About Maya Mitsuko September Welford:
This month, I had the wonderful opportunity to interview a fellow podcast host who is equally as passionate about identity: Maya Mitsuko September Welford. Maya is the host of the podcast That’s My Name, which explores the deeply personal stories and family histories associated with names from around the world. Names can have profound cultural and identity-based significance linked to them.
Maya Mitsuko September Welford is a multi-award-winning professional with degrees in BSc Psychology and MSc Corporate Responsibility. She is currently a Behavioural Finance Specialist at a leading bank in the UK. She empowers people through coaching and workshops and is deeply interested in issues around social mobility, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Summary:
In this episode, we explore the stories of belonging that we carry through our names, the mixed-Asian experience, growing anti-Asian sentiment, the idea of exploring ancestral routes/roots/wisdom, the indigenous concept of “rematriation”, diversity, equity, and inclusion in the corporate world, and the transformative impact that language can have.
Resources:
'Mixed/Other' by Natalie Morris
'All My Relations' podcast hosted by Matika Wilbur, Desi Small-Rodriguez and Adrienne Keene
'The Disappearance of Rituals' by Byung-Chul Han
Follow Maya:
'That's My Name' podcast
IG: thatsmyname_pod
Cover image photo credit: @mixedracefaces
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Ep 15: Maya Mitsuko September Welford | on names, mixed identity and transformative language