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Politically Asian! Podcast94. This Week in Asian American Politics: Asian Am. Tech Company Exploits Asian Workers Online, Making Zines About ATL's Cop City Is A Crime, Oprah's Hawaii Donations, the IRS Goes After MillionairesThis week in Asian American news:
We cover Scale AI, an Asian American-founded tech company that outsources the AI training to workers in Asia (particularly Nepal, India, and the Philippines). Filipino workers speak out about these “digital sweatshops.”
In Georgia, RICO indictments seek to paint the Stop Cop City movement as a massive criminal enterprise. Police are citing use of words like “mutual aid,” “zines,” and “collectivism” as proof of criminal conspiracy. Ok, Sherlock Holmes.
Billionaire Oprah donates 10million to Maui relief efforts. Native Hawaiians point out that it’s only .5% of her wealth (roughly $16 for the average American) and that...
2023-09-1546 min
Politically Asian! Podcast93. This Week in Asian American Politics: Japan Releases Radioactive Water into Ocean, the Republican Primary Debate, NY Dept. of Labor is SO Behind on Stolen Wages, Asian Glow? Cancer Says HelloThis week in Asian American Politics!
Japan plans to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster. Japanese officials say the radioactivity is “negligible,” which is like your waiter saying they got “most” of the bugs out of your salad.
Our favorite circus was in town last week: the Republican primary debate! We discuss the performance of some of the candidates and who DEFINITELY did debate club in high school.
The NY Department of Labor has failed to recover $79 million in stolen wages. It’d be nice if we could get...
2023-08-3054 min
Politically Asian! Podcast92. This Week in Asian American Politics: Changing Races to Asian through Lofi Music, Nikki Haley & Vivek, Viral Copwatchers on Youtube, Jollibee Wage Theft, Twitter Loses Advertisers and Sues CCDHThis week in Asian American news:
We dive into the world of people who think they can change their race, specifically to Asian. And they believe listening to certain Youtube videos can help. Has Lo-fi Hip Hop Anime Chill Beats to Study and Relax To gone too far?
Two Indian Americans, Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy, are running for President. We discuss how they handle the whole “running as a brown person when your party hates brown people” thing.
While most of us can agree influencers are kinda annoying and usually when you hear...
2023-08-161h 00
Politically Asian! Podcast91. This Week in Asian American Politics: 70th Anniversary of Korean War, Challenges to Legacy Admissions Part 2, Florida "Both-Sides" Slavery, Netflix Looks For AI Product Managers to Exploit ActorsThis week in Asian American politics,
Many Americans don’t know that the Korean War is still ongoing. On the 70th anniversary of the war, advocates push for a formal end, which seems like a fantastic birthday present.
With the death of Affirmative Action, many now turn their attention to legacy admissions. The Education Department has opened a civil rights inquiry into Harvard’s, positing the question: what will happen to all the Asians that DID make it in?
Speaking of education, Florida passed some new standards to teach Black History, but skipped over co...
2023-08-0259 min
Making The Magician's Daughter movieIntroduction: Making The Magician's Daughter movieHello, I'm Gerrie Timmerman and this is a new podcast series about my feature film project: The Magician's Daughter aka Disappearing Act. The movie is partly based on my life: The magician's daughter. I am a filmmaker and daughter of the fairly unknown Dutch magician Timanini.But the film is also, and not in the least, about the life of the Jewish magician Ben Ali Libi, who vanished in the Holocaust and how his life and mine influenced each other in unexpected ways.The Sufi mystic and poet Rumi said: “What you seek...
2023-07-2004 minMaking The Magician's Daughter movieEp. 1 - The Magician's Daughter, searching for Ben Ali LibiHello, I'm Gerrie Timmerman and this is a new podcast series about my feature film project: The Magician's Daughter aka Disappearing Act. The movie is partly based on my life: The magician's daughter. I am a filmmaker and daughter of the fairly unknown Dutch magician Timanini.But the film is also, and not in the least, about the life of the Jewish magician Ben Ali Libi, who vanished in the Holocaust and how his life and mine influenced each other in unexpected ways.The Sufi mystic and poet Rumi said: “What you seek...
2023-07-1922 min
Politically Asian! Podcast90. This Week in Asian American Politics: Asian Am. Tech Worker Sues for $20 Mil, Voter Restriction Laws Affecting Asians, Hindu Nationalism in USA, Chinese Scientists Leave America, Writer's Strike!ANNOUNCEMENT: We’ll be moving to a bi-weekly cadence in regards to episodes because life has gotten very busy and we want to make sure that we keep this sustainable for us. THANKS!
This week in Asian American news:
An Asian guy sues his company for discrimination after they fire him despite his 22 years working there and developing a $1 billion product. He claims they banned speaking Mandarin and made rice jokes.
Republicans get creative with laws to target people who assist others in voting. Asian Americans who help grandpa read a ballot or ha...
2023-07-1958 minMaking The Magician's Daughter movieEp 2 - Tears over my baconWhat a strange title, you must think. But in the world of magic, nothing is what it seems. And not on this trip either. Today I will tell you more about that.Among other things, about how the help for this project came from an unexpected angle and how these solutions can come unexpectedly.It has taught me not to immediately despair and certainly not to shed tears anymore on my favorite American breakfast: Bacon and eggs…Questions for GerrieDo you have a question for Gerrie because of...
2023-07-1854 minMaking The Magician's Daughter movieIntroductie: De dochter van de goochelaar, een zoektocht naar Ben Ali LibiHallo, ik ben Gerrie Timmerman en dit is een nieuwe podcastserie over mijn speelfilmproject: The Magician's Daughter ook wel bekend als Disappearing Act. De film is deels gebaseerd op mijn leven: De dochter van de goochelaar. Ik ben filmmaker en dochter van de vrij onbekende Nederlandse goochelaar Timanini. Maar de film gaat ook, en niet in de laatste plaats, over het leven van de joodse goochelaar Ben Ali Libi, die in de Holocaust verdween en hoe zijn leven en het mijne elkaar op onverwachte manieren beïnvloedden. De podcastserie volgt uiteraard de zoek...
2023-07-1603 minMaking The Magician's Daughter movieAfl. 1 - De dochter van de goochelaar, een zoektocht naar Ben Ali LibiHallo, ik ben Gerrie Timmerman en dit is een nieuwe podcastserie over mijn speelfilmproject: The Magician's Daughter ook wel bekend als Disappearing Act.De film is deels gebaseerd op mijn leven: De dochter van de goochelaar. Ik ben filmmaker en dochter van de vrij onbekende Nederlandse goochelaar Timanini.Maar de film gaat ook, en niet in de laatste plaats, over het leven van de joodse goochelaar Ben Ali Libi, die in de Holocaust verdween en hoe zijn leven en het mijne elkaar op onverwachte manieren beïnvloedden. De soefi-mysticus en dichter Rumi zei: "Wat jij z...
2023-07-1525 minMaking The Magician's Daughter movieAfl. 2 - Tranen op de baconWat een rare titel, denk je vast. Maar in de wereld van de magie, is niets wat het lijkt.En ook niet op deze reis. Vandaag vertel ik daar wat meer over. Onder andere over hoe de hulp voor dit project in één uit onverwachte hoek en op onverwachte wijze kan komen. Het heeft me geleerd niet meteen te wanhopen en zeker geen tranen meer te plengen op mijn favoriete Amerikaanse ontbijt: Bacon and eggs… Vraag voor GerrieHeb jij naar aanleiding van deze podcast een vraag voor Gerrie? Mail...
2023-07-1426 minMaking The Magician's Daughter movieAfl. 3 - Ben Ali Libi, Het begin van de zoektochtEn dan beginnen we nu echt aan de zoektocht naar de Joodse goochelaar Ben Ali Libi, welbekend van het gedicht van Willem Wilmink en de voordracht ervan door Joost Prinsen.Ik neem jullie mee in de zoektocht door de jaren heen. Steeds als ik Ben Ali Libi leek te vinden, verdween hij weer en moest ik een andere weg inslaan. Zo leidde hij mij langs allerlei wegen, waarin ik hem en mezelf steeds beter leerde kennen.Het bleek dat Ben Ali Libi niet zomaar een goochelaar was en hij mij, maar wellicht ook u op...
