Enculturation Podcast

By: Vinh Nguyen
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  • Enculturation Podcast aims to spark curiosity through conversation and insights from different cultures around the world in the most fun, authentic and engaging manner. We're meant to be together, not apart. My name is Vinh Nguyen and I'm a technical creative. I've had over 15 years of diverse experiences in the House Dance/Music culture. I've also been gifted with many stories and perspectives from an indigenous anthropologist polyglot. Both these experiences made me believe that people can come together beautifully and coexist. This is my mission to share these experiences.
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Episodes
  • I BEAT HIV Against All Odds! #28
    Jan 8 2025

    In this powerful and emotional video, Stacey shares his incredible journey of surviving HIV against all odds. From the shock of diagnosis to the struggles of treatment, Stacey takes you through his personal experiences and the lessons he's learned along the way. If you or someone you know is living with HIV, this video is for you. Get ready to be inspired by this story of resilience, hope, and determination. Stacey also shares what the impacts of HIV were on and within the gay community. From an insider perspective, watching friends pass away, segregated medical treatments, to the media and public's harsh treatment and targeting the gay community as a scapegoat. Stacey “The Light” Stokes is a professional dancer and hair stylist working out of the San Francisco Bay Area. Recognized as “Mama Stacey” within the local club-dance community, he has been an active participant and contributor of the House community since the 80’s. He is the type of dancer that likes to mix a variety of styles together to create his own. A lover of all types of music, Stacey feels a special connection to House. This passion has solidified dance as a lifelong endeavor. When lost in the moment, Stacey is the embodiment of House dance at its core…raw, soulful, and a force to be reckoned with. As a runway extraordinaire, he has walked balls and has twice snatched the European Runway grand prize and recognized for the leadership award in 2019. As a Founding Mother of a House, Stacey's wisdom, perspective, and experience has helped guide House children both on and off the dance floor. Mama Stacey also enjoys working with the Bay Area LBGTQ community. In one of his most recent accomplishments, Mama Stacey has performed at the 2021 and 2022 “Holiday Gaeity,” a Vogue variety show at the San Francisco Symphony. He is one of the first ever Gay, Black men to Vogue on this stage! Mama Stacey’s motto, “Live your life and love the life you live!” Follow Stacey ------------------- IG: https://www.instagram.com/staceythelightstokes Get Enculturated! --------------------------------------------- FB: https://www.facebook.com/enculturationpodcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/enculturationpodcast HP: http://www.enculturationpodcast.com TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@enculturationpodcast

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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • King Charles: Chicago Footwork Worldwide #27
    Nov 13 2024

    King Charles returns to discuss Chicago Footwork and it's worldwide impacts. Stories include his time in Barcelona at the Oyofe African Street Dance Festival, introducing Chicago Footwork to Japan and teaching with a broken foot in Brazil. King Charles also details the involve of gang life and how Chicago Footwork was a way out. We also talked about some of his judging criterias for dance battles and how these are vastly different from battling in the neighborhood streets. Charles Parks, aka King Charles, is a Chicago Footwork pioneer from the Southside of Chicago and a prominent international teaching artist for Chicago Footwork. He has been a global ambassador for the art form for over 20 years. King Charles is the founder and leader of Creation Global, an international Chicago Footwork dance crew with over 70 members worldwide. King Charles was the Artistic Director of renowned Chicago dance company, The FootworKINGZ, who was featured on major television shows including America's Got Talent and America's Best Dance Crew. King Charles has worked professionally with many iconic artists including touring with Madonna for years and performing with artists such as Elton John, Missy Elliot, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Will I Am. King Charles continues to blow audiences away with his energy and creativity. His commercial work and stage performances include Omarian, Twista, Bakermat, Willow Smith, Verizon, and Nike- just to name a few. He is also a mentor to many future leaders world-wide and a skilled rapper/MC. King Charles is a co-founder of @cfology, a project created in response to the global pandemic that provides online dance and music programming to educate students world-wide about Chicago Footwork culture. Follow King Charles ----------------------------- IG: https://www.instagram.com/kingcharles_____ IG: https://www.instagram.com/creationglobal Get Enculturated! ------------------------------- FB: https://www.facebook.com/enculturationpodcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/enculturationpodcast HP: http://www.enculturationpodcast.com TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@enculturationpodcast

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    2 hrs and 10 mins
  • Decolonize Mental Health: What's Beyond Talk Therapy #26
    Oct 2 2024

    In this episode, Melisa discusses the importance of recognizing there isn't a one size fits all approach to therapy and allowing sessions to be client lead. Some of the topics covered were the differences between personality reality vs clinical diagnosis, trauma informed care, contrast of self care vs self love, and other upcoming forms of therapy such as Kettamine and Brain Spotting. We also talked the limbic system's role in relation to trauma and whether it can be released.

    Melisa "Meli" Medalle is many things. A Filipinx born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, community organizer, psychotherapist focused on decolonizing mental health work, committed to lifelong learning. She is also a multi-disciplinary wellness coach, certified yoga instructor, and Reiki Master. She is these things and more.

    Melisa practices mindfulness as a way of life, understanding that being fully present can truly be empowering, liberating, and can be accessed by all. She aspires to support others on their unique journeys by increasing underserved and marginalized communities’ accessibility to alternative healing modalities.

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    https://www.instagram.com/lumagowellness

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    https://www.instagram.com/activationartsproductions


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    https://lumagowellness.com/bio https://psychotherapist.coach/melisa-medalle



    Get Enculturated! --------------------------------- FB: https://www.facebook.com/enculturationpodcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/enculturationpodcast HP: http://www.enculturationpodcast.com TT: https://www.tiktok.com/@enculturationpodcast

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    1 hr and 24 mins

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