{"id":13013,"date":"2022-11-06T00:51:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T00:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/06\/kat-zhou-product-designer-spotify-design\/"},"modified":"2022-11-06T00:51:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T00:51:18","slug":"kat-zhou-product-designer-spotify-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/06\/kat-zhou-product-designer-spotify-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Kat Zhou, Product Designer | Spotify Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"sd-article-credits--condensed style-module--credits-condensed--2WPbn \"><span class=\"style-module--credits-title--1TUem \">Article credit<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"style-module--authorCondensed--2EaMH\">\n<div class=\"style-module--imageContainer--2Zh-_\">\n<div class=\"style-module--image--3NjBj gatsby-image-wrapper\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden\"><noscript><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=60&amp;h=60&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 60w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=120&amp;h=120&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 120w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=240&amp;h=240&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 240w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=360&amp;h=360&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 360w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=480&amp;h=480&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 480w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=720&amp;h=720&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=60&amp;h=60&amp;q=96 60w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=120&amp;h=120&amp;q=96 120w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=240&amp;h=240&amp;q=96 240w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=360&amp;h=360&amp;q=96 360w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=480&amp;h=480&amp;q=96 480w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=720&amp;h=720&amp;q=96 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=60&amp;h=60&amp;q=96 60w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=120&amp;h=120&amp;q=96 120w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=240&amp;h=240&amp;q=96 240w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=360&amp;h=360&amp;q=96 360w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=480&amp;h=480&amp;q=96 480w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=720&amp;h=720&amp;q=96 720w\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/1iC8Yi2NW1ok7qyI68YZ8U\/50b1520f2cb419cb07a3571ec7f252d6\/hiclipart.com.png?w=240&amp;q=96\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;opacity:1;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"t-heading-3 style-module--name--1oiRC\">Spotify Design Team<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"t-body-2 sd-article-introduction style-module--introduction--1RjYP\">To rejoice Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we&#8217;re proud to current a particular sequence of In the Spotlight to rejoice API creators and the neighborhood. Today&#8217;s headliner is Kat Zhou, Product Designer for the Design Platform crew in Stockholm. Put in your headphones, hit play, and skim alongside!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/playlist\/11lgAaWJXxrbhFbVnBjdsZ?si=5s9BxEZDSKSQpcscYygINQ\" width=\"300\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" class=\"sd-article-spotify-embed style-module--embed--2piWw \"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"a11y-visually-hidden\">Questions &amp; Answers<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"t-heading-1 article-spotlight-module--question--5cUS8\">Why are you a designer?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-spotlight-module--answer--1TXw3\">\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">So&#8230;I grew to become a designer as a result of I failed at nearly each purpose in my five-year plan from 5 years in the past. Five years in the past, I believed I wished to be a human rights lawyer. I truly began off finding out public coverage and ethics, specializing in codified racism and refugee resettlement. Halfway via school, I spotted I missed having a inventive outlet and impulsively switched to design (shoutout to my mother and father for encouraging me to tinker round, make stuff, and inform tales as a child and for not freaking out that a lot once I later bid regulation faculty adieu). Policy and design are extra comparable than not, since they each exist to resolve issues\u2014though designers are a helluva lot extra enjoyable than coverage wonks, in my humble opinion. I consider that, as designers, we have now the privilege and duty to advocate for accessible and moral merchandise in addition to empower the marginalized within the techniques we influence. Also, five-year plans are foolish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"t-heading-1 article-spotlight-module--question--5cUS8\">Describe your job at Spotify with out utilizing the phrases &#8220;design&#8221; or &#8220;designer.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-spotlight-module--answer--1TXw3\">\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">Currently, I\u2019m scaling up <a href=\"http:\/\/backstage.io\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Backstage<\/u><\/a>, an open-source platform for builders. At Spotify, we use Backstage for all of the rad stuff that you just don\u2019t see within the music app\u2014machine studying, experimentation, and extra. Now we\u2019re making a model for engineers at different firms to make use of. What I really like about my job is that I get to work with not solely an unbelievable crew of oldsters at Spotify, but additionally a thriving exterior contributor neighborhood from all around the globe. There\u2019s one thing so inherently democratic about constructing within the open in a very participatory method. When I\u2019m not constructing our core consumer expertise and defining the elements and patterns in our language, I\u2019m utilizing techniques pondering to determine sustainable processes for our contributor neighborhood. My largest takeaway from this problem: if you\u2019re constructing within the open, you\u2019re going to make errors within the open. And that\u2019s okay. Communicate clearly and carry on transferring!