2. “Anti-Asian Racism”, Abolish Reactionary Culture, Gook & Minari

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How does the term “Anti-Asian Racism” inhibit a more complete understanding of racism and white supremacy? This episode suggests that we cease intense advocacy and support for a group in question well after they have been hurt, or worse, killed. Activism should not and cannot persist in the forms of boom and bust cycles. It shouldn’t be a summer of #BLM and a few weeks of #StopAnti-Asian Racism, but a continuous struggle to liberate and fight for all parties who are dehumanized by various oppressive forces. We need to supplant reactionary sloganeering with productive work -- such that assists Asian-Americans, Black people, or anyone who is presently/historically oppressed without waiting for something to these marginal communities first.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Introduction

4:45 - “Anti-Asian Racism”

Abolish Reactionary Culture

25:32 Gook

35:38 Minari

Podcasts & Episodes Mentioned Mentioned:

Escape from Plan A | https://planamag.com/podcasts/

AN ALL-OUT ASSAULT ON ASIAN AMERICANS—FT. AUSTIN KOH AKA AYEKAY ('ESCAPE FROM PLAN A' EP. 237) https://planamag.com/an-all-out-assault-on-asian-americansft-austin-koh-aka-ayekay/

EP. 244: The Atlanta Asian Murders

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ie1ZZE7BfnWUv1EyJLpRS?si=e62655c919384dd9

Films Mentioned:

Burning (dir. Lee Chang-dong, 2018) - highly recommend!

Gook (dir. Justin Chon, 2017)

Minari (dir. Lee Isaac Cung, 2020)

Ms.Purple (dir.Justin Chon, 2019)

Munyurangabo (dir. Lee Isaac Chung, 2020)

Tenet (dir. Christopher Nolan, 2020)

Donate to: In memory of HyunJungKim to support my brother & I

Chinatowns and Covid: The Coronavirus’s Impact on Chinatown | The New Yorker | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5ZeB2zSbX0