2023-07-1316 min
Politically Asian! Podcast89. This Week in Asian American Politics: Supreme Court Supports Discrimination of Same Sex Couples, Affirmative Action, Legacy, and Military Academies, Asians and Gun Control, Shein Influencer TripThis week in Asian American news,
The Supreme Court has had a busy summer making multiple rulings! We discuss the case from Colorado where a website designer who didn’t want to make a website for a gay couple that doesn’t really exist.
Fun fact, Affirmative Action is still alive! But only if you’re willing to die for the country overseas. Also, a civil rights group feels inspired to challenge the practice of legacy admissions.
A new study found that people of color overwhelmingly support gun control laws. However, it also found that the number of POC guno...
2023-07-1250 min
Politically Asian! Podcast88. This Week in Asian American Politics: Modi Visits the White House, Profiles on the Typical Japanese Millennial, the Titanic Submersible, the Lack of Vietnamese News Videos, Asians & ADHD DiagnosesThis week in Asian American news,
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the United States, hosted by President Joe Biden. (Possibly) on the discussion agenda: the human rights violations!
Business Insider interviewed multiple millennials in Japan about the state of their lives, from finances to outlooks on marriage. We compare to our own and reflect.
Of course, we have to talk about the guillotine ride disguised as a submarine and watch how the Titanic continues to add to its body count despite being a sunken ship.
The community out in Oakland d...
2023-06-2848 min
Politically Asian! Podcast87. This Week in Asian American Politics: Indian Men Marrying and Leaving Wives Behind, the Asian American Affirmative Action Cases, AAPIs Have Limited Knowledge abt Abortion Medication, Trump ArrestThis week in Asian American news,
Men in India are getting married, using their dowries to get citizenship in Western countries, and leaving their new wives behind. Some of the stories get worse, with one woman being stuck with her bedridden in-laws for 24 years.
As the fight over Affirmative Action heats up even further with the Supreme Court set to announce its decision, a new survey reveals that most Asian Americans actually support Affirmative Action (just not based on race)
A study by @napawf found that most Asian Americans would flop if abortion medication was a Jeopardy category, i...
2023-06-2138 min
Smart Career and Money MovesEP 14: I Leveled Up In My Tech Career By Ignoring Conventional Career Advice, with Teleesa Payne MasonThere is an abundance of knowledge on building an impressive corporate career, making the well-trodden path alluring. However, the most fulfilling journeys are the ones we carve out and champion for ourselves.
Joining us today is Teleesa Payne, a career and leadership coach, and a delightful LinkedIn content creator. Her passion lies in empowering women to establish themselves as leaders, enabling them to secure promotions and increase their earning potential. She discovered the key to her remarkable corporate career after she let go of the conventional, predetermined path and embarked on a unique path. Today, she shares h...
2023-06-1945 min
Politically Asian! Podcast86. This Week in Asian American Politics: Heavy Smoke Pollutes NYC, Sherpa Saves Spoiled Man on Mr. Everest, White Vietnam War Vets Retire in Vietnam, NYPD Detective Robs Asians, Philippine Flag DramaThis week in Asian American politics:
Wildfires in Canada turn skies in NYC orange and send a thick smoke cloud to travel across the United States. We discuss the implication of this first draft at a day of dystopia and what a throwback to 2020 it is.
We gossip about the spiciest event in the climbing community involving a Malaysian man nearly freezing to death on Everest, being rescused by a Sherpa, and then blocking said Sherpa on all social media.
It’s an old article (2019), but thanks to a recent viral Tiktok, an LA Times article about Vietnam War...
2023-06-1442 min
Politically Asian! Podcast85. This Week in Asian American Politics: Vivek Ramaswamy Says Raise Vote Age, Tech Fires Misinformation Teams, Chinese Am. Scientist Held at Gunpoint, Met Museum Reparation, Asian Startups Less MoneyNew Tuesday, new episode!
This week in Asian American politics…
Republican Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy announces that he wants to raise the voting age to 25 or have 18 year olds take a civics test to opt out. Even his own staff reportedly hated the idea and begged him to wait on announcing it until they had more research.
Layoffs at the companies society has grown dependent on impact online safety and misinformation teams. We’re talking entire teams disappearing and the tools they developed going right with them into the Thanos snap. If you thought misinformation was bad du...
2023-06-0744 min
Politically Asian! Podcast84. This Week in Asian American Politics: Uber's Asian Head of DEI Defends White Women, Taiwan's Last Comfort Woman Dies, Asians and Hospice, Motel Patel History, Filipino Nanny Home 30 Years LaterThis week in Asian American politics:
Uber’s Asian American head of diversity hosts a panel called “Don’t Call Me Karen.” Wh*te supremacy? In my APAHM? It’s more likely than you think.
Taiwan’s last comfort woman dies at 92. We discuss the history of comfort women and why a lot of Asian countries hate Japan.
Apparently, Asian Americans think a lot about dying, more so with COVID and racism, but don’t do anything to plan for that? It gets a little existential in here.
A white model posts a TikTok...
2023-05-3050 min
Politically Asian! Podcast83. This Week in Asian American Politics: Ron DeSantis Mandates AAPI History But Bans "DEI", Asian Food on Social Media, Adam Crasper's Adoption Case, Hawaiians Move to Vegas, Panda Express FellowshipThis week in Asian American politics!
Ron DeSantis mandates AAPI history be taught in schools but also bans the teaching of systemic racism in schools.
Asian food is growing in popularity on social media, but what are the consequences of this? Are we about to see $15 Ube, $20 pork buns?
South Korean adoptee Adam Crasper wins his case against the agency that mishandled his adoption and ruined his life
Hawaiians are being priced out of Hawaii are are moving to Vegas
Panda Express sponsors a post-doc fellowship at Ivy League UPenn and the internet goes wild!!
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2023-05-2451 min
Politically Asian! Podcast82. This Week in Asian American Politics: South Asian Takes on King Charles' Coronation, Pew Research Study on Asian Americans, Asian Am. Evangelicals, Therapy Alternatives for Asians, Simu Liu DramaThis week in Asian American politics:
King Charles is coronated. “Coronated” is such a foreign word to us that even typing it felt funny. Anyway, we discuss the implications of the surviving UK monarchy and the response from South Asian diaspora in context of Partition. Is the monarchy even relevant anymore? Or is it simply a relic of crusty crackerness?
Pew Research conducts a massive survey involving thousands of Asians over the course of nearly a year, while asking about if Asian Americans choose to actually identify ethnicity-first or how well we feel like we know our own histo...
2023-05-1655 min
Politically Asian! Podcast81. This Week in Asian American Politics: The Philippines Gives 4 More Bases to the US, US Debt Ceiling (we are poor), the Writers Guild of America strike, Tou Thou convicted in George Floyd caseThis week in Asian American politics:
The United States wants to add more military bases in the Philippines as the relationship with China deteriorates. It’d be like if you got your friends to follow your current partner on social media because you’re about to break up with them and you’d like to block. Except instead of social media, it’s military bases. Also your friends are the offspring of a former dictator.
Do you have a bad credit score? Maybe your credit card bill is kinda lengthy? You’re not alone—so does the Unite...
2023-05-0948 min
Politically Asian! Podcast80. This Week in Asian American Politics: Biden's Re-election Announcement, Asian American landlord movement, Climate Change in Asia, and Streaming's AAPI RepresentationThis week in Asian American politics:
Biden announced he is running for re-election despite an NBCNews study that says 7 in 10 Americans don’t want him to do that. Biden cites the Big Bad Orange as good enough reason to run again as the oldest president America has ever had, begging the question, when will the evil be defeated?
We discuss an article from a conservative publication about Asian American landlords and how weirdly a bunch of people our age want to be landlords? The article cries rivers about who will stick up for the little gu...
2023-05-0246 min
Politically Asian! Podcast79. This Week in Asian American Politics: How to Find Your Place in Organizing feat. Ienna Fernandez (Anakbayan Queens)New Tuesday, new episode!
We’re continuing our guest streak with podcast pal @decolonialbulaklak aka Ienna Fernandez! Ienna is an organizer for @anakbayanqueens, a youth organization that fights for national democracy and other related issues in the Philippines with a socialist perspective. this week, we chat about her journey, leftist politics, and community organizing. We love a good podcast listener to podcast guest pipeline!!
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Two Asians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join comedians Aaron Yin (he...
2023-04-2546 min
Politically Asian! Podcast78. This Week in Asian American Politics: Affirmative Action, Republicans Block Gender Affirming Care, Philly Chinatown Arena, LAPD Roster Exposed by Journalist, and Julie Su Nomination RoadblockThis week in Asian American politics!