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"t-heading-1 article-spotlight-module--question--5cUS8\">Show us an image of your desk, and clarify why it appears to be like the way it does.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-spotlight-module--question-image--3n7NX gatsby-image-wrapper\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden\"><noscript><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=200&amp;h=111&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 200w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=400&amp;h=223&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 400w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=800&amp;h=445&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 800w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=1200&amp;h=668&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=1600&amp;h=890&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=2400&amp;h=1335&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 2400w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=2800&amp;h=1558&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 2800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=200&amp;h=111&amp;q=96 200w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=400&amp;h=223&amp;q=96 400w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=800&amp;h=445&amp;q=96 800w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=1200&amp;h=668&amp;q=96 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=1600&amp;h=890&amp;q=96 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=2400&amp;h=1335&amp;q=96 2400w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=2800&amp;h=1558&amp;q=96 2800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=200&amp;h=111&amp;q=96 200w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=400&amp;h=223&amp;q=96 400w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=800&amp;h=445&amp;q=96 800w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=1200&amp;h=668&amp;q=96 1200w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=1600&amp;h=890&amp;q=96 1600w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=2400&amp;h=1335&amp;q=96 2400w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=2800&amp;h=1558&amp;q=96 2800w\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/7DWELG63ErWYJdYtVTOpW6\/6f87069bbd3567a2a0785f5e91dc977b\/KatZhou_WFH_Smaller.png?w=800&amp;q=96\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;opacity:1;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center\"\/><\/picture><\/noscript><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-spotlight-module--answer--1TXw3\">\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">My WFH setup has been a work-in-progress throughout quarantine. For context, I had simply moved into this studio proper earlier than COVID-19 escalated in Stockholm, and practically every little thing I owned was nonetheless on a Very Slow Boat within the Atlantic. In the previous two months, I\u2019ve lastly made this place really feel a bit extra like residence.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">Haven\u2019t gotten round to ordering a desk but so I at present repurpose this classic Scandinavian desk as my workspace.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">Noise-cancelling headphones are a lifesaver, particularly when your neighbor decides to RENOVATE THEIR ENTIRE HOME.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">Notebook to doodle! It\u2019s at all times good to have a break from  a display screen as of late.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">Loose leaf tea! I\u2019ve solely had espresso twice throughout this WFH interval, please clap.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">Not pictured: the monitor that I often haul up onto the desk for extra display screen actual property when my laptop computer isn\u2019t sufficient.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">Always have a e book by my facet. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"t-heading-1 article-spotlight-module--question--5cUS8\">Tell us a couple of time you beat an intimidating design problem.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-spotlight-module--answer--1TXw3\">\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">My largest problem occurred proper after I grew to become a designer in tech. At the time, I had naively jumped on the Technology Revolutionizes The World\u2122 bandwagon. As you possibly can think about, I obtained disheartened after studying about how sure firms had been doing the&#8230;precise reverse. My disappointment became frustration as I heard the identical discourse about why we would have liked ethics in tech, however not what we\u2019d do to really get there. That\u2019s how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designethically.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>&lt;Design Ethically&gt;<\/u><\/a> challenge was born. Part framework, half toolkit, &lt;DE&gt; helps product groups analyze the moral ramifications and forecast the implications of their merchandise. Collaborating with the AI Design crew at my final firm, I obtained to pilot &lt;DE&gt; methodology with our product groups. Bringing ethics to our business in a significant and impactful method that facilities essentially the most marginalized people is definitely not a checkbox merchandise, which is why &lt;Design Ethically&gt; is an evolving challenge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"t-heading-1 article-spotlight-module--question--5cUS8\">Name three non-designers you are feeling impressed by when designing.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-spotlight-module--answer--1TXw3\">\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><strong>Grace Lee Boggs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">I want I discovered about Grace Lee Boggs in my historical past courses. