Jouapag Lee, a passionate advocate for social justice, healing, and liberation, shares her personal journey and motivations. She reflects on pivotal experiences that shaped her activism, including a deeply personal incident of racial and gender-based harassment in college that drastically shifted her worldview and led her into activism and organizing for better campus conditions for marginalized students. Through her Healing Timelines Project, a platform aimed at providing trauma-informed healing resources with a justice lens for Hmong descendants, Jouapag addresses intergenerational trauma, forgiveness, and trust. 01:10 Welcome to Social Justice Origin Stories 02:18 Meet Jouapag Lee 03:55 Jouapag's Social Justice Journey Begins 04:05 Facing Harassment and Realizing Injustice 08:31 Organizing for Change on Campus 11:55 The Role of Anger in Activism 17:48 Graduate School and Continued Activism 23:25 Reflecting on Social Justice Movements 26:01 The Healing Timelines Project 26:42 The Path to Nonprofit Work 27:12 Experiencing Burnout and the Healing Journey 27:59 The Role of Joy in Activism 29:14 Founding the Healing Timelines Project 30:55 Understanding Intergenerational Trauma 33:24 Navigating Forgiveness and Trust 39:58 Balancing Passion and Practicality 47:00 Reflecting on Social Justice Origin Stories 48:56 Gratitude and Future Generations 55:06 Closing Remarks and Call to Action Follow The Healing Timelines Project on Instagram Support the podcast by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/SocialJusticeOriginStories Other Important Links: Social Justice Origin Stories Project Website: https://socialjusticeoriginstories.com YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SocialJusticeOriginStories Follow Social Justice Origin Stories on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/socialjusticeoriginstories/ Follow Social Justice Origin Stories on Threads https://www.threads.net/@socialjusticeoriginstories?xmt=AQGzmxmHgZ8XactVuJeywKRFcE4r86Ya_swu5BROzwjaZFM Social Justice Origin Stories is produced, edited, and hosted by Relando Thompkins-Jones.
