn Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/BLASIANFMA  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“We are united as Black and Asian people to recognize the BS of people trying to leverage the successes from our communities as some way to cover up the real stuff — being locked out of certain things.”Johnathan is a content creator, podcaster, activist, serial panelist, and bubble tea enthusiast. His activism began in 2008 with his “blasainFMA” YouTube channel - where he worked to bring awareness to multiracial issues surrounding the intersection of Black and Asian identity. Johnathan first podcast “Edugaytion” covered Queer Person of Color (QPOC) issues, and has recently launched “This QPOC Life” to be more inclusive to all marginalized communities. To close out Pride Month, we're featuring a conversation from our guest co-host + longtime FrieMMd of the Pod Steven Wakabayashi from the Yellow Glitter podcast - who covers mindfulness through the eyes and soul of Queer Asian perspectives. LEARN ABOUT STEVEN / YELLOW GLITTER<ul> <li><a href="http://stevenwakabayashi.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stevenwakabayashi.com</a></li> <li>POD: Yellow Glitter: <a href="https://apple.co/3ba9yUx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3ba9yUx</a> </li> <li><a href="http://instagram.com/stevenwakabayashi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/stevenwakabayashi</a></li> <li><a href="http://mindfulmoments.substack.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mindfulmoments.substack.com</a></li> </ul> LEARN ABOUT JOHNATHAN<ul> <li><a href="http://instagram.com/jonahsahn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/jonahsahn</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/jonahsahn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/jonahsahn</a> Youtube</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/BLASIANFMA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/BLASIANFMA</a></li> </ul> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Johnathan Gibbs’ (QPOC) perspective

In this episode, we are joined by a special returning guest, Johnathan Gibbs, to talk about the latest gay movie Fire Island, and also reflect on the harmful impact of the gay white gaze on our queer Asian communities. In this episode we talk about:  Reflect on Fire Island movie’s representation of queer Asian perspectives and stories The gay white gaze and discussing the harmful impact of these narratives How to catch ourselves when we are co-opting into systems of power and oppression Forgiving ourselves in the process and healing our inner selves Finding refuge and community with more diversity around us  References:  BaBEC Fire Island GaGaOOLaLa  You can find Johnathan Gibbs at:  Instagram: @jonahsahn Twitter: @jonahsahn Youtube: @blasianFMA  You can follow me at:  Instagram: @stevenwakabayashi Twitter: @wakuu YouTube: @stevenwakabayashi Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: mindfulmoments.substack.com 

In this episode, we are joined by a special returning guest, Johnathan Gibbs, to talk about the latest gay movie Fire Island, and also reflect on the harmful impact of the gay white gaze on our queer Asian communities. In this episode we talk about: <ul> <li>Reflect on Fire Island movie’s representation of queer Asian perspectives and stories</li> <li>The gay white gaze and discussing the harmful impact of these narratives</li> <li>How to catch ourselves when we are co-opting into systems of power and oppression</li> <li>Forgiving ourselves in the process and healing our inner selves</li> <li>Finding refuge and community with more diversity around us</li> </ul> References: <ul> <li><a href="https://babecfireisland.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BaBEC Fire Island</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GaGaOOLaLa</a></li> </ul> You can find Johnathan Gibbs at: <ul> <li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jonahsahn/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jonahsahn</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jonahsahn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@jonahsahn</a></li> <li>Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/blasianFMA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@blasianFMA</a></li> </ul> You can follow me at: <ul> <li>Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/stevenwakabayashi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@stevenwakabayashi</a></li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/wakuu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@wakuu</a></li> <li>YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/stevenwakabayashi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@stevenwakabayashi</a></li> <li>Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: <a href="https://mindfulmoments.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mindfulmoments.substack.com</a></li> </ul>