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, she later went on to turn into a devoted activist within the Civil Rights Movement alongside her accomplice, James Boggs. Her final e book, \u201cThe Next American Revolution,\u201d was written in 2011 and it\u2019s nonetheless so related.<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">\n<strong>Colin Kaepernick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">I do know nothing about American soccer, however Colin Kaepernick is such a unbelievable instance of somebody who has the center to stay up for the precise factor &#8211; somebody who places the neighborhood first.<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">\n<strong>Ocean Vuong<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">Ocean Vuong has this manner of storytelling that&#8217;s completely uncooked. A latest quote of his that\u2019s been on my thoughts as of late: \u201cWe often tell our students, \u2018The future\u2019s in your hands.\u2019 But I think the future is actually in your mouth. You have to articulate the world you want to live in first.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"t-heading-1 article-spotlight-module--question--5cUS8\">What would your self-portrait seem like?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-spotlight-module--question-image--3n7NX gatsby-image-wrapper\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden\"><noscript><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/5iYxI9NQOZ9ed4Y5dmvzsQ\/9e0d79fdfe017fd72886347ca2872256\/KatZhou_SelfPortrait_Smaller.png?w=200&amp;h=142&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 200w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/5iYxI9NQOZ9ed4Y5dmvzsQ\/9e0d79fdfe017fd72886347ca2872256\/KatZhou_SelfPortrait_Smaller.png?w=400&amp;h=284&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 400w,&#10;https:\/\/images.ctfassets.net\/c1zhnszcah7h\/5iYxI9NQOZ9ed4Y5dmvzsQ\/9e0d79fdfe017fd72886347ca2872256\/KatZhou_SelfPortrait_Smaller.png?w=800&amp;h=569&amp;q=96&amp;fm=webp 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class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">\u201cSensei\u201d (sculpture by Fujikasa Satoko)<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">\u201cHate is a Virus\u201d (face masks marketing campaign by Uprisers)<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">\u201cBamboo Groves in Mist and Rain\u201d (portray by Guan Daosheng)<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">\u201cSelf-Portrait\u201d (portray by Pan Yuliang)<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><i>Young ladies at protest to assist Huey P. Newton <\/i>(picture by Roz Payne in Oakland, CA, 1969)<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><i>Editors of Gidra, a radical, activist Asian American publication <\/i>(picture shot in Los Angeles, circa 1970)<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><strong>Words<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">\u201cborder\/softer\u201d (poem by Ocean Vuong)<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><i>ungovernable\t\tnow not a citizen<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><i>to any of the names assigned my physique<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">\u201cThe Next American Revolution\u201d (e book by Grace Lee Boggs)<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><i>The world is at all times being made contemporary and by no means completed.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">\u201cRemarks by the First Lady at North Carolina A&amp;T University Commencement\u201d (quote by Michelle Obama)<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><i>We\u2019ve obtained a duty to stay as much as the legacy of those that got here earlier than us by doing all that we will to assist those that come after us.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"t-heading-1 article-spotlight-module--question--5cUS8\">Any ultimate shout-outs or belongings you&#8217;d prefer to share?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"article-spotlight-module--answer--1TXw3\">\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">First issues first&#8230;Happy AAPIHM!!! \u270a\ud83c\udffc If you haven\u2019t already, try <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/genre\/aapi_heritage_month-page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Spotify\u2019s &#8220;Our Roots, Our Sound&#8221; marketing campaign<\/u><\/a> for some good vibes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\">Secondly&#8230;we live via a pandemic, and it is a tough time. Many people have been impacted by COVID-19, and it&#8217;s greater than okay to take time to grieve and course of. For these of us who&#8217;re fortunate to have the ability to WFH comfortably and stay comparatively protected &#8211; ought to you will have the means to take action, listed here are two methods to leverage your privilege and assist causes which can be close to and expensive to my coronary heart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advancingjustice-aajc.org\/events\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Asian Americans Advancing Justice: Bystander Intervention Training<\/u><\/a>: This is a sequence of webinars that focuses on protected methods to intervene if you happen to see Anti-Asian and Asian American harassment in individual or on-line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"t-body-3 style-module--text--crr36\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowyourrightscamp.com\/covid19\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Know Your Rights Camp: COVID-19 Relief Fund<\/u><\/a>: If you\u2019ve obtained some additional wiggle room in your pockets, 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More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Article credit Spotify Design Team To rejoice Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we&#8217;re proud to current a particular sequence of In the Spotlight to rejoice API creators and the neighborhood. 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