Episode 17 “Into the Sal.” Mentorship, Times of uncertainty, Learn from our past”

Sal Tran is a queer Vietnamese filmmaker and touring speaker based in Oakland, CA. They are one of the co-founders of SunKissed Productions, a multi-media independent film collective led by queer and gender non-binary, Asian-American artists. They are also the founder of a cooking web series called Lost in the Fish Sauce that aims to reclaim the journey of healing through spices and food. Sal’s work is rooted in the power of storytelling and its ability to create, reclaim, and cultivate a space of growth, accountability, and groundedness. They also use to be my mentor back when I use to work at my first office job, so long ago.