We discuss the history of Asian Americans and Affirmative Action, which dates back to the 1950s, before conservatives stole the narrative and molded it into one about victimhood. Apparently, Harvard admitted more Asian Americans for the class of ‘27 than ever before—related fact: they still have Affirmative Action so…
Republicans score gold in legal loopholes to deprive transgender people of care and to go the distance on blocking abortions. For people who claim to care about human life, they sure know how to make sure everyone else’s is hell.
Developers in Philly c...
2023-04-1846 min
Politically Asian! Podcast77. This Week in Asian American Politics: Recent "Illegal Immigrants" from Mexico Are Chinese, N.C. Dem Turns Repub, Modi + Twitter Censors Critics in India, Angelo Quinto, 3 Nashville Dems ExpelledThis Week in Asian American Politics!
There's been a huge increase (2x) in the number of undocumented immigrants at the Mexican border, but a lot of these immigrants are... Chinese? Send this to your politically conservative Asian network and watch them break down.
A North Carolina Democrat switches to the GOP and gives the GOP supermajority control of state legislature. When are Dems also gonna play dirty??
Elon Musk promised to reduce censorship when running Twitter but so far has just helped Indian's Prime Minister Modi censor anyone who criticizes him
Asians and the continued struggle against police...
2023-04-1143 min
Politically Asian! Podcast76. This Week in Asian American Politics (Guest Episode): How to Use Numbers to Pressure the Cops feat. Jane Nguyen and Kenneth Media (LA City Controller)New Tuesday, new episode!
We're back with guests after lots of requests, and we're aiming for 2 a month. This week, we talk with LA City Controller Kenneth Mejia and his Chief of Staff Jane Nguyen! Kenneth is the first Filipino and Asian American elected official to the city of LA, and the first person of color to hold the position of City Controller in over a century. Jane is the co-founder of Ktown for All, a neighborhood-based volunteer homeless advocacy group in LA. The two sat down with us to chat about their path to where they...
2023-04-0445 min
Politically Asian! Podcast75. This Week in Asian American Politics: Tik Tok CEO Testifies in Congress, 2 Years Since Atlanta Spa Shootings, 2nd Largest School District Strike, Cali. Caste Discrimination Ban, Trump in Jail??New Tuesday, new episode! This week in Asian American politics:
Tik Tok CEO explains how WiFi works to Congress
Has anything changed in the 2 years since the Atlanta Spa Shooting
The 2nd largest school district in the US goes on strike
California has a bill banning caste discrimination in the Senate right now, soon after Seattle
Trump has another lawsuit specifically around using hush money for Stormy Daniels.. and may go to jail this week?
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2023-03-2850 min
Politically Asian! Podcast74. This Week in Asian American Politics: Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, #OscarsSoAsian, White House Destroys Alaskan Land, Native Hawaiians Commit “Hate Crime” Against White Guy, Asians Becoming BlindNew Tuesday, new episode! This week in Asian American politics:
Investors start gossiping about Silicon Valley Bank collapse. This is the level of gossip that would make Asian aunties proud
Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan win big at the Oscars, but unfortunately still believe in the American Dream
Biden once again proves he is only marginally better than Trump because he approved Trump’s oil drilling project, but only 90% of it. We did it, Joe!
Native Hawaiians get 6 years in prison for beating up a white guy who bragged about redeveloping their lands in a case of “rever...
2023-03-2150 min
Politically Asian! Podcast73. This Week in Asian American Politics: NYC South Asians Get Divided, Chinatown Megajail Displacement, South Korea's 4B Feminism, No Scholarships for Undocumented CA Students, NYC Mayor Says No MaskNew episode out now! This week in Asian American politics
South Asians in Queens, NY have been gerrymandered by the new NYC City Council district lines, losing a lot of political power, and they are suing the Commissioner. One of the few times where you can unironically say representation matters.
An interview with one of the restaurant owners who was pushed out by initial fencing from the Chinatown megajail in NYC, which is not a done deal yet but already has terrible impacts on Chinatown
Don't let Kpop and Physical 100 fool you into thinking South Korea is all...
2023-03-1543 minSmart Career and Money MovesEP 1: I Gave Up On My Dream Career To 5X My IncomeHere's the deal: Opportunities can only knock on a door YOU have created! And the thing is, you deserve more than just a good job - you deserve a clear purpose, a passion that lights you up, and leads you to financial freedom. Welcome to Smart Career & Money Moves Podcast! I am your host- Gerrie Dozier, a STEM career and leadership coach, and keynote speaker. I help professionals and leaders in STEM careers secure new jobs and 5 figure salary increases so they can accelerate their path to financial freedom. Tune in as we explore the cheat codes to career su...
2023-03-1335 min
Politically Asian! Podcast72. This Week in Asian American Politics: Updates on TX Bill Banning Chinese Citizens Buying Land, Julie Su for DOL, Racist Dilbert Creator &Elon Musk, Asian Missionary Movie, Victims of Communism DayNew Tuesday, new episode! This week in Asian American politics:
Republicans whistle a different tune this week saying Chinese non-citizens can still buy land in Texas, but there's still lots of room for false accusations and bans for people "associated with" the government
Julie Su is nominated for Department of Labor Secretary and we talk about her red flags and green flags
Racist Dilbert creator (white guy) complains about how black people are a hate group and Elon Musk brings Asians into the talk since he and the creator are besties lmao
Justin Lin is going to direct a...
2023-03-0754 min
Politically Asian! Podcast71. This Week in Asian American Politics: East Palestine Ohio Train Wreck, 12 Asian Americans Give Bland Takes on Asian America, Rampant Child Labor in America, Fox News Admits Election Wasn't StolenNew episode out now! This week in Asian American politics:
We made enough "Ohio" jokes on Tiktok and now a train derailed. Why should Americans who have never been to Ohio/will never go to Ohio care? How will it impact YOU? Because spoiler, it does!
The NYTimes asks 12 Asian Americans a couple of questions. We thought the questions were basic af and didn't allow for nuance in conversation—what did y'all think of this interview?
Child labor? In MY American country? It's more likely than you think!
The company that handles the country's election devices sues Fox News...
2023-03-0157 min
Politically Asian! Podcast70. This Week in Asian American Politics: Nikki Haley Runs for President, Asian Americans flock to Southeast, Chinese People Aren't Allowed to Buy Land, Asian Elders Move to Harlem, NYPD SpyNew Tuesday, new episode! This week in Asian American news and politics:
Nimarata Randhawa aka Nikki Haley announced her intent to run for president
Asian Americans flock to the Southeast, particularly North Carolina; Texas politicians push a bill that would bar Chinese people who aren’t American citizens from buying property
East Harlem experiences an influx of low-income and elderly Asians moving into the neighborhood because of displacement from Chinatown
NYC Mayor reassigned former chief of the NYPD’s Hate Crimes Task Force after mishandling a Korean American’s hate crime report
The federal government accused a Tibetan NYPD o...
2023-02-2152 min
Politically Asian! Podcast69. This Week in Asian American Politics: The Chinese Balloon, State of the Union 2023, Book Ban in Florida, COVID "No Longer" Public Health Emergency," Asian Mayor & County Judge in San AntonioNew Tuesday, new episode! Also happy Valentine's day to our listeners we love you. This week in Asian American politics
- The Chinese balloon. Is it a spy balloon, is it not, is it a threat, is it not? And some stuff on America gearing up to profit from a US-China war
- Biden's State of the Union 2023
- Ron DeSantis bans any book that remotely makes white people feel uncomfortable
- COVID in the US is "no longer" a public health emergency, just ask the 1K people still unaliving each...
2023-02-1445 min
Politically Asian! Podcast67. This Week in Asian American Politics: Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay Shootings, Atlanta "Cop City" Protests Escalate as Cops Kill Protestor, and Jackson Wang Post-Concert Speech ControversyNew Tuesday, new episode! This week in Asian American politics
- TW/CW: We talk about the Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay shootings, our reactions at the time, discussions on elderly, immigrant Asian populations, and more.
- Protests escalate in Atlanta as the city and state try to move forward with plans to build an 85-acre sized cop training facility in a forest right next to Atlanta, what people call "Cop City." It's the same square footage of about 1,000 Jollibees.
- Jackson Wang gives a Hennessy-fueled 8 minute rant that covers anti-China media...
