By Sen Tien J, Vi and Sen discuss American as well as Australian issues regarding the detention and deportation of citizens, residents & refugees. https://youtu.be/VgGvURCBqbc
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#AsianLove Campaign
(2 min read) Calling all Asians! Let's celebrate ourselves and each other. In Western media, Asians have poor representation, if any at all. We are often used as background characters, stuck playing the sidekick, or shown as submissive partners for white people. But instead of waiting to see ourselves in Hollywood, why not represent ourselves?…
An Open Letter
(3 min read) Hi everyone, On July 20th, 2018, Twitter user @iShineSoBright_ tweeted a video of a black man pretending to be a Vietnamese nail salon technician with the caption: “Watch this man do his wife toes acting like them Chinese [sic] ladies in the shop.” He proceeded to mock the Vietnamese language with a…
JTTW Episode 22: Viet Diaspora
By Sen Tien Vi and Sen discuss identity within the Vietnamese diaspora aka Việt Kiều.
JTTW Episode 16: Being Bilingual
By Sen Tien We discuss our different experiences with our parent's language. J talks about the emphasis of English instead of Tagalog in her family and culturally, Sen talks about interpreting for her parents, Vi talks about almost being put in ESL as her parents switched to speaking English at home, and Wen attended school…
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
JTTW Episode 9: Role Models for Asian Women
By Sen Tien March is International Women's History Month and International Women's Day is March 8. We talk about who we consider our role models, the lack of Asian Women in mainstream feminist spaces, teaching ourselves our own histories, and seeking out people to support. https://youtu.be/Q9uVq1_QREg
JTTW Episode 6: Praisin’ the Asian
By Sen Tien Vi, J, Sen, and Wen are back to talk about "praisin' the Asian"! We touch on the gendered double standards of attractiveness, promoting self-love among the Asian community, and our Asian crushes. Fangirling ensues! https://youtu.be/QksjazB7Pvc
