Socially Just and Culturally Relevant Leadership Learning: Asian American Student Leadership

NASPA Leadership Podcast

This season is hosted by Drs. Cameron Beatty, Vivechkanand Chunoo, and Kathy Guthrie. The hosts have built a 10 episode arc centered on socially just and culturally relevant leadership education. In this episode, we are discussing Asian American Student Leadership and living in the in-between. This conversation took place thanks to the incredible insight of Jessica Chung and Val Luutran. Jessica Chung (she/her) serves as the curriculum and instruction coordinator for the Undergraduate Leadership Minor at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. She has spent years studying and practicing leadership education and development pedagogies to better serve all students through course curriculum and instructor training. Her hope is for every student to see how their own unique gifts are, in fact, leadership. She is endlessly fascinated by the intersection between leadership and art. Valerie Luutran (she/her) received her master's degree from Florida State University where she began critically exploring her identity as the daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, conducted research on leadership development in Asian American students, and advised the Asian American Student Union. She is currently a coordinator for Orientation, Transition and Parent Programs at the University at Buffalo where she is able to advocate for radically inclusive practices and learn from dedicated, inclusive, diverse teams of orientation leaders.