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What to Do if You Are the Target of Asian Hate, Part Two Ep 133

Felicia Lin — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 06:30:12 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

In celebration of Asian heritage month (which takes place in May), Talking Taiwan participated in United We Stand, the 42^nd Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival, and on May 17^th, organized a Panel Discussion and Q&A on the topic: What To Do If You Are The Target Of Asian Hate.

The event was recorded and this is Part 2, which features the Q&A portion with panelists- Chris Kwok, Steve Lee, Suelain Moy, and Peter Yang Zhao. If you don’t want miss out on any of the useful information shared be sure to go back and listen to Part 1, which was the opening discussion with our panelists and shared in the previous episode, Episode 132.

Panelist bios:

Christopher M. Kwok, is a mediator and arbitrator with JAMS, Board Director and Issues Committee Chair for the Asian American Bar Association of New York, and an Adjunct Professor at Hunter College/CUNY and New York City College of Technology/CUNY.

Sergeant Steven Lee, is a 16-year veteran of the NYPD, a whistleblower fighting to reform police corruption, and Anti-Asian Hate Crime Activist.

Suelain Moy, is a New York City mother, writer, journalist, author, and editor who wrote “The 16 Safety Guidelines for the Parents of Asian Children.”

Peter Yang Zhao, is an Anti-Asian Hate Crime and Tourette Activist.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

How we have to fight the legacy of law that perceived nonwhites as legal nonpersons
What should/can bystanders or upstanders do if they witness a hate crime
Hollaback organization
Why panelist Steve Lee does not recommend carrying mace or pepper spray
Why panelist Steve Lee recommends carrying around a tactical flashlight
What constitutes self-defense
The Flushing Bakery case
Suggestions of what items are acceptable or not to carry for self-defense
What constitutes a hate crime
What was done to get Patrick Mateo of the Flushing Bakery case charged with a hate crime and what you can do get an Asian hate crime prosecuted
Adopt a case that you want to rally behind or support
No matter what your immigration status is you are protected under the law if you are the target of Asian hate
Police officers are not allowed to ask about your immigration status
It should take 24-48 hours for a police report to be in the system
The difference between harassment, assault, and reckless endangerment
The stabbing of an Asian man in the Seattle area
The importance of connecting with non-Asian communities
Suggested action items for event participants from the panelists
The importance of self-care and mental health

What to Do if You Are the Target of Asian Hate, Part One Ep 132

Felicia Lin — Mon, 31 May 2021 06:35:10 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

May is Asian heritage month and Talking Taiwan was one of over 100 organizations and groups that participated in United We Stand, the 42^nd Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival, organized by CAPA the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans. Usually festival is a one-day outdoor event held in New York City, but this year it was run virtually online for the entire month of May.

As I thought about how Talking Taiwan could go beyond just being another virtual booth in the festival, and give back to the community, I realized that we could put together an online event simply by inviting some of our past guests, namely Suelain Moy, Steven Lee and Peter Yang Zhao for discussion and Q&A on the topic of: What to do if you are the target of Asian hate. And with the help of my friend Chris Chen, who’s a part of CAPA, the festival’s organizing committee, we added another panelist Chris Kwok, an attorney doing a lot of great work related to anti-Asian hate.

The event was held on May 17^th and recorded. We are sharing it here in two parts. This is part one featuring a discussion with our panelists. Part two will be the Q&A discussion that followed.

Panelist Bios:

Christopher M. Kwok, is a mediator and arbitrator with JAMS, Board Director and Issues Committee Chair for the Asian American Bar Association of New York, and an Adjunct Professor at Hunter College/CUNY and New York City College of Technology/CUNY.

Sergeant Steven Lee, is a 16-year veteran of the NYPD, a whistleblower fighting to reform police corruption, and Anti-Asian Hate Crime Activist.

Suelain Moy, is a New York City mother, writer, journalist, author, and editor who wrote “The 16 Safety Guidelines for the Parents of Asian Children.”

Peter Yang Zhao, is an Anti-Asian Hate Crime and Tourette Activist.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

United We Stand, the 42^ndAnnual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival, organized by CAPA the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans
Panelist Suelain Moy talks about an anti-Asian hate incident that happened to her and her son
Suelain’s practical tips for dealing with harassment on the street
How parents should talk to their kids about how to protect themselves
Where to report Asian hate incidents
When reporting a hate crime, what constitutes a hate crime
When reporting a crime it is important to mention all the details and speak up about what exactly happened
Why Asian hate crimes have been underreported
You don’t have to file a police report in the precinct where it happened
The anti-Asian hate incident that happened to panelist Peter Yang Zhao’s wife
Peter’s Tourette activism and mention that May 15-June 15 is Tourette’s Syndrome month
Why what happened to Peter’s wife was considered a criminal case
The difference between a criminal and civil case
How AALDEF does not offer personal direct legal services but does impact litigation
What is impact litigation
The MinKwon Center does offer personal direct legal services, but only in very specific areas
How the timing and prevalence of Asian hate crimes impacted how Peter’s wife’s case was handled
When filing a police report the perpetrator is given your information by the district attorney’s office within 48 hours, so it’s not necessary to give all of your personal information (e.g. address or date of birth), you can just give your first name and an email address
How Asians need to be more politically active and speak up

