MAEKAN It Up — #036: The shifting nature of Asian-American identity, and the tyranny of convenience

On MAEKAN It Up , Charis wants to talk about the shifting nature of Asian-American identity and the history of that identity. She ties it to perceptions of Chloe Kim, the 17-year-old Korean-American snowboarder who took a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. Another subject hit upon include Gidra, an Asian-American zine from the 1960's. Eugene brings up an op-ed by Tim Wu, professor at Columbia University and contributing opinion writer to The New York Times, called The Tyranny of Convenience. The Forgotten Zine of 1960s Asian-American Radicals by Jaeah J. Lee for Topic Kim Yo Jong, Chloe Kim, and the Shifting Images of Asian and Asian-American Women at the Olympics by Jiayang Fan for The New Yorker The Tyranny of Convenience by Tim Wu for The New York Times Per usual, MAEKAN It Up features the individual illustrative talents of Charis and Eugene as they visualize the show's topics. Be inspired as you watch Eugene slowly improve week to week. MAEKAN It Up draws from our topical newsletter "the Briefing," published twice a week. You can

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This episode is 41:39 long.

This episode was published on Feb 24, 2018.

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