By Sen Tien Join J, Vi and Sen as they imitate online activists, describe encounters with panhandlers and how they try to navigate the volatile nature of the 'them vs. us' rhetoric on Twitter. https://youtu.be/bikxeOICNkE
Racism
NYAS Episode 3: Bamboo Ceiling
By Paget Kagy and Albert Hur Al and Paget discuss the factors at play that hinder Asian American success within the workplace and entertainment, and what we can do about it through becoming political, connecting as a community, and speaking out.
JTTW Episode 13: Working Class
By Sen Tien In this episode, we talk about how the working class or blue collar workers experience racism differently. We briefly touch on class as well and how it's a neglected dynamic in the Asian activism sphere. https://youtu.be/7fmDnJHMMiI
NYAS Episode 2: AFWM / WMAF
By Paget Kagy and Albert Hur Al and Paget tackle one of the most contentious issues among Asian Am today: the Asian Female White Male relationship: Why and when it's problematic, and how to bridge the divide.
JTTW Episode 12: 1.5 vs 2nd Generational Divide
By Sen Tien J and Vi welcome Yun in this episode to talk about her experience as a 1.5 generation Asian-American and compare and contrast the divide with the 2nd generation. https://youtu.be/n0NdCXPk_OE
NYAS Episode 1: Setting the Scene (Brief History on Asian America)
By Paget Kagy and Albert Hur Al and Paget have an important discussion on Asian American history that has been lost to many.
JTTW Episode 11: Ugly Delicious
By Sen Tien Today we discuss the cultural importance and the racialized nature of food for Asian diaspora. We also cover the show Ugly Delicious, a Netflix original food show. It demonstrates past, present and future presence of Asian American cuisines and the relationships we build around food. https://youtu.be/MCJzdPrdpi8
JTTW Episode 10: Decolonizing Asian Beauty
By Sen Tien There are many misconceptions surrounding Asian Beauty. We talk about shade-ism, why being pale isn't necessarily a white beauty standard, the "evil" China debate regarding the animal testing debate and the rise of K-beauty. https://youtu.be/_cD0vKlQ6ls
JTTW Episode 8: Asian Excellence at the Olympics
By Sen Tien The main four are back and discuss Asian diaspora and their achievements at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics 2018. Some controversies are addressed which include a radio host's gross comments toward Chloe Kim, unsolicited advice and "activism" towards dog meat consumption and Mirai Nagasu skating to Miss Saigon. https://youtu.be/PqdMcPKAATM
JTTW Episode 5: Logan Paul, Japan Is Not Your Playground
By Sen Tien Vi, J, & special guest Lisa reflect on the Logan Paul incident and the cultural significance of Aokigahara forest. https://youtu.be/5m7B9tatYjg
