This episode I talked with my dear friend Quan about racism in the United States. He came to me in the midst of reading Just Us by Claudia Rankine (an author of a book we both read in our IB English HL class) and wanted to discuss racial discrimination. My friend Quan is from Vietnam, so we went over what it means to have 'insider' vs 'outsider' perspective of the United States.
0:00-1:14 Introduction
1:15-3:54 Journey to UWC
3:55-8:11 What were you surprised by or happy about with UWC?
8:12-10:34 How Quan learned English
10:35-15:11 If there was a holiday or event from UWCCSC you’d want to bring to Carleton (where you’re going in the fall), what would it be and why?
15:12-18:04 As someone who isn’t from the U.S., what pops into your head when you think of the United States?
18:05-22:54 briefly, what does Just Us by Claudia Rankine cover?
22:55-27:56 Do you think international media portrays the U.S. as just white people?
27:57-31:09 How much international media influences perspective on the U.S.
31:10-56:16 Racism in the United States (Black Lives Matter, being a person of color, discrimination, & ways to combat it)
