In this episode, Julia talks about her parents and how they are her home and helped her explore home within herself. 

This week on Anywhere is Home we are talking to Haley Carpenter, someone I have been so lucky to see grow and truly blossom the past decade. We talk about comfort zones, people, decisions, LA & the Midwest.

Haley is a JD Candidate at UCLA School of Law. She is a managing editor at The UCLA Women's Law Journal, an academic legal journal that uses the power of language to educate people and make women's voices heard. Her TikTok career has yet to launch (haha)! 

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Voices of Fire

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A Rm. 19 Production

Hosted and mixed by Julia Relova

Produced by Jamie Kreppein and Imani Davis

Music by Zachary Relova

Cover Art by Jasmine Martinez

This episode is by no means perfect or even great. I am tired and exhausted, but I felt like an episode on the topic of Asian American and Pacific Islander hate crimes is important. It hurts as an American, born and raised, I and many like me have to constantly prove we belong in America and that this is our home too. America is home, despite the hate, pain, and emotional turmoil I may experience or see, America is home. 

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Stop AAPI Hate 2020-2021 National Report

NBC News Video

CBS News Video