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Podcast: Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips
Episode: Bold Asian American Activism and Its Roots
Description: Racist violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders isn’t new but neither is the community’s history of resistance.
In this episode, we speak with Professor Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, a national expert on Asian American history, about the rise in anti-Asian American racism and violence and how it fits into the larger historical and political context of white supremacy in the United States.
Judy, Steve and Sharline discuss the roots of their activism, the historical resilience of oppressed people in the face of white violence, and the enduring resolve of communities of color to establish justice and equality for all...