2023-01-3147 min
Politically Asian! Podcast65. This Week in Asian American Politics: 7,000 NYC Nurses Strike, Older Asian Americans Turning Republican, Japanese Internment Camps & Gwen Stefani, Tik Tok Not a Threat, Elon Censors Tesla CrashesThis week in Asian American politics!
- 7,000 nurses strike at two big hospitals in NYC
- Being "tough on crime" and standardized testing are two issues driving older Asian Americans to vote Republican
- Biden signs bills preserving Japanese internment camp sites just as Gwen Stefani announces she is "Japanese"
- Georgia Tech publishes first paper on TIk Tok not being the big bad security threat that China hawks claim it is.
- Journalist exposes Tesla crash and gets censored on Twitter by Elon Musk
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2023-01-1747 min
Politically Asian! Podcast64. This Week in Asian American Politics: Purdue Uni. Chancellor Mocks Asian Languages, In-N-Out Racist, American Casino Targets Older Asian Gamblers, China COVID Situation Gets Worse, Kevin McCarthyThis week in Asian American politics!
- Purdue University's Chancellor mocks Asian languages in undergraduate commencement speech but doesn't face any repercussions.. yet.
- A racist at In-N-Out is caught for several racist hate crimes thanks to Tik Tok
- American casinos target Crazy Poor Asians
- Bodies in China burned on the street at COVID hits China hard before New Years
- More drama in Congress as 20 far-right members hold Speaker of the House hostage.
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2023-01-1041 min
Politically Asian! Podcast63. This Week in Asian American Politics: Cali Indian Tech Workers Protest, More Boba Guys Union Busting, SE Asian Prisoner Deportation, End of KPOP and Blockbuster, Debt Cancellation Pause, MicrosoftThis week in Asian American politics!
- Indian tech workers protest in California over H1B visas and green card restrictions. Currently, Indian tech workers have to wait 150+ years for green card approval.
- Boba Guys close their original shops in SF after union busting their workers.
- Shocking stories of Southeast Asian prisoners in California who are at risk of being deported by ICE.
- End of Kpop on Broadway, and Koreans on Netflix's Blockbuster series.
- Joe Biden's debt cancellation is put on hold
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2022-12-2750 min
Politically Asian! Podcast62. This Week in Asian American Politics: Biden Protects Same-Sex Marriage, Okinawans Tell U.S. Troops to GTFO, China-Hong Kong Conflict via Song, Indonesia Protects Sexpats, Asian VICE PanelThis week in Asian American politics:
- Joe Biden signs the Respect for Marriage Act, which sounds like something conservatives would make up to support a "traditional marriage" but it actually protects same-sex marriage and interracial marriage. All it took was Joe Biden's entire life for him to come around on gay people!
- Okinawa is home to 75% of US military bases in Japan, and there are many Okinawans who have protested against the troops for years for leaving military waste in the country, on top of multiple acts of gendered violence. If there's one...
2022-12-2039 min
Politically Asian! Podcast61. This Week in Asian American Politics: China Protests & Georgia Elections, Explosives in Native Hawaiian Lands, Brown University Establishes Caste Protection, NYT Strike, Orange County RacismThis week in Asian American Politics!
- Country with the most amount of people (China) listens to its protesting people and loosens up COVID restrictions. Asian Americans in Georgia overwhelmingly vote for Raphael Warnock, helping him beat Herschel Walker, the latest Trump supporter to run for Senate.
- WW2 explosives are still buried in Native Hawaiian ancestral lands, preventing Native Hawaiians from building housing while billionaires like Oprah (?!) buy out Hawaii.
- Brown University becomes the first Ivy League to establish caste protection. No one can experience unequal treatment because of their caste...
2022-12-1448 min
Politically Asian! Podcast60. This Week in Asian American Politics: NYPD Hospitalizes Mentally Ill People w/o Consent, Hate Crime Grant Recipients A Mystery, COVID Protests in China, Railroad Strikes, Asian Voters in GeorgiaThis week in Asian American politics!
- The NYPD can now involuntarily hospitalize any mentally ill person on the street who appears "unable to take care of themselves". What could possibly go wrong?
- 2 years ago, NYC launched a $1 million fund for innovative solutions to hate crimes that don't involve the police. The fund was split into many $20k grants, but none of that money has been given out, and no one knows what happened to it. Did someone in NYC cash in a huge Christmas bonus??
- COVID protests in China. If t...
2022-12-0651 min
Politically Asian! Podcast59. This Week in Asian American Politics: Pacific Island Tuvalu Moves to Metaverse, Asian Tech Workers Scramble for New Visa Sponsors, FTX Collapse, Ticketmaster Lawsuit, Mitch McConnell lmaoNew Tuesday, new episode! This week in Asian American Politics
- Pacific Island Tuvalu is rapidly sinking underwater, so they're making plans to digitize the entire nation. If New York City ever sinks, please please make Staten Island go first.
- Asian Techpocalpyse is happening as tens of thousands of tech workers are being laid off. Many tech workers are H1-B visa holders and if they can't find another company to sponsor them in 60 days, they will get deported. Think 90-day Fiance, but 60-day Visa.
- FTX, a place where people go t...
2022-11-2248 min
Politically Asian! Podcast58. This Week in Asian American Politics: Chinese Am. Scientist Accused of Spying Settles $2M from US, World Cup Exploits Nepalese Workers, Asian Americans & Abortion, Kenneth Mejia Wins, NY ElectionsThis week in Asian American Politics:
- Chinese American scientist Sherry Chen, who was falsely accused of spying and arrested in 2014, wins her legal case. She's settled for $2 million from the US Government and more importantly, a formal meeting and apology from her boss (also the US gov).
- The FIFA World Cup is happening this week, but behind the scenes, the organization is exploiting and k-wording workers who helped build its stadiums, many of whom are Nepalese, Indian, and Filipino.
- Study finds Asian Americans have the "highest rate of support...
2022-11-1846 min
Politically Asian! Podcast57. This Week in Asian American Politics: Affirmative Action and Asians, LA Chinatown Slumlord Seeks to Profit from Abusing Asian Elders, Boba Guys Records Employee Audio w/o Consent, Elon & TwitterNew Tuesday, new episode! This week in Asian American politics:
- The Supreme Court is deciding whether to get rid of affirmative action or not and it's the one of the few times where almost all Asian people have an opinion on something related to politics
- LA Chinatown slumlord Don Toy seeks to profit from abusing Asian elders by selling Cathay Manor, one of the last low-income apartment units in Chinatown.
- Boba Guys record employee audio without consent and use it to fire them
- Elon Musk buys Twitter...
2022-11-0844 min
Politically Asian! Podcast56. This Week in Asian American Politics: Rishi Sunak, American Samoan Citizenship Rejected, Paris Baguette Boycott, Asian-on-Asian Clownery in Orange County, Affirmative Action in Supreme CourtThis week in Asian American politics:
- The UK gets its first South Asian multimillionaire conservative Prime Minister! Woohoo?
- American Samoans' birthright citizenship case doesn't even get considered by the Supreme Court. What happened to taxation without representation?
- A worker dies on the job at Paris Baguette and in classic capitalist fashion, workers are asked to work the next day, leading to a boycott of the popular South Korean bakery chain.
- Orange County gets a new district that brings together several Asian communities in a once-in-a-decade opportunity, with...
2022-11-0147 min
Politically Asian! Podcast55. This Week in Asian American Politics: Salon Workers' Reproductive Health, Shein Worker Exploitation, BTS Does Military Service, Anna May Wong on the Quarter, NY Law Banning Online Homicide VideosThis week in Asian America politics!
- Lots of nail salon workers in America are Asian, and this week we talk about how their reproductive health is heavily harmed by the chemicals they work with for 8+ hours a day. In NYC, there are new regulations requiring better ventilation starting this year, but for many workers it's too late.
- Shein is the Thanos of worker violations. In a new piece by the Cut, journalists cover the intense conditions of Shein workers. Will this be enough to stop Gen Z's love for fast fashion?
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2022-10-2541 min
Politically Asian! Podcast54. This Week in Asian American Politics: Trump Subpoena and Elaine Chao, U.S. Bans Huawei Phones, Seattle Scraps Shelter Expansion Near Chinatown, Adderall Shortage, NYC Delivery Workers Get Rest HubThis week in Asian American politics:
- Trump is subpoena'd by the Jan 6th. committee. Elaine Chao finally believes in democracy once rioters take over the capital. Will Trump finally go to prison, or is his plot armor too strong?
