- Ghost in the Shell controversy, perspectives, issues, and connections to personal identity and experience
- Vincent Chin, raising awareness, connection to erasure of Asian diaspora, lack of value given to Asian lives, implicit biases, personal connection
- “Safe” by Dumbfoundead – Asian representation in media, importance of seeing self mirrored, his music and presence in pop culture in general
- Jhene Aiko and her sisters – on being multiracial
- Kehlani – representing Oakland and role model
- Intro into growing up mixed
- Racial Impostor Syndrome
- Losing my grandma : Losing my heritage
- being misrepresented in media (not just underrepresented), stereotypes, internal and external harm towards Asians, within and outside Asian community
- pressures of “model minority” from outside and inside community, benefits and toxicity, personal experience with this
- Civil Rights support, importance of solidarity, “race traitors,” being an ally to non-black/Native poc, acknowledging privilege, not excused just b/c poc
- Black – Korean conflict, biases within both communities, where they come from and how they persist
- “spice test” – pass or nah?
- reclaiming Asian slurs
- Anna Akana and other inspiring female Asian role models
- not fitting either beauty standard
- acknowledging the accomplishments of my grandpa, first Korean American to be a teacher in SF Unified School District