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This was a heartbreaking week with the horrifically violent and deadly attacks against Asians in America. We want to take a moment to pay tribute to the victims of the Atlanta shootings, and to Pak Ho and Vicha Ratanapakdee who died of attacks while on their walks. However, to be respectful of the Atlanta victims and their families, we will follow the protocol suggested by the Atlanta chapter of the Asian American Advancing to hold off sharing the names of the victims until their families have provided full consent to do so.
With the rise of anti-Asian racism, we’ve put together a podcast playlist we hope will help bring awareness to anti-Asian racism. In the playlist, you’ll find episodes on the many histories of anti-Asian racism, the sexual festishization of Asian women, the model minority myth, and what it means to be Asian American.
mmLast Updated: Mar 19th, 2021
Learn about anti-Asian racism and violence with this podcast playlist:
Understand the Atlanta shootings in the context of anti-Asian violence and racism.
After a gunman in Atlanta shot eight people dead, including six Asian women, we cover the growing sense of grief and dread about the sharp rise in anti-Asian hate crimes. PBS correspondent and anchor,...Show More
The history of the fetishization of Asian women, and why it’s so dangerous.
The fetishization of East Asian women, derisively referred to as "yellow fever," is as old as the Silk Road. In this classic episode, we unpack the history and Hollywood perpetuation of stereotyping A...Show More
Unpack the model minority myth and its roots in white supremacy.
Unpacking identity: The Model Minority Myth with Nina Ho
Love Intently Podcast with Sophie Kwok
1:17:16 | Aug 19th, 2020
Nina Ho was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and landed in Houston, TX when she was five years old. Looking back, she can remember from a very young age trying to reject her own Asian identity in order to “fi...Show More
More than 40 percent of nail salon technicians in the US are Vietnamese women. These are their stories.
146 — French Manicure—Tales from Vietnamese Shops in America
The Kitchen Sisters Present
25:17 | Jul 28th, 2020
4 recommendations
In honor of the many people who work in nail salons across the country who are struggling to keep their businesses from going under during these long closures, The Kitchen Sisters Present French Manic...Show More
A powerful conversation with Asian American novelist Ocean Vuong about immigration, violence, language, love, and beauty.
Ocean Vuong — A Life Worthy of Our Breath
On Being with Krista Tippett
51:25 | Apr 30th, 2020
9 recommendations
Krista interviewed the writer Ocean Vuong on March 8 in a joyful room full of podcast makers at On Air Fest in Brooklyn. None of us would have guessed that within a handful of days such an event would...Show More
Join the National Geographic team in the Himalaya as they search for the elusive snow leopard.
Searching for the Himalaya’s Ghost Cats
Overheard at National Geographic
28:42 | Feb 2nd, 2021
1 recommendation
Searching for the Himalaya’s Ghost Cats National Geographic’s editor at large Peter Gwin travels to the Himalaya to join photographer and National Geographic explorer Prasenjeet Yadav on his search fo...Show More
Why this jpeg sold for $69 million. Unpacking the NFT craze.
Digital art has been largely neglected by the traditional art market, but one artist has made millions selling his work as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). And his work is now being auctioned at Christie's...Show More
Why millions of people tune in to watch strangers gorge junk food everyday — understand the mukbang phenomenon.
What's the fascination with watching total strangers eat plate after plate of junk food? Is it a grotesque and irresponsible spectacle, or could it be a way to tackle loneliness, and even help some de...Show More
A new podcast series chronicling the history of reality TV.
In the first episode of season 1 of Spectacle, we'll go back to the show that started it all -- An American Family. Most probably haven't heard of the 1973 PBS docuseries but many argue it inspired re...Show More
The shocking mystery of an unclaimed lotto ticket worth $16.5 million.
In 2010, a $16.5 million Hot Lotto ticket was sold at a gas station in Des Moines, Iowa. At first, no one showed up to claim the prize. And then, a series of lawyers tried to claim the money on behalf...Show More
Weight Watchers has rebranded as WW, but it turns out the company has been in financial trouble for decades.
Get your flex point calculators and food scales! This week, Mike and Aubrey are talking about one of America's most iconic diet programs: Weight Watchers. Along the way, we encounter The Rock, th...Show More
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✨ Podcast Partner Spotlight: Project Voice
Hosted by Jessica Nguyen, the Project Voice podcast is an online community space that brings the voices of womxn and nonbinary folkx of the Asian diaspora to the forefront. You’ll find conversations about topics such as intergenerational trauma, south asian stereotypes, interracial dating, Asian beauty standards, and much more.
👉 Featured Episode: A conversation with Jenn Fang, author of Reappropriate, one of the first Asian American Pacific Islander blogs. Jenn provides insights on Asian-American activism, the importance of intersectionality, and how she has seen this online activist community change over her 20 years as a blogger.
I’ve had the awesome opportunity to interview Jenn Fang of Reappropriate, known as “one of the oldest AAPI feminist and racial activist blogs” on the Net, on Project Voice right before our official re...Show More
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