#36 Fire Island and the gay white gaze with Johnathan Gibbs

For the month of February, we sit down with queer Asian Americans to learn more about how they navigate finding love here in America.   This episode, we chat with Johnathan Gibbs, aka blasianFMA about activism, biracial identities, model minority myths, our racial preferences, and so much more.   Johnathan Gibbs, he/him/his also known as blasianFMA online, is a content creator, podcaster, activist, serial panelist, and bubble tea enthusiast. His work in activism began with his YouTube channel “blasainFMA” in 2008, in which he worked to bring awareness to multiracial issues surrounding the intersection of Black and Asian identity. He later enjoyed a 60 episode run of his first podcast “Edugaytion” which covered QPOC issues from the point of view of people from around the United States. He is now working on a newly launched podcast, “This QPOC Life” which is a spiritual successor to the   Edugaytion   series, re-imagined and ever evolving to be more sensitive to all marginalized communities.   This episode, we cover:   The story behind the name: blasianFMA   Creating content in the early days of YouTube.   How Johnathan got started in activism and creating safe spaces   What was it like growing up biracial Asian and Black.   How does both the Asian and Black community respond to biracial identities?   Breaking down the model minority myth.   Coming out after publishing a conservative article.   Dating as a biracial Black and Asian man.   Why racism is more than just our preferences.   Thoughts on dating apps, objectification, and stereotypes.   How does the work show up in dating?   When activism and dating lives collide.     Resources:    Brown Skin, White Minds: Filipino -/ American Postcolonial Psychology by E.J.R. David   Brown Boys and Rice Queens: Spellbinding Performance in the Asias by Eng-Beng Lim     You can reach out to Johnathan via his Instagram @BlasianFMA.   You can follow me at: Instagram (instagram.com/stevenwakabayashi) YouTube (youtube.com/stevenwakabayashi) Weekly Newsletter (mindfulmoments.substack.com)

For the month of February, we sit down with queer Asian Americans to learn more about how they navigate finding love here in America.   This episode, we chat with Johnathan Gibbs, aka blasianFMA about activism, biracial identities, model minority myths, our racial preferences, and so much more.   Johnathan Gibbs, he/him/his also known as blasianFMA online, is a content creator, podcaster, activist, serial panelist, and bubble tea enthusiast. His work in activism began with his YouTube channel “blasainFMA” in 2008, in which he worked to bring awareness to multiracial issues surrounding the intersection of Black and Asian identity. He later enjoyed a 60 episode run of his first podcast “Edugaytion” which covered QPOC issues from the point of view of people from around the United States. He is now working on a newly launched podcast, “This QPOC Life” which is a spiritual successor to the   Edugaytion   series, re-imagined and ever evolving to be more sensitive to all marginalized communities.   This episode, we cover: <ul> <li> The story behind the name: blasianFMA </li> <li> Creating content in the early days of YouTube. </li> <li> How Johnathan got started in activism and creating safe spaces </li> <li> What was it like growing up biracial Asian and Black. </li> <li> How does both the Asian and Black community respond to biracial identities? </li> <li> Breaking down the model minority myth. </li> <li> Coming out after publishing a conservative article. </li> <li> Dating as a biracial Black and Asian man. </li> <li> Why racism is more than just our preferences. </li> <li> Thoughts on dating apps, objectification, and stereotypes. </li> <li> How does the work show up in dating? </li> <li> When activism and dating lives collide. </li> </ul>   Resources: <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brown-Skin-White-Minds-Postcolonial/dp/1623962072" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Brown Skin, White Minds: Filipino -/ American Postcolonial Psychology by E.J.R. David</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://nyupress.org/9780814759400/brown-boys-and-rice-queens" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brown Boys and Rice Queens: Spellbinding Performance in the Asias by Eng-Beng Lim</a> </li> </ul>   You can reach out to Johnathan via his <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blasianfma/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram @BlasianFMA</a>.   You can follow me at: Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/stevenwakabayashi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram.com/stevenwakabayashi</a>) YouTube (<a href="https://youtube.com/stevenwakabayashi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">youtube.com/stevenwakabayashi</a>) Weekly Newsletter (<a href="https://mindfulmoments.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mindfulmoments.substack.com</a>)