Is "Asian American" Relevant Anymore?
Update: 2021-09-20
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We're back! Welcome to Season 2.
Jen & Yonsoo discuss whether it's time to retire "Asian American" as a useful label. Milan offers a Pacific Islander's perspective on "APIA solidarity"(4:47 ) and gives a hot take on non-Hawaiians using "Hapa" (12:44 ). Prof. Tanglao-Aguas takes us on a deep dive into the political roots behind the label "Asian American" (21:11 ). A recording of the late Hawaiian activist, Haunani Kay-Trask, still remains relevant & supports Milan's views of Asian political & material power on the Hawaiian islands (46:41 ).
Guests: Milan Burke & Professor Francis Tanglao-Aguas of the College of William & Mary and founder of Aguas Arts Ink.
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