Richard Chen: The History of Social Injustice and Discrimination Toward Asian Americans Ep 130

Felicia Lin — Mon, 17 May 2021 11:36:10 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

The wave of Anti-Asian hate crimes over the past year have largely been attributed to blaming the Chinese for the spread of the Coronavirus. However, Asian Americans have experienced hate, social injustice and discrimination since they started immigrating to the U.S. I’ve invited Richard Chen on to the podcast to talk about the history of discrimination toward Asian Americans, and some of the major events that have galvanized Asian Americans in the past. Richard is Creator of StopAAPIHate.us, Board member of Asian American Action Fund.

Founding moderator of the FB group Asians Now a FB group of Asian diaspora for social awareness.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

What motivated Richard to create StopAAPIHate.us
Why the model minority myth is problematic
Asiatic exclusion league
Yellow Peril
Page Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Geary Act
Tydings–McDuffie Act
Asiatic Barred Zone Act
Immigration Act of 1924
Burning of Santa Ana Chinatown
Japanese internment camps
The Murder of Vincent Chin
Rodney King Incident and the 1992 LA Riots

Fight to Stop Asian Hate Crimes Part 2: Peter Yang Zhao and Sergeant Steven Lee Ep 128

Felicia Lin — Mon, 03 May 2021 13:57:31 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

In this episode I’m welcoming back Peter Yang Zhao and Steve Lee to continue talking about the topic of Asian hate picking up after part 1, episode 125. Both have been active in the fight to stop Asian hate crimes, and have lots to share on the topic of Asian hate. Peter Yang Zhao, is an anti-Asian hate crime activist, and Tourette’s syndrome activist. Sergeant Steven Lee is a 16-year veteran of the NYPD, a whistleblower fighting to reform police corruption and anti-Asian hate crime activist. In 2020 he ran for State Assembly in District 40.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

What happened to Peter’s wife after she was punched in the face and the police came
Why Peter’s wife was handcuffed by police and remained handcuffed when taken to the hospital to get stitches
Bail reform
What happened when Peter reached out the Flushing Chamber of Commerce, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), Ron Kim and the MinKwon Center for help
How Peter’s wife’s case was classified as a criminal case instead of a civil case
How the case was delayed and dropped due to the COVID-19 pandemic
How Peter wrote an article for AsAmNews about what happened with his wife
What a COP program is
The Guardian Angels
Flushing block watch groups Main Street Patrol and PSP
5 D’s of self-defense: deter, detect, delay, deny defend
What is considered self-defense
Why Asian hate crimes are underreported
What can people do to help stop Asian hate crime
Why Steve is fighting police corruption

Peter Yang Zhao and Steven Lee Fight to Stop Asian Hate Crimes Ep 125

Felicia Lin — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 10:25:30 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

My guests on this episode of Talking Taiwan about the topic of Asian hate are Peter Yang Zhao and Steve Lee. Both have been active in the fight to stop Asian hate crimes, and have lots to share on the topic of Asian hate. Peter Yang Zhao, is an anti-Asian hate crime activist, and Tourette’s syndrome activist. A quick glance at his Instagram handle @fabulously_tourette reveals how outspoken he is on these topics. We will have him back on as a guest on a future episode to talk about his Tourette’s syndrome and advocacy work. Sergeant Steven Lee is a 16-year veteran of the NYPD, a whistleblower fighting to reform police corruption and anti-Asian hate crime activist. In 2020 he ran for State Assembly in District 40.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

The 89-year-old woman who was set on fire in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York on July 14, 2020
They Can’t Burn Us All rallies and movement
Guardian Angels
How early on in the COVID-19 pandemic Steve donated N-95 masks to seniors
Early reactions within the Asian community when the Chinese started being blamed for spreading the Coronavirus
How Steve posted about crimes against Asians on Facebook saying that we need to start neighborhood block watches
How Steve created Asians in America which donated cooked food to first responders
The two block watch programs in Flushing: Main Street Patrol and PCP
How the Asian Hate Crime Task Force is volunteer-based and not an actual official unit
The pushback that the Asian Hate Crime Task Force is getting from cops
How cops need to understand the culture of neighborhoods that they work in
Peter’s various encounters with Taiwanese after moving to the U.S from China where he was born and raised
The Asian hate crime that happened to Peter’s wife

Suelain and Otter: How to Combat Asian Hate Attacks Ep 122

Felicia Lin — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:39:40 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

Since the beginning of the pandemic I’d been hearing about more and more cases of Asian hate attacks that seemed to be related to blaming the Chinese for spreading COVID. It’s been a year so you could say that I’m kind of late to the game in addressing it here.

Perhaps it’s because there wasn’t a single galvanizing event like the murder of George Floyd that mobilized the Black Lives Matter movement.

So why now? It wasn’t because of the Atlanta spa shootings that left 8 dead, 6 of whom were Asian women. It was due to a text conversation between friends.

In early March, my friend Ariane reached out to me on a group text conversation expressing how troubled she was about all the attacks on Asians and wondering what she could do stop it.

