Politically Asian! Podcast
By Aaron Yin & Gerrie Lim
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Episodes: 97
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Two Asian comedians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join Aaron Yin (he/him) and Gerrie Lim (they/them) for 45 minutes-ish every week as they discuss current topics and events related to Asian Americans through the lenses of history, class, and advocacy.
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97. This Week in Asian American Politics: The End of the Podcast
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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96. This Week in Asian American Politics: Boba Guys Unionize, AI Has Trouble Detecting Yellow Skin Tone, Whitewashing Boba, Kevin McCarthy Kicked Out of Speaker Position, Bedbug Epidemic
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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95. This Week in Asian American Politics: The New York Times Profile on "Saving" NYC's Chinatown, Auto Workers Strike, Asians Hiding Asianness, Hasan Minhaj Expose
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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94. 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 Millionaires
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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93. 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 Hello
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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92. 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 CCDH
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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91. 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 Actors
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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90. 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!
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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89. 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 Trip
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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88. 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 Diagnoses
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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87. 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 Arrest
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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86. 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 Drama
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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85. 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 Money
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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84. 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 Later
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May 30, 2023 |
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83. 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 Fellowship
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May 23, 2023 |
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82. 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 Drama
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May 16, 2023 |
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81. 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 case
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May 09, 2023 |
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80. This Week in Asian American Politics: Biden's Re-election Announcement, Asian American landlord movement, Climate Change in Asia, and Streaming's AAPI Representation
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May 02, 2023 |
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79. This Week in Asian American Politics: How to Find Your Place in Organizing feat. Ienna Fernandez (Anakbayan Queens)
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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78. 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 Roadblock
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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77. 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 Expelled
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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76. 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)
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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75. 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??
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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74. 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 Blind
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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73. 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 Mask
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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72. 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 Day
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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71. 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 Stolen
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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70. 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 Spy
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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69. 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 Antonio
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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68. This Week in Asian American Politics: Half Moon Bay Update, Racism's Cost Asian Restaurants $7.4bil, Crazy Rich Asians Held Asian Films Back, College Board & AP African Am. History, Britain Strike
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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67. 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 Controversy
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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66. This Week in Asian American Politics: K-Pop group Omega X is freed from its abusive managers, Rikers Island May Not Close, China COVID Updates, Lower Minimum Wage for Restaurant Workers, Chat GPT
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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65. 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 Crashes
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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64. 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 McCarthy
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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63. 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, Microsoft
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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62. 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 Panel
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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61. This Week in Asian American Politics: China Protests & Georgia Elections, Explosives in Native Hawaiian Lands, Brown University Establishes Caste Protection, NYT Strike, Orange County Racism
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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60. 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 Georgia
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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59. 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 lmao
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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58. 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 Elections
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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57. 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 & Twitter
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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56. 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 Court
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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55. 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 Videos
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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54. 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 Hub
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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53. 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 Fire
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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52. 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 Chinatown
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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51. 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 MTA
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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50. 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 Away
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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49. This Week in Asian American Politics: CA Says #ContinueAsianHate & Keeps Prison-to-Deportation, SF District Attorney Reviews Hate Crime Cases, Anti-Asian Hate Bill, No Masks on MTA, Queen Dies
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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48. 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 Apologizes
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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47. 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 Busting
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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46. 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 Endorsement
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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45. 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 Workers
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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44. 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 Gaps
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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43. 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 Labor
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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42: This Week in Asian American Politics: "Self-Made" Asian American Billionaires, Amazon Buys ONE Medical, Polio & Fat Suits in Thor
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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41. This Week in Asian American Politics: Unity March, Shinzo Abe's Assassination, Sri Lankan Debt Crisis & Twitter Sues Elon Musk
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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40. How to Represent Your District feat. Shahana Hanif (New York City Council Member, District 39)
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May 31, 2022 |
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39. How to Understand the Sri Lankan Debt Crisis feat. Shenuque Tissera (HBO Max, Twenty Sided Podcast)
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May 17, 2022 |
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38. How to Make Political Cartoons (Not Memes) feat. Niccolo Pizarro (the Nib)
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May 10, 2022 |
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37. How to Change Medical School feat. Donna Tran (Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association, APAMSA)
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May 05, 2022 |
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36: How to Mobilize Immigrants for Local Elections feat. Felicia Singh (NYC District 32 City Council Candidate, Jahajee Sisters, New American Leaders)
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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35: Happy Birthday Politically Asian! feat. Aaron Yin and Gerrie Lim
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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34: How to Organize in Chinatown (LA Edition) feat. Vivi Le and Kris Chan from CCED (Chinatown Community for Equitable Development)
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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33: 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?