- U.S. bans all new Huawei devices, proving they can tell Asian (devices) apart.
- Seattle cancels plans to expand a 270-bed shelter in Sodo, just south of the Chinatown International District. Will they use this money to build some affordable permanent housing now for Kings County residents?
- There's...
2022-10-1839 min
Politically Asian! Podcast53. This Week in Asian American Politics: Constance Wu Returns, Southeast Asian Cities Sinking Faster, Migrant Crisis in Texas, YouTube Sued for Algorithms that Radicalize, Amazon Warehouse FireThis week in Asian American Politics!
- Constance Wu is back online and shares stories of how not all skinfolk are kinfolk, even in the entertainment industry.
- Coastal cities in Southeast Asia are sinking faster from rising sea levels compared to other metropolitan cities due to differences in soil composition. Are we gonna get climate change reparations for smaller countries suffering the most from larger countries'
- Democrats in El Paso are sending more migrants to New York City than Republicans. Greg Abbott is punching the air rn.
- Families a...
2022-10-1146 min
Politically Asian! Podcast52. This Week in Asian American Politics: Federal Bill to Stop Southeast Asian Deportation, NY Mag Interviews Christina Yuna Lee's Landlord, Asian Nannies Speak on Class and Race, Seattle's ChinatownNew episode out now! And maybe one of our best? This week in Asian American politics:
- You know what they say, third time's a charm for ending Southeast Asian deportation! There's a new bill introduced by Congress Members in California to end deportations for Southeast Asian refugees who fled to America before 2008… which includes many people who came to America because America destroyed their country.
- NY Mag interviews Christina Yuna Lee's Landlord and let's just say we weren't expecting the fight that happened? We share our opinions on Asian Americans and how they vi...
2022-10-0449 min
Politically Asian! Podcast51. This Week in Asian American Politics: Ohio Candidates Try to Make Ohio Great Again with Asian Racism, Protests in Iran, Adnan Syed Released, Philippines Pres. Visits U.S, More Cameras in NYC MTAThis week in Asian American politics:
- Like a 40 year old dad who tells everyone he played varsity football, Ohio Senate candidates nostalgically cling to the idea of Ohio being a manufacturing state. Despite Ohio having a large nursing industry that makes up most of its economy, these candidates are stoking anti-China flames to bring back manufacturing and get elected, even if this spells Ohio's economic collapse.
- Many protests start in Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini by Iran's "morality police", and as expected, every cringy US politician comes out of the woodwork.
2022-09-2741 min
Politically Asian! Podcast50. This Week in Asian American Politics: Cambodian Refugee Sophea Phea Undeported, "Aesthetic" Asian Activists, Columbia U. Goes From #2 to #18, Congress Does Suspicious Trades, Patagonia Given AwayThis Week in Asian American Politics
- Cambodian refugee Sophea Phea, who was deported by ICE 11 years ago, finally returns to the U.S. and is reunited with family.
- "Aesthetic" Asian activists jump on the #StopAsianHate bandwagon for a year and are now trying to solve racism with NFTs. People will think twice about committing hate crimes knowing I have a picture of an ape.
- Columbia University was exposed by its own Math professor of manipulating its data to get higher on US News' college ranking. So much for Ivy Leagues...
2022-09-2043 min
Politically Asian! Podcast48. This Week in Asian American Politics: Low-Income Asians Affected by Roe vs. Wade, the Rise of South Asian Studies, NYC's Gun-Free Zones, Starbucks' New Asian CEO, Oli London Half ApologizesThis week in Asian American Politics:
- Many low-income Asian women live in conservative states where abortion is now illegal, with one of the main states being Texas. Contrary to what Texas says, it's time to mess with Texas so they stop messing with basic rights.
- South Asian Studies programs are being created at more universities. The twist? They're mainly offered at Ivy League$ and there are plenty of white professors teaching it who probably say "chai tea"
- NYC Announces Gun-Free Zones, and we get to see another example of taxpayer...
2022-09-0638 min
Politically Asian! Podcast47. This Week in Asian American Politics: Chinese International Students Say Bye to U.S. Universities, Biden Cancels Some Student Debt, Gang Chen and the China Initiative, Trader Joe's Union BustingThis week in Asian American Politics
- Chinese international students have poorer views on America and American universities (finally!)
- Biden cancels some student debt. Is this moment a "We did it, Joe" or not?
- Gang Chen, a natural US Citizen and MIT Professor, discovers groundbreaking battery with fellow MIT researchers after being terrorized for years by the FBI and Department of Justice for being a "Chinese spy"
- Trader Joe's? More like Traitor Joe's. The company union busts its workers who were organizing at the famous NYC Union Square...
2022-08-3039 min
Politically Asian! Podcast46. This Week in Asian American Politics: AAPI Disinformation Report, Asian Americans Buying Guns, Gavin Newsom Deports Phoeun You, Polio in NYC, the Met Keeps Stolen Cambodian Art, NYT EndorsementThis week in Asian American politics:
- An AAPI Disinformation Report that shows how Asian American and Pacific Islander communities are really good at misleading people online. Think Gossip 2.0 but with bad political ramifications.
- Asian Americans are buying guns in record numbers. What are the potential risks that come with this? Will they become NRAsians (National Rifle Asians, a term Aaron made up)?
- California Governor Gavin Newsom says "Start Asian Hate" and deports Phoeun You
- You know the classic idiom! The proof is in the.. poop? Polio found...
2022-08-2343 min
Politically Asian! Podcast45. This Week in Asian American Politics: FBI Raids Trump's Mar-a-Lago House, Pew Research's Asian American Project, Asian Am. History in NY Classrooms, Open Street Project, Chipotle Robs NYC WorkersThis week in Asian American politics:
- The FBI raids Trump's house in Mar-a-Lago and Republicans (including Asian Republicans) are NOT happy and letting everyone know
- Pew Research releases a large ethnographic, interview, and survey-based Asian American Project that's a good intro to Asian American Studies if you have not been Asian for the last 20 years.
- Rally for Asian American History in all New York State Classrooms
- New York City reveals itself to be pro-car as it gets rid of 75% of open streets
- Chipotle pays...
2022-08-1636 min
Politically Asian! Podcast44. This Week in Asian American Politics: Nancy Pelosi Visits Taiwan, Political Parties Ignoring Asian American Voters, Atlanta's Cop City, and a NYT Report on Friendships and Wealth GapsThis week in Asian American politics:
- Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan and surprisingly does not do anything cringey with a qipao
- A new poll from APIA vote showing how more than half of AAPI voters have never been contacted by a political party
- Atlanta tears down a forest to builds a $90 million "Cop City" - a huge training facility for cops a.k.a Eric Adams' wet dream
- The New York Times reports that the key to overcoming wealth disparity is.. the power of friendship? What anime are w...
2022-08-0946 min
Politically Asian! Podcast43. This Week in Asian American Politics: Philly's Chinatown Gentrification, Deportation of Southeast Asian Phoeun You, Respect for Marriage Act, Amazon Labor Union, Hyundai Child LaborThis week in Asian American news and politics:
- the latest luxury development project threatening residents and small businesses of Philadelphia's Chinatown
- the White House "stopping Asian hate" by threatening to deport another Southeast Asian
- Democrats giving us the bare minimum by trying to protect same-sex and interracial marriage
- leader of the Amazon Union bringing workers together across political lines
- Korean car company Hyundai using child labor??
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2022-08-0237 min
Politically Asian! Podcast42: This Week in Asian American Politics: "Self-Made" Asian American Billionaires, Amazon Buys ONE Medical, Polio & Fat Suits in ThorThis week in Asian American news and politics:
- the “self-made” Asian American billionaire made from US Military money,
- Amazon’s purchases One Medical aka Rich People Urgent Care™,
- Polio outbreak in New York and flexing our vaccination status,
- and discussing @washingtonpost’s Tiktok about fatphobia and the new Thor movie.
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2022-07-2640 min
Politically Asian! Podcast41. This Week in Asian American Politics: Unity March, Shinzo Abe's Assassination, Sri Lankan Debt Crisis & Twitter Sues Elon MuskWe’re back and starting off the season with a news roundup on Asian American politics (and some Asian politics)! We chat about the Unity March in DC, Shinzo Abe’s assassination, more on Sri Lanka’s Debt Crisis / Protests in Sri Lanka, and Twitter suing Elon Musk. We also have a new opening segment, temporarily called Practice What You Preach, where we talk about what organizing / political activity we did in real life. Praxis! Please support Asian American political clownery by giving us 5 stars on the Apple Podcasts and Spotify app. If you wanna support us financially, we have a...
