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Blaming Coronavirus on Confucius-ft. Amanda @catcontentonly (Escape From Plan A, Ep. 154)
Blaming Coronavirus on Confucius-ft. Amanda @catcontentonly (Escape From Plan A, Ep. 154)
The coronavirus panic has enabled some of the dumbest Sinophobic takes in the prestige press. And few have been better at calling out this…
Plan A Editors
Feb 24, 2020
The Oscars Didn’t Deserve ‘Parasite’
The Oscars Didn’t Deserve ‘Parasite’
While it was nice that an Asian film won Hollywood’s most coveted prize, there are now some traps that Asian Americans must avoid.
Chris Jesu Lee
Feb 17, 2020
The Coronavirus Tears The Masks Off
The Coronavirus Tears The Masks Off
If confrontation is healthy, then there’s an argument that the coronavirus crisis has healing properties for Asian American discourse
Lorem Ipsum
Feb 11, 2020
‘Kim Ji-young, Born 1982’ Has Important Things To Say About The Everywoman
‘Kim Ji-young, Born 1982’ Has Important Things To Say About The Everywoman
A reflection on the Korean film ‘Kim Ji-young, Born 1982’
ec l
Feb 3, 2020
Chinese Dragons & White Gangsters: Envisioning a New America Through AsAm Children’s Literature
Chinese Dragons & White Gangsters: Envisioning a New America Through AsAm Children’s Literature
In English Language Arts school curriculums, American children have read the same classics of the white American dream for decades. We have…
Anna Young
Jan 23, 2020
The Decade in Southeast Asian American Political Resistance
The Decade in Southeast Asian American Political Resistance
A summary of the most impactful Southeast Asian organizations, activists, and artists working for change in America.
J Maraan
Jan 20, 2020
The Entertaining Dead-End of Ultra-Nationalism — On Wolf Warrior 2 and Uri: The Surgical Strike
The Entertaining Dead-End of Ultra-Nationalism — On Wolf Warrior 2 and Uri: The Surgical Strike
RK Upadhya reviews two recent hit films from China and India, and examines what they represent about contemporary nationalism.
RK Upadhya
Jan 14, 2020
Trending Stories
FUCK YEAH FRIDAYS — 11/3/2017
FUCK YEAH FRIDAYS — 11/3/2017
I met a hermit named Kermit McDermott with a learner’s permit Curb swervin’ in a purple Suburban, slurpin an orange sherbert
Jon Kim
Nov 3, 2017
The Danger of Asian American Conformity
The Danger of Asian American Conformity
The Asian American desire for harmony at all costs is not only subordination, but also makes confidence impossible.
Five Alive
Dec 18, 2018
FUCK YEAH FRIDAYS - 6/1/2018
FUCK YEAH FRIDAYS - 6/1/2018
I'll keep pushing on, I am moving on without you Days go one by one, I can be strong enough without you Where there's smoke, there's fire…
Jon Kim
Jun 1, 2018
'Downsizing' and Using Women of Color as Shields
'Downsizing' and Using Women of Color as Shields
Do not let the American elite use opportunistic feminism to protect itself from #MeToo and #TimesUp.
Chris Jesu Lee
Jan 16, 2018
Book Review: 'Big Little Man' by Alex Tizon
Book Review: 'Big Little Man' by Alex Tizon
Alex Tizon's autobiography is the search for a good Asian masculine identity.
Aldovar
May 15, 2018
China Realism—ft. Carl Zha (Escape From Plan A, Ep. 94)
China Realism—ft. Carl Zha (Escape From Plan A, Ep. 94)
Special guest Carl Zha, creator of the popular “Silk and Steel” podcast, joins Teen and Diana in talking about China.
Plan A Editors
Jul 1, 2019
How Sinophobia Affects Non-Chinese Asians (Escape From Plan A, Ep. 136)
How Sinophobia Affects Non-Chinese Asians (Escape From Plan A, Ep. 136)
Oxford, C.S. and Filip talk about how they feel about Sinophobia as non-Chinese Asians and what the real motivations behind Sinophobia are.
Plan A Editors
Dec 8, 2019
Life As You Turn 30 (Escape From Plan A, Ep. 139)
Life As You Turn 30 (Escape From Plan A, Ep. 139)
Ray, C.S., and Oxford discuss what they’ve learned about career, family, and writing as they’ve entered their 30s.
Plan A Editors
Dec 29, 2019
The Deeper Roots of the Celeste Ng Controversy
The Deeper Roots of the Celeste Ng Controversy
How suppression of genuine dialogue about real problems in the Asian American community has caused lasting damage
Chris Jesu Lee
Oct 12, 2018
Fetishization of Mixed-Race Asian Women—ft. Sharon H. Chang and Annabelle Schmitt (EFPA Ep. 96)
Fetishization of Mixed-Race Asian Women—ft. Sharon H. Chang and Annabelle Schmitt (EFPA Ep. 96)
Sharon H. Chang and Annabelle Schmitt talk about the unique fetishization they face as mixed-race Asian women. Oxford hosts.
Plan A Editors
Jul 8, 2019
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