AAUC Podcast

In this August podcast, we focus on what makes up the Asian Americans, the challenges we face, and how we can build a collective American dream together. Asian American is the fastest-growing minority in the U.S. 2020 census. It has grown over 36% and constitutes roughly 7.2% or over 20 million of the total U.S. population. Who are Asian Americans and how it becomes the fastest-growing minority in the U.S.. What history did we not know about this group? How can Asian Americans make a difference in the US? We are very fortunate today to have the distinguished and outstanding guest professor Frank Wu. President of Queens College, New York City, and author of many publications on Asian Americans to give us a comprehensive account with storytelling details on the subject.

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AAUC’s third Podcast episode “Racial Profiling, a Threat to our American Dream” focuses on the “China Initiative”. We wish to first, however, acknowledge and condemn the recent Atlanta murders which is a traumatic blow to our entire country. We at AAUC join Asian Americans and all Americans in working to end racial violence, racial profiling, and racial discrimination. Although our episode tonight is not about racial violence, it is but another example of other methods employed that improperly and adversely affect and victimize Asian American professional lives and their families by using racial profiling and discrimination.

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In this increasingly individualized and polarized world, who doesn’t want peace and harmony in their lives? Is racial harmony just an ideal or can it be achieved? Does this Confucian Asian value of harmony elevate or harm us as Asian Americans? The flip side of harmony is distrust, hatred, strive, systemic discrimination, and injustice. How can these racial inequalities be leveled and racial distrust be unlearned?

We are very fortunate today to have gathered a circle of experts and community activists to discuss the subject matter and how we can provide a long-term strategy to overcome racial discrimination, and build harmony in our society so everyone can thrive.

Our featured speakers include:

• Prof. Karen Umemoto, UCLA, Asian American Studies
• Prof. Russell Jeung, San Francisco State University, Asian American Studies, founder, Stop AAPI Hate
• Dr. Raymond Chong, creator, and writer, 6th generation Chinese American
• Mr. Jonathan Leong, founder, Asian American Donor Program

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Mental health and youth suicide is a serious issue in the AAPI community. The devastating news of a young love one taking his/her life touches almost everyone. There is insurmountable guilt and sadness in the survivors around the victim. To overcome this serious challenge, we need to understand the cause and what we can do as a community to prevent future attempts of youth suicide.

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AAUC's Podcast this May examines a nationally growing trend regarding legislation that attempts to refute what's known as the "caste system". Our interview with Suhag Shukla, a Constitutional law authority, Executive Director and Co-founder of the Hindu America in Foundation, provides a revealing and in-depth examination and explanation of the origin and history of "caste". She also describes the attempts statutorily refute it in addition to the legal and practical issues and consequences that result. Is this concept that was conceived in Europe, employed in Asia, and now alleged to be a problem that should be addressed in America? Join our Podcast and hear Suhag provide an authoritative analysis of why this issue is being debated and the potential consequences of attempted remedies that may be unintended. Will this effort promote or discourage discrimination? The subject is one that is just now starting to be publicly debated and will be even more so in the future.