2022-07-1943 min
Politically Asian! Podcast40. How to Represent Your District feat. Shahana Hanif (New York City Council Member, District 39)This week we have NYC Council Member Shahana Hanif! Shahana represents District 39, which includes parts of Kensington, Borough Park, Windsor Terrace, Park Slope, Gowanus, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, and the Columbia Waterfront. She's also the Co-Chair of the Progressive Caucus and Chair of the Immigration Committee. We ask her questions about working with our NYPD-loving Mayor Eric Adams and how to get him to think about community safety in ways that don't involve more police officers and homeless encampment sweeps. After that, we go into some lightning rounds about other work that Shahana does as a Council Member. Sorry...
2022-05-3133 min
Politically Asian! Podcast39. How to Understand the Sri Lankan Debt Crisis feat. Shenuque Tissera (HBO Max, Twenty Sided Podcast)This week we talk with Shenuque Tissera! Shenuque (@shenuque) is also a New York City comedian who is from Sri Lanka, and he's here to talk to us about the current economic crisis going on, how Sri Lanka got there, and most importantly, what people can do to support Sri Lankan relief efforts on the ground! Shenuque provided several links, which we are linking right below the blurb. Hope you enjoy the funny yet serious questions we ask this time, and as always, if you want to support us, please give us 5 stars on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or...
2022-05-1747 min
Politically Asian! Podcast38. How to Make Political Cartoons (Not Memes) feat. Niccolo Pizarro (the Nib)This week we have Niccolo Pizarro on the pod (@superingat)! Niccolo is a cartoonist based in Queens, NY and a regular contributor to The Nib (@thenib). The Nib does political satire, journalism and non-fiction on what is going down in the world, all in comics / cartoon form. We talk to Niccolo about the cartoon-making process, his political inspiration, why he hates America, and when is he going to become rich and conservative. As always, if you wanna support us, please leave us 5 stars on Apple or Spotify - takes 5 seconds! You can also support us at https://patreon.com...
2022-05-1043 min
Politically Asian! Podcast37. How to Change Medical School feat. Donna Tran (Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association, APAMSA)This week we talk with Donna Tran about a topic that crosses many Asian peoples' minds at some point: medical school! Donna is the National President of APAMSA, the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association. APAMSA (@APAMSA) is a national organization of medical and pre-medical students committed to addressing the unique health challenges of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. We ask Donna a mix of serious and fun questions like "What changes would you make to med school pre-reqs?" and "Can Oli London / Koreaboos join APAMSA?" As always, if you like the podcast, please take 5 seconds...
2022-05-0538 min
Politically Asian! Podcast36: How to Mobilize Immigrants for Local Elections feat. Felicia Singh (NYC District 32 City Council Candidate, Jahajee Sisters, New American Leaders)This week we talk with Felicia Singh (@feliciasinghnyc)! Felicia is former Democratic nominee for City Council in Queens District 32, an advocacy and campaigns manager for the Jahajee Sisters, and trainer for the New American Leaders. Jahejee Sisters is the only NYC survivor-led gender justice organization for Indo-Caribbeans, and New American Leaders focuses on training first and second generation Americans to run for office. We talk about Felicia's work in each with some fun and funny questions! For example, "Your opponent basically called you 'pro-crime.' What are some of your favorite crimes?" As always, if you want to support...
2022-04-2649 min
Politically Asian! Podcast35: Happy Birthday Politically Asian! feat. Aaron Yin and Gerrie LimHappy podcast birthday!! Politically Asian is officially one year old. Our first episode was last year, April 9th, 2021, so we recorded this episode as an anniversary episode, to reflect on our podcast in a rose, thorn, bud style. We reflect on what we like about the podcast so far, some of our favorite guests, things we didn't like, and some Politically Asian guest episodes and irl events we're looking forward to in the future! If you are reading this right now, especially if you are a white mom who reads Good Housekeeping or a non-Asian listener, please leave us...
2022-04-1241 min
Politically Asian! Podcast34: How to Organize in Chinatown (LA Edition) feat. Vivi Le and Kris Chan from CCED (Chinatown Community for Equitable Development)This week we talked with two amazing people Vivi Le (she/her) and Kris Chan (he/they) from Chinatown Community for Equitable Development aka CCED! If you haven't heard of CCED before, check them out on their very active Instagram @ccedla. They do amazing work related to tenant organizing, small business organizing, and general organizing against displacement in LA Chinatown. We talk about Asian art gallery gentrifiers pushing out existing Asian residents in LA Chinatown, how to organize across generations and different ethnicities, and how to define success when organizing efforts and wins can take years! Unfortunately, we had...
2022-04-0544 min
Politically Asian! Podcast33: How to Look at Hinduism and Caste feat. Shashank Rao (M.DIV Uchicago, Sadhana Coalition): Why Isn’t There an Inter-Faith Asian American Movement?This week, we have Shashank Rao (he/him, @wordsinsankethi) on the pod to discuss Hinduism! Shashank is pursuing a Masters in Divinity at UChicago, where he studies progressive Hinduism frameworks. As East Asians, we aren’t super familiar with more South Asian/Southeast Asian religions and wanted to familiarize ourselves to be inclusive of ALL Asians. Shashank walks us through the basics of Hinduism, the caste system, and how Hindu philosophies can be applied to progressive practices and beliefs. We also serve up some hot takes about Hasan Minhaj, Tik Tok Houses vs. corporate Asian Americans, and tech’s impa...
2022-03-0946 min
Politically Asian! Podcast32: How to Understand Abolition and Rethink Justice feat. Rohan Zhou-Lee (Blasian March, Asians for Abolition)This week our guest is Rohan Zhou-Lee (They/Siya/祂), founder of Blasian March and cofounder of Asians for Abolition! We talk with Rohan about the history of both and what abolition means, break down punishment vs. rehabilitation, and discuss some recurring narratives amongst our communities. This is a great episode, whether you don’t know what abolition is or you’re looking for healing beyond what criminal justice can provide. As always, if you like the podcast/episode, please take 5 seconds and give us a 5-star review on Apple or Spotify. If you want to support us financially / help us cov...
2022-03-0153 min
Politically Asian! Podcast31: How to Talk to Your Republican Parents feat. Cookie Duong (Asian Americans with Republican Parents Support Group on Facebook, the Interpreter)We're back with Season 4! To start things off, we talk with Cookie Duong (she/her, @parisbynightcore on Tik Tok) who is the cofounder of Asian Americans with Republican Parents Support Group on Facebook (10k members), and the Interpreter, an ethnic newsroom that translates English-language articles from credible news outlets into Vietnamese. We talk about the history of the group, why she thinks so many Asian Americans have right-wing parents, and how she put together an impressive 22-slide deck to successfully convince her dad to note vote for Tr*mp in 2020! So many graphs! Hope you enjoy, and as always...
2022-02-2246 min
Politically Asian! Podcast30: Don’t Go To Ivy Leagues: Asian American Data Disaggregation and Ivy League Professors Who Hate AsiansThis is the last episode for Season 3! In this episode, we talk about Asian American data disaggregation happening in New York, Eric Adams' rocky start as Mayor, and some Ivy League racism! We dive into this more in the episode, but just because a professor teaches at an Ivy League and has a resume that is most Asian parents' wet dream does not mean that professor will be progressive and anti-racist. We have some exciting guests for Season 4, some of whom you've definitely heard of if you pay any attention to news related to Asian Americans, so stay tuned...
2022-01-1146 min
Politically Asian! Podcast29: So Much Beef between U.S. and ChinaThis week it's just us, but there's so much to talk about. We start by talking about the China Initiative, and how the first person found guilty of being a "Chinese spy" is a WHITE GUY HARVARD PROFESSOR (lmao). We then go into Joe Biden's new AANHPI advisory group (Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander) and how we feel about this roster, which includes Daniel Dae Kim. We wrap it up unpacking how we feel about all these celebrities coming out of nowhere who are making China their whole personality. As always, if you like us, please give us...
2021-12-2847 min
Politically Asian! Podcast28: Politically Asian News of the Week: Huge Ma, Yu and Me Books, and More!Omicron is everywhere! It's the end of the world (again)! In this episode, we share some Hot Takes for Hot Take Hot Pot, then talk about exciting news related to politics and Asian Americans, and end with some New Year's resolutions.
