We're back after taking a break for the holidays! This week we're doing something different, a personal episode! We try to do one each season to let listeners know more about who we are and what we're up to. If you missed the first personal episode, check out Episode 10, the last episode of Season 1. Tune in to hear about Gerrie taking language classes, Aaron going to therapy, and us talking about navigating a very white comedy scene in New York City. If you want to help us out, please take 10 seconds to leave us a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts! 

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This week we talk with Jenny G. Zhang about her Identity Fraud piece on Gawker! We're not talking Identity Fraud in the traditional sense (e.g. scamming elderly folks for their SSN), but in a different way involving POC who use race as disingenuous defense when they're called out for doing something bad. Think corrupt Asian landlords who, when called out for being shitty towards their tenants, deflect criticism by saying we're being racist because they are Asian (??). We also talk about white people and POC reactions to Jenny's piece, as well as some of her earlier work. As always, tune in for some fun Hot Take Hot Pots, and please leave us an Apple review! 

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WHAT'S POLITICALLY ASIAN PODCAST?

Two Asians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join comedians Aaron Yin (he/him) and Gerrie Lim (they/them) for 45 minutes-ish each week as they discuss current topics and events related to Asian Americans through the lenses of history, class, and advocacy. Think John Oliver's show, but there's two of us, and we're Asian.

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This week we talk with the hilarious Young Kim (@youngqim on Tik Tok/IG, @oldqim on Twitter)! Young (he/him) is an Asian American content creator who regularly goes viral for his Tik Toks on the Asian/East Asian experience, some of which involve political and historical commentary. Aaron accidentally calls out one of Young's sponsors in his hot take for Hot Take Hot Pot, Gerrie stirs the hot pot with Sandra Oh, and Young talks to us about his time on Tik Tok educating/correcting K-Pop stans and Koreaboos who try to explain Korean culture to him. As always, if you want to support us, (pretty) please leave us an Apple review! If you want to give us money to help pay for our maintenance fees and expand our new projects, you can do so via Patreon at patreon.com/politicallyasian. We are currently fundraising for Canva Premium for even better memes and for episode transcription services.

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WHAT'S POLITICALLY ASIAN PODCAST?

Two Asians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join comedians Aaron Yin (he/him) and Gerrie Lim (they/them) for 45 minutes-ish each week as they discuss current topics and events related to Asian Americans through the lenses of history, class, and advocacy. Think John Oliver's show, but there's two of us, and we're Asian.

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This week we have an amazing guest on the pod, Shawna Chen (@shawnarchen)! Shawna is a Breaking News reporter for Axios (@axios), and also Editorial Director of the Yappie (@TheYappie)! If you haven’t watched the viral interview Axios did with former President Trump, go watch it right now. It was so funny and meme-worthy Jonathan Swan (the reporter) won an Emmy. In this episode we talk about Shawna’s work at Axios, what inspired her to become a journalist, and her work at the Yappie! Shout outs to Wong Fu Productions. Tune in as always for our Hot Take Hot Pot segment and PLEASE give us a written review on Apple Podcasts so others can find us online!

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WHAT'S POLITICALLY ASIAN PODCAST?

Two Asians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join comedians Aaron Yin (he/him) and Gerrie Lim (they/them) for 45 minutes-ish each week as they discuss current topics and events related to Asian Americans through the lenses of history, class, and advocacy. Think John Oliver's show, but there's two of us, and we're Asian.

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This week we talk with Thu Nguyen, who is the incoming Executive Director of OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates! Thu is the youngest ever Executive Director and the first Vietnamese American to serve in this role. Founded in 1973, OCA is a 501(c)(3) national member-driven nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. with 50+ chapters and affiliates across the U.S. They advance the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders through policy work and educational programming. Thu comes in with a spicy hot take for Hot Take Hot Pot related to Asian American writer drama on Twitter. Afterwards, we talk with her about OCA and its programs, Asian Americans who oppose affirmative action and LBGTQ rights, and how her politics have shaped her identity today. If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a starred review!

WHAT'S POLITICALLY ASIAN PODCAST?

Two Asians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join comedians Aaron Yin (he/him) and Gerrie Lim (they/them) for 45 minutes-ish each week as they discuss current topics and events related to Asian Americans through the lenses of history, class, and advocacy. Think John Oliver's show, but there's two of us, and we're Asian.

CHECK US OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Our memes are so good Asian people will mention them when they meet us in real life.

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This week we talk with May Vutrapongvatana, Esq. (Twitter: @MayVutraETC, IG: @mayvutrapongvatana). May passed the bar exam and used to be a lawyer (hence the Esq.), but now she's an organizer for VOCAL NY (@VOCALNewYork)! VOCAL-NY is a statewide grassroots membership organization that builds power among low-income people directly impacted by HIV/AIDS, the drug war, mass incarceration, and homelessness. We start the episode off with our spicy new segment Hot Take Hot Pot, talk about reasons why Asian-led progressive movements might lose their edge over time, and what VOCAL NY does and how May got involved with them. If you're reading this, please check out @thaistogether, a group of Thai American artists recommended by May, AND give us our 25th review on Apple Podcasts! 