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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32: How to Understand Abolition and Rethink Justice feat. Rohan Zhou-Lee (Blasian March, Asians for Abolition)
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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31: How to Talk to Your Republican Parents feat. Cookie Duong (Asian Americans with Republican Parents Support Group on Facebook, the Interpreter)
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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30: Don’t Go To Ivy Leagues: Asian American Data Disaggregation and Ivy League Professors Who Hate Asians
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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29: So Much Beef between U.S. and China
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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28: Politically Asian News of the Week: Huge Ma, Yu and Me Books, and More!
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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27: The Extremely Vulnerable and Personal Episode Part 2
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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26: Boba Liberal to Professional Asian feat. Jenny G. Zhang (Gawker)
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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25: Calling Out Koreasplaining K-Pop Stans on Asian Tik Tok feat. Young Kim (@youngqim)
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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24: Exposing F*cked Up Sh*t with Journalism feat. Shawna Chen (Axios, The Yappie): Calling Out Journalists Exploiting Asian High School Students
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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23: 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 Rights
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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22: Dream So Big, It Embarrasses Your Parents feat. May Vutrapongvatana, Esq. (Vocal NY, Shahana Hanif Campaign)
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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21: Hmong Have to Love Hmong feat. Phillipe Thao (Catapult Mag, WaPo): What the Broader Asian Community Can Learn From the Hmong
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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20: How to Build a Bookstore for the People feat. Kai (All Power Books)
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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19: 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 Employees
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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18: There Are White Supremacists at Your Protest, Now What? feat. Kalaya'an Mendoza (Nonviolence Peaceforce, Across Frontlines)
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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17: The 2020 Census Said No More White People feat. Julie Kim (Queens Borough Lead for the NYC Census 2020, Asian American Feminist Collective)
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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16: Lucky Lee's, Congee Karen, and Other White Chefs Inventing "Superior" Asian Food feat. Esther Tseng (LA Times, Eater, Bon Appétit)
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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15: The Democrats Don't Deserve You feat. Tim Phan (DNC, Democratic Party of Orange County)
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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14: Unions Work, Here's Proof feat. Naib Mian (The New Yorker)
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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13. Don't Trust Politicians feat. Michelle Ming (Citizen Action, Fair Elections NY)
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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12: The Great Enemy of America feat. Chris Lee (Plan A Magazine): Making Asian American Activism Less Shallow
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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11: Restaurant Economics 101 feat. Sean Liu (MSG Kitchen): Is There "Authentic" Asian Food?
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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10. The Extremely Vulnerable and Personal Episode Part 1 feat. Your Politically Asian Hosts
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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9. Drivers Strong Together: NYC Taxi Drivers (Many of Whom Are Asian) Build Their Own App!
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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8. Run Mayor Run: The NYC Mayoral Election and How It'll Affect Asian Americans in NYC
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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7. Passports, Power, Privilege: Asian Countries Have Strong Passports and Unfortunately America Does Too
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May 31, 2021 |
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6. Specific About the Pacific: Talking about the PI in AAPI (Pacific Islanders and Native Hawaiians)
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May 24, 2021 |
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5. When Your History Is a Mystery: AAPI History in the Classroom in 2021 and the "Asian American" Label
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May 14, 2021 |
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4. ICE ICE Baby: ICE Deports a Lot of Asian People and That Is Also “Asian Hate”
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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3. Not All Skinfolk Are Kinfolk: We Talk About Asian People Exploiting Asian People
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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2. Bye Bye Bystander: Two Asian Comedians Take Bystander Intervention Training
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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1. Who Helps Us? We Help Us feat. Manny Jacinto
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Apr 01, 2021 |