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Two Asians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join comedians Aaron Yin (he/him) and Gerrie Lim (they/them) for 45 minutes-ish each week as they discuss current topics and events related to Asian Americans through the lenses of h...
2021-12-2142 min
Politically Asian! Podcast27: The Extremely Vulnerable and Personal Episode Part 2We're back after taking a break for the holidays! This week we're doing something different, a personal episode! We try to do one each season to let listeners know more about who we are and what we're up to. If you missed the first personal episode, check out Episode 10, the last episode of Season 1. Tune in to hear about Gerrie taking language classes, Aaron going to therapy, and us talking about navigating a very white comedy scene in New York City. If you want to help us out, please take 10 seconds to leave us a 5 star review on Apple...
2021-12-0751 min
Politically Asian! Podcast26: Boba Liberal to Professional Asian feat. Jenny G. Zhang (Gawker)This week we talk with Jenny G. Zhang about her Identity Fraud piece on Gawker! We're not talking Identity Fraud in the traditional sense (e.g. scamming elderly folks for their SSN), but in a different way involving POC who use race as disingenuous defense when they're called out for doing something bad. Think corrupt Asian landlords who, when called out for being shitty towards their tenants, deflect criticism by saying we're being racist because they are Asian (??). We also talk about white people and POC reactions to Jenny's piece, as well as some of her earlier work. As...
2021-11-2245 min
Politically Asian! Podcast25: Calling Out Koreasplaining K-Pop Stans on Asian Tik Tok feat. Young Kim (@youngqim)This week we talk with the hilarious Young Kim (@youngqim on Tik Tok/IG, @oldqim on Twitter)! Young (he/him) is an Asian American content creator who regularly goes viral for his Tik Toks on the Asian/East Asian experience, some of which involve political and historical commentary. Aaron accidentally calls out one of Young's sponsors in his hot take for Hot Take Hot Pot, Gerrie stirs the hot pot with Sandra Oh, and Young talks to us about his time on Tik Tok educating/correcting K-Pop stans and Koreaboos who try to explain Korean culture to him. As...
2021-11-1550 min
Politically Asian! Podcast24: Exposing F*cked Up Sh*t with Journalism feat. Shawna Chen (Axios, The Yappie): Calling Out Journalists Exploiting Asian High School StudentsThis week we have an amazing guest on the pod, Shawna Chen (@shawnarchen)! Shawna is a Breaking News reporter for Axios (@axios), and also Editorial Director of the Yappie (@TheYappie)! If you haven’t watched the viral interview Axios did with former President Trump, go watch it right now. It was so funny and meme-worthy Jonathan Swan (the reporter) won an Emmy. In this episode we talk about Shawna’s work at Axios, what inspired her to become a journalist, and her work at the Yappie! Shout outs to Wong Fu Productions. Tune in as always for our Hot Take...
2021-11-0852 min
Politically Asian! Podcast23: How to Support the Future of Asian America feat. Thu Nguyen (OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates): What to Do About Asian Americans Who Are Anti-Affirmative Action and Anti-LGBTQ RightsThis week we talk with Thu Nguyen, who is the incoming Executive Director of OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates! Thu is the youngest ever Executive Director and the first Vietnamese American to serve in this role. Founded in 1973, OCA is a 501(c)(3) national member-driven nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. with 50+ chapters and affiliates across the U.S. They advance the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders through policy work and educational programming. Thu comes in with a spicy hot take for Hot Take Hot Pot related to Asian American writer drama on Twitter. Afterwards...
2021-10-2551 min
Politically Asian! Podcast22: Dream So Big, It Embarrasses Your Parents feat. May Vutrapongvatana, Esq. (Vocal NY, Shahana Hanif Campaign)This week we talk with May Vutrapongvatana, Esq. (Twitter: @MayVutraETC, IG: @mayvutrapongvatana). May passed the bar exam and used to be a lawyer (hence the Esq.), but now she's an organizer for VOCAL NY (@VOCALNewYork)! VOCAL-NY is a statewide grassroots membership organization that builds power among low-income people directly impacted by HIV/AIDS, the drug war, mass incarceration, and homelessness. We start the episode off with our spicy new segment Hot Take Hot Pot, talk about reasons why Asian-led progressive movements might lose their edge over time, and what VOCAL NY does and how May got involved with them...
2021-10-1858 min
Politically Asian! Podcast21: Hmong Have to Love Hmong feat. Phillipe Thao (Catapult Mag, WaPo): What the Broader Asian Community Can Learn From the HmongWe’re back, baby! We missed you all. Some quick updates: We set up a Patreon (patreon.com/politicallyasian), created a better website, made merch, and started a new opening segment for the podcast, Hot Take Hot Pot! This week we’re talking to Phillipe Thao (Twitter @shania_twink, IG @bokchoybaddie), a Hmong-American writer who has written for Catapult Magazine, Washington Post, and more. We talk to Phillipe about what it means to be Hmong, Hmong community in Minnesota, and lessons Phillipe wishes the broader Asian community could take away from the Hmong. Tune in and please give us a wr...
2021-10-1154 min
Politically Asian! Podcast20: How to Build a Bookstore for the People feat. Kai (All Power Books)This week we talk with Kai (@tankiepilled), who is the co-founder of All Power Books (@allpowerbooks), a bookstore and community space for the people! Fun fact for this episode, Kai is actually a pseudonym for our guest because they’ve been arrested at protests, which we thought was cool because it shows they are extremely down for the cause. We talk with Kai about the logistics of starting a bookstore, what community members use All Power’s space, what kind of books the bookstore offers, and more. Tune in to hear what books Kai recommends reading if you wanna dip...
2021-09-1357 min
Politically Asian! Podcast19: Selling Social Justice So You Buy Our Stuff feat. Sai He (@dongdraper): Spend Millions on Stop Asian Hate Ads, Give Zero Additional Power to Your Asian EmployeesThis week we talk to advertising creative and conceptual artist, Sai He (@replysai)! Sai's worked with many big-name clients like Old Spice, Netflix, Jet Blue, and the New Zealand Transport Agency. He's also the person behind the popular ad industry meme account @dongdraper. We talk to Sai about companies that suddenly became woke with their ads during the George Floyd protests, and whether any of those companies are keeping up with their promises for diversity and equity a year later. We also discuss how Sai got into advertising, whether brands and agencies should even have morals, and some notable...
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Politically Asian! Podcast18: There Are White Supremacists at Your Protest, Now What? feat. Kalaya'an Mendoza (Nonviolence Peaceforce, Across Frontlines)This week’s episode was so funny and therapeutic it literally had us in tears. We talk to Kalaya'an (Kala) Mendoza (he/him or they/them), a Queer, Filipino and Hard of Hearing human rights defender, street medic, and community safety & mutual protection trainer. Kala currently serves as the Director of US Programs at Nonviolent Peaceforce. Nonviolent Peaceforce protects civilians in violent conflicts using unarmed protection strategies. We talk to Kala about how to protest safely, protestor safety issues with Stop Asian Hate protests following Atlanta, and what to do in the worst case scenario where white supremacists show up...
2021-08-3058 min
Politically Asian! Podcast17: The 2020 Census Said No More White People feat. Julie Kim (Queens Borough Lead for the NYC Census 2020, Asian American Feminist Collective)The 2020 Census data is out, baby! This week we talked with Julie Kim (@julieaekim), who was the Queens Borough Lead for the NYC Census 2020 and is also the cofounder of the Asian American Feminist Collective (@aafcollective)! We break down how the Census is not just a fun tally of the US population, but a tool that determines how much money is allocated to different states. cities, and counties every decade. Fun (potentially depressing) fact: due to the pandemic, this was the first time the Census went digital. Julie also talks about how she got started with organizing and teaches...
2021-08-2349 min
Politically Asian! Podcast16: Lucky Lee's, Congee Karen, and Other White Chefs Inventing "Superior" Asian Food feat. Esther Tseng (LA Times, Eater, Bon Appétit)This week we’re talking with Esther Tseng (@estarla, LA Times, Eater, Bon Appétit, Time Out) , a food journalist who writes about food and culture and food justice. We talk with Esther about food access and income inequality, outrage against white chefs inventing “superior” Asian food (e.g. Lucky Lee’s, Congee Karen), and how to move from outrage to action when seeing these pieces designed to make us mad. Give us a listen to hear what we think the next food to be Columbused is and leave a review!