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Two Asians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join comedians Aaron Yin (he/him) and Gerrie Lim (they/them) for 45 minutes-ish each week as they discuss current topics and events related to Asian Americans through the lenses of history, class, and advocacy. Think John Oliver's show, but there's two of us, and we're Asian.

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We’re back, baby! We missed you all. Some quick updates: We set up a Patreon (patreon.com/politicallyasian), created a better website, made merch, and started a new opening segment for the podcast, Hot Take Hot Pot! This week we’re talking to Phillipe Thao (Twitter @shania_twink, IG @bokchoybaddie), a Hmong-American writer who has written for Catapult Magazine, Washington Post, and more. We talk to Phillipe about what it means to be Hmong, Hmong community in Minnesota, and lessons Phillipe wishes the broader Asian community could take away from the Hmong. Tune in and please give us a written Apple review! We’re one away from 25.

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WHAT'S POLITICALLY ASIAN PODCAST?

Two Asians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join comedians Aaron Yin (he/him) and Gerrie Lim (they/them) for 45 minutes-ish each week as they discuss current topics and events related to Asian Americans through the lenses of history, class, and advocacy. Think John Oliver's show, but there's two of us, and we're Asian.

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This week we talk with Kai (@tankiepilled), who is the co-founder of All Power Books (@allpowerbooks), a bookstore and community space for the people! Fun fact for this episode, Kai is actually a pseudonym for our guest because they’ve been arrested at protests, which we thought was cool because it shows they are extremely down for the cause. We talk with Kai about the logistics of starting a bookstore, what community members use All Power’s space, what kind of books the bookstore offers, and more. Tune in to hear what books Kai recommends reading if you wanna dip your toes into learning more about socialism, Karl Marx, etc.!

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WHAT'S POLITICALLY ASIAN PODCAST?

Two Asians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join comedians Aaron Yin (he/him) and Gerrie Lim (they/them) for 45 minutes-ish each week as they discuss current topics and events related to Asian Americans through the lenses of history, class, and advocacy. Think John Oliver's show, but there's two of us, and we're Asian.

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This week we talk to advertising creative and conceptual artist, Sai He (@replysai)! Sai's worked with many big-name clients like Old Spice, Netflix, Jet Blue, and the New Zealand Transport Agency. He's also the person behind the popular ad industry meme account @dongdraper. We talk to Sai about companies that suddenly became woke with their ads during the George Floyd protests, and whether any of those companies are keeping up with their promises for diversity and equity a year later. We also discuss how Sai got into advertising, whether brands and agencies should even have morals, and some notable ad drama related to social justice movements. Tune in to hear our theories on why Asian people go into advertising!

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WHAT'S POLITICALLY ASIAN PODCAST?

Two Asians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join comedians Aaron Yin (he/him) and Gerrie Lim (they/them) for 45 minutes-ish each week as they discuss current topics and events related to Asian Americans through the lenses of history, class, and advocacy. Think John Oliver's show, but there's two of us, and we're Asian.

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This week’s episode was so funny and therapeutic it literally had us in tears. We talk to Kalaya'an (Kala) Mendoza (he/him or they/them), a Queer, Filipino and Hard of Hearing human rights defender, street medic, and community safety & mutual protection trainer. Kala currently serves as the Director of US Programs at Nonviolent Peaceforce. Nonviolent Peaceforce protects civilians in violent conflicts using unarmed protection strategies. We talk to Kala about how to protest safely, protestor safety issues with Stop Asian Hate protests following Atlanta, and what to do in the worst case scenario where white supremacists show up to your protest. Tune in to hear one thing each of us are doing to take care of ourselves while living in the nightmare that is America. During the episode, Kala also referenced a few articles and protest safety resources, which we have linked below: 

Nonviolent Peaceforce Protest Safety Resources:

https://nonviolentpeaceforce.org/about-4/volunteerminnesota-2

Vice - A Guide to Practicing Anti-Racism as an Asian Ally

https://www.vice.com/en/article/bv8nm8/george-floyd-protest-anti-racism-asia

Teen Vogue - How To Support Protests 

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-support-protests-when-youre-not-affected-by-the-issue

Financial Times - Meet The Activists Perfecting The Craft of Anti-Surveillance

https://www.ft.com/content/a0f8d8c5-ee5c-4618-bfbd-6bfb383b803e

Amnesty Australia - How To Be A Genuine Ally To Indigenous Communities

https://www.amnesty.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/10-ways-to-be-a-genuine-ally-to-Indigenous-communities.pdf

The Uptake - Running Toward Chaos Street Medics Provide Frontline Care

https://theuptake.org/2021/04/29/running-toward-chaos-street-medics-provide-frontline-care/

WHAT'S POLITICALLY ASIAN PODCAST?

Two Asians talking about politics and the Asian American community to get more Asians talking about politics! Join comedians Aaron Yin (he/him) and Gerrie Lim (they/them) for 45 minutes-ish each week as they discuss current topics and events related to Asian Americans through the lenses of history, class, and advocacy. Think John Oliver's show, but there's two of us, and we're Asian.

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