Last summer I’d found myself asking similar questions after the murder of George Floyd which is why I specifically sought guests who could talk about Black Lives Matter and what had led up to this latest iteration of the movement and the deeply rooted historical background. I realized that we all need to speak up when we see things like this happening and to let others know that it will not be tolerated. We need to create more awareness with whatever resources and platforms we have.

Now it’s time for me to walk the talk on the issue of Anti-Asian hate attacks by addressing it here on Talking Taiwan.

I don’t think what’s been happening is strictly a COVID-related issue that is going to go away. Actually, anti-Asian sentiments have been around and have surfaced and resurfaced in many different forms in the past. This will be the first of a few episodes about Asian hate.

For this episode I’ve invited Suelain Moy and her son Otter on to the podcast to talk about how they recently dealt with being the target of Asian hate.

About Suelain Moy

Suelain Moy is a New York City mother, writer, journalist, author, and editor. Her writing has appeared in many outlets, including Parenting, American Baby, Entertainment Weekly, aMagazine, Good Housekeeping, The Fiscal Times, and the New York Daily News. She is the author of Names to Grow On: Choosing A Name Your Baby Will Love. She graduated from Yale, where she earned a BA in English and studied with bell hooks. Suelain was the first Asian face in the Children’s Division of Ford Models. She comes from a long line of merchants, small business owners, teachers, and law enforcement officers in the Chinatown community, where her family has lived for generations since 1922. She wrote “The 16 Safety Guidelines for the Parents of Asian Children” in 2021, during a wave of anti-Asian violence and hate crimes in the U.S. They are based on her experiences with racism and misogyny on the streets of New York. You can read her personal essays, including the safety guidelines, at suelain.com.

About Otter Lee

Otter Lee is a queer actor, comedian, writer, and voiceover artist born and raised in New York City. He currently plays Otter Lin on Stephen Colbert Presents: Tooning Out the News, a political cartoon on Paramount+ that airs as part of The Late Show. His standup, sketch, and improv have appeared at such venues as Buzzfeed, UCB, Face-Off Unlimited, Caveat, Union Hall, The Magnet, and The Asian American Writer’s Workshop. Otter co-produced, hosted, and took the stage for NYC’s First Asian Comedy Festival at the PIT in January 2020, selling out multiple blocks and empowering numerous comedians and groups. He followed this with Crazy Talented Asians and Friends, a virtual showcase at Flushing Town Hall. A graduate of NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study with a degree in acting, playwriting, and history, Otter also trained extensively in the disciplines of classical and musical theatre, improv, and voice acting. Otter’s performances and projects have been written up and featured in The New York Times, Time Out New York, AsianCrush, and World Journal.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

Suelain and Otter’s account of an Asian hate crime incident that happened to them while in New York City’s SoHo district in February of this year
How and why Suelain and Otter reacted to their harasser the way that they did
How Suelain and Otter’s past experiences with hate crimes has prepared them to react
The bystanders who stopped check on Suelain and Otter and offered to help
How the incident was the second Asian hate speech incident in a week that happened to Otter
The strategies that Suelain’s father suggested to protect her when she had to ride the New York City subway alone after commuting to school in Manhattan from Long Island
How Suelain learned to protect herself on the New York City subway
What Suelain wants to share with parents and others about how they can handle incidents Asian hate speech or crimes
What defines something as a hate crime
What defines something as Asian hate speech vs. an Asian hate crime
How a lot of incidents seem to happen when people are standing on the corner
How parents need to talk to their kids about a safety plan
What bystanders can to if they witness someone being attacked
How Asian hate speech and crimes are sometimes not taken seriously due to the model minority myth
How Suelain once turned the tables on a man who sexually harassed her
How summoning your middle-aged indignation or “Mommy shaming” can be strategies to deal with harassers
What reactions and press Suelain and Otter have gotten since sharing what happened to them on social media
The segment on Stephen Colbert Presents “Tooning Out The News” in which Otter talks about the incident that happened to him and his mother
The media coverage that Suelain and Otter have gotten
How Asian hate incidents transcend race, social class
How Suelain’s list of safety guidelines has grown from 12 to 16 items, and has been translated into Chinese and distributed in schools
How the New York City website for Asian hate crimes does not clearly indicate where you can report a crime
The under reporting of Asian hate crimes
How Asians are easy targets because they are visible minorities
How the majority of Chinatown’s residents have been wearing masks since the beginning of the pandemic but they are being blamed for the spread of COVID

Asian Hate Archives | Talking Taiwan Podcast

What to Do if You Are the Target of Asian Hate, Part Two Ep 133

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What to Do if You Are the Target of Asian Hate, Part One Ep 132

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Richard Chen: The History of Social Injustice and Discrimination Toward Asian Americans Ep 130

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Fight to Stop Asian Hate Crimes Part 2: Peter Yang Zhao and Sergeant Steven Lee Ep 128

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Peter Yang Zhao and Steven Lee Fight to Stop Asian Hate Crimes Ep 125

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Suelain and Otter: How to Combat Asian Hate Attacks Ep 122

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