• APCC x SOL: The Intersection Between Being a QTBIPOC Student (w/ Leah Wright and Maddie Wusstig)
    Jun 2 2025

    For our final episode of Making Waves for the season, we've brought on SOL representatives Leah Wright and Maddie Wusstig to showcase what exactly the SOL organization is and how it helps bridge the intersection between being LGBTQ+ and a person of color within the cultural centers at OSU.

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    58 mins
  • Meet the Center Director: Phillip "Lipo" Sinapati!
    May 24 2025

    In this week's very special episode, we’re joined by Lipo Sinapati, director of the Asian & Pacific Cultural Center! Tune in to hear his journey to becoming the center director, and the importance of creating a strong cultural community.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • PIA x IBP: IBPIA Takeover!!!
    May 16 2025

    It's time for the IBPIA takeover!!! Join the Pacific Islander Association (PIA) and Isang Bansang Pilipino (IBP) at OSU for some inside info on what it's like being a club member and officer! Listen to our guest speakers Jayden Castaneda (IBP Co-President), Skye Bala (IBP Intern), and Tutasi Willy (PIA Pasifika Coordinator) as they share their experiences not only being apart of their clubs, but how it feels being in a white-dominated community.

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    47 mins
  • Mysterious Cases of Oregon (w/ Tihani Mitchell and Jayden Castaneda)
    May 10 2025

    In this week's episode join our discussion as we research a missing person's case with guest speakers Tihani Mitchell and Jayden Casteneda, then ending it off with our traumas around food.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Dealing with being Homesick (w/ Ashley Tran)
    May 3 2025

    In this short and sweet episode of Making Waves join the cast (and returning guest speaker, Ashley Tran!) in how they deal with being homesick, family wackiness, and what they all look forward to this upcoming summer season!

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    35 mins
  • Stories of Immigration and Adapting to America (w/ Ashley Tran)
    Apr 18 2025

    Join the team and guest speaker Ashley Tran, a Community Relations Representative at the Asian & Pacific Cultural Center, as they talk about how their families immigrated to America, the struggles of adapting to American culture, and how coming from immigrant families have affected their lives.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Fun Miscellaneous Topics (w/ Moani Tiare Atay)
    Apr 4 2025

    Join the cast and a new guest speaker: Moani Tiare Atay, a Leadership Liaison at the APCC, as they discuss various fun topics such as will you survive scenarios, hot takes, and dream lives!

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    39 mins
  • Names, Parents, and Childhood Homes
    Mar 15 2025

    Welcome to Season 5 of the Making Waves Podcast! With a fun new group of hosts and thought-provoking conversations, join Eli Mafi, Naia Afo, and Aaron Vuong in exploring new topics centering on API dialogue. Here at Making Waves, we strive to highlight the experiences of Asian & Pacific Islanders here at Oregon State University. We gather to facilitate different dialogues surrounding the culture, diversity, and identity of the Asian & Pacific Islander experience. Among the many topics we plan to cover, we hope folks can resonate with our stories, as well as expose themselves to some new ideas and perspectives.

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    48 mins