Episode 17: Cassandra James

This episode, we sit down with Cassandra James, an actress and activist living and working in Los Angeles, CA. Cassandra James is an American-Canadian actress. She was born in Pasadena, California, the daughter of Debbie Li, a teacher, and James Watzke, a gerontologist. Raised in Vancouver, Canada, her paternal great-grandparents were of German descent. Her maternal ancestry is Chinese, her maternal grandparents being from Shanghai and her mother being born in Hong Kong. She has been a performer from a very young age, singing in choir and taking dance classes through elementary school and doing theatre throughout high school.After high school, James moved to Toronto, Canada where she attended Ryerson University and graduated from their Theatre Acting Program. James made an impact at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, making her way through their Youth Program immediately after college and culminating in two premiere performances in their 2013 season. James moved to Los Angeles in 2017.Cassandra James is a proudly out transgender woman. She came out to family late 2015 and publicly in the summer of 2016. She began a medical transition in the spring of 2016. She is passionate politically about her community and is outspoken about visibility and diversity in the industry. Comments? Questions? Whatever? Tweet us at @Trans_Wisdom. You can also find us on Instagram @transitionalwisdom. Want to learn more about the team- you can follow Nash @nashazarian and C @ladideathstrike on IG. Interested in sharing your own story or making a small donation to help keep us going?! SWEET- head over to our website! We also have a brand new Patreon where you can become a part of our coffee and book club, get access to BTS things, early announcements and other goodies! You can join for as little as $1 a month. For anyone who has left a review- THANK YOU. We are a completely independent production and your likes, reviews, shoutouts, etc go a long way towards helping us do what we love. Sound Engineering provided by AJ Jaramaz. You can find more of his work here on his Spotify. Our trans* ballad Mirror: The Transitional Wisdom Theme Song was written and preformed by Janelle Mack. You can find news on her upcoming music and performances on her IG @shesanaquarius. Again, thank you. We couldn’t do this without our beautiful community and allies- we love you.