Supporting Black Lives Matter in Asia

We at Asia Undercovered try to steer clear of over-covered news like Trump’s latest tweets, but here’s a trending topic that we feel deserves more attention: #BlackLivesMatter.

Over the past few months, a renewed BLM movement has spread around the world, including in Asia, where protesters are not only taking to the streets in solidarity with those in America, but also highlighting ongoing inequalities and discrimination within the region. Some are also highlighting the hypocrisy of leaders who are vocal about #BlackLivesMatter in the United States, but carry on perpetuating ongoing inequality in their own countries.

In this special issue, we’ve collected stories about how the BLM movement is playing out in Asia, and highlight the parallel struggles that are undercovered by western media.

This issue was written by Daniela Muenzel, a freelance writer and communications specialist.

Supporting Black Lives Matter in Asia

“More impactful than a thousand laws” — A 25-year-old Thai-Mali vlogger Natthawadee “Suzie” Waikalo uses her influence with over 166,000 TikTok followers, to share what it’s like to be Black in Thailand, and tackle ignorance and racial prejudice in Thai culture, where whiteness is still the number one factor for beauty (Asaree…