#31 Activism & Asian culture: showing up & calling in our community with Derek Tran
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06/14/21 • 41 min
Another wonderful episode with our lovely guest Derek Tran, to talk about issues surrounding activism, current-day events, and the Asian culture.
In this episode we talk about:
- Flashback to Xanga? Livejournal?
- Our COVID check-in and thoughts on the CDC directive to remove masks in the US
- Trump's rhetoric that catalyzed so much of the Asian hate we face
- Shallow activism in celebrities and gay community
- Becoming more conscious of the news we take in
- Why we need to call in vs. calling each other out
- The shift in younger generation and activism
You can find Derek at:
- Instagram: @findyourfearless
You can follow me at:
- Instagram: @stevenwakabayashi
- YouTube: @stevenwakabayashi
- Weekly Newsletter: mindfulmoments.substack.com
Another wonderful episode with our lovely guest Derek Tran, to talk about issues surrounding activism, current-day events, and the Asian culture.
In this episode we talk about:
- Flashback to Xanga? Livejournal?
- Our COVID check-in and thoughts on the CDC directive to remove masks in the US
- Trump's rhetoric that catalyzed so much of the Asian hate we face
- Shallow activism in celebrities and gay community
- Becoming more conscious of the news we take in
- Why we need to call in vs. calling each other out
- The shift in younger generation and activism
You can find Derek at:
- Instagram: @findyourfearless
You can follow me at:
- Instagram: @stevenwakabayashi
- YouTube: @stevenwakabayashi
- Weekly Newsletter: mindfulmoments.substack.com
Previous Episode
#30 Stop Asian Hate and addressing rise in anti-Asian hate crimes with Derek Tran
Derek Tran and I chat about the rising anti-Asian hate crimes and what we can do to keep ourselves safe and sane during this time.
In this episode we talk about:
- COVID and where we are at with vaccinations
- Issues with performative social media activists
- How allies can show up - with more actionable steps
- The intersection of mindfulness and activism
- Struggling to find our voice as Asian-Americans
- Standing up within our romantic relationships to microaggressions
- Why addressing cultural issues in Asia, by denigrating Asian-Americans don’t work
- Our social media feeds full of trauma porn
- Why we both still hate Chick-fil-A
- How can keep ourselves safe from hate crimes and attacks
You can find Derek at:
- Instagram: @findyourfearless
You can follow me at:
- Instagram: @stevenwakabayashi
- YouTube: @stevenwakabayashi
Weekly Newsletter: mindfulmoments.substack.com
Next Episode
#32 Rainbow-washing and performative allyship of pride
This week, we're joined by our favorite Derek Tran once again to chat about the state of COVID, rainbow-washing, performative allyship, and showing up authentically.
In this episode we talk about:
- Derek's Tinder profile. Yes. Really.
- COVID mask mandates going down in many parts of America
- Rainbow-washing and performative allyship from companies
- Goods Unite Us revealing of where corporate sponsorship is going toward
- The capital reason why it's valuable to rainbow-wash and market pride
- Why we all still need to support pride as a protest
- The shift away from hiring police at pride
- Why everyone needs to stop eating at the evil chicken shop
- Showing up authentically yourself this pride season
- Speaking with our action vs. performance
References
You can find Derek at:
- Instagram: @findyourfearless
You can follow me at:
- Instagram: @stevenwakabayashi
- YouTube: @stevenwakabayashi
- Weekly Newsletter: mindfulmoments.substack.com
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