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2021-08-1651 min
Politically Asian! Podcast15: The Democrats Don't Deserve You feat. Tim Phan (DNC, Democratic Party of Orange County)In this week’s episode, we have Tim Phan (@timothy_phan) who was a Tech Community Analyst for the Democratic National Committee and an Organizer for the Democratic Party of Orange County! We talk about who Tim voted for (obviously), whether it's still possible to push Democrats left, and Anaheim, the Florida of California, not Asian American heaven. Tune in for great insights on advocacy vs. electoral politics, self-care, and more!
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2021-08-0243 min
Politically Asian! Podcast14: Unions Work, Here's Proof feat. Naib Mian (The New Yorker)In this week’s episode, we have Naib Mian (@naibmian), a Multimedia/Interactives Researcher and Producer at The New Yorker, and a member of the New Yorker Union's (@newyorkerunion) Bargaining Committee. Earlier this summer, in June, their union averted a strike and successfully negotiated several key terms, including a salary floor of $60,000 and annual raises, after 2.5 years of back and forth. (Major congrats and solidarity forever.) Tune in to get a very awesome inside look at union organizing and the power of collective action, like how they coordinated a massive salary transparency bomb in a work Slack channel! Also, if...
2021-07-2655 min
Politically Asian! Podcast13. Don't Trust Politicians feat. Michelle Ming (Citizen Action, Fair Elections NY)On this episode we had Michelle Ming (@atmichelleming on Twitter), a campaign manager for Citizen Action (@citizenactionny) and Fair Elections NY (@fairelectionsny)! She’s also worked for other issue-based advocacy organizations in NYC and DC. We talk about her job bullying Chuck Schumer into doing things, trusting politicians (which you shouldn’t!), POC workforce pipeline problems aka being one of the only Asian employees there, and more. Give us a listen to find out our favorite Republican senators (jk)!
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2021-07-1953 min
Politically Asian! Podcast12: The Great Enemy of America feat. Chris Lee (Plan A Magazine): Making Asian American Activism Less ShallowWhat does the future look like for Asian American politics? Where do we go from here? Do things ever move forward or are we going to be obsessed with making movies about rich Asian people forever? In this episode, we get a little meta and talk about the current state of Asian American culture with our friend, Chris Lee (@jesuintoast) from Plan A Mag (@planamag)! Give us a listen to hear the predictions we have, and what we think we’ll have to face next as a community.
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2021-07-1253 min
Politically Asian! Podcast11: Restaurant Economics 101 feat. Sean Liu (MSG Kitchen): Is There "Authentic" Asian Food?Everyone’s eating out again in NYC, so we brought on our culinary friend and very first Asian guest, Sean Liu (@msg.kitchen) to talk about the restaurant industry! Having grown up in a kitchen, Sean talks about his culinary experience working in his parents' Chinese restaurant, the concept of “authentic” ethnic food, and trends in New American cuisine. Plus, he talks about what he’d do differently in his future restaurant to make sure his workers are paid fairly!
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2021-07-051h 02
Politically Asian! Podcast10. The Extremely Vulnerable and Personal Episode Part 1 feat. Your Politically Asian HostsIf you’ve ever wanted to know more about us, this episode’s for you! Listen to two Asian comedians get extremely vulnerable as we answer questions like “What do you want to accomplish with your comedy?”, “What do you look for in a partner?”, and “What are your parents like?” Gerrie also asks Aaron how he knows he is cis and straight! And more! Break next week as Gerrie moves, and we nail down the logistics of getting our first guest on the pod.
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2021-06-211h 34
Politically Asian! Podcast9. Drivers Strong Together: NYC Taxi Drivers (Many of Whom Are Asian) Build Their Own App!A new ride-sharing app just dropped and we are HYPE. Co-op Ride is an app made for drivers and owned by drivers. Many of New York City's taxi drivers are Asian immigrants, so of course we had to talk about this. In this episode, we talk about the history of NYC taxi drivers, how Uber and Lyft disrupted them, and how the Drivers Cooperative is here to disrupt Uber and Lyft. If you love the episode, please leave us and your local rideshare driver a 5-starred review.
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2021-06-1455 min
Politically Asian! Podcast8. Run Mayor Run: The NYC Mayoral Election and How It'll Affect Asian Americans in NYCIt’s officially June, and that means the clock is ticking on the NYC Mayoral Race for 2021. The last few weeks have been filled with drama, and with a cast of characters over 20 candidates long (and two Asian candidates!), there’s so much going on! In this episode, we break down the executive branch of municipal government before taking a deep dive into our (formerly?) first-pick candidate. Let us know who you’re planning on voting for and why!
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2021-06-0759 min
Politically Asian! Podcast7. Passports, Power, Privilege: Asian Countries Have Strong Passports and Unfortunately America Does TooVaxxed hot American summer is here! As vaccinations go up across the country, our Instagram feeds return to normal, and by that, we mean white girls are taking the trips to find themselves in Southeast Asia that they didn’t take last year. In this episode, we talk about passports and visas, what countries have the strongest passports and what privileges they give their holders, and four kinds of white tourists to watch out for! Many Asian countries have very strong passports, allowing for the Asian diaspora to travel to many countries across the world. If you love the ep...
2021-05-3146 min
Politically Asian! Podcast6. Specific About the Pacific: Talking about the PI in AAPI (Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians)In this episode, we put the PI in AAPI and talk about Pacific Islanders! So many times, Asian Americans will use the term AAPI in their organizing activities or DEI initiatives, but they never include any Pacific Islanders or Native Hawaiians, so we are trying to change that. We share how embarrassingly little we knew before researching, talk about the island nations, and discuss the history of Hawaii and its many colonizers, some of whom... aren’t white?! Give us a listen to find out who's the culprit, with some jokes and great energy along the way. We had a...
2021-05-2450 min
Politically Asian! Podcast5. When Your History Is a Mystery: AAPI History in the Classroom in 2021 and the "Asian American" LabelAfter taking a week to get our shit together, we (Aaron & Gerrie) are back! In this episode, we talk about the history of AAPI History Month, how we feel about the “Asian American” label, and AAPI history curriculum.
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Two Asians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join comedians Aaron Yin (he/him) and Gerrie Lim (they/them) for 45 minutes-ish each week as they discuss current topics and events related to Asian Americans through the lenses of history, class, and advo...
2021-05-1446 min
Politically Asian! Podcast4. ICE ICE Baby: ICE Deports a Lot of Asian People and That Is Also “Asian Hate”In this episode, we (Aaron & Gerrie) talk about ICE deporting South East Asians and how these deportations are actually another form of Asian hate and violence. We also break down the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act Bill and provide updates on the NYPD's undercover cop plan for stopping Asian hate incidents.
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Two Asians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join comedians Aaron Yin (he/him) and Gerrie Lim (they/them) for 45 minutes-ish each week as they discuss current topics and...
2021-04-3047 min
Politically Asian! Podcast3. Not All Skinfolk Are Kinfolk: We Talk About Asian People Exploiting Asian PeopleIn this episode, we (Aaron and Gerrie) talk about how your oppressors can look just like you through a history tour of NYC’s Chinatown! Enjoy this blast from the past as we examine the effects of Asian American ideas of success = being extremely rich. Whether you love it or hate us, please consider leaving a review.
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Two Asians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join comedians Aaron Yin (he/him) and Gerrie Lim (they/them) for 45 minutes-ish each we...
2021-04-2339 min
Politically Asian! Podcast2. Bye Bye Bystander: Two Asian Comedians Take Bystander Intervention TrainingThis week, we (Aaron and Gerrie) share our thoughts on Hollaback's Bystander Intervention training after taking it! With all the attacks on Asian people in America, we want to be less scared and more proactive individuals when it comes to stepping in to stop attacks on anyone. We also talk about how we self-care, whether self-care in an office setting is only for white people, and provide updates on new community solutions to combat hate incidents.
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2021-04-1545 min
Politically Asian! Podcast1. Who Helps Us? We Help Us feat. Manny JacintoWelcome to the Politically Asian! Podcast! In our very first episode, we (Aaron & Gerrie) focus our attention on Andrew Yang and his policies as two transplant New Yorkers, along with some community solutions popping up in the aftermath of the tragic Atlanta shootings, and whether or not the news reports are emboldening racists. Music by Clueless Kit on SoundCloud.
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Two Asians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join comedians Aaron Yin (he/him) and Gerrie Lim (they/them) for 45...
